1. Counseling & Communication in the Electronic Age Marie Vivas - Director College Counseling Ray Marx - College Counselor Colegio Americano de Quito AASSA Conference March 26-28, 2007 Marie Vivas - Director College Counseling Ray Marx - College Counselor Colegio Americano de Quito AASSA Conference March 26-28, 2007

3. Who Do We Communicate With? Students Parents Administration Faculty Admissions Personnel Students Parents Administration Faculty Admissions Personnel

4. More Communication = Less Communication ??? School Bulletin Boards Emails Phone Calls Letters Home School’s website Text Messaging IM Face to Face Counseling Face-booking College Counseling workshop Naviance (or similar program) Informal Communications School Bulletin Boards Emails Phone Calls Letters Home School’s website Text Messaging IM Face to Face Counseling Face-booking College Counseling workshop Naviance (or similar program) Informal Communications

5. Paper Communications School Bulletin Boards Letters sent Home School Bulletin Boards Letters sent Home

6. Using Technology to Communicate Emails School Website Text Messaging IM Facebook, Hi5, etc Naviance Emails School Website Text Messaging IM Facebook, Hi5, etc Naviance

7. Personal Communication Phone calls Face to face communication Informal Communication Hallways Cafeteria Classroom Visits Use Testing as a draw for students/parents Presentations Student Parent College Counseling Workshop Phone calls Face to face communication Informal Communication Hallways Cafeteria Classroom Visits Use Testing as a draw for students/parents Presentations Student Parent College Counseling Workshop

8. Spring Semester open to all Juniors Meets 1x p/wk for 12 weeks Introduce Naviance, school webpage, essays, financial aid, college lists, proper conduct for visits, fairs, Testing, Summer Spring Semester open to all Juniors Meets 1x p/wk for 12 weeks Introduce Naviance, school webpage, essays, financial aid, college lists, proper conduct for visits, fairs, Testing, Summer

9. School Website Tons of information College Visits - http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/fairs_fall_2007.htm http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/fairs_fall_2007.htm Marie Vivas says…. http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/college_coffice.htm http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/college_coffice.htm Rec Letter Form http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/mvivas_doc/Teacher rec form-1.pdf http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/mvivas_doc/Teacher rec form-1.pdf Acceptances http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/acceptances.htm http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/acceptances.htm Tons of information College Visits - http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/fairs_fall_2007.htm http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/fairs_fall_2007.htm Marie Vivas says…. http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/college_coffice.htm http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/college_coffice.htm Rec Letter Form http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/mvivas_doc/Teacher rec form-1.pdf http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/mvivas_doc/Teacher rec form-1.pdf Acceptances http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/acceptances.htm http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/acceptances.htm

10. Naviance http://workspacek12.naviance.com/main.p hp http://workspacek12.naviance.com/main.p hp http://workspacek12.naviance.com/main.p hp http://workspacek12.naviance.com/main.p hp

11. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Teaching Students to communicate Appropriate email addresses Would you really send that email to a college? Facebook Beware! Teaching Students to communicate Appropriate email addresses Would you really send that email to a college? Facebook Beware!

12. So What Works Best? Paper ?? Technology ?? Personal ?? Depends on school, culture, kids, parents Ask the Students! A combination of communication methods Paper ?? Technology ?? Personal ?? Depends on school, culture, kids, parents Ask the Students! A combination of communication methods

13. Accountability Hold Students, Parents, Staff responsible for accessing & acting on information Nothing is 100 % assured; be vigilant Hold Students, Parents, Staff responsible for accessing & acting on information Nothing is 100 % assured; be vigilant

14. …..In the News NEXT WEEK IN THE BROWN BAG Admissions officers want to be where the students are. In the realm of technology, that means wading through a mess of IM, text messaging, and Facebook. But is that an effective way of recruiting prospective students to the college? Scott Leamon, an expert on admissions and technology, will be available to take your questions about how your college can best use new technology appropriately to impress students. Join us to share stories about approaches your institution has tried and to get feedback on those ideas from an experienced technology professional.Link: http://chronicle.com/live/http://chronicle.com/live/ NEXT WEEK IN THE BROWN BAG Admissions officers want to be where the students are. In the realm of technology, that means wading through a mess of IM, text messaging, and Facebook. But is that an effective way of recruiting prospective students to the college? Scott Leamon, an expert on admissions and technology, will be available to take your questions about how your college can best use new technology appropriately to impress students. Join us to share stories about approaches your institution has tried and to get feedback on those ideas from an experienced technology professional.Link: http://chronicle.com/live/http://chronicle.com/live/

15. …What Are Students Saying? Hello! Wow! How interesting for you to come on this site! It's great and you are correct when saying that students are more likely to check out their facebook, myspace, and hi5 then they are their emails. Colegio Americano Senior

16. Questions & Comments

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