George+Blog+Round+5

=SFMS Treehouse Campus Blog Rollout=


 * **Title**: ||< SFMS Treehouse Campus Blog Rollout ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Type core content subject here ||
 * **Grade**: ||< Staff/ Admin SFMS ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< 2 months; hit stride by January 14 ||
 * **Summary:** ||< I will maintain a campus specific blog for SFMS staff and admin for the purpose of regular communication on a variety of topics (professional development opportunities, strategies, district level news, etc) ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< 1) Describe the main steps of the activity/lesson/project here
 * Secure blog site (accomplished)
 * Finalize initial content (accomplished)
 * Develop posting schedule (Not accomplished; I've created a list of potential posting topics, but haven't nailed down a set schedule other than Literacy posts on Thursday)
 * Create "protocols" (Not accomplished) ||
 * Objectives: ||< * SFMS Treehouse blog will host scheduled content on a daily/ weekly basis to engage staff and admin, keep them posted on Icoach activities (not accomplished), alleviate email volume, and any number of miscommunications
 * Teachers access blog on a regular basis for daily weekly content, and engage in peer to peer communication in comments section (not accomplished) ||
 * Assessment: ||< * Accountability to daily/ weekly schedule (accomplished)
 * Blog tracking (visits, frequency, etc) (accomplished, but not sure to what benefit. Page views and post views, but no way to track individuals) ||
 * Resources: ||< * Internet access ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round....

As far as the posting, I've been fairly regular for the last 2 months or so. I've had a bit of trouble with posting from drafts on the mobile app, and am curious if a more disciplined posting schedule, topic schedule, and additional posters would add readership. I'm ready to solicit feedback and plan for phase 2. ||
 * **Examples**: ||< * http://sfmstreehouse.blogspot.com/ ||

Discussion:
Use the Embed Widget tool to add a Discussion Area widget. Bump the number to 100. This will take the comments from the discussion tab and add them to the bottom of the page. This will encourage teacher reflection and modification.