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Twitter for Schools: 8 Strategies For Success [Updated with New Examples] Twitter has certainly come a long way since it first launched in 2006 — and it has been a social media trailblazer in more ways than one. The short-form posting platform was the first to introduce hashtags as a means to segment content, it was the first to have breaking news released directly on the platform (the 2009 Hudson River plane landing), and it has completely changed the way schools reach their communities quickly and strategically. Now more than ever, it's important to be able to reach audiences in real-time. 4 Ways to Use Twitter for Schools to Increase Engagement Have you been reluctant to using Twitter for your school? Maybe you’ve tried it in the past and just haven’t gotten the hang of it? Now may be a good time to revisit the idea.

Let’s Chat #Twitter! – Rashelle Parcher The first time that I joined Twitter was in my grade 10 year in my communications class. Our teacher wanted us to begin exploring this social media platform as a learning tool to communicate and gain knowledge from people from all over the world. And now that I think of it with a teacher brain, likely for assessment reasons as well. Instagram for Schools: Best Practices for Engagement When Instagram launched nearly ten years ago, it was simply a social media network for sharing pictures with friends (with some fun filters to make you feel like a professional photographer). Since then, the popular social media platform has evolved into a major player in schools' social media strategies, reaching both Millennial parents and Gen Z students alike. Instagram has gone through hundreds of changes and algorithm updates — many of which have been driven by Facebook, after purchasing the network in 2012. While these changes have transformed Instagram from a simple, photo-sharing platform into a marketing and advertising powerhouse, the network still operates on the importance of sharing high-quality images and videos to engage followers — a strategy that's essential for schools today. Some benefits of using the platform for your school inbound marketing efforts include: General Instagram Best Practices for Schools and Districts

How to Use Instagram for Schools I first visited this topic in this blog article on why schools ought to be using Instagram, but it's time for an update. More users, more advertisers, mobile friendliness – there are many compelling reasons Instagram should be part of your school’s communication mix. Now, if you want to know how to start using Instagram at your school – start here. Instagram allows you to easily use pictures and videos to tell and share your school story. It’s more popular among students than any other social media channel these days, and it’s a great way to build your school community around something just about everyone regardless of their age likes to do – and that’s look at pictures. In less than a year’s time, the number of Instagram users has tripled, having surpassed the number of Twitter users.

A Guide to Using Instagram in the Classroom As art teacher teachers, we are excited to share what’s going in our classrooms. We share to gain feedback, help other art teachers, learn from others, and to celebrate our students. But, how do you determine which platform is best for you? Falkon-Ware With the powerful message editor, fields from your recipients list can be inserted into the e-mail so that a new, personalised message is generated for each recipient. The fields are not limited to static data. With conditional fields the content is dynamically adapted. If the standard options for formatted texts aren't enough for you, you can design your e-mail in an external web design program and import the html file into SerialMailer with just a few clicks. All the associated files – like images – are imported together with the html file.

ClassDojo is a communication platform that helps teachers, parents and students create a community inside and around every classroom Website: www.classdojo.com What does it help with? Teacher-parent-student communication that builds community: sharing skills students are built and classroom activities are supported through photos, videos, and messages What grade and age range? Is this core/supplemental/special needs/extra-curricular/professional development or what?