LIVE BLOG – edSocialMedia SUMMIT
February 16, 2010 at 9:44 am | No Comment

Thanks to all our sponsors and attendees who made the BCDS summit a success!
slides and speaker notes can be found here: http://esmsummit2010.pbworks.com
Tweet blogging at http://twitter.com/edsocialmedia
(In the photo – Jeff Anderson and LIz Mcgann from …

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900 Fans in 5 Months? One School’s Story
Tue, 7/07/09 – 6:54 | One Comment
900 Fans in 5 Months? One School’s Story

How do you get almost 900 Facebook fans in just five months? Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School (MICDS) did just that recently and
shared their story with edSocialMedia. Read on for tips you …

Where Do You Find The Time for Social Media?
Fri, 3/07/09 – 10:37 | 6 Comments
Where Do You Find The Time for Social Media?

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 …

Reflections from Our TLU Bootcamp
Thu, 11/06/09 – 9:04 | One Comment
Reflections 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. …

“Rocks, Diamonds, Pearls & Gold; Knowledge Mining with Social Media”
Wed, 27/05/09 – 15:34 | 2 Comments
“Rocks, Diamonds, Pearls & Gold; Knowledge Mining with Social Media”

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 …

Social Media in Travel Programs: Part 2 – Twitter in Travel, growing the base.
Wed, 27/05/09 – 11:10 | One Comment
Social Media in Travel Programs: Part 2 – Twitter in Travel, growing the base.

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 …

Social Media Case Study: Pope John Paul II High School (MA)
Thu, 21/05/09 – 14:30 | 2 Comments
Social Media Case Study: Pope John Paul II High School (MA)

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…

Development & Social Media Taking The First Step
Mon, 18/05/09 – 13:13 | One Comment
Development & Social Media Taking The First Step

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 …

President Obama and Social Media
Thu, 14/05/09 – 8:30 | No Comment
President Obama and Social Media

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.

Free Webinar (5/18, 3 pm): The Story of the WA Mash
Tue, 12/05/09 – 16:37 | One Comment
Free Webinar (5/18, 3 pm): The Story of the WA Mash

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.

Social Media in Travel Programs: Part 1 – Overview
Tue, 12/05/09 – 7:14 | 2 Comments
Social Media in Travel Programs: Part 1 – Overview

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, …