makewaves & digital me partner introduction
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The Social Media Platform for Schools
“At the forefront of education social networks” The Guardian BETT 2012 ICT
Company of the year
The leading safe social learning pla1orm
A fun way to engage children & teachers with video, blogging & digital badges
Makewaves homepage screenshot Oct 2012
Vital stats
3,500 Schools
60,000 Students
9,000 Teachers
Monthly Usage* • 694,464 Views • 108,000 Visitors • 8:20 On Site * Jan 2013
Publish video, audio, photos and blogs from anywhere
Broadcast stories to users
Mobile App
Project partners
Schools 200 Page views 17,500
Unique visits 10,000
Schools 87 Page views 20,129
Unique visits 11,408
Media stories 3,017 Page views 23,609
Unique visits 13,435
Some Other Partners
Schools 200 Page views 17,500
Unique visits 10,000
Example partner page
What our partners say…
“Makewaves helped us connect with young people in an innovaDve way. Students could easily access our resources through Makewaves and they produced some really creaDve work in response -‐ it was really useful to be able to showcase students work and engage a much wider community in the campaign”. Nadia Robinson -‐ Schools and community educaMon -‐ BriMsh Red Cross
Makewaves has transformed
learning in our school.Aimee Barton, Teacher Bedford Primary School
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I also love Makewaves because you can make
stories and blogs and add
videos if you have the amazing Makewaves app.
Sent from Pupils iPod
Through the APP I can get photos, video, information
online in an instant then use Twitter to publicise
this even before the lesson
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Monk’s Walk School
“73% were beKer at decision
making and responsibility”
—Bradford University Research
“ParDcipan
ts’ confide
nce greatl
y
improved
in other a
spects of
their life”
—EDCOMS Eva
luaDon 20
08
“ParDcipants clearly benefit
from the fact that
they are thrust into an arena
that whilst
exciDng, takes them out of their co
mfort
zones” —Manchester Metropolitan Un
iversity report
“Pupils take much pride and also responsibility in undertaking this task.” —OFSTED
Impact on Young People
MulD-‐award winning project design, facilitaDon & school resources
Example Project: Safe – the cerMficate in safe social networking
PracDcal acDviDes to teach children the skills they need to stay safe whilst using social media
Over 1,500 primary schools reached
InnovaDve delivery using mulD-‐award winning Makewaves pla^orm
Cliff Manning [email protected]
@cliffmanning www.makewav.es
Tim Riches [email protected]
@digitalme www.digitalme.co.uk