Communicating and Connecting With Social Media (Essentials for Principals)
This book is a treasure chest of resources for those looking to begin or enhance the use of social media tools in their school communities for communication and learning. Each chapter provides concrete examples of the benefits social media has had on educators and their stakeholders along with reproducibles that provide a clear pathway for those trying to make inroads with these critical 21st century tools. Social media has changed our world. Isn't it about time we harnessed its amazing power to change our schools? --Patrick Larkin, Principal, Burlington High School, Burlington, MassachusettsIn an era when nearly every other organizational type is stampeding ahead to exploit the opportunity and honor the responsibility to use social media to communicate and connect, most K-12 schools are nervously dawdling at the starting line. This new book is a very valuable resource, perhaps the best, for school-leaders, both new to and experienced in social media tools and techniques. --Jonathan E. Martin, Head of School, St. Gregory College Preparatory School, Tucson, ArizonaSocial online media are having a profound impact on the ways in which students communicate and learn, and school leaders need to see the potentials of these new technologies on their own practice. In this book, the authors have done a great job of making the case for participating in these spaces and provided a cogent, effective process for getting started. If you are an educational leader wondering what social media can do for your own learning, this book is for you. --Will Richardson, Cofounder of Powerful Learning Practice, Author, Flemington, New Jersey