Engage in Your School's Story Podcast

Jessica Schwindt studied marketing with an emphasis in finance and economics at Grand Canyon University. She moved to Orlando, Florida and is currently interning with Disney in Relationship Marketing. She manages campaigns with brands like Southwest, ABC, Wheel of Fortune, Freeform, and has had the opportunity to work with a lot of synergy talent (If you want to meet Katy Perry or Ciara, she's your girl). Growing up, Jessica was very involved; sports, clubs, honor societies, and still managed to do very well in school. She believes in 150% dedication to everything she does and considers building genuine relationships as one the many keys to success. “If you care for people in networking, they also want to care for you and help you succeed,” Jessica stated. She is passionate about making a difference in the world and desires to use her skills from her career to open start-up businesses to benefit impoverished communities. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Jessica. http://classintercom.com

For episode 28, Taylor is joined by Clay Reisler, the Digital Learning Specialist at Pulaski High School, in the Polka Captial of the world, Pulaski, Wisconsin. Clay uses social media and technology to connect with the world, individualize instruction, innovate classrooms with technology and to support 70 teachers and administration to tell stories. He has created a great resource for his district and beyond with his Twitter and Instagram accounts, along with his Youtube channel, blog, iPaddiction and podcast, EdVanage.  Clay has cultivated a strong storytelling movement at Pulaski using Class Intercom and use of their Twitter hashtag, #radarstrong. He tells his students, “This isn’t our high school," meaning it’s not our adult's high school. "It's your high school and it’s yours to tell the story, so get after it!”  He also emphasizes the importance of the "4 C's": Collaboration, critical thinking,  creation, and communication.  He states,"It’s everything that drives us. That’s better than any multiple choice test.”  Clay is a great example of a leader who is using social media to positively impact the world. We hope you enjoy this conversation with him. Connect with Clay: https://twitter.com/RecessDuty https://www.instagram.com/clayreisler/ http://www.clayreisler.com/

Bekah Vought, of Three Lakes, Wisconsin works at Indiana University as their Digital / Social Media Assistant, where she executes social creative ideas for IU’s 24 athletic teams. This year, she worked with College GameDay, involving live content, as well as Instagram and Snapchat stories, Periscope, Facebook Live, and Instagram Live. No day is the same for Bekah, as her job changes from season to season; covering football games, live-tweeting volleyball games, creating GIFS for use on Twitter, and managing Indiana's Basketball team’s Instagram page. Her journey to success involved hard work and determination, as she used her Advertising / Journalism degree to land an internship at Oregon State Universtiy, to later sending her resume around the country to D1 schools, and finally receiving a 'yes' from the Indiana Hoosiers. “It just takes one person to believe in you and that changed my whole perspective.” She stated. “Every path is different, there is no right or wrong way to do something.” Bekah values meaningful conversation and building genuine connections. Although she is savvy with social platforms, she believes every connection made is something to not take for granted.  We hope you enjoy this conversation with Bekah. Connect with Bekah: https://twitter.com/bekahvought https://twitter.com/iuhoosiers

For episode 26, Taylor is joined by Laura Kroll, the K-12 Principal and Assistant Volleyball Coach at Exeter-Milligan Public Schools. Laura knows the ins and outs of education in a small school from her 26 years of experience as a teacher, instructional coach and principal. She shares insight into how she maximizes the opportunity in a small school by consistently tweeting words of encouragement at 7 a.m., creating an in-school challenge and reward for teachers and students to discover new ideas on Twitter and how to build an online professional network. Laura believes in digital citizenship and sharing stories. She states,"The future is making connections and knowing how to responsibly use technology. It's a disservice if you are not promoting your school on social media and getting students involved that way." We hope you enjoy this conversation with Laura. Connect with Laura:  https://twitter.com/Mandery https://www.instagram.com/laurakroll_mandery/ For more information about Class Intercom visit http://www.classintercom.com

For episode 25, Taylor is joined by Andy Ohlson, the K-12 Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator at Axtell Community School.  Andy has a degree in Secondary FCS and Mathematics and soon-to-be Masters in Instructional Technology. Andy shares his experience with social media in a rural school and how Twitter's trending hashtag #StealEDU has allowed him to gather new ideas for his classroom. Andy also gives great advice for rural schools who are still working to incorporate social media into their school. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Andy! Connect with Andy: https://twitter.com/anohls311 https://twitter.com/axtellwildcats https://www.facebook.com/axtellwildcats/ For more information about Class Intercom visit http://classintercom.com

