Provide a brief overview of your past and
present experience with social media.
I utilize different forms of social media such
as youtube and facebook. I have often
found both useful tools for different reasons.
Youtube has allowed me to share short clips in my classroom to my
students about topics that we had been discussing. It allows me to show them the topic in a
different approach helping the more visual learners understand. Facebook has also introduced me to local business
that I could use as well as keep in touch with old friends. I have not used it for any educational purpose
but do know that many useful organizations are beginning to use it.
Describe what social media tools you feel lend
themselves to effective advocacy.
The tools that lend themselves to effective
advocacy are newsletters and facebook.
Since many people are on facebook now, it would benefit many
organizations to create a page and keep it current. They could post about upcoming events as well
as important information that they want others to know. Newsletters would be a useful tool for the
individuals who do not like to utilize the computer to find information. Some people still utilize newspapers and
handouts to find their information.
Using both resources will help reach more people.
Identify how you might use these social media
tools to educate and inspire others in your advocacy work.
I have many professionals on my facebook
page. I would be able to post information
that pertains to them on there to help promote important causes and
organizations. This will hopefully inspire
them to pursue more advocacy work and help find a cause that they are passionate
about. By me posting information about
steps that I have taken to help others and children, hopefully people in the
field will take what I am doing and use it to help others as well.
Ask your colleagues for their suggestions
and/or their help with using social media as a tool to promote advocacy
efforts.
Many of my colleagues have also suggested utilizing facebook
as a means to get the most information about advocacy efforts out to the
public. Out of the 4 people I asked, all
of them said that since many people and companies are on facebook, it would be
the fastest way to get the message and information out to others.
Jacqueline,
ReplyDeleteGood Post. It seems many people have a Facebook page these days. I like that the message is out instantly to all sectors of society. Sometimes, creates such a buzz and makes a news headline on television. Clearly, advocates have to be current with technology and social media tools that can contribute to successes in advocacy efforts.
Through social media not only do you connect with likeminded people but you can begin to educate and pursued individuals who are not connected to ECE. I had a lot of people respond to my WOYC posts this week who I did not expect.
ReplyDeleteBetsy