Teacher Appreciation Week Publicity
Plans for Teacher Appreciation Week 2012 (starts May 7th!) are well underway - from staff luncheons to teacher gift ideas and parties, the options are endless for showing teachers the THANKS they deserve! Go the extra mile with some on-the-spot publicity that can shout out your teachers with your loving school community - check out five creative ideas for getting the word out!
1. Twitter/Facebook: Does your school community have a facebook fan page or twitter account? Take advantage of social media and plan on individualized shouts to your school's teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week. Make sure to "tag" those teachers with profiles on facebook or with their twitter handles and ask your community to retweet, share, and like the posts.
2. Videos: A variety of online platforms make it easy to create a quick video and share it online with your community! Sites like Youtube are perfect if your school already has an account, or check out Tout.com that lets you share on-the-spot Teacher Appreciation fun (captured with your mobile device) on your social media channels or via email immediately. Looking to create a slideshow of great teacher photos? Animoto helps you create beautiful slideshow masterpieces with music.
Share your videos on your school's website, link to them in the school eNewsletter, or post on facebook/twitter.
3. News Outlets: Check with local news stations to see what stories they are planning during Teacher Appreciation Week and see if your school's teachers could be a focus. Nominate your teachers for local recognition or take out ad space to give a special shout out to your favorite teacher in your town's newspaper/news magazine.
4. Get Crafty: Set the scene for Teacher Appreciation Week with bulletin boards, door decs, and posters. Get the kids in on the fun with decorating, painting and crafting their signs of THANKS to don the hallways and doors all over the school. We love these door decoration ideas for Teacher Appreciation week from SkipToMyLou.org!
5. Pin it: Wild about Pinterest? Consider creating a Teacher Appreciation board to share with your school community capturing those big Teacher Appreciation Week moments as well as candid shots of those classic teacher surprises!
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