Tag Archive | teaching | edSocialMedia

June 23, 2010

“What we don’t understand we can make mean anything” Chuck Palahniuk (Diary)

I apologize up front for reopening an old wound; But I recently received an email from a local middle school principal who shared Ben Franklin Middle School Principal Anthony Orsini’s letter about not using facebook or any social media with her school community. She too has urged her families to ignore facebook and all social [...]

March 15, 2010

Social Media and Digital Citizenship

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 [...]

March 05, 2010

Five Things I’m Excited to Explore at TEDxNYED

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 [...]

March 05, 2010

Five Things I’m Excited to Explore at TEDxNYED

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 [...]

February 24, 2010

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

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 [...]

November 06, 2009

Must See ‘New Hampton’ TV!

Have you caught Hans Mundahl's latest edSocialMedia video (Social Media and the Carpentry Puzzle)? If not, take 5 minutes, it's worth every second. His post provides an ideal segue into edSocialMedia's latest podcast. Hans & I began with a conversation about the tensions that pop up as schools begin to participate in social media and from there focused on the student produced livecast New Hampton TV. He spoke about the program's growth, the technological & communication lessons learned by the students, and some of the surprises they've faced along the way.

November 06, 2009

Must See ‘New Hampton’ TV!

Have you caught Hans Mundahl's latest edSocialMedia video (Social Media and the Carpentry Puzzle)? If not, take 5 minutes, it's worth every second. His post provides an ideal segue into edSocialMedia's latest podcast. Hans & I began with a conversation about the tensions that pop up as schools begin to participate in social media and from there focused on the student produced livecast New Hampton TV. He spoke about the program's growth, the technological & communication lessons learned by the students, and some of the surprises they've faced along the way.

April 17, 2009

Podcast: Sharing Social Media Thoughts, Early Experiences & Advice: A conversation with Lorrie Jackson

Lorrie Jackson, Director of Communications and Marketing of Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, TN & edSocialMedia contributor, sat down with me to discuss how she introduced social media into the school's outreach plan, how it has been received by Lausanne's constituents and advice for schools on how to get started with social media.

April 17, 2009

Podcast: Sharing Social Media Thoughts, Early Experiences & Advice: A conversation with Lorrie Jackson

Lorrie Jackson, Director of Communications and Marketing of Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, TN & edSocialMedia contributor, sat down with me to discuss how she introduced social media into the school's outreach plan, how it has been received by Lausanne's constituents and advice for schools on how to get started with social media.

January 06, 2009