Elevating Your School’s Story with Social Media Student Interns with Ryan Foran

It is possible! You can actually lighten your workload through the use of social media interns. Arcadia Unified School District in California is now in its 8th year using social media student interns.Ryan breaks down how they select the students, what training is provided, and the tasks their student interns are responsible for.The interns at Arcadia are not paid, and it is treated as an after-school club.You don’t have to have everything perfectly figured out before you get started. Ryan shares his advice if you are starting the program from scratch.SPECIAL GUESTRyan ForanChief Communications OfficerArcadia Unified School District, CaliforniaEmail: rforan@ausd.net Twitter: @ryanpforanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryanforan/ Website:https://www.ausd.net/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ArcadiaUnified/ Instagram: @arcadiaunified Twitter: @arcadiaunifiedUSEFUL INFORMATIONAre you interested in joining the National Communications Internship Collab? Sign up here.Arcadia’s magazine - ImagineOrder your copy of my book Social Media for Schools: Proven Storytelling Strategies & Ideas to Celebrate Your Students & Staff - While Keeping Your Sanity now!Interested in our membership program? Learn more here: https://socialschool4edu.com/MORE RESOURCESFree Video Training: Learn the simple secrets behind social media for K12 schools!Sign up for our free e-newsletter - click herewww.SocialSchool4EDU.com

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Do you manage social media for a K12 school? Then this podcast is for you! Struggling to find time for social media? Wondering why people won’t engage on your Facebook page? Can’t get content from your staff? Trying to get students to follow your Instagram Stories? These are just some of the big struggles that #SocialSchool4EDU CEO and social media storyteller, Andrea Gribble, digs into on the Mastering Social Media for Schools podcast. In addition to exclusive interviews and step-by-step strategies, each episode is designed to inspire and empower you on your journey to master school social media! This podcast is meant for anyone in K12 education - public schools, private schools, charter schools, online schools, tech/career centers - we serve them all! Grab insight into what’s working in hundreds of schools based on the experience of Andrea and her team. They directly manage more than 90 school districts, and coach/mentor more than 200 other schools. But Andrea didn’t always know what worked. When she started her business in 2014, she wished she had someone helping her answer questions like: What platform should I start with? How important is my school hashtag? Should every school in my district have its own Facebook page? What kind of videos do best? How do I represent everything that is going on in my school when I’m only one person? You’ll discover why thousands of educators follow Andrea’s advice on social media and even have fun while listening. Hit “subscribe” and get ready to master social media for your school!