The Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) is the leading international organization advancing the education of all students ages 10-15, helping them succeed as learners and make positive contributions to their communities and to the world. Our Picaboo Yearbooks Director of Marketing & Education recently spoke to a group of middle level educators at AMLE’s Annual … Digital Storytelling in the 21st Century
You’ve heard of them: New Years’ Resolutions, those traditional goals that people set for themselves on January 1 every year as a way to improve their lives and start things fresh. Well, resolutions don’t have to just be personal goals like “I want to lose 10 pounds” or “I want to start eating better.” They … Yearbook Resolutions for the New Year
Teaching styles are evolving quickly, and 21st century learning – based on projects and classroom interactions that help students apply their lessons to the real world – is gaining popularity. Jim Brown, the digital art and design teacher at Antioch High School in Nashville, Tenn., is one educator who has embraced this style of education, … Picaboo in the Classroom: Project-Based Learning
Gone are the days when a yearbook is exactly the same for every single student in the school. In the 21st Century, there is now this super awesome feature in yearbooks called “personal pages.” Well, at least at Picaboo Yearbooks there is! It’s Your Story, Tell It! Picaboo offers pages to each individual student who buys … Let’s Get Personal: Personalized Yearbooks
Social media is everywhere these days. Why not let it help shape the yearbook? Consider launching a social media yearbook campaign for content. If the yearbook had a Twitter account and a Facebook page, students and faculty outside of the yearbook staff could post pictures and stories. Suddenly, opportunities abound for great, one-of-a-kind photos from … Everyone’s Got a Story: Content Generation in a Social Media World