21st+Century+Communications

=Beyond E-mail: Communicating in the 21st Century= toc

more links and info can be found on the Google Notebook page for this presentation.

Many schools today still have not moved past the first tools of the web known as Web 1.0. Where information is static and e-mail rules the way we communicate. In the past 3 years we have seen a shift from static information on the web to dynamic, ever changing information.

Our students and our communities are starting to demand dynamic information.

"For those of you who have just figured out how to zap spam or manage your inbox, prepare for the bad news: E-mail is, like, so yesterday." ([|Oct. 2, 2006])

=Blogs=

Blogs can be used in many different ways to create dynamic information on the web. Blogging platforms allow for easy posting of content Blogs come with built in RSS feeds

[|SAS Pudong Middle School] [|Pudong Nerve Central] [|Lewis Elementary School] [|saschinaonline.org]

=Podcasts=

Link to Podcast resources

[| Link to On Deck Podcast we recorded during the session.]

[|Ustream.tv] archive Part 1 media type="custom" key="275399"

=Discussion #1=

1. What is one way you can see podcasts working in your school? 2. Who will help you? 3. What's caught your attention so far and is making you think?

=Calendars=

Online calendar systems allow schools to share school calendars across multiple sites using RSS feeds. There are a multitude of free online calendar applications out there a school can use.

rss url="http://www.google.com/calendar/feeds/eubm2b35bi4c34jogc50i1fglc%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic" link="true" number="5"

media type="custom" key="272391"

=Pictures=

Pictures can tell the story of what is happening in your school.

media type="custom" key="272397"

media type="flickr" key="12523944@N00" ARG0="&tags=kashgar&lang=en-us&format=rss_200" width="500" height="500"

=Video=

Using Video in the 21st Century will continue to evolve as the medium to engage students and your community.

[|YouTube] [|TeacherTube] [|Blip.tv] [|Vimeo]

media type="youtube" key="NBPeK7OtUt0&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

=Slideshare=

Share your presentations with parents. [|Slideshare.net]

media type="custom" key="272409"

[|Slides and Podcast for parents]

=Discussion #2=

1. How does your school use pictures and videos? 2. Discuss a way your school could use one of these tools. 3. What is one tool you think you could start using tomorrow to communicate with your community?

=Social-Networks=

Communicating in the 21st Century also means knowing how to connect with students and create social-networks that allow students and families to connect.

[|Facebook.com] - Start a school group that shares information about your school to prospective students and parents. [|Ning.com] - Create your own social-network just for your school. A place for students and parents to get information, interact and connect.

We can not be afraid of these places, we must embrace them and figure out how to use them to connect with our students and community.

=Google Apps=

Google is the web leader at the moment and they are doing some great things for education. They have recently allowed educational institutions free use of their application hub known as Google Apps.

[|Google Apps for Education]

[|Ustream.tv] part 2 of the session Beyond E-mail media type="custom" key="275405"