moving beyond the newsletter: communicating through social media

Moving Beyond the NewsletterCommunicating through Social Media

Chris Wejr@chriswejr

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“Connection is why we are here. We are hardwired

to connect with

others -- Brene Brown

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Home-School Communication: How Far Have We Come?

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Foster Relationships

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Build Trust

Build Community

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Engage

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Communication: Beyond Informing

How can we use tech to enhance communication?

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Use Technology to meet parents where they are.

Connect,Create an Online SchoolCommunity

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Where do we start?

Where are people?

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Pages

Confused?

Groups

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Determine Your

WHY

PagesShare

Public

Searchable

Interact with organization

Timelines

Metrics

Groups

Collaboration between members

More private

Build online community

Document sharing

It is not about technology nor is it about events…

it is about how we build

relationships in our schools.

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Share the Stories

Engage with others.Start the conversation.Build community

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Pulling Together

with Purpose

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Move beyond the newsletter

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