At our EIC meeting in June, it was noted in our plan for White Oak ISD to have a  District Facebook page. Scott Floyd immediately set this up for us and allowed for campuses to create their own Facebook pages to enhance school, parent, and community communication.  For those of you who are not already aware, the White Oak Primary and White Oak Intermediate Schools have taken the steps toward attaining that goal. In addition, some of our staff members have also become acutely aware of the frequency and convenience of a parent’s and/or student’s ability to check a Facebook status from any Smartphone, iPod, or iPad, and have created their own classroom Facebook page to share specific information and activities pertinent to only that small group of students. You will find the links to each of these Facebook pages on our White Oak Elementary Blog by clicking on the Primary Staff Blogs or Intermediate Staff Blogs. The White Oak Primary and White Oak Intermediate links are located right underneath the principals’ pictures on the front page of the blog.

By simply visiting any of these Facebook pages and clicking on “Like”,  ALL status updates from that particular page will automatically appear on that staff member’s, parent’s, or student’s page every time they login to Facebook. Take a look around you the next time you are in a restaurant, at a ballgame, in a grocery store, or anywhere, you will see someone checking their Facebook page.

It’s that simple, and YES, it’s that powerful!