For Episode 24, Taylor is joined by Kevin DeShazo. Kevin shares his thoughts on how early to start with social media education for students, trends he's seeing with students athletes in college, his new book Leadership Interrupted and if he were an Administrator how he would approach the conversation around social media with staff and students. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Kevin! Kevin DeShazo is the founder of Fieldhouse Media and a partner at Culture Wins Championships (the sports division of GiANT Worldwide). He is passionate about helping people believe they have a story worth telling and helping to unlock the potential of everyday leaders. He has coached hundreds of leaders across a variety of industries, helping them transform their leadership, their teams, and their families. Over the last several years, he has become a sought-after speaker in the sports landscape, having presented on more than 130 college campuses and at national conventions and conferences. He has appeared in Sports Illustrated, ESPN.com, The New York Times, Bleacher Report, Sports Business Journal, Forbes and a number of other national and local media platforms. He calls Oklahoma City home, along with his wife, Megan, and their three boys, Gabe, Noah and Asher. Connect with Kevin: https://twitter.com/KevinDeShazo https://twitter.com/fieldhousemedia http://www.leadershipinterrupted.com/

For Episode 23, Taylor is joined by Bonnie Noel, the Technology Coordinator at Deshler Public Schools. In her 9th year of education, Bonnie talks about the impact of social media on her being a teacher, how she balances being a Tech Coordinator and JH Math teacher and shares advice she’d give to rural schools who aren’t currently using social media. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Bonnie! Connect with Bonnie: https://twitter.com/bonnienoeldd https://twitter.com/DeshlerPublic https://www.facebook.com/DeshlerPublicSchools/ http://www.deshlerpublicschools.org/ http://www.instagram.com/deshlerdragons

For Episode 22 we sit down with Brent Catlett, Development Executive for Apple Education in Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota and North Dakota. Brent also is a husband, father of five children, current doctoral student, and Dads in Ed podcast co-host with Josh Allen and Devin Schoening. Brent and Taylor talk about the impact social media has had, personally and professionally, how he sees schools using social media, and what advice he’d give to educators who still aren’t using social media. Connect with Brent: Twitter: https://twitter.com/catlett1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brent.catlett Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/catschronicles/ Blog: http://brentcatlett.blogspot.com/ Podcast: https://dadsined.wordpress.com/

For Episode 21 Taylor is joined by Eric Ewald. Eric is Principal (Grades PreK-6) at Van Allen Elementary School in the Iowa City Community School District located in North Liberty, Iowa. He’s an active blogger and sharer of his ideas on being a principal, day to day happenings, sharing stories through social media, and helped Co-found Dads as Principal’s which started as a hashtag at a summer conference and has turned into a great resource for admins. We hope you enjoy the conversation with Eric. Connect with Eric: Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricEwald_Iowa https://twitter.com/dadsasprincipal Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dads-on-deck/id1293970297?mt=2&i=1000393784216 https://twitter.com/dadsasprincipal Blog: http://ericewald.blogspot.com School Twitter: https://twitter.com/VanAllen_ICCSD

Welcome to season 2, episode 20 of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! We are excited to share our interview with Brandon Mowinkel. He is the High School principal at Milford Public Schools and is very involved with sharing the Milford story on Social media. Brandon is the Nebraska State Association of Secondary School Principals President and the 2017 NSASSP Principal of the Year. Brandon talks at length about uncovering the history of the Milford Eagles and how he’s trying to tell it going forward, using social media to share what's going on inside Milford Public Schools.  He states, “There are pros and cons to any social media...but it’s not going away. You have got to teach responsibility in using social media…” Brandon shares his excitement with Class Intercom and how his students are able to have a voice on Milford Public Schools social media platforms. We are excited to share Brandon's story and how he's helping Milford share their story on social media. Connect with Brandon: http://twitter.com/bmowinkel http://twitter.com/milfordeagles https://www.facebook.com/milford.eagles/ http://instagram.com/milfordpublicschools

