In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach (https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/) ,” Jeff and Nick sit down with Michael Cohen, Matt Miller, and Chris Aviles to discuss their top branding strategies for educators.
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• How and Why to Build an Educational Brand
• Is it important to have a branded identity?
• What goes into creating a recognizable brand?
• The importance of a website in branding.
• Content Creation Strategy
• Favorite ApplicationsWebsiteWordPress
• GraphicsAdobe Photoshop
• Adobe Spark (http://spark.adobe.com)
• Adobe Rush
• Canva (http://canva.com)
• Camera App
• Social MediaBuffer – Social Media Scheduling
• StrategiesHave something to give away (PDF) through a newsletter/mailing listMailchimp (http://mailchimp.com)
• ConvertKit (http://convertkit.com)
• How to approach conferences/conventions
• Being recognizable on the outside and a teacher on the inside
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About our Guests
Chris Aviles
Chris Aviles is a teacher at Knollwood middle school in the Fair Haven school district in Fair Haven, New Jersey where he runs the renown Fair Haven Innovates (https://www.fairhaveninnovates.com/) program he created in 2015.
Links of Interest
• @TechedUpTeacher (http://www.twitter.com/techedupteacher)
• www.TechedUpTeacher.com (http://www.techedupteacher.com)
Matt Miller
Matt Miller is a career Spanish teacher turned speaker, blogger and author of Ditch That Textbook (http://ditchthattextbook.com) . Through blog posts, books, videos, podcasts, and other resources, he empowers teachers to teach with less reliance on the textbook through technology, creativity and innovation.
Links of Interest
• Blog: DitchThatTextbook.com (http://ditchthattextbook.com) / FREE ebook: DitchThatTextbook.com/101 (http://ditchthattextbook.com/101)
• Twitter: @jmattmiller (http://twitter.com/jmattmiller)
• Facebook: facebook.com/ditchthattextbook (http://facebook.com/ditchthattextbook)
• YouTube: youtube.com/ditchthattextbook (http://youtube.com/ditchthattextbook)
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