Category Archives: Conferences

10 Technologies You Cannot Ignore in Education #MoASBO

A session given by Ray Ernisse, the CIO of Francis Howell School District, covered technologies not to ignore.  A surprising number of the attendees seemed surprised by some of the content he began covering.  Keep in mind the majority of people attending are financial based positions, superintendents and more from school districts.  Not Information Technology ...

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Designing online communities – via #sofresh

Gia Lyons, of Jive software, ran through 5 good practices in designing and engaging an online community site at Social Fresh in St Louis.  (I am just getting back to posting these draft entries) Identify top 3 community characteristics Express characteristics through four elements Identify elements' activity flow Structure ...

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Earning trust and permission in social media #sofresh

Jason Falls did a mind invoking presentation on Let's Talk: The Art of   Conversations and Marketing Through Them at SocialFresh.  A major focus of the presentation is the point of building trust with the community.  Social media monitoring that has you sending tweets and replies ...

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