Web Manager timeline by Bo Gorcesky https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a My history in HCS en-us 2021-05-05 18:58:10 UTC 2024-03-30 07:00:24 UTC hello@padlet.com Health / PE Teacher Spring '05 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355157 Had consistent substitute work at