Editing State of Sagamore online, fall 2013 (section)

==Introductory material==

===Quick explanation of why we’re here (Dave)===

“Welcome to the State of Sagamore Online.  It’s 8:30pm, Tuesday, August 20, 2013.  We’re parents with children at Sagamore HIlls Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia.  We’re not the school, we’re not the PTA (yet ☺)—we’re just parents looking to help.  We’re here to talk about how the Sagamore community currently communicates online, why, and ideas for the future.”

===Short introduction of participants===

“I’m [[Dave Barker]].  I have a first grader at Sagamore and this is our second year there.  I’m a stay at home dad, like to harness the power of technology, and am excited to work on improving online communications at Sagamore.”

''Monica Ellingson…'' Former PTA co-president

''[[John Lenz]]…'' Former [[Sagamore School Council]] member, current school website point-man, marketing genius

''Peter Helander…'' New Sagamore parent, online marketing professional

===“Why this video conference” story (Dave)===

“PTA second-year co-president Kim Speece introduced me to Peter—who being an online communications professional and first year Sagamore parent—wanted to talk to me about improvements that could be made in the way Sagamore communicates online.  Instead of having that conversation then and there, we decided it’d be best if we had our initial discussion in a recorded video conference, so others could easily join and later refer.  Getting each other up to speed would surely produce insights of interest to others—and that’s why we’re here!“