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3 Ways You Can Make Your Campus Photography More Interactive
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Turns out, a picture might also be worth a thousand opportunities for reaching out to your campus community. Using campus photography in new, interactive and dynamic ways can help attract more people to your campus, including prospective students and parents. Most schools have thousands upon thousands [...]
Read More2 minutes and 2 years
I set up Edmodo accounts for my classes last week, and I was so enthusiastic about the results that I blabbed about them to anyone who would listen. One particularly pragmatic colleague asked me an essential question: “How long did it take you to create an account and get your kids logged in and everything else?” [...]
Read MoreCollaborative Lyrical Analysis with Google Docs
As my colleague Nate Green recently discussed, Google Docs is a fantastic way to respond to student writing. Students receive my comments quicker, they can read them better, and it allows the opportunity for an ongoing dialogue rather than a static one-time handoff. But this year, with the inclusion of WiFi in Avon Old Farms’ classrooms, [...]
Read MoreThe Advantage of Google Docs in Education
It’s no secret that Google Docs has made teachers more effective at teaching writing. After making a full Google Docs integration this year in my history classroom, I will never go back. My students are required to write every paper in Google Docs. This way, I can help with the process and not just the [...]
Read MoreSocial Media Monitoring for Higher Ed
Almost every university has embraced social media as an essential communications platform. My mother always told me that the most effective communicators are those that do an equal amount of talking and listening. Most institutions have no problem with the talking part, filling their Facebook and Twitter feeds with the latest campus news and events. [...]
Read MoreWebinar Recap: Timely tips on how to optimize your content
Madeline Senkosky’s presentation: Facebook Edgerank: The Rules of Threes Peter Baron’s presentation: Timely Tips on How to Optimize Your Social Media Content Important links from the presentations: YouTube Keyword Suggestion Tool Link your Google+ page to your site Add the +1 Button to your site Why Every Marketer Now Needs a Google+ Strategy [View the [...]
Read MoreWebinar: Timely tips on how to optimize your social media content
Are you producing great content but not seeing the most desirable results (comments, likes and shares) on your social channels? Hear tips of the trade from social marketer Peter Baron to push your content to the top.
Read MoreFollowEDU Launches To Help EDU Twitter Users
After you’ve begun using Twitter for your school and now use hashtags to help organize your use of Twitter - you will inevitable face the question, “Who should I follow on Twitter?” The answer to that question isn’t necessarily always an easy one – until today! If you work in education, whether at the primary, secondary, [...]
Read MoreHow to set a Featured Video on YouTube
YouTube continues to prove to be a big player in search results and social media. By many accounts, YouTube is the second biggest search engine in the world and your YouTube channel should receive some much-needed attention.
Read MoreWebinar: Communicating and Connecting with Social Media
This webinar will focus on the integral use of social media and its use in our schools. Using his new book, "Communicating and Connecting with Social Media," co-author Jason Ramsden will discuss: How to use social media to communicate effectively about your school, how to use social media to enhance professional development for educator and much more.
Read MoreUpcoming Events
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Webinar: How to Successfully Manage a Student & Faculty Blog
February 14, 2012 -
Webinar: The Interactive Campus Map: An Essential Recruitment Tool
February 28, 2012 -
edSocialMedia Summit: The social media event for schools, HigherEd & non-profits
April 04, 2012 - Event Calendar »
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