Social Media Schools » Success Stories http://socialmediaschools.com SocialMediaSchools.com is a website that teaches small business and school systems how to integrate social media technologies into the communication process. Sun, 11 Jul 2010 17:46:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Do You Care About What Your Kids Are Eating? http://socialmediaschools.com/do-you-care-about-what-your-kids-are-eating/2010/04/ http://socialmediaschools.com/do-you-care-about-what-your-kids-are-eating/2010/04/#comments Mon, 12 Apr 2010 00:19:17 +0000 Steve & Beneta http://socialmediaschools.com/?p=1008

I spend most of the time on this site talking about education and technology, but today I want to talk about food!

When was the last time you really thought about the food system in your school? When was the last time you seriously thought about the food that your students are eating?

Well, there is a new show on TV right now called “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” and I want to take this time right now and encourage you to WATCH THIS SHOW!

For those who don’t know, Jamie Oliver is a famous English chef… and on this new show he comes to America to help a small town in West Virginia (a town that was shown to be the most unhealthy town in the entire country) how to eat healthier.

What is most interesting is that Jamie starts his food revolution in a single school. He goes in, analyzies the food that is being served there, and then tries his hand at creating some meals of his own for the kids to eat.

Sadly, Jamie is met with a ton of resistence from both the citizens of the town, the school administrators, the staff… and even some of the students. But slowly, episode by episode, Jamie starts to turn things around.

As of this writing there are only three episodes that have been aired, but it is safe to say that this is one show you SHOULD be watching!

The reason I started Social Media Schools is not just because I know a lot about Facebook and Twitter. The reason I started this site and started consulting with schools around the world is because I want to see a positive change in our education systems. Social media and the Internet is a part of that, but the food we eat (and most importantly, serve to our students) is even more important!

You can watch the first episode of “Jamie Oliver’s Food Resolution” by clicking the play button on the video at the top of this article, or you can click here and watch every episode on Hulu.com (unfortunately, only US residents can view this content at this time).

Please watch the show… and after you’re finished, let me know what you think. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the matter!

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]]> http://socialmediaschools.com/do-you-care-about-what-your-kids-are-eating/2010/04/feed/ 0 Florida And Alaska School Districts Use Twitter To Communicate With Parents http://socialmediaschools.com/florida-and-alaska-school-districts-use-twitter-to-communicate-with-parents/2009/03/ http://socialmediaschools.com/florida-and-alaska-school-districts-use-twitter-to-communicate-with-parents/2009/03/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:24:39 +0000 Steve & Beneta http://socialmediaschools.com/?p=290 This is how you do it people! 

Two school districts on opposite ends of the country have introduced Twitter to their arsenal of communication tools. 

Broward County Public School in Fort Lauderdale, Flordia and Anchorage School District in Anchorage, Alaska have both signed up for Twitter’s social media messaging site to post updates, called “tweets”, that are then sent out to parents, teachers, students and staff within the district. 

“This provides the district an additional method to deliver information expediently and directly to students, parents, and the community,” said the Florida district. “Twitter supplements the district’s current communications vehicles, which include parent link phone messages, e-mails, the district’s Web site, BECON-TV, and the parent newsletter.”

This is important to note: The school isn’t looking at Twitter as the single solution to their communication problems. Instead, it is simply one tool in their line up of communication efforts.

When the Anchorage School District was asked about their recent decision to use Twitter to communicate with the people in their area, they said, ”We’re just getting started in the world of social networking, and we’re taking ‘baby steps’ to make sure that we don’t get in over our heads. So, what can you expect to see? For now, news releases and school closure information. We’ll also put events on our event calendar and put up some pictures of the great things our students, teachers, and staff are doing. Once we see how that works, we may introduce new features.”

They’re playing it safe and taking “baby steps” to start, which is probably a good idea. Great advice for schools around the world who might be considering the introduction of Twitter into their arsenal of communication tools. 

For the full story, visit: http://www.thejournal.com/articles/24151/

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