Welcome to season 2, episode 19 of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! We are excited to share our interview with Jaclyn Day, marketing manager at FACTS | RenWeb. With over 10 years of experience in private education, she’s passionate about the study of marketing, #edtech, enrollmen, and retention at K-12 institutions. Prior to joining RenWeb in 2009, she worked in Washington, DC, where she specialized in public affairs. Jaclyn received her BA in Public Communication from Washington Adventist University and currently resides and works in the DC metro area. Jaclyn shares her wisdom about new trends on social media. She talks about the importance of engaging in conversation and believes in promoting parent ambassadors to engage in conversation, give feedback and address questions. She gives insight to school marketing and advertising and shares 3 important keys to consider when it comes to social media and schools and education. We are very excited to share our story with Jaclyn Day and her expertise in education, marketing, and social media.  Connect with Jaclyn Day: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaclyn-day/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FACTSRenWeb

Welcome to season 2, episode 18 of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! We are excited to share our interview with Ian Coon, a sophomore at Wartburg College. He is Director of Communications at Student Voice, a national non-profit strengthening the #StuVoice movement by empowering students to take action on issues that most impact their education. Prior to, Ian co-founded the Iowa Student Learning Institute as a sophomore in high school. This organization is dedicated to revolutionizing student voice in Iowa. Ian is passionate about sharing his voice in education to help provide an opportunity for other students to share theirs. He stresses the importance of using multimedia, such as podcasts and videos, to interact and involve students. We are very excited to share our interview with Ian Coon as we share his story about empowering student's voice online. Connect with Ian through Student Voice: Instagram: http://instagram.com/Stu_voice Twitter: http://twitter.com/Stu_voice Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thestuvoice/ LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iancoon/

Welcome to season 2, episode 17 of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! We are excited to share our interview with Brittany Mascio, Marketing Director and Storyteller at Nebraska Loves Public Schools, a Sherwood Foundation-funded documentary film project that showcases the good things happening in public schools. Prior to, Brittany worked as the Event Director of Big Omaha, where she worked alongside startup entrepreneurs from across the world including the founders of DonorsChoose, Pinterest, Warby Parker, and many others. Brittany talks about the importance of sharing rich narrative on social media and how to get students involved as citizens in a digital world. She touches on the 'I Love Public Schools' movement and their 30-minute film, 'Standing Up To Poverty' that shares big things happening in education, providing answers to some of the society's deep problems. Lastly, Brittany shares tips for content creators and how to better share your school's story online. We are very excited to share our interview with Brittany Mascio as we share her story as a storyteller in the public schools. Connect with Brittany online: https://twitter.com/brittanymascio https://twitter.com/@NElovesPS https://www.facebook.com/NElovesPS https://www.instagram.com/nelovesps/ https://www.youtube.com/user/NElovesPS http://nelovesps.org

Welcome to season 2, episode 16 of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! We are excited to share our interview with Sam Stecher. Sam is the Superintendent of East Butler Public Schools. He is a coauthor of It Happens In The Hallway and co-founder of Mission Monday; a movement that gives people ways to interact with the student, staff, and volunteers allowing everybody a way to engage in their school community. He tells his story about getting started with social media and where a passion for education came from. He states, "Be a positive voice and move students in the direction we want to move." He encourages teachers and superintendents to be digitally connected, reaching out to students through all channels. We are excited to share our conversation with Sam and how he shares his school's story on social media. Connect with Sam online: https://twitter.com/samMMstecher https://www.facebook.com/eastbutlertigers/ https://twitter.com/Mission_Monday https://www.instagram.com/therealmissionmonday/

Welcome to season 2, episode 15 of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! We are excited to share our interview with Mickie Mueller. Mickie is the Educational Technology Facilitator for Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, NE. As Educational Technology Facilitator, Mickie develops training for district staff and helps teachers use technology in their classrooms. She also oversees the district’s 1:1 Chromebook initiative. Prior to becoming the Ed Tech Facilitator, Mickie spent 18 years as a business and information technology instructor. Since 1997, Mickie has presented to standing room only crowds at local, state and national conferences on topics ranging from free tech tools to iPads to Chromebooks and Google tools. Mickie is what we call an "early adopter" encouraging students to use technology and social media to share their story. She is extremely passionate about technology and isn't afraid to share her expertise in how social media has helped grow her professional life.  We are excited to share our conversation with Mickie and how she shares her school's story on social media. Connect with Mickie online: https://twitter.com/mickie_mueller https://www.pinterest.com/mickiemue/ http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=423169 https://edudirectory.withgoogle.com/en/profile/a63e85bad92e07766fa0af20d0033b61

