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MKA Irish Studies: An Appreciation

Posted June 08, 2010

Our own Blogger in Chief, Bill Stites, is nearing the end of his tour around Ireland with his Irish Studies students from The Montclair Kimberley Academy. They have been posting daily on the Irish Studies blog, and have some fantastic picture sets on Flickr and videos on YouTube. They have kept their followers up to [...]

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Parenting in the Age of Social Media

Posted May 17, 2010

Last week I came across a Mashable article, eye-catchingly titled Social Media Parenting: Raising the Digital Generation, that I thought was worth sharing. The thrust of the post that the social tools kids use now will be the career tools of their future, and if they don’t learn how to use social media responsibly they [...]

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Five Things I’m Excited to Explore at TEDxNYED

Posted March 05, 2010

We at edSocialMedia are excited about sponsoring this weekend’s TEDxNYED event being hosted by our friends at Collegiate School. I have the lucky task of representing ESM at the event, and I plan to take full advantage of the opportunity to participate in the discussion with an impressive list of presenters and attendees. The live [...]

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Five Things I’m Excited to Explore at TEDxNYED

Posted March 05, 2010

We at edSocialMedia are excited about sponsoring this weekend’s TEDxNYED event being hosted by our friends at Collegiate School. I have the lucky task of representing ESM at the event, and I plan to take full advantage of the opportunity to participate in the discussion with an impressive list of presenters and attendees. The live [...]

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edSocialMedia Summit: Ben Jones Keynote

Posted February 24, 2010

Thanks to our friends at WhippleHill for this video of the excellent Keynote address by Ben Jones, VP for Communications at Oberlin College and former Director of Communications for the MIT Office of Admissions. Ben shared his experiences in using social media, focusing on the “what,” “why,” and “how” from his point of view. This [...]

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Bootcamp: Richmond, VA

Posted November 16, 2009

edSocialMedia Bootcamp A School Administrator’s Guide to Social Media **WEATHER UPDATE** – Yes! We are still holding the bootcamp at St. Christopher’s School on Feb 3. Join us on February 3, 2010 at St. Christopher’s School, Richmond, VA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the [...]

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Bootcamp: Los Angeles, January 20, 2010

Posted September 21, 2009

Join us on January 20, 2010 at Windward School in Los Angeles, CA for a social media bootcamp experience. Learn how social media can help you strengthen relationships with the constituents that matter most- your students, parents, faculty & alumni. Who should attend: K-12 or higher-ed administrators and staff in Admissions, Marketing, Communications, External-affairs, Advancement, or Alumni/Development.

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A Parent’s Appreciation of a Classroom Blog

Posted September 15, 2009

My daughter’s 4th grade teacher has a class blog. It’s simple, straightforward, no frills. And it is a thing of beauty. I don’t think anyone would argue that among the most important success criteria for a child’s education is good communication between school and home, and a virtual window into a kid’s day in school [...]

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A Parent’s Appreciation of a Classroom Blog

Posted September 15, 2009

My daughter’s 4th grade teacher has a class blog. It’s simple, straightforward, no frills. And it is a thing of beauty. I don’t think anyone would argue that among the most important success criteria for a child’s education is good communication between school and home, and a virtual window into a kid’s day in school [...]

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Open Call for Bootcamp Hosts

Posted August 20, 2009

edSocialMedia is ramping up our bootcamp schedule for the coming school year! We’re excited about the coast to coast locations we have on tap (details coming soon!), but we have room for a few more events and we’d love to hear from schools interested in hosting. Ideal locations have several independent schools within driving distance [...]

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