Communicate on a Budget: Free and Cheap Communication Tools The shift in the way society receives information electronically along with current budget constraints present a need and opportunity to utilize unique, and cost-effective tools to reach internal and external audiences. AJ Huff, school public relations specialist will share inexpensive and free 21st century communication tools that have been successfully implemented by schools and Project SEARCH programs.

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Free and Cheap Communication Tools
AJ Huff, School Public Relations Specialist

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19. “Today and every day, 500 million users log-in
to Facebook and create 100 million "likes" on
Facebook pages. In fact, on a daily basis, there
are 2 billions posts liked and commented on
with another 250 million photos uploaded. This
is a living map of human connections never
seen before.”
Linda Fisk, Social Media Today

21. ✤ FREE Facebook Pages
✤ Free Facebook Groups
✤ Customizable Privacy Settings
✤ Engage your stakeholders with photos and video
✤ Reach your stakeholders wherever they are - web & mobile
✤ Respond to your stakeholders in a quick and personal format
https://www.facebook.com/
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22. “Twitter is a free social networking and
microblogging service which enables
you to broadcast short messages
(limited to just 140 characters) to your
friends, family, co–workers or so called
“followers” in real-time.”
About Us, Twitter

24. ✤ FREE
✤ Follow and create the conversations that you care about
✤ #hashtags
✤ Tweet and Retweets
✤ Twitter on the go!
twitter.com/projectsearchuk

25. ✤ “WordPress is web software you
can use to create a beautiful website
or blog. We like to say that
WordPress is both free and priceless
at the same time.”
About Us, WordPress

27. ✤ FREE Hosting
✤ FREE or Inexpensive Designs
✤ Completely Customizable
✤ Social Media Integration
✤ Multiple Authors and Permissions
http://transitions.butlertech.org/

28. “MailChimp makes it easy to design
exceptional email campaigns, share
them on social networks, integrate with
web services you already use, manage
subscribers, and track your results.”
About Us, MailChimp

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31. ✤ Forever Free Plan - 2000 subscribers and 12,000 emails per month
✤ Customizable with website design compatibility
✤ Amazing analytics
✤ Email notifications
✤ Mobile compatible
✤ FREE Resources
www.mailchimp.com

32. “Prezi is a cloud-based presentation
software that opens up a new world
between whiteboards and slides...The result:
visually captivating presentations that lead
your audience down a path of discovery.”
About Us, Prezi

34. ✤ FREE with upgrade options
✤ Pan and Zoom
✤ Import Media such as video, photos, PDF, etc.
✤ Learn Prezi...with Prezis of course!
✤ iPad app available
✤ Search millions of Prezis for your own use or inspiration
www.prezi.com

35. “Flickr - almost certainly the
best online photo
management and sharing
application in the world”
About Us, Flickr

38. ✤ FREE/Inexpensive online management and sharing
tool for photos
✤ Embed photo galleries on websites and other social
media
✤ Privacy is customizable
✤ Photo editor included
✤ Analytics and messaging
www.flickr.com
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39. “YouTube allows billions of
people to discover, watch and
share originally-created videos.”
About Us, YouTube

41. ✤ FREE video hosting
✤ Embed videos on websites and other social media
✤ Create a Project SEARCH Channel
✤ Customize your channel to match your brand
✤ If people can see Project SEARCH Interns in action,
then it sells itself
www.youtube.com/MadisonMohawks

42. “We're the world's leading provider
of web-based survey solutions,
trusted by millions of companies,
organizations and individuals alike
to gather the insights they need to
make more informed decisions.”
About Us, Survey Monkey

44. ✤ FREE and inexpensive survey options
✤ Create surveys using question templates with various
question formats including open ended questions and
anonymous feedback options
✤ Collect responses via email, websites, Facebook,
Twitter, and blogs
✤ Analyze and summarize responses for informed
decision making
www.surveymonkey.com

45. “Google Alerts are email updates of
the latest relevant Google results (web,
news, etc.) based on your queries.”
About Us, Google

47. ✤ FREE email alerts
✤ Create alerts for things that are important to you
✤ Customize how often, the result type, and how many
✤ Alerts to consider: your name, Project SEARCH,
Partnering Agencies, specific disabilities, etc.
www.google.com/alerts

48. “Dropbox is a free service that lets you
bring all your photos, docs, and videos
anywhere. This means that any file you
save to your Dropbox will automatically
save to all your computers, mobile devices
and even the Dropbox website.”
What is Dropbox?, Dropbox

50. ✤ FREE for 2GB, Pro starting at $9.99 a month
✤ File saving solution across multiple computers
✤ Share public folders via email with non-Dropbox
users
✤ Simplify your life!
www.dropbox.com