Author Archive | Antonio Viva
edSocialMedia Bootcamp Keynote St. John’s Prep
A word of thanks to the folks over at WhippleHill Communications for streaming my keynote at the edSocialMedia Bootcamp at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, MA. Over 20 independent school professionals in all areas of advancement came together to learn and discuss the power and potential of social media in our schools. Enjoy!
Read MoreedSocialMedia Bootcamp Keynote St. John’s Prep
A word of thanks to the folks over at WhippleHill Communications for streaming my keynote at the edSocialMedia Bootcamp at St. John’s Prep in Danvers, MA. Over 20 independent school professionals in all areas of advancement came together to learn and discuss the power and potential of social media in our schools. Enjoy!
Read MoreCall for Summit 2010 Presenters
edSocialMedia invites you to submit proposals for workshops at the 1st Annual edSocialMedia Summit in Boston, MA on February 16th, 2010. We seek workshops that will help faculty and administrators break through today’s challenges and achieve success by presenting the newest, best, and brightest ideas that will provide insight, experience and understanding on the many [...]
Read MoreedSocialMedia Summit 2010 | Boston, MA
Update Keynote by Ben Jones (Oberlin College) Streaming Live now. Are you trying to understand the buzz around social media and questioning what it really means for your school? Do you need a better grasp of the benefits and challenges of social media before jumping in? Join your fellow educators and school administrators at edSocialMedia’s [...]
Read MoreedSocialMedia Summit 2010 | Boston, MA
Update Keynote by Ben Jones (Oberlin College) Streaming Live now. Are you trying to understand the buzz around social media and questioning what it really means for your school? Do you need a better grasp of the benefits and challenges of social media before jumping in? Join your fellow educators and school administrators at edSocialMedia’s [...]
Read MorePublic or Private Profiles; Is there a Difference?
I have recently had several conversations with colleagues and friends regarding how to distinguish between your “public” social media presence and your “private” one. Let me explain what I mean by public and private. Many friends and colleagues use social networks like Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn as a means of staying connected with a large [...]
Read MoreReflections from Our TLU Bootcamp
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 [...]
Read MoreAre you afraid of making social media mistakes?
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 many companies and organizations will make an attempt to use social media as part of thei web and communication strategy. [...]
Read MoreCall for Contributors and Bloggers: Now Closed
The deadline for new contributors is now closed. We want to thank all of you who submitted your creditentials and hope to announce our new contributors/bloggers in the coming week. Thanks, The edSocialMedia Team
Read MoreWho has time for Social Media?
It seems like no matter how hard I try, serving as an administrator at independent school with 655 students and 150 employees during the months of April and May reminds of riding The Comet roller coaster at The Great Escape in Lake George, New York. I mean, seriously, how many of us really have the time to devote to maintaining a social media presence, let alone cultivate and foster the many meaningful networks and relationships we belong too?
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