Using Social Media

Some of my favorite social media tools are Facebook and YouTube. I do read blogs but that is very rare these days unless I find something that catches my attention. These days everyone has a Facebook page and through this social media, people are able to voice their opinions and to post videos on things that interest them. Advocacy work is important when it comes to Facebook because you can put whatever issue that you feel is relevant to you. Other people can then see your page and comment on your concerns. Facebook allows you to reach out to thousands of people and through that, you are able to make petitions and more quickly reach elected officials who more than likely have a page of their own. I have had experiences where the school that I attended as an undergrad was on the verge of closing. So on our school Facebook page, a petition was put out to save our school. It was pretty awesome and we managed to save it through that and other advocacy tools. YouTube is also a great advocacy tool because you can make videos and advertise the issues that are going on in early childhood. With YouTube you can also reach millions of people through your advertisements. I remember the Kony 2012 video and how that went viral really quickly and reached millions of people about human rights in Uganda. Blogs and newsletters are great as well to advocate because of the many stories and experiences that people tell on the issues that they discuss. All of these tools are very good when advocating. I will be sure to use all of them to reach out to more people on the issues of early childhood.