ERIC Number: EJ946480
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Sep
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National PTA Gets Connected with Social Media
Phillips, Derek
Our Children: The National PTA Magazine, v37 n1 p16-17 Sep 2011
People are busy, we all know that. Getting their attention is harder and harder all the time. That's especially true for member organizations and advocacy groups. The National PTA is both and has adapted some social media practices to reach out and maintain contact with more than 5 million volunteers in 25,000 local units. James Martinez, senior manager of media relations for National PTA, talks about these efforts and how it's paying off.
Descriptors: Public Relations, Parents, Teachers, Parent Associations, Teacher Associations, Parent Teacher Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Social Networks, Internet, Organizations (Groups), Technology Uses in Education
National PTA. 1250 North Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-518-1200; Fax: 703-836-0942; e-mail: info@pta.org; Web site: http://www.pta.org
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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