Tweeting Your Own Horn
Districts are using social networking Web sites like Twitter and Facebook to tout their accomplishments and communicate with the public.Kevin ButlerDistrict Administration, Feb 2010Houston Independent...
View ArticleSocial Networking as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning
Online social networking includes much more than Facebook and Twitter. It is any online use of technology to connect people, enable them to collaborate with each other, and form virtual...
View ArticleThe Social Media Dilemma
While some districts are making the most of popular social networks, others are not choosing the "Like" button.Ron SchachterDistrict Administration, Jul 2011To the more than 600 million members of...
View ArticleWhy All the Chatter About #EdChat?
How administrators can sift through the noise to find their voice on Twitter and refine their personal learning network.Marion HerbertDistrict Administration, April 2012On Feb. 23, Steven Anderson,...
View ArticleTaking the Plunge
Learn how to start tweeting today.Marion HerbertDistrict Administration, April 2012There is a catch phrase among educators on Twitter: Lurking and learning. It’s used to describe the first steps an...
View ArticleHashtag Directory
Marion HerbertDistrict Administration, April 2012Administrators#cpchat – connected principals#edadmin – school administratorsEducation Levels#earlyed – early age education#preschool – preschool#kedu –...
View ArticleUsing Twitter to Expand Your PLN
Wednesday, March 28, 2012Marion HerbertOn Feb. 23, Steven Anderson, instructional technologist for Winston-Salem/Forsyth County (N.C.) Schools, celebrated his three-year anniversary on Twitter....
View ArticleSchool District Creates Social Media Network
Tuesday, May 1, 2012Patch.comOfficials look to bolster communications with residents using Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of digital communications. The Wayne (N.J.) Public School District has...
View ArticleThe Emergence of District Social Media Managers
While hiring dedicated social media managers is commonplace in the private sector, it’s rarely seen in school districts.Marion HerbertDistrict Administration, July/Aug 2012Palm Beach County (Fla.)...
View ArticleHoly Trinity's Bearden Named Top Tweeter in Field
Wednesday, January 30, 2013Florida TodayTweets on school technology, classroom resources and social media have made Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy's Susan Bearden one of the top Twitter mavens in her...
View ArticleCareful what you tweet: Police, schools tap social media to track behavior
Monday, October 7, 2013NBC newsSocial MediaFacebookTwitterA teenager who claimed "sarcasm" after talking on Facebook about shooting up a kindergarten spent months in jail this year for making a...
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