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Aimee Brown, principal of the Madison Career and Technical Center, won a book by Andy Masters, the conference keynote speaker. Brown said, “The book has been a good resource to use with all of the students in my school. I plan to buy several copies for my counselor, student services coordinators and GED instructors.” Quinten McCardle of Pearl River Central High School was the lucky winner of the Kindle Fire. Entering the contest was easy for him. “I am very into social media. I post to Facebook and tweet regularly,” he said. McCardle considers his new Kindle Fire to be a valuable resource within the classroom that he regularly uses for interactive games and videos. “I think the technology is great. I wish students were allowed to use the same technology with their smartphones and iPods,” he added. "I firmly believe social media can be an
invaluable asset to career–technical education."
There were a variety of other prizes aimed at benefitting teachers, including free registration to the National ACTE conference awarded to Dana Harwell-Bonds from the Tishomingo County Vocational Center. And there were several winners of a free registration to next year’s MS ACTE/ MDE conference: Josh Davenport of Booneville High School, Ann Endicott of Byhalia High School, Laura Honeycutt of Mooreville High School, and Paul Chrestman of DeSoto County Vocational Center. Overall, the 2012 MS ACTE/MDE Summer Conference and the RCU social media campaign were a huge success. The participants gained a stronger understanding of social media best practices and enjoyed participating. The RCU looks forward to hosting another campaign during the 2013 MS ACTE/MDE Summer Conference, which will be July 2326, 2013, at Hinds Community College – Rankin Campus. Registration and session details will be available soon on the RCU’s website, www.rcu.msstate.edu.
SUMMER CONFERENCE
July 23-26, 2013 Hinds Community College – Rankin Campus, Pearl, Miss.
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