Social Media Stories for the Week Ending January 28
Board Members
Are you frustrated about visiting a website to check for updates and wasting time? Now Google has a way to receive automatic updates when content changes on a webpage.
If you are looking for some guidance on how to spend your time in the evolving social media area, Chris Brogan offers his take on how to slice up your time .
Schools and the Classroom
There certainly ARE and should continue to be limits on the punishments school officials mete out in response to students’ off campus behavior with social media technologies. This case involving Taylor Cummings, who reportedly had a public Facebook page and was threatening school employees with physical violence is the latest example.
The Chino Valley Unified School District decided to enter the second decade of the 21st century by opening its first “virtual” high school. The virtual school – the district’s eighth high school – will be dedicated to an online multimedia curriculum. Students will be able learn via the Internet from home and on a personalized schedule.
Community Engagement
As more journalists get laid off, expect to see more local blogs covering public education. Here is an example of local blogger covering impact of the state budget on class size reduction in Alameda.
If the priests in the Catholic Church are being encouraged to blog by the Pope, can school districts administrators be far behind?
Creating Fan Page on Facebook is a popular trend for businesses. Before school districts create a Fan Page, here are guidelines to consider.
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