Wednesday
Engage Your Community
Link to Social Media worksheet
Link to Social Media worksheet (docx)
Generational Communication Channels:
65+ = Phone, Facebook
35-65 = Email, Facebook, phone Save & Exit
20-35 = Text, Facebook, Email, phone
10-20 = SnapChat for close friends, Instagram for community, text for parents, facebook for public
- User Percentage by Age
- 18-24 – 11%
- 25-34 – 23%
- 35-44 – 26%
- 45-54 – 16%
- 50-64 – 8%
- 65+ – 3%
- unknown age – 14%
Go Live on YouTube (click on image to enlarge)
Challenge:
Look up your school on YouTube
What type of school are you on YouTube?
If I was a new student to your school what would I think?
If I was a new parent what would I think?
Who’s controlling the information here?
How are you going to use this medium to reach your stakeholders?
- Age 25 to 34, at 29.7% of users, is the most common age demographic.(Source:Emarketer 2012) What this means for you: This is the prime target demographic for many businesses’ marketing efforts, and you have the chance to engage these key consumers on Facebook.
- Highest traffic occurs mid-week between 1 to 3 pm. (Source: Bit.ly blog) On another note, a Facebook post at 7pm will result in more clicks on average than posting at 8pm (Source: Forbes). Go figure. How this can help you: You have the potential to reach more consumers and drive higher traffic to your site during peak usage times, but people may be more likely to be more engaged in the evenings. This statistic may be a factor when you are planning social communication scheduling. (Also consider that Facebook has a global audience, so you may want to plan around the time zone of your key market.)
Challenge:
Look up your school on Facebook
What type of school are you on Facebook?
If I was a new student to your school what would I find?
If I was a new parent what would I find?
Who’s controlling the information here?
Thursday
Getting Social with Students
Why be social?
Reach – Jeff Utecht – FREE Book!
Social Walls for your School
Every Student should have a public blog
Blogs as Web-Based Portfolios PDF
Teacher as connector
Learning with Haley in Bangkok
COETAIL Social Setup
Attorney General’s Report on Cyber Predators
Badges are the future
News and Press about Open Badges (from Open Badges)
- Harvard Business Review: “Four Innovation Trends to Watch in 2013″
- The New York Times: “Show Me Your Badge”
- The Chronicle of Higher Education: “Badges’ Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas” and “A Future Full of Badges”
- The Next Web: “Mozilla launches Webmaker Badges…”
- WebProNews: “Mozilla Rewards Digital Literacy With New Webmaker Badges“
Friday
Leading a 1:1 School
Use technology as a catalyst for deeper learning changes
What if the world was your curriculum?
Commit to long-term focused PD
The rise of the Micro-Credential
Change hiring practices
Interview Questions for 1:1 School Administrators
Have leaders who know they too are 1:1
The 7 Essentials to 1:1 Success
Obvious to You, Amazing to Others
Slack – a new approach to teamwork and communication
Social Media Policy – Let the horses do the work
Support parent communities through the shift
Saturday
Supporting Your Parent Community Through the Shift
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