4. Examples
ï€ âWeb MDs: Social Media are Changing How We
Diagnose Diseaseâ (Alice Park, TIME Magazine)
ï€ Competitions
ï€ Red weather balloon challenge
ï€ Fold.it
ï€ Colleges
ï€ Olympic Ticket
ï€ Fancierhealth
6. Why Crowdsource?
ï€ Utilize the Wisdom of the Crowd
ï€ How many medal sports were featured in the 2012
Olympics?
ï€26
ï€ Find Answers/Solutions
ï€ Fundraise
ï€ Learn
7. What You Should Crowdsource
ï€ Solutions
ï€ Tech Problems, Classroom Management Issues
ï€ Feedback
ï€ Lesson Plans
ï€ New Classes/Clubs
ï€ Resources
ï€ Classroom (equipment, supplies)
ï€ Tech (websites, web 2.0 tools, apps)
8. How-To
ï€ Build Global Support Network
ï€ Ask Your Network
ï€ Blog
ï€ Tweet with Hashtags
ï€ Discussion Forum Post
ï€ Collaborative Document (Google/TypePad)
ï€ Tip: Cast a Wide Net
12. Crowdsourcing Tips
ï€ Select the most effective tools
ï€ Networking & Netiquette
ï€ Verify the information your receive
ï€ If your crowd has questions, give answers
14. Crowdfunding Tips
ï€ Creative Pitch
ï€ Make a video
ï€ Offer tiered incentives
ï€ (i.e., cards from kids)
ï€ Be bold & think big
ï€ ($1000, $500, $100)
ï€ More initial funding = More funders
ï€ Closer to funding goal = more donations occur
ï€ Leverage your global support network &crowdsource tools
ï€ Connect with people with large networks and leverage their
networks