You will want to be sure that everything goes smoothly so that the parents enjoy themselves, and most importantly, you enjoy yourself. On the next page you will find a time line to use in planning your Family Technology Night. The time line includes when to advertise and mentions enlisting the help of volunteers. Parent volunteers are a great resource for creating, copying, and distributing flyers and reminder notices, as well as helping with the night itself. Another use for volunteers is a babysitting service.
Parents are more likely to attend if they can have somewhere to place their younger children.
One mistake that many schools have made is with timing. They do not think out when to have their Family Technology Nights. The schools with the most success have started the events within the first 6 weeks of start of school. Parents, as well as students, have a renewed excitement about school with the new year beginning and you will want to capitalize on that. After the initial Family Technology Night, plan your next ones on a regular basis.