What are the top social platforms today and what are their relevance to your charter school's communications outreach? Learn best practices and potential policies.
Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, SnapChat ... With so many social channels today, how do you know which are the best for communicating? Learn about all the top social platforms and what they can do for your school's communication outreach to students, parents, staff and the community.
5. It’s about the moments.
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Googlecallsthese“micro-moments”
• People evaluate purchase decisions
in-the-moment.
• People solve unexpected problems
in-the-moment.
• People pursue big goals in small
moments.
• People trynewthings in routine
moments.
6. It’s important to understand…
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Allcontentisnowsocial.
It’s sharable. It’s snackable
15ways till Sunday—
fromvideo to text.
8. The usual suspects. Facebook.
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1.7billion
on Facebook each month
1billion
on Messenger each month
500million
on Instagram each month
1billion
on WhatsApp each month
9. The usual suspects. YouTube.
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YouTube?
• YouTube has overa billion users — almost
one-third ofall people on the Internet.
• Second biggest search engine by# of
searches.
• YouTube overall, and evenYouTube on mobile
alone, reaches more 18-34 and 18-49year-
olds than anycable network in the U.S.
• The numberofhours people spendwatching
videos (akawatch time) onYouTube is up 60%
y/y, the fastest growthwe've seen in 2years.
• The numberofpeoplewatchingYouTube per
dayis up 40%y/ysince March 2014.
11. What’s going on @Twitter?
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IsthistheendofTwitter?
• Not essential
• Echo chamber
• Lowinteraction
• Bullying
• Stagnant usergrowth
• Hard to use
12. The usual suspects. Instagram.
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Instagram
• The Facebook effect = significant user
growth
• Tagging has majorimplications foreasy
sharing
• Newfeatures, multi-account,video
• Instagram Stories
• Boomerang app
• Hyperlapse app
• MyMum is asking about Instagram.
13. The usual suspects. LinkedIn.
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LinkedIn
• Largest professional orientated social
network.
• 400M users, but only25% come back
everymonth.
• Interesting opportunityto target Board
Members, teachers, build thought
leadership
• LinkedIn Pulse is the single best
distribution source forprofessionally
orientated content.
14. NKOTB. Snapchat.
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Snapchat
• Fastest growing social network
• :15 second stories directlysent to
friends orplacedwithinyourStoryfor
24 hours
• Snappers can leverage filters and
layers to bettertell theirstories
• 400 million snaps perday
• 8 billionvideoviews perday
• MyMum just said, “What’s Snapchat?”
17. Social media & charter schools.
Personal & student
development
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18. Social & personal development.
• Twitteris a great tool forexploring awide range ofpossible resources and
materials forpersonal development, orforongoing professional growth
through real-time chats.
• UseTwitteras a personal learning networkwhere teachers/administrators
can build relationships and share ideas and materials.
• Teachers participate invarious scheduled chats involving conversations
about general topics (21st-centurylearning, engagement, using social
media, etc.) and content-specific exchanges ( PE, math, language arts, etc.).
• Social also offers a full spectrum ofmaterials, resources, and "current
thinking" foruse and/ordiscussionwith PD orteam meetings.
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19. Social & student development.
• Use a classroomTwitteraccount to connect studentswith the
world. Real-time dialogues:
• Experts
• Museums
• Third-partylearning resources (KhanAcademy)
• Publications/journalists
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20. Social & student development.
• Use Instagram in avarietyofways.
• Support classroom learning byposting supplementaryvisuals to
augmentwhat has been covered in class.
• Ifstudents are tooyoung foraccounts, the parents can start an
account and reviewand discuss the informationwith their
children.
• Parentswill no longerhave to inquire at the dinnertable, "What
didyou do at school today?”
• “One ofmyfavorite useswaswhen a social studies teacherhad
studentswrite haiku about the Colonial period in U.S. history.
He then tookvideos ofstudent artworkwhile the artists read
theirhaiku and posted these to Instagram.”-JimAsher
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22. It’s important to understand…
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Morethanjustapresence.
Social requires more than simply
yourprofile — it requires
maintenance and interactionwith
students, parents, and the greater
community.
23. Engagement.
This is a two-wayconversation.
• Share updates and studentwork to offer
parents insight intowhat theirkids are
doing in the classroom.
• Keep families more engaged bysharing
upcoming dates and/orwork to be
completed.
• Participate in global stories, connections,
orchallenges. One suchventurevia
Twitterchallenged students to construct a
towerfrom 20 sheets ofpaper. (Students
built one thatwas 70 inches tall.)
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24. Engagement.
Tie engagement to a goal.
• Student enrollment and retention
• Teacherdevelopment
• Fundraising
• School awareness
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37. No. 1
You need a hub.
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Ask the important questions:
1. Design: What does the layout look like. Howis colorand text used? Howare
visuals incorporated?
2. Innovation: Does thewebsite look like a template, oris it original, conveying the
uniqueness ofthe organization?
3. Content: Is the content fresh and interesting? Does it get updated frequently?
(Google cares about this.)
4. Technology: Do the pages load promptly? Do the hyperlinkswork?
5. Interactivity: Is the information presented in avarietyofways to engage the user,
including text,video, photos, and hyperlinks?
6. EaseofUse: Is it hard it is to navigate the pages orperform a search function?
38. No. 2
This is not a dumping ground.
• Don’t just post everything. Be selective.
• Not everything deserves to be everywhere.
• Customize content forthe platform.
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39. No. 3
Quality over quantity
• #1 Question: Howoften shouldwe post?There is no set formula.
• Do one ora combination ofthree things:
• 1) Educate
• 2) Connect
• 3) Raise money
• Be conscious thatyou share as much asyou comment.
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40. No. 4
Leverage your best asset: Students!
• Considera student advocacygroup
• Georgetown Universityexample
• Give students tools (phones, cameras)
• Asks forone piece ofcontent permonth
• Leverages sourced content forits own social media
profiles
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44. Animated/sketched content
• Helpyourschool stand byconnectingwithyouraudience and
creatingvideosworth sharing.
• Create aYouTube channelwhere all ofyourvideoswill reside
foryouraudience toview.
• Shareyourvideos through social media orblog posts.
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