Author Archive | William Stites

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The next big thing in Social Media?

Posted September 01, 2010

When I hear the word diaspora I think of the Irish Studies course I have been teaching, not the next big thing in social media. On September 15th, 2010 that may all change when four students (Daniel Grippi | Maxwell Salzberg | Raphael Sofaer | Ilya Zhitomirskiy) from NYU’s Courant Institute may change the game [...]

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Social Media Breakfast

Posted August 18, 2010

Join ESM this Friday in Portsmouth New Hampshire at the NH and ME Social Media Breakfast! edSocialMedia is a proud sponsor of this SMB on education. Register for the event and see those attending- http://smbnh14.eventbrite.com/ We look forward to seeing you Friday!

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Rock Your School Blog!

Posted July 08, 2010

Last January I attended WordCamp Boston and if you never attended a WordCamp event I suggest you do so.  If you are a WordPress user or even a blogger in general they offer a place where “everyone from casual users to core developers participate, share ideas, and get to know each other.” On of the [...]

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Social Media and Digital Citizenship

Posted March 15, 2010

I recently read an article with the sub-title “Facebook, other sites evolving faster than school rules can address” in which they discuss the ways schools use discipline, policies and guidelines to enforce what is acceptable and not acceptable when it comes to what student post on social media web sites. While I agree that schools [...]

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edSocialMedia Summit: Panel Discussion: What is the future of teaching?

Posted February 24, 2010

Watch live streaming video from whipplehill at livestream.com A conversation from the ESM Summit about the social media impact on the evolution of teaching with Hans Mundahl (New Hampton School), Peter Gow (BCDS), David Bill (The Dwight School), Kelley Connolly (BCDS) and Bill Stites (MKA) Moderated by: Antonio Viva A special thanks to WhippleHill for [...]

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Social Media’s Costs – Support

Posted December 30, 2009

I'm a skeptic. When people tell me that something is free I generally don't believe them. There is always some cost and while I may not be taking my wallet out of my pocket there is always some payment that has to be made. Because of this mindset, the idea that social media is free isn't something that I bought into right away. The idea that our school could use social media to communicate, market and share information with our vast constituencies was incredible. To my joy, as I looked at some of the major sites and service I would be using I found that they were indeed, for the most part, completely without cost.

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Social Media’s Costs – Support

Posted December 30, 2009

I'm a skeptic. When people tell me that something is free I generally don't believe them. There is always some cost and while I may not be taking my wallet out of my pocket there is always some payment that has to be made. Because of this mindset, the idea that social media is free isn't something that I bought into right away. The idea that our school could use social media to communicate, market and share information with our vast constituencies was incredible. To my joy, as I looked at some of the major sites and service I would be using I found that they were indeed, for the most part, completely without cost.

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Facebook and Student Communications… things to consider.

Posted July 07, 2009

In a recent email I received from one of our school’s Educational Technology Coordinators, she asked my opinion on creating a Facebook page for the following year’s Senior class.  She wants to use the page for communicating all of the things they would need to do that year. The thought was that it would be [...]

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Social Media in Travel Programs: Part 2 – Twitter in Travel, growing the base.

Posted May 27, 2009

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 [...]

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Social Media in Travel Programs: Part 1 – Overview

Posted May 12, 2009

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, static web sites, however, this year the Irish Studies Program is changing things up by embracing social media tools. After [...]

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