Welcome to season 2, episode 14 of the Engage in Your School’s Story podcast. Host Taylor Siebert has a special guest, Ben Pankonin of Lincoln, Nebraska. Ben is the founder of a few companies, including Social Assurance, which works with banks and their social media marketing, and one with your very own, Taylor Siebert, on Class Intercom. Ben shares his expertise on the new life of entrepreneurship and how to bring young people into this growing environment while touching on the importance of community and creating purposeful content. Ben shares the backstory of Class Intercom, what it is and how it developed, and an inside to the relationship between Taylor and Ben. We are excited to share our conversation with Ben and his expertise in the marketing and entrepreneurial world. Connect with Ben online: https://twitter.com/benpankonin https://twitter.com/SocialAssurance https://socialassurance.com/ https://classintercom.com

Welcome to season 2, episode 13 of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! We are excited to start the 2017-2018 school year and share how schools across the country are using social media to share, connect and learn. Host Taylor Siebert is joined this week by the Activities Director at York High School, Lance Smith. Lance shares the two pillars he uses to reach people: The YHS Website and a Podcast while feeding social media, Twitter and Instagram, through the pillars. He states, "Spread out the content and allow people to find you." Lance also talks about his unique passion for Adobe Creative Cloud. As a self-taught Adobe user, Lance explains the importance of understanding Adobe for a career and how he incorporates content from Adobe into his social media accounts. We are excited to share our conversation with Lance and how the Dukes have become a part of his story. Connect with Lance online: https://twitter.com/LanceSmith34 https://twitter.com/YHS_Dukes https://www.instagram.com/yhs_dukes/ https://yorkdukeactivities.wordpress.com/ https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/york-dukes-activities/id1255646927?mt=2

Welcome to the 12th episode of the Engage in Your School’s Story podcast. Host Taylor Siebert is joined by Karen Haase. Karen is an attorney representing public schools & related entities through her firm KSB Law in Lincoln, Nebraska. She is a former teacher at the high school and college level and has used her experience as a base to help teachers and admins integrate and use technology in the positive role. Learning how to help students navigate social media and using it correctly has been a hot topic in legal discussions since the early days of online communication. There are some great stories and lessons to be learned in this chat. Sit back, and get ready to dive into our conversation, with Karen. Connect with Karen online: https://twitter.com/KarenHaase https://www.ksbschoollaw.com/haase-bio http://classintercom.com

Welcome to the 11th episode of the Engage in Your School’s Story podcast. Host Taylor Siebert is joined by recent Grand Island Northwest graduate Mitch Fisher. Mitch caught the entrepreneurial bug from his family, which lead to creating The Shipyard student section twitter account, and has moved on to a full business called Fog Squad, just as he’s ready to begin college. This is a great peek into the mind of a young entrepreneur. We hope you enjoy the conversation with Mitch and his story. Connect with Mitch online: https://twitter.com/mitchfisherrr https://twitter.com/thefogsquad Follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/classintercom

Welcome to our tenth episode of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! Host Taylor Siebert is joined by the Communication and Marketing Coordinator at Grand Island Public Schools, Jack Sheard. Jack is a long time journalist and joined the staff at GIPS five years ago. He has been helping share the #WeAreGIPS story through Facebook and Twitter for the district that represents over 9,000 students. We are excited to share our conversation with Jack and how Purple and Gold has become apart of his story. Connect with Jack online: https://twitter.com/jacksheard https://twitter.com/GIPublicSchools https://www.facebook.com/GrandIslandPublicSchools/ https://www.instagram.com/gipublicschools/ Learn more about Class Intercom at http://classintercom.com

Welcome to our ninth episode of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School's Story podcast! Host Taylor Siebert is joined by the Business teacher at Litchfield High School (MN), Justin Wittrock. Justin has been at Litchfield for 11 years as an innovative business teacher and coach. He does a great job of empowering his students in and outside of his classroom. We are excited to share our conversation with Justin and how he's using Class Intercom in his classes! Connect with Justin online: https://twitter.com/WittyInS104 https://twitter.com/GoLHSDragons https://www.facebook.com/GoLHSDragons/

Welcome to our eighth episode of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast! Host Taylor Siebert is joined by Tech Director at Sandy Creek Public Schools, Jeremy Borer. Jeremy has been at Sandy Creek for 14 years and has seen the importance of sharing the Cougars story evolve and grow by empowering students. We’re excited to share our conversation with Jeremy and the great things he and his team are doing using Social Media at Sandy Creek Public Schools! Connect with Jeremy online: https://twitter.com/huskers00 https://twitter.com/SCougars https://www.instagram.com/sandycreekhs/ Snapchat - "sandycreekhs"

