blog it - how free web tools changed our adventure programs
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BLOG IT!How free web tools changed our programs
AEE Northeast Regional Conference 2008Hans Mundahl, New Hampton School
MAKE YOUR DISABILITY . . . .
Communication problems
Internal competition for time & engagement
No technical skills
No technical infrastructure
No money
YOUR OPPORTUNITY
Solve problems
Engage constituents
No html
No special software
Free
JUNIOR URBAN ADVENTURE
Yearly theme: Legacy
Half day skills instruction, two days in Boston
Group focused around an Essential Question
Participants grouped by Driving Question
Research from primary sources
Blogging as reflection & presentation tool
Parents, alumni become ‘participants’
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Sidebar Links
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Comments
Labels
Embedded Media
WILL SCIENCE SAVE US?
Natural remedies
Antibiotic resistance
Renewable energy
Overpopulation
Climate change
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Branding
Donations
NONPROFIT PROGRAM
SHOULD WE ENGAGE?
Characteristics of effective networks
Strong social ties
Common story
Clarity of purpose
SWOT
Identify goals & metrics
*thousands of ‘participants’
*from dozens of nations
SUCCESS STORIES
Donations to our annual fund
Trail Magic
Interest in our curriculum in Germany, India & New York
(staffing, less paper, networking)
OTHER COOL STUFF
Outward Bound World Resources Project
Wikispaces
Facebook groups
Google Docs
Skype
Wilderness expedition blogs
THANK YOU
Tom GlaisyerNetcentric Campaigns
Noelle ThurlowOutward Bound International
Association for Experiential Education
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