News Archive for February, 2011
Cody High School in Detroit had a graduation rate of around 20%. It was selected with a few other schools in Detroit to be good targets for a “turnaround”. Cody has since been split up into 4 different schools based on area of interest: Medicine and Health, Public Leadership, Critical Thinking, and Technology.
“The Small Schools at Cody are supported by the Greater Detroit Education Venture Fund, which was created by United Way for Southeastern Michigan. United Way is a leader in high school turnaround, and provides funding, advocacy, and other supports in five metro Detroit turnaround high schools.” ~United Way
DE is helping out at Cody this year by volunteering time and resources for an afterschool technology lesson each week. Deb (Customer Experience Manager) and I (Sales and Marketing… Superhero?) met with some students a week ago to gauge interest and find out what types of things they’d like to learn about. Six kids were at that initial meeting. We put up some fliers and told them to spread the word.
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Now that Facebook has digitally entrenched itself in every aspect our society, even the slowest to adapt are picking up the habit.
“No, Grandpa, I’m not joining your mafia– I don’t care if we’re family…..and stop poking me!”
This shift has allowed Facebook to move from a tool for marketing to college kids, towards an media that can touch everyone. For businesses, the process starts with creating a “fan” page. A Facebook Fan Page is a great tool for drumming up new business as well as keeping current clients —potentially.
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