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C H R I S C A S A L S C A R S D A L E P U B L I C S C H O O L S @ M R _ C A S A L

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W H O I A M

• Chris • computer teacher • technology coordinator • Google Apps & iPad geek • @mr_casal & @HeathcoteTech • http://about.me/mrcasal

W H E R E I S TA R T E D

!• PS 10 • New York City Dept. of Education K-5 public school • GAFE • iPads for teachers • Technology is a big focus • @PS10Brooklyn

W H E R E I A M

!• Heathcote School • K-5 public school • Scarsdale, NY • GAFE district • Technology is a big focus • @HeathcoteSchool

@ H E AT H C O T E S C H O O L

• Twitter is but the entry point

• We Tweet, Vine, Instagram…

• Social media for the transparent & engaged learning environment

Teachers are the social media ambassadors of your school community

W H Y T W I T T E R ?

• Twitter was new to all

• sometimes it’s easier to teach a new thing than a familiar thing a new way

• Easy to keep “personal” and “professional” separate

• no one had a “personal” account

• It’s a quick, easy to use broadcast platform not requiring viewers to have an account

TA G B O A R D . C O MB U T W H A T A B O U T T H E PA R E N T S N O T O N S O C I A L M E D I A ?

O U R H A S H TA G

# H E AT H C O T E P R I D E T I N Y U R L . C O M / H E AT H C O T E P R I D E

@ P S 1 0 B R O O K LY N ’ S H A S H TA G S

# P S 1 0 B K TA G B O A R D . C O M / P S 1 0 B K

# P S 1 0 S W TA G B O A R D . C O M / P S 1 0 S W # P S 1 0 S T TA G B O A R D . C O M / P S 1 0 S T

S E S S I O N B A C K C H A N N E L

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C O N N E C T I N G W I T H F U T U R E C O M M U N I T Y M E M B E R S

D O A N A L O G T O O

O U R T W E E T I N G G O A L

• Give parents a glimpse inside during the day

• Be transparent

• Share successes

• Engage & connect with, and beyond, our community

R O A D M A P…

• Pick a platform

• Build a framework

• be flexible and adventurous

• Let your teachers be your ambassadors

• trust

• Support & encourage engagement

Communication & community are built, most solidly, when the methods are natural and useful

T H E PA P E R W O R K

• “opt-out” District

• enrolling in school grants consent

• can submit opt-out form

• Classroom teachers know parent comfort

• Clusters are informed

• master list readily available

You don’t need to show faces to show successes & engage families

F O L L O W U S !

• @HeathcoteSchool

• Over 20 staff members

• tinyurl.com/heathcotepride

A D O B E V O I C E

F L I P B O O K

iOS App Store link

A U R A U S M A

A U G M E N T E D R E A L I T Y

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T E L L A G A M I

A N I M A T I O N

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G R A P H I T E G R A P H I T E . O R G / U S E R S / M R C A S A L / B O A R D S / T E L L - A - S T O R Y

M O R E O N …

C O N TA C T

• Chris Casal

• @mr_casal & @HeathcoteTech

• thecasalos.blogspot.com

• slideshare.net/mr_casal

• about.me/mrcasal

Presentation:

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http://goo.gl/PhBkVJ