In this episode, gain insights from my experience running two successful memberships for educators: the Easy EdTech Club and the AI in Education Membership. You’ll also hear valuable tips on utilizing time-saving digital tools, accommodating different ways educators learn, keeping things exciting, and lots more!
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Tips for Memberships for Educators
- Maintain a clear focus for each membership site: AI in Education provides curated news updates, Easy EdTech Club focuses on one big idea per month
- Establish a structure to easily add new content
- Use templates (Canva, Google Slides) to save time and set expectations
- Start preparing early each month to ensure content is ready
- Use time-saving tools like Temi for transcriptions and captions
- Accommodate different learning preferences: including videos with captions, transcripts, and audio download versions
- Incorporate surprises and giveaways to keep memberships exciting
- Be receptive to member feedback
- Make content relevant for different roles within education
- Value people’s time by creating concise and digestible content
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Episode Resources
- AI in Education Membership (Sign up)
- Easy EdTech Club (Sign up & Waitlist)
- Canva for Education (Graphic design platform)
- Google Slides (Free Online Presentation Tool)
- Temi (Transcription tool)
- Class Tech Tips Free Newsletter & EdTech Events and Workshops
- EdTech Books by Monica Burns
- Free Stuff & EdTech Favorites from Monica Burns
- It’s happening! What it’s really like to be a member of my Easy EdTech Club (Podcast Episode)
- A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Easy EdTech Club (Podcast Episode)
- 14 Artificial Intelligence Teaching Tools (Blog Post)
- 9 Reasons Why I Love Google Slides (And You Should, Too) (Blog Post)