moving beyond the newsletter: communicating through social media
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Presentation at the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils (BCCPAC) annual spring conference in Richmond, BC. Working with parents and families to become aware of the possibilities for enhanced home-school communication and helping PACs to connect with the parents community at their schools.TRANSCRIPT
Moving Beyond the NewsletterCommunicating through Social Media
Chris Wejr@chriswejr
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Me
“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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Share
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
Jenna
Jenna
Molly
Molly
MollyJenna
Blogs
Where do we start?
Where are people?
Start THERECC Image from Martino Sabia https://flic.kr/p/35NQx
From Pew Research Project http://bit.ly/SdhCsc
Pages
Confused?
Groups
??
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oMs
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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L. Carranza https://flic.kr/p/eayK1s
Pulling Together
with Purpose
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Move beyond the newsletter
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