If you need a fun team-building or icebreaker activity, try this heartwarming exercise with your group!
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73: Positivity Post-It Team-Building Activity For Students, Staff, Or Colleagues

From one paid intern to six, learn how Germantown Municipal School District in Tennessee has grown its communications internship program utilizing local business partners and work-based learning. Lots of great resources and tips in this episode!
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72: CTE/Paid Internship Success Story With Kate Crowder

Simple to implement ideas to instantly improve your photos whether you’re using a smartphone or DSLR camera 📸.
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71: Photography Tips & Tricks With Matthew Jennings

A discussion about the most important and influential Facebook page for School PR pros with the creator, David Luther. How and why the page that now has close to 3,000 members started, what’s happening to the page now as he steps away, tips to utilize it, and much more.
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70: David Luther School Communications Pros Discussion Page

Why the Apple Watch is my worst purchase ever, and why you should definitely consider Air Pods. Don’t have FOMO for the Apple Watch! 
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69: Apple Watch Review $ave Your Money, Air Pods A Buy

Have a press release, staff memo, parent email, or song written for you in ten seconds with stunning accuracy! Chief Technology Officer Scott Bramley, Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer Greg Gazanian, and Ryan discuss ChatGPT and this revolutionary AI technology and what it means for education and everyone.
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68: ChatGPT AI Changing Communication, Education, and the World?

Recap and insights into our first meeting!
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67: Launch of National Communications Internship Collab

Thinking about starting an internship or wanting some new ideas? You can join our NCIC group to learn and grow your internship program.
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66: National Communications Internship Collab Group

A great way to inspire your students, staff, and community with a feel-great celebration 🎉 to end the year! 
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65: Grad Run Senior Celebration

How to easily get more views with your videos. YouTube and Facebook video techniques, and the importance of going “organic.”
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64: STOP Doing This With Your Videos And Get More Views

Twitter Blue is worth it if you utilize organic videos, Twitter undo not so much, Twitter Spaces audio hangout, Elon Musk Twitter stock takeover.
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63: Twitter Blue Worth If, Twitter Spaces, Elon Musk Twitter Stock Buy

What is a Twitter Blue subscription and can you now edit tweets and what is undo tweet?!?!
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62: Twitter Blue & Edit Option?!?

Creative and unique ideas to boost engagement, followers, and reach on your social media platforms.
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61: Super Social Media Hacks

From several new offerings, who the keynote speakers are, tips for first-time attendees, the awards gala, and CalSPRA Night Out, we get the inside scoop as Jessica Hull joins us for a complete preview of the annual conference!
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60: CALSPRA Conference Preview Jessica Hull

Why and when you should not send a mass notification to your entire district, how to make that difficult decision using data, and what data should you gather to help make this important determination.
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@SchoolPRpodcast on Twitter! 
Engaging Data Book: Smart Strategies for School Communication by Trinette Marquis! 
 

59: When and When NOT to Send a Mass Notification

My take on one of the worst calls in the history of MLB and why that can’t happen.

58: Dodgers Giants NLDS Game 5 Worst Call in History of MLB Playoffs!

With the ongoing staffing crisis in American schools, we share some unique strategies to mitigate this important issue to help recruit qualified educators. 
Links: Bitmoji sub recruitment video https://youtu.be/KRGeGTHxQQI 
SNL School Board Meeting: https://youtu.be/C2dj59Db1C4\
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57: Substitute Teacher & Staff Shortages & Recruitment Strategies

New season, new challenges, TikTok challenges, and much more! Facebook Group link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/245614517497877/ Twitter is @SchoolPRpodcast

56: News, TikTok, Facebook Group

From color and contrast to navigation, free tools, text blocks, creative alt texts, and OCR complaints, Steve Ostler from Blackboard joins the School PR Podcast to discuss all of these important issues and opportunities within digital and website accessibility and equity. 
To learn more about distance learning in a virtual world, listen to this podcast interview with Chris Prince from Blackboard https://rforan12.podbean.com/e/45-distance-learning-with-chris-prince-blackboard/
Visit www.Blackboard.com/k12 for more information.
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55: Website Accessibility and Equity

How Chino Valley went over the rainbow with a viral video that has more than two million views and garnered international attention. School Shine Founder Rob Wiltsey joins the podcast to talk about how they created this viral video and his work on virtual graduations.

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