Transcript Counseling Communication in the Electronic Age

Counseling & Communication
in the Electronic Age
Marie Vivas Ray Marx
Director College Counseling
- College Counselor
Colegio Americano de Quito
AASSA Conference
March 26-28, 2007
Who Do We Communicate
With?
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Students
Parents
Administration
Faculty
Admissions Personnel
More Communication =
Less Communication ???
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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
Paper Communications
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School Bulletin Boards
Letters sent Home
Using Technology to
Communicate
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Emails
School Website
Text Messaging
IM
Facebook, Hi5, etc
Naviance
Personal Communication
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Phone calls
Face to face communication
Informal Communication
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Classroom Visits
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Use Testing as a draw for students/parents
Presentations
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Hallways
Cafeteria
Student
Parent
College Counseling Workshop
College Counseling Workshop
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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
School Website
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Tons of information
College Visits - http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/fairs_fall_2007.htm
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http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/college_coffice.htm
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Rec Letter Form
http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/mvivas_doc/Teacher rec form-1.pdf
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Acceptances http://www.fcaq.k12.ec/english/college_c/acceptances.htm
Naviance
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http://workspacek12.naviance.com/main.p
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The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
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Teaching Students to communicate
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Appropriate email addresses
Would you really send that email to a college?
Facebook Beware!
So What Works Best?
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Paper ??
Technology ??
Personal ??
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Depends on school, culture, kids, parents
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Ask the Students!
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A combination of communication methods
Accountability
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Hold Students, Parents, Staff responsible
for accessing & acting on information
Nothing is 100 % assured; be vigilant
…..In the News
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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/
…What Are Students Saying?
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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
Questions & Comments
Contact Us
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[email protected]
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