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Engaging Your School Community Through Social Media | Edutopia - 13 views

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  • Link your other social media initiatives on your website
    • mkm420fritz
      mkm420fritz on 17 Nov 15
       
      Keep everything in one place - when you go to most sites, you'll see all social media links at the top - look at this page - everything is at the top right of the page! -Dr. Fritz
    • William G Schumacher
      William G Schumacher on 19 Nov 15
       
      Agreed!  I try to have everything in a central place; the less clicking and navigating, the more likely people (parents and students) will use your webpage.
    • jpb342
      jpb342 on 22 Nov 15
       
      Right now I am continuing to create and fine tune my weebly website, my PLP, and am seeing how effective it can be to have everything in one focal location, instead of having the user try to navigate through many pages to get to where they want to go. (John Bugay)
    • Mathew Kennedy
      Mathew Kennedy on 24 Nov 15
       
      I learned in a class one time that people become less likely to follow something and participate in something if it takes more than 3 clicks to access.  Keeping everything is one place helps with that.  Remember the 3 click rule.  A good site for that is Symbaloo.com.
  • you should have an official YouTube channel
    • William G Schumacher
      William G Schumacher on 19 Nov 15
       
      I love the idea of having a YouTube channel.  I have created one and I hope to have short mini-lesson videos, or video some of read-loud books for other classes to watch.  I am placed in a high needs school with a very small library.  We use a lot of YouTube videos of people reading books IF we don't have access to the actual book in the school library. (William Schumacher) 
    • mkm420fritz
      mkm420fritz on 20 Nov 15
       
      You seem to be taking a few concepts related to the "flipped classroom" - have you ever looked into that? -Dr. Fritz
    • William G Schumacher
      William G Schumacher on 21 Nov 15
       
      Yes, I have explored the flipped classroom concept, however I read it more as a way to post lectures/content to view as homework, allowing for more learning time during the school day. Is there more than one interpretation of this concept?
    • Mathew Kennedy
      Mathew Kennedy on 24 Nov 15
       
      I feel YouTube can be a great tool for a teacher to supplement work at home.  Students who need that extra push might benefit from a teacher YouTube channel with content that they are currently learning.
  • Our teachers use Twitter to celebrate what they are doing in their classrooms, ask questions, share resources, and document their learning.
    • William G Schumacher
      William G Schumacher on 19 Nov 15
       
      YES!  Using Twitter has been a great way to communicate with parents and other teachers what we've been covering in class.  I love Twitter because it allows for conversation (through hashtags, etc) about different learning styles and approaches, and I find that I learn most about teaching after a great discussion with another teacher. (William Schumacher)
    • mrslynn1321
      mrslynn1321 on 21 Nov 15
       
      I need to become more comfortable with Twitter before I could handle communicating with parents using this tool.  However, I have been using Class DoJo to communicate with parents this year and that is working for the parents that chose to sign up.  What do you do when parents don't have a Twitter account?
    • mrslynn1321
      mrslynn1321 on 21 Nov 15
       
      Dawn Lynn-forgot my name on the last post.
    • azajac32
      azajac32 on 22 Nov 15
       
      I love the concept of using Twitter, but how do we get more schools to buy in to this? I have only be in schools that are rural communities and the use of technology is going to be varied from families that may have all the latest gadgets and are up on the latest social media apps, but then their are families who can't afford or have access to these types of resources. My biggest concern would be how are you reaching everyone? I think the school would definitely need to survey the parents/guardians and then shape their website and communication tools based off this. Unfortunately paper I think is still going to have to be necessary for some. I have the same question how do you reach the parents that don't have Twitter or Facebook? 
    • azajac32
      azajac32 on 22 Nov 15
       
      Forgot my name as well, Andrea Zajac, previous post.
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  • Blogs Remember that old newsletter? We don't have it anymore. At first, we switched to a digital PDF version, but then we got rid of that as well. Now our news is a blog, constantly updated -- we post articles and announcements as they are written. Every teacher has his or her own blog. Administrators have blogs, as we try to lead by example. Our next step is to engage further through integrating our blogs with social media.
    • mrslynn1321
      mrslynn1321 on 21 Nov 15
       
      This is a great way to get away from the class or grade level newsletter.  I'm not sure that it would reach all of the students, but the papers that go home are not always seen by a parent either.  I think I could handle a weekly blog that outlines the week and keeps families updated. (Dawn Lynn)
    • azajac32
      azajac32 on 22 Nov 15
       
      I think a blog would work great for some kind of weekly newsletter or report. This can allow it to be updated more regularly as needed. There is probably other platforms that can also be used for a newsletter. There is also email newsletter platforms that schools could create accounts for those and then the newsletter could still be posted to a link on the school's website. I think it is important for teachers to have their own website whether it be provided by the school district or creating their own as a navigation tool and for newsletters to be posted. 
    • azajac32
      azajac32 on 22 Nov 15
       
      Andrea Zajac, previous post
    • barbaramay
      barbaramay on 22 Nov 15
       
      This has been a popular theme shared throughout our administrative courses, as well. Be proactive so that someone else tells the story. If they do it first, they may not tell it the way that you would want it told.
    • barbaramay
      barbaramay on 22 Nov 15
       
      the above post is by Barbara may
  • ur parents stay informed through our website and Facebook.
    • barbaramay
      barbaramay on 22 Nov 15
       
      Of course, the age of the parent dictates if they would prefer facebook or another outlet, such as twitter. facebook seems to be for parents if their mid-30-40's. Younger parents seek out the Twitter feeds. Older parents tend to rely on news channels on tv.
    • barbaramay
      barbaramay on 22 Nov 15
       
      the above post is by Barbara may
    • mrslynn1321
      mrslynn1321 on 24 Nov 15
       
      Living in a rural community, many families do have access to Facebook or Twitter, but many do not.  I live in an area with a large population of low socio-economic households.  We can't assume that all of our families are using social media.  We also have many students that are not living with mom or dad, so grandparents and foster parents need direct communication. (Dawn Lynn)
  • Schools are busy places, and parents need a trusted place to find the right information.
    • jpb342
      jpb342 on 22 Nov 15
       
      This is an important aspect when using social media in the classroom.  Not every parent is going to take the use of various medias as good or credible and the more websites provided, the more students and parents will be overwhelmed by all the resources they need to know about.  However, by linking to it all through the school website, it gives these sources a greater air credibility than it may have before. (John Bugay)
  • Use Facebook to celebrate the great things happening at the school!
    • jpb342
      jpb342 on 22 Nov 15
       
      This is an interesting mindset, I know it is important for us to share what is happening in the classroom.  However, as pointed out later, it is important to police something like this.  Social media can bring out the worst in some people, and giving another area for this to occur may not be the best for every student. (John Bugay)
  • It must be easy to update, preferably automatically.
    • Mathew Kennedy
      Mathew Kennedy on 24 Nov 15
       
      While this is a simple concept it is vital.  People will not jump onboard if what your putting out isn't easy to use.  If your a school administrator, teachers will be unwilling to use a tool if it's difficult to use.  I've seen this happen many times.  Someone has a great idea but the ease of use for this idea or tool is extremely difficult and no one jumps on board to use it.  For parents of children, things also need to be easy to use and easily accessible.  Parents lives are busy and we as teachers need to make their side of their child's education as easy as possible.  While we expect parents to be involved and participate in their child's education, we should also help out with the process as well. (M. Kennedy)
  • mwilliams28 on 29 Nov 15
     
    The Twitter List is a great way to filter out irrelevant posts when scrolling through your timeline. I'm not a fan of not being able to Tweet a response or add to the conversation though.
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