Module 3

In the reading it talks about how school leaders can use the power of different social media sites and their ability to complement one another, such as Twitter and Facebook, in order to improve their overall effectiveness and efficiency. In this opening section it talks about how social media can be used to inform “stakeholders” to everything from athletic team updates, weather, and emergencies. The reading also has the four key principles that lay the foundation for communicating effectively with parents: transparency, honesty, accessibility, and flexibility.  Another thing that is discussed is eFACE (Electronic Family and Community Engagement). eFACE is just another method that leaders can use in order to improve the relationship between school leaders, educators, students, and parents, along with the whole community.

I am currently a student finishing up my undergrad degree in Music Education as well as starting on the road to obtain my master’s degree. I am also currently working as an instrument repair tech at a local music store while I am finishing up my degree. The closest thing to social media in relation to those things would be the blog postings that we do in the digital media program. In this format I have found that after some time it has become easier to communicate my thoughts, where I have always personally struggled in this regard.