English 10A Special Presentation on social media: Monday morning

Please arrive on time as we have a special presentation, which I feel will be beneficial to promoting your literacy projects. How to reach people with your message is a big part of your literacy campaigns so we're fortunate to have Samantha Nutt's publicist Alyson Rowe, visit us Monday. Please ensure that you are on time. 
For an article on Samantha Nutt, author of 

'Damned Nations: Greed, Guns, Armies and Aid visit: http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2011/11/23/f-vp-stewart.html This book would be a great one for us to read as a class since, like To Kill a Mockingbird, it deals with topical issues key to our lives today. 

To learn about War Child before Alyson's visit, click on this link: War Child, a world where no child knows war . . .

Alyson's presentation to our class, Monday morning, period 1, will address the following: 

Social Media Presentations

Using Social Media for Social Change

Overview

As part of War Child’s “Blogging Challenge” held in 2010, War Child would like to host an information session at St. Michael’s University School on Monday, December 5^th.

This presentation will use the “Blogging Challenge” as an example of how charities and not for profit organizations can raise awareness about social justice using social media.

Presentation Outline

This presentation will use the “Blogging Project” as an outline to show how you can use social media and will outline what the different social media tools are.

The presentation will focus on the following three questions:

1 – What is social media and why is it important for youth?

2 – How is social media shaping how we learn about world issues?

3 – How can you use social media to share information about world issues?

Alyson Rowe, War Child Canada’s Senior Manager of Community Development will be facilitating these presentations. Alyson is responsible for building a loyal supporter base for War Child that is both engaged and responsive. This is achieved through strategic outreach, both online and in real life. Alyson is more than an ambassador for War Child, she is the organizations voice, particularly online. As such, she is responsible for articulating War Child's often complex message in a compelling way that draws supporters into the discussion as participants, rather than mere listeners. Alyson plays a key role in developing War Child's overall marketing and communications strategy and the platforms that she is responsible for are increasingly the focus of War Child's advertising and advocacy.

Event Details

This presentation will run for approximately one hour. This presentation has been generously funded by the Canadian International Development Agency.