Increasing family and parent agencies in early
childhood education through building positive working relationships between
educators, students, communities, parents, and families is the goal of the policy
issue I have chosen to explore regarding the enhancement of early childhood
education. One social media tool that
would be beneficial in gaining support with this policy issue would be Facebook. The audiences that occupy Facebook range from adolescent aged
children, parents, and adult seniors in various types of professions. Creating a page specifically discussing and
promoting parent involvement in early childhood education will definitely
capture the attention of this audience.
Also funding opportunities may derive from Facebook exposure; however promoting funding for this policy issue
may be challenging due to the newness of the policy issue. Maybe hosting a meet and greet at a popular
location may increase funding opportunities.
Another social media site that may be beneficial could be Twitter.
A lot of celebrities use Twitter;
therefore on a national level, this policy issue may receive more positive
attention. With ongoing social issues
regarding celebrities on Twitter, the
attention of this policy issue may turn in another direction. Although there are more popular social media
sites, Facebook and Twitter seem to receive the most attention
and feedback concerning major issues; therefore, these will most likely be the
most helpful tools for promoting my policy issue.
Jessica L. Beal
Jessica L. Beal
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI selected Facebook as a choice to help spread my message to encourage collaboration between early childhood teachers and community professionals. You are correct that it is used by many people in a wide variety of age ranges. I, however, am not very familiar with Twitter. I know several teachers at my school have Twitter accounts to gather information about trending policies and to stay abreast of new trends. I think it could work to help you connect with families and community partners to build stronger relationships. I hope to better understand the usefulness of Twitter and how it can aid educators.
Cynthia Thralls
Cynthia,
DeleteI honestly was looking at Twitter for its popularity; however, as Melissa mentioned, locating responses and posts can be very difficult unless you are really keeping up with the posts. One more positive aspect about Twitter is that most celebrities are using it 24/7; therefore, my policy issue just may gain the attention of the necessary people to provide funding for the issue. Have you explored Twitter recently to get a feel of how to use it? What do you think about Instagram?
J. Beal
Jessica,
ReplyDeleteI also chose facebook as a social communication method. However, I am hesitant with twitter. On any of the social media sites anyone can respond or answer. However, on twitter it seems the responses are even faster. What if your parents start trying to give other parents advice and the information is incorrect. However, because the conversation is so instantaneous it occurred when you weren't keeping up with your twitter feeds,. Is there any way to combat those type of scenarios when using social media?
Hi Melissa,
DeleteNow that you've mentioned how hard it is to keep up with conversations on twitter, I may reconsider using it as a means of social media. I honestly hadn't thought about that when promoting my policy issue. However, I believe Facebook is a winner because it provides various forms of resources to launch information. Have you thought of a catchy title for your Facebook page?
J. Beal