Should Your School Be Using Social Media?

When I was in elementary school the teacher would pass out flyers, which we students were then supposed to take home to our parents and share with them. These flyers contained information on school events, fundraisers and important community happenings.

But the days of paper flyers are over!

They’re over because of 1) an increased awareness of paper waste and environmental issues… and 2) because technology, the Internet, cell phones and social media has changed the way we communicate and share information.

In this article, I’d like to take a look at the issue of communication and propose a new way of looking at the Internet and social media as a means of keeping parents, teachers, students, and community members informed about what is actually happening in our local schools. But more than anything else, I’d like to look at these new technological advacements as a powerful tool for collaboration and what could soon become the greatest educational instrument ever created.
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