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Counseling & Communication in the Electronic Age

Counseling & Communication in the Electronic Age. Marie Vivas - Director College Counseling Ray Marx - College Counselor Colegio Americano de Quito AASSA Conference March 26-28, 2007. Who Do We Communicate With?. Students Parents Administration Faculty Admissions Personnel.

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Counseling & Communication in the Electronic Age

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  1. Counseling & Communication in the Electronic Age Marie Vivas - Director College Counseling Ray Marx- College Counselor Colegio Americano de Quito AASSA Conference March 26-28, 2007

  2. WhoDo We Communicate With? • Students • Parents • Administration • Faculty • Admissions Personnel

  3. More Communication = Less Communication ??? • School Bulletin Boards • Emails • Phone Calls • Letters Home • School’s website • Text Messaging • IM • Face to Face Counseling • Face-booking • College Counseling workshop • Naviance (or similar program) • Informal Communications

  4. Paper Communications • School Bulletin Boards • Letters sent Home

  5. Using Technology to Communicate • Emails • School Website • Text Messaging • IM • Facebook, Hi5, etc • Naviance

  6. Personal Communication • Phone calls • Face to face communication • Informal Communication • Hallways • Cafeteria • Classroom Visits • Use Testing as a draw for students/parents • Presentations • Student • Parent • College Counseling Workshop

  7. College Counseling Workshop • Spring Semester open to all Juniors • Meets 1x p/wk for 12 weeks • Introduce Naviance, school webpage, essays, financial aid, college lists, proper conduct for visits, fairs, Testing, Summer

  8. School Website • Tons of information • College Visits - http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/fairs_fall_2007.htm • Marie Vivas says…. http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/college_coffice.htm • Rec Letter Form http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/mvivas_doc/Teacher rec form-1.pdf • Acceptances http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/acceptances.htm

  9. Naviance • http://workspacek12.naviance.com/main.php

  10. The Good, the Bad & the Ugly • Teaching Students to communicate • Appropriate email addresses • Would you really send that email to a college? • Facebook Beware!

  11. So What Works Best? • Paper ?? • Technology ?? • Personal ?? • Depends on school, culture, kids, parents • Ask the Students! • A combination of communication methods

  12. Accountability • Hold Students, Parents, Staff responsible for accessing & acting on information • Nothing is 100 % assured; be vigilant

  13. …..In the News • NEXT WEEK IN THE BROWN BAG Admissions officers want to be where the students are. In the realm of technology, that means wading through a mess of IM, text messaging, and Facebook. But is that an effective way of recruiting prospective students to the college? Scott Leamon, an expert on admissions and technology, will be available to take your questions about how your college can best use new technology appropriately to impress students. Join us to share stories about approaches your institution has tried and to get feedback on those ideas from an experienced technology professional.Link: http://chronicle.com/live/

  14. …What Are Students Saying? • Hello! Wow! How interesting for you to come on this site! It's great and you are correct when saying that students are more likely to check out their facebook, myspace, and hi5 then they are their emails.Colegio Americano Senior

  15. Questions & Comments

  16. ContactUs • marisol_vivas@yahoo.com • raymondmarx@yahoo.com

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