Join us on July 15, 2009 at Providence Day School, Charlotte, NC for a social media bootcamp experience.
Who should attend: K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, or Alumni/Development.
This full-day workshop is designed to provide a critical, in-depth introduction to social media technology for school leaders and administrators.
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In an earlier blog post I wrote of my addiction to Twitter and my thoughts on the service as a professional development tool, however now through our use of MKA’s Irish Studies Program Twitter profile – irishstudies - I have been amazed at how it is serving as a communications and marketing tool.
Prior to departing on our trip I had been “tweeting” information about the program, our work in the States as well as general information and progress leading up to the trip. A widget was added to the programs home page to display the latest posts so that those not familiar with Twitter could get the updates and information easily and without visiting our Twitter profile page or set-up their own Twitter account. The primary goal was to provide a means of communication that could be easily and frequently updated and keep people informed of the happenings and progress of the trip. It has done that and so much more for the program. Read the full story »
A few weeks ago, Peter Baron, Steve Ritchie and I traveled down to Seguin, Texas outside of San Antonio to spend the day with a fantastic group of social media innovators from several area universities. The edSocialMedia Bootcamp held at Texas Lutheran University was a one day event where we had a chance to provide context for the use of social media in educational settings as well as run participants through an afternoon of hands on content creation. What was evident to me from the start was that this group of 35 or so professionals from a host of colleges and universities and one or two secondary schools were so jazzed up about thinking about how they could use social media to further the mission and strategic vision of their perspective schools.
In taking the last few weeks to close out the end of my own school year; between graduation, senior awards, end of year meetings and an Executive Leadership Team retreat, I have finally taken the time to reflect on our work together as a group and what the take aways were for me as a result of having my own thinking and learning shaped by this great group of people. Read the full story »
Odds are, if you are someone who finds yourself evangelizing the benefits of social media, that you have had your enthusiasm quelled by the mantra of those resistant to the idea that web 2.0 is here to stay; “Yes, but where do people find the time?”
This common response of the naysayers who seem convinced that social media can only be consumed or produced in addition to that which is already a part of our hectic lives, is misguided in my opinion. The topic of time management as it relates to the read-write web is not a new one - in fact it has been discussed right here on this blog recently. Non the less it is one that I can’t seem to shake as I am constantly having to address it with those who remain unconvinced that social media can become a manageable part of their lives.
Clay Shirky, who was the keynote speaker at this week’s WHUC09, has an entertaining response to the claim that there simply isn’t enough time in the day for social media. He refers to what he is calling the “cognitive surplus” that has emerged as the direct result of fewer hours spent watching the old boob tube. Andrew Shaindlin, who was a panelist at this weeks WhippleHill conference, has his own humorous take on how we might begin to harness some of that surplus by encouraging more “constructive” air travel.
With all of this in mind, I thought I would ask a few of the attendees and “experts” at WHUC09, “where do you find the time for social media?” The consensus seemed to be that it isn’t that difficult to encorporate social media into your daily routine but rather that it is simply a matter of choice. After all - I could be watching Jeopardy right now but I thought it more useful to write this post. That one could be a toss up. I’ll let you decide.
A few weeks ago, Peter Baron, Steve Ritchie and I traveled down to Seguin, Texas outside of San Antonio to spend the day with a fantastic group of social media innovators from several area universities. …
In an earlier blog post I wrote of my addiction to Twitter and my thoughts on the service as a professional development tool, however now through our use of MKA’s Irish Studies Program Twitter profile …
Unless you are presently living in hiding, in the mountains of a remote land, you have no doubt seen Twitter and other social networking sites referenced in the mainstream media. My hometown paper here in …
For the next few months, I’ll be sharing best practices from schools like yours across the U.S. and abroad. This month, we’re starting with a bit of a surprise…
Recently my office had all of the emails we have on record matched with a social media database to find our where our folks are hanging out online. Our thinking was that if we were …
We all know that President Obama ran the most social media centered campaign in history as references by this New York Times Article, How Obama Tapped Into Social Networks’ Power.
Are you trying to understand the buzz around social media and whether or not it can truly benefit your school? Join Antonio Viva, Associate Head of School and English teacher at Worcester Academy for a free webinar on Monday, May 18 at 3 pm ET that explores the creation of “WA Mash” and how he has successfully integrated social media into the curriculum of his Creative Writing course.
For over 10 years, The Montclair Kimberley Academy’s (MKA) Irish Studies Program has been taking seniors to Ireland as part of our school’s May Term Program. Typically, we have been telling our stories through standard, …
Join us on July 15, 2009 at Providence Day School, Charlotte, NC for a social media bootcamp experience.
Who should attend: K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, or Alumni/Development.
This full-day workshop is designed to provide a critical, in-depth introduction to social media technology for school leaders and administrators.
I say, don’t be! This morning I came across an interesting article by Denise Zimmerman over at iMedia Connection called “4 signs you’re a social media failure” and in it she describes how this year …
Join us on June 24, 2009 at Chestnut Hill Academy, Philadelphia, PA for a social media bootcamp experience.
Who should attend: K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, or Alumni/Development.
This full day workshop is designed to provide a critical, in-depth introduction to social media technology for school leaders, and administrators.
It’s easy to see how the first two are related. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the agency in charge of tracking the H1N1 (aka Swine Flu). Recently the CDCs twitter account …
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