Social Media for School Leaders: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting the Most Out of Facebook, Twitter, and Other Essential Web Tools
"A welcome guide to navigating the rocky social media shoals, and to enlisting the community stakeholders needed for success in your educational initiatives."--Bernie Trilling, 21st Century Learning Advisor, co-author of21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in Our Times"This is an important book that will help school leaders take advantage of social media and addresses some key issues that school leaders face."--Erik Bose, President of the New Mexico Association of Secondary School Principals"A very savvy and practical guide to social media for schools and school leaders.  Finally, there is no excuse not to use this powerful set of tools in schools."--James Paul Gee, co-author ofLanguage and Learning in the Digital Age"Dixon's focus on equipping school leaders to use social media hits a hard-to-reach target in education. It's transformative when school leaders embrace new ways to lead in learning."--Bruce Umpstead, State Director, Educational Technology, Michigan Department of Education"This is causing school leaders to rethink their leadership strategy, moving from simply communicating to truly connecting...." (Examiner.com, October 2012)