CNTV gets social!

Robin Phillips shows social media that high school students prefer.

“The Internet is a conversation.”-Robin Phillips 

I think that it’s time to extend my show's conversation. My students are addicted to social media just like most teens. I realize that if they are having conversations in person about their conversations on Twitter and Snapchat, Coyote Nation TV should be a part of that online conversation.

Last year I was unable to brand my program on social media for several reasons. I didn’t have time to create it since I was creating curriculum on the fly. I didn’t know how I wanted to manage it considering the risks I could be taking. Overall, I was outright fearful. I couldn’t trust any of my students to manage it and I didn’t have the time to.

My students asked for me to develop a social media platform for CNTV. But their reasoning wasn’t for promotional purposes. They wanted to defend themselves against their peers. Their peers fearlessly criticized their daily show on social media and took control of the conversation and our brand before we did. My students were right. We should’ve taken an active stance on imaging ourselves to balance out the backlash.

This year I want to be proactive. 

Thanks to Robin Phillips, I know exactly where to find my audience. I would hate to spend time on platform where my students are not frequenting.  Twitter will be our first weapon for choice.

The first step in conquering my social media fear is to create a social media contract. If I have a contract signed by the student, the parent and myself I feel like the task becomes more of a responsibility than a liability.

Candace Bagwell

Heritage High School

Frisco, Texas