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I think sharing photos of a common interest would be a great way to get your students to interact and connect with each other and also you as the teacher. We could use it after a field trip to post photos and then comment on which parts each student enjoyed the most. We would also post pictures from different days of the week and invite parents to observe and comment on the activities. Hopefully this would allow the parents to feel more connected to what their children are doing and learning about and also help the students feel more open in talking with their parents about what is going on at school and what they're learning about.