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Social media is an integral part of a successful communications and marketing program, and video is a key component. While there are several tried-and-true post ideas to put on your social media calendar (#motivationmonday, #throwbackthursday), coming up with fresh ideas can be challenging. Here are some tips to get your creative juices flowing: • Teachers sharing a unique talent • Third graders sharing what they learned Foreign language students saying “hi” in that language Student interviewing principal #WisdomWednesday highlighting thoughts from students Art students showing and explaining their artwork Highlight the school’s mentoring/buddy program Teacher, admin & student thank you to parents Interview foreign exchange students Athletes sharing what teamwork has taught them

Source: SocialSchool4EDU.com

Tidbits & Trivia

The first public school in the U.S. was the Boston Latin School, founded in 1635.

A Hornbook is a wooden panel that students used to learn lessons, such as the alphabet. A piece of transparent horn was placed over the lesson to protect it.

In 1910, only nine percent of people had a high school diploma.

National Celebration Days

August 16: Tell a Joke Day August 24: Waffle Day September 5: Cheese Pizza Day September 6: Read a Book Day September 9: Teddy Bear Day September 19: Cheeseburger Day October 7: Inner Beauty Day October 13: Train Your Brain Day October 16: Dictionary Day

In the age of technology, the majority of us use our smartphones every day to help us with our jobs, including taking photographs at school functions on the fly. Here are some tricks to making the most out of your digital-camera photographs.

When you’re able, use your feet to zoom into your subject for a clearer shot.

Use the Burst Mode for action shots to capture the perfect image.

Change your depth of field with Portrait Mode for professional-looking headshots.

Use the edit mode to crop photos and fix lighting before using.

Whenever possible, take photos without a flash and in natural lighting. Mix it up a bit! Take both horizontal and vertical shots.

Move around to get different angles to give yourself more options.

Watch your background. No telephone pole sticking out of someone’s head!

Place the light in front of your subject rather than behind. Grammar Time Hyphens can be tricky to know when to use one and when not to. Here’s the scoop:

Use a hyphen if it’s needed to make the meaning clear: small-business owner, better-qualified candidate, little-known song, tight-knit group.

Examples:

• The new computer program is user-friendly. • She is a better-qualified candidate for the position.

Use a hyphen in modifiers of three or more words: a know-it-all attitude, black-and-white photography, a sink-or-swim moment, a win-at-allcosts approach.

Examples:

• Johnny is an up-and-coming track star. • What are your tried-and-true methods for studying?

Source: AP Stylebook

TSPRA traces its origin back to the summer of 1962 at the annual convention of the National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) in Denver, Colorado.