Schools are next to tap AI and chatbots to improve engagement
“Hey, Siri, what’s on the school lunch menu today?” “Alexa, please pay Isabelle’s student fees from my Paypal account.” Chat window: Welcome to Mapledale Elementary. How can we help you today? “Hey,...
View Article4 school communication planning tips for the summer
Ah, summer’s here. Time to kick back and get away from the grind, right? Well, in between the trips to the beach and the Netflix binging, I recommend you take the time to do a little communications...
View ArticleIs your website school calendar making parents happy?
I don’t know about you, but I’d be lost without my calendar. Imagine your school trying to function without one. But what if your website school calendar is making it hard for your parents to access,...
View ArticleCampus Suite and AWS EdStart team up to help schools keep pace with...
CINCINNATI – Keeping with its mission of accelerating how schools embrace web technology to improve communication, Campus Suite announces it has joined the Amazon Web Services (AWS) EdStart program....
View ArticleVideo shows how Instagram can instantly boost parent engagement
Campus Suite’s Steve Williams and I just conducted a webinar for school administrators who wanted to know how to use Instagram to share their school stories. The turnout, the questions and the feedback...
View Article4 must-have features for a school website calendar
It’s the nerve center of any school or district communications. The page that parents visit the most; staff too. The school website calendar. But many school website calendars can be a major...
View Article5 easy steps to creating an effective school blog
Does your school have a blog? Or maybe you have a school blog, but really not sure why, or you struggle with finding new content for it. Just how effective is it? Are you sure anyone is even reading...
View ArticleQ and A from how to make website PDFs ADA compliant webinar
During a recent Campus Suite Academy webinar How to Make Website PDFs ADA Compliant and Accessible, (see webinar video here), we had many questions we didn’t have time to answer live. In my role as...
View Article5 ways to prevent unfriendly website syndrome at your school
There’s a common malady that pervades many school websites. It’s one we’ve all encountered at one time or another. It’s found on retail websites, commercial and non-profit websites, and yes, even...
View Article7 DIY templates for back-to-school social media posts
It’s the start of another school year, and I can just imagine the phone ringing off the hook and the email boxes filling up with those perennial start-of-the-year questions. It’s an exciting time. Lots...
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