In our seventh episode of the Class Intercom Engage in Your School’s Story podcast host Taylor Siebert is joined by Hunter Radenslaben the founder of Athlete Nation. Hunter is currently a senior at Waverly High School and what started as a Twitter account when he was 12 years old has grown the account to nearly 70k followers and a social media-based sports apparel brand with the ultimate goal of positively impacting athletes around the world. We’re excited to share our conversation with Hunter and the impact he’s having across the country using social media in a positive way! Connect with Hunter online: https://twitter.com/athletenation https://twitter.com/HRadenslaben TedX Lincoln talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POROCNMqnyA

In our sixth episode of the Engage in Your School's Story podcast we chat with co-founder of #iCANHELP, Matt Soeth. Matt taught Video Production (CTE) and Student Leadership at Kimball High School in Tracy, California. Matt was on the board of the California Association of Directors of Activities providing leadership training and technology integration in schools. He is also an adjunct professor at the Teacher College of San Joaquin where he instructs teachers in technology and mobile applications. Matt has been recognized nationally for providing quality professional development to staff and students. His laid back attitude and sense of humor comes through in all his work, including the videos he produces for the #ICANHELP campaign. We’re excited to share our conversation with Matt and the impact he’s having across the country using social media for good!

In our fifth episode of the Engage in Your School's Story podcast we chat with Principal, Cameron Hudson of High Plains Community Schools, Polk, NE. Cameron is a rural Nebraska administrator who was recently named the winner of NETA’s 2017 Excellence in Leading with Technology Award. Sharing the Storm story and empowering students on social media is something he is very passionate about at High Plains. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Cameron! We talk with Cameron about how they are addressing Digital Citizenship, the benefits of using social media from an admin perspective, what it meant to him and the school to win the NETA award and how he is empowering the students at HPC on social media. Connect with Cameron: Twitter: https://twitter.com/c_hudson5 Learn more about Class Intercom and schedule a demo to see how you can Engage in Your School's story!

In our fourth episode of the Engage in Your School's Story podcast we chat with Principal/AD, Tim Huls of Hampton Public School in Hampton, NE. Tim is a rural Nebraska administrator who is always looking to give his students new learning opportunities and share the Hawks story. We talk with Tim about how his perspective of social media has changed over the years, the importance of sharing their school's story, student voice and digital citizenship and his involvement with Mike Smith LIVE and The BAY. Connect with Tim: Web: http://timhuls.blogspot.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TimmyHuls Learn more about Class Intercom and schedule a demo to see how you can Engage in Your School's story!

In our third episode of the Engage in Your School's Story podcast we cross the Missouri river and are joined by Technology Integration Specialist, Josh Allen, at Lewis Central Community Schools in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Josh is the NETA board’s Past-President, host of the Dads in Ed podcast, and was the co-founder of EdCamp Omaha. We talk with Josh about starting EdCamp Omaha, his first tweet in 2007, sharing the Lewis Central story on social media and hosting the Dads in Ed podcast. Connect with Josh: Web: http://joshallen.postach.io/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/j_allen Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@joshallen Learn more about Class Intercom and schedule a demo to see how you can Engage in Your School's story!

In our second episode of the Engage in Your School's Story podcast we are joined by Tech Integration Specialist, Craig Badura, at Aurora Public Schools in Aurora, Nebraska. We talk with Craig about his first tweet in 2009, documenting over creating, Digital Citizenship + more! Craig is one of the leaders on tech education and digital citizenship in the country. He has over 10.5k followers on Twitter and over 1.3k on Instagram. He’s a NETA board member. Sharing his story and the #aurorahuskies story is in his DNA. Connect with Craig: Web: http://www.craigbadura.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/mrbadura Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrbadura/ Snapchat: "cbadgolf" Learn more about Class Intercom and schedule a demo to see how you can Engage in Your School's story!

In the first episode of the Engage in Your School's Story podcast we had the privilege to chat with Tech Integrationist, Heather Callihan, at Northwest Public Schools in Grand Island, Nebraska. Heather has been helping share the Vikings story for four years and has been one of the leading educators in the state of Nebraska on Digital Citizenship. We talk about how Northwest is sharing their story through social media, empowering students, digital citizenship and advice for your school to get started with social media. Learn more about Class Intercom on our website at http://classintercom.com.