Social Media Bootcamp in Raleigh, NC

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Leverage social media tools to strengthen your constituent relationships

The edSocialMedia Bootcamp offers a one-day, practical application of social media tools in a school environment. The workshop provides an in-depth, hands-on introduction to social media for school leaders and administrators, complete with an opportunity to create and share content through edSocialMedia’s practice lab site and other social media channels.

Details

Who’s invited? K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, Alumni/Development, or teachers. Any and all education-based professionals are welcome.

Date: Dec. 7, 2011

Registration: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Bootcamp: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (Lunch is provided)

Location:
Ravenscroft
7409 Falls of Neuse Rd.
Raleigh, NC
www.ravenscroft.org

Workshop Format

The workshop provides an in-depth introduction to social media for school leaders and administrators, complete with an opportunity to create and share content through edSocialMedia’s practice lab site (http://lab.edsocialmedia.com) and other social media channels such as YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, etc.

By the end of the workshop, participants will:

generate a minimum of eight tweets throughout the day, including #edsocialmedia
write two, well-crafted blog entries with proper tagging
create, tag and organize a full photoset of 10 or more photos in Flickr
produce and post a brief video on YouTube

Win a signed copy of Communicating and Connecting With Social Media

Jason Ramsden, Director of Technology at Ravenscroft and co-author of Communicating and Connecting With Social Media, will also be at the edSocialMedia workshop to help facilitate any questions and generate conversation. To add to your toolbox of new social media tools, Jason has offered to give away TWO signed copies of his new book! Here’s a quick description:

Communicating and Connecting With Social Media
Part of the Essentials for Principals series.
The central assertion in Communicating and Connecting With Social Media is that schools cannot continue to overlook the potential benefits that social media spaces hold for reaching out to our communities, preparing our teachers, and connecting with our kids. In this short text, the authors specifically examine how enterprising schools are using social media tools to provide customized professional development for teachers. They also explore the marketing and communications value of developing a social-networking presence and examine the kinds of school and district practices necessary for supporting successful school-based social media efforts. Administrators can use what they learn in Communicating and Connecting With Social Media to transform their communication practices.

Are you as excited as we are? Enroll today!

Requirements

Participants must have a computer or personal device (preferably with wireless network connectivity).

Cost

Early Bird registration ended Nov. 7. $249 is the full price for registration.

$249 is the full price for registration.

edSocialMedia Trainers

Madeline Senkosky is the ESM Community Manager and has become the primary point of contact for edSocialMedia. She facilitates and organizes edSocialMedia’s events and presence, including the social media channels. Prior to working for ESM, she worked as the Director of Publications at Stratton Mountain School, a ski and snowboard academy in southern Vermont. At SMS, she guided and managed the school’s communication outreach, including social media integration and web management. Additionally, she designed and instructed a Digital Media curriculum that taught students new media skills, such as creation of a personalized online portfolio. Madeline graduated from the University of Missouri Journalism School.