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How to make your
media socialActivist edition
Colleen FlahertyAnnie Wells
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As an activist, what is the
point of social media?
Educate
Entertain
Engage
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Know your source
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Optimize your Facebook
profile
Even if it’s personal, keep it professional
Be opinionated, but don’t be inflammatory
Update regularly, but not too regularly
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Update! Go to this link - bit.ly/mem-photos
Find your photo!
Click on your photo, click the three white dots and
download your photo to your Desktop.
Use that photo for your profile picture (if you’d like).
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When posting Things to keep in mind:
Be consistent, be clear
What are you trying to say? Who are you trying to reach?
Context is key
Personal narrative is always powerful
Check your work, grammar matters!
Engage, don’t argue
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Your turn!
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Activity #1 Find a Facebook page to follow, whether it’s your state
affiliate, Education Votes, organization you support, etc.
Find a post you want to share with your network. Share
that post on the NEA Member Voices 2014 group as
though you were sharing it with friends, families and/or
colleagues.
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Activity #2 Go to your favorite online news website, or the website
of an organization you support.
Find an interesting article or graphic you’d like to share.
Share on the NEA Member Voices 2014 Facebook
group.
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Activity #3
Why are you voting in November? Why should your
Facebook followers? Share your reasons and direct
them to edvotes.org/register
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Update Twitter profile
Take a minute to update your profile picture, about me
and banner photo.
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Talking points into Tweets
In 140 characters, be deliberate:
Be clear and professional
Just like Facebook, have a purpose with every post
Check your work!
Be a good Twitter citizen
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Your turn!
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Activity #1
Refer to your list of possible people to follow on Twitter.
Chose one, follow and find something to Retweet.
If necessary, reword the Tweet to provide context or to
target your network.
Use the hashtag #NEAVoices
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Activity #2
Go to your favorite online news website, or the website
of an organization you support.
Find an interesting article or graphic you’d like to share.
Write a Tweet and share!
Use the hashtag #NEAVoices
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Activity #3
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Using the hashtag #Questions4Campbell, tweet @StephenAtHome. Sample tweets –
Why won’t @campbell_brown disclose her funders? Afraid Americans might not like what they see? #questions4campbell @StephenAtHome
The usual anti-teacher funders: Walton. Koch. Wall St. Silicon Valley. Who’s funding @campbell_brown? #questions4campbell @StephenAtHome
One of your “student plaintiffs” has a parent who’s paid by StudentsFirstNY. Conflict of interest? #questions4campbell for @StephenAtHome
You’re against due process for teachers. Who else shouldn’t have rights, @campbell_brown? #questions4campbell on @StephenAtHome
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Questions?