 *  Facebook*  Twitter*  Instagram*  Texting!!!*  Snapchat  Ask.fm  There are new apps for faster texting but I have not explored them yet- I will go through those with * as the manageable ones for school communication

 Can use Infinite Campus Messenger  Collect addresses at registration day or from info sheets  Send s with news – I used this for scholarship and senior events this year and kept it as a weekly Friday

 Easy to create  Reach parents easily  Students start with Facebook  I use pages for different classes to announce events and post celebrations

 Advantages – most teens are on it!  Hard to keep track of (for me)  Students let it all hang out here - caution  Very public for the most part – followers can retweet anything and/or comment  Must have followers who will retweet  Start with a core group of students who have a large following  Good for quick communication

 Can keep you in contact with Universities  Media outlets and organizations use a lot  Hashtags like #JCPS or #JCCAConf may be listed as “trending” and promote your information if you are part of a group

 Photo-centered  VERY popular with teens  Similar to twitter but with photos  Lots of comments available  Easier to manage from phone than PC  I’m still working on this… students are teaching me!

 All three can connect  Facebook – Twitter – Instagram  (you can also connect pinterest to all 3)  If you are posting personal information and all three are connected, you may accidentally share more than intended  Keep an eye on privacy settings

 Students and most people are constantly connected – they check texts more than any other media  How to connect and keep your number safe? › Dean alert from school › Remind101 - free service for teachers/educators (thank you MLPo)

 Has a smart phone app as well as internet access  Allows you to set a class  Students and parents opt-in to receive text messages  Can schedule messages by date/time

 Snapchat  Take photo and send – you can control how long and to whom  Can add captions  Like texting but with quick photos  Photos can be screen-shot using a smart phone

 Face – to – face communication  Using smart phone or ipad, other apps available  Photos or still shots can be extracted using screen shots

 Used with twitter and instagram to ask and answer random questions  Students/people send a link and challenge followers to ask a question that may be posted to the social media site  Similar to old inbox-me game from Facebook (give yourself a number and ask a question – I will respond with number and answer for everyone to see)

 Technology is constantly changing  If you don’t know what is happening – ask the students!  They love helping you learn – being the teacher  Collect and disseminate as much information as you can – the set up time is worth the benefit of communication