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Erin Swanson: Donate your voice: Lessons from two years of automated,... edsocialmedia.com
Erin Swanson, a freelance social media manager & former Marketing...
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Blog post: PE teacher runs with Manchester’s torch relay eteachblog.com
PE teacher Chris Poole works at Manchester Young Lives, a school for...
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Retention Strategies for Online Programs
Please share your strategies with others!
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Andy Shaindlin: Balancing Creativity with Leadership: The Challenge... edsocialmedia.com
Andy Shaindlin, the Associate Vice President for Advancement at...
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Greenhills Private Bootcamp edsocialmedia.com
Madeline Senkosky spends her days organizing events and trainings as...
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Supporting online learners distanceadvising.com
Quality academic advising, though not easily defined, encompasses a...
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A lesson in stewardship and engagement
The Proctor advancement team is a model to appreciate. Their graduation weekend is broadcast live, the link is below. The senior dinner ...
PROCTOR Sr. Dinner/Commencement 2012 ustream.tv
PROCTOR Sr. Dinner/Commencement 2012 @ USTREAM: The activities begin Friday, June 1 at 5:00 p.m., with a reception on the terrace outside Cannon Dining Hal...

How to use LinkedIn for Higher Education & Schools: a recorded presentation from the edSocialMedia Summit
I wanted to share with you the first of seven videos that will be released in the upcoming days. We were enamored with John Hill's ...

Last week it was Infographics, Today it's Data Visualizations
The tools I reviewed below are easy to use and don’t require any complicated downloads or developer knowledge. However, they do work ...
Last week we explored tools for creating infographics. This week, it’s time to create data visualizations. When it comes to creating visual representation of hard data, things can get interesting. Some data visualization tools...

Plan to Attend!
You can now review our 2012 Conference Program electronically! This year's Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning offers a vast ...

21st century photo consent forms ??? - looking to review
We are starting to review our photo/media student/parent consent form to be a little more flexible/open while still maintaining ...

Infographic Reveals The Best Times To Post To Twitter & Facebook socialtimes.com
What is the best time to share content on social networks for maximum exposure? Should you post first thing in the morning? During lunch? At the end of the workday when people are getting ready to head home? And how do you...

Online school calendars - What does everyone use?
We're exploring other options for our online calendar, and I'm just wondering what solutions other schools use. What's some of the best ...


Social Media Education
How do you feel about students receiving online privacy protection education or social media in education?
Laurie Boettcher Speaks | Facebook m.facebook.com
Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life.

Continual Self-education Key These Days
Please review this comprehensive list of the best plays and ways to self-educate these days....for free!
12 Dozen Places To Educate Yourself Online For Free marcandangel.com
All education is self-education. Period. It doesn’t matter if you’re sitting in a college classroom or a coffee shop. We don’t learn anything we don’t want to learn. Those people who take the time and initiative to pursue...

15+ ways to leverage your Facebook page: What challenges do you face on Facebook?
Knowing how to leverage your Facebook page is only half the battle. Staying up with the persistent changes is becoming exponentially ...

Crowdsource your site's user testing
I recently covered UserTesting.com for CMSWire.com, but it could be an affordable tool for schools to employ.
Crowdsource Your Way to a Better Website cmswire.com
We’ve definitely seen many uses for crowdsourcing. From designing to human intelligence tasks to collaboration, crowdsourcing has been a reliable method for getting things done on time and under budget, provided you’re engaging...

LinkedIn Alumni Networks & Paid Subscriptions
I am looking for schools that have robust LinkedIn groups. Looking for ideas on types of news/discussion topics that get people ...

What do students envision for your website? edsocialmedia.com
Redesigning your school’s website is always a tough process. Will people like the new changes? Did we make the right changes? Does it match our school’s culture and personality? Over the summer, we redesigned the Park Tudor...
