PR Power Hour Webinars

  

Fast, Focused and Always on Fridays!              

PR Power Hour Webinars broadcast at:

Noon Eastern, 11 a.m. Central, 10 a.m. Mountain, 9 a.m. Pacific, 8 a.m. Alaska




Get Social – Using Facebook and Twitter to Build Your District’s Network

November 5, 2010 (Webinar) – Register Now!

Panelists: Don Mace
, web communications coordinator, Union County Public Schools, Monroe, N.C.; and Shane Haggerty, communications coordinator, Ohio Hi-Point Career Center, Bellefontaine, Ohio

Moderator: Nicole Kirby, director, communication services, Park Hill School District, Kansas City, Mo.

Social networking sites offer a quick and efficient way to tell your district’s story and to build and maintain relationships with stakeholders. If you are still on the fence, or are just unsure about how to get started in this lively new communication venue, this session will help you get off on the right foot. These tech-savvy communication professionals will help you save time and avoid frustration by sharing their best tips for getting started and avoiding pitfalls as you begin building your online network.



Facebook Face-Offs (or what to do about social networking sites outside of your control) 

January 7, 2011 (Webinar) – Register Now!

Panelists: Mary Ann Simpson, APR, chief communications officer; Robert Calvert, chief information officer; and Bob Conlon, Ed.D., director, student support services, Fort Bend Independent School District, Sugar Land, Texas

Moderator: Maureen Wheeler, APR, public communication officer, Beaverton (Ore.) School District

From fast, interactive and engaging communication to student cyberbullying and online blogs and pages posted by wayward board members and staff, social networking sites are both a boon and a bane for school systems. Learn how one district is learning to meet the many challenges of the new frontier of social networking.

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High Tech Meets High Touch: Using Social Networking Tools to Build Powerful School-Community Relationships

February 25, 2011 (Webinar) – Register Now!

Featured Presenter: Steven Clift, executive director, e-Democracy.org, Minneapolis, Minn.

Moderator: Matt Leighninger, executive director, Deliberative Democracy Consortium, Washington, D.C.

Social networking technology is opening up new possibilities for connecting schools, families and residents within and across neighborhoods. Learn how to put these powerful tools to use in your schools from one of the world’s leading experts on e-democracy. A top online strategist on the use of the Internet in democracy, governance and community, Steve will show you how to create a two-way infrastructure for engaging stakeholders and building trust.

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The 2010-2011 PR Power Hour Programs are sponsored by SchoolMessenger. Visit SchoolMessenger today to learn more.