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Hi Carla,
Great topic! My school hasn’t ever done a magazine, but since going digital-only with our (fortnightly) newsletter and other comms, we have encountered a few challenges with engagement. Replacing or supplementing the e-news with a quarterly or biannual magazine that has hybrid delivery, like others here have detailed, may form part of a future strategy; so this thread has been really informative.
Thanks,
Danielle
Good Morning, Everyone!
It has been remiss of me, not to have replied sooner… but I am sure if anyone can relate to mid-term craziness, it’s everyone here.
I just wanted to pop back in to express how incredibly grateful I am for all of your feedback. The commonality amongst some of the lens combinations was particularly useful, especially since I couldn’t find any online reviews that could truly attest to what is most practical in a school setting.
In the end, I am pleased to share that my budget request for a Sony A7 IV with the 24-105 f/4 lens was accepted! I had really wanted to shoot for the f/2.8, but the f/4 24-70 I’ve otherwise been using on the tech faculty’s Canon 6D II has held up in most conditions around campus, and I wanted to leave myself a little wiggle room to lobby for the f/2.8 70-200 lens next year as well as prioritise the lighter body of a mirrorless system.
Thanks again for all of the advice – it has been very much appreciated.
Danielle
Good Morning, Everyone
Wow – thanks for jumping in so quick. It’s all going to be super helpful as I frame my proposal for Term 2.
Julie – Our main site is also in WordPress, so would greatly appreciate a peek at your news site – my email is dnicolas@stdominics.sa.edu.au
To everyone who has recommended Schoolbox: SUPER jealous of the Community Portal. We currently use SEQTA for LMS, which is currently a little skewed towards our curriculum / data management needs.
Rachelle – thanks for the link to Hail. It doesn’t look quite as print-friendly as Schoolzine (we have a very vocal minority who *still* print) but I’m adding it to the list of options to consider.
Ross – dropping the newsletter entirely would be my ultimate goal; but things are not quite *there*, yet.
Mark / Bill – Naavi! Thank you! Their iNewsletter was on my radar a few years back, and I somehow let it fall off my list…
To all recommending Campaign Monitor – I’ll definitely give it another look. The last time I looked into this, something had swayed me in Mailchimp’s favour. Evidently Campaign Monitor has lifted its game. Maddy, grateful for your breakdown of the time involved. Very helpful in the Schoolzine vs eDM time-spend comparison.
Really appreciate the feedback that’s been coming in on Schoolzine. So far it’s pretty consistent with local referrals I’ve received to date. If we don’t end up outsourcing the PDF as the interim solution, we’ll probbaly dip our toes in Schoolzine for 12 months whilst working in tandem with a developer to build a WordPress News page/site and take the eDM route down the line.
Again, thank you all so much for your responses. Enjoy the rest of the week!
Danielle
dnicolas@stdominics.sa.edu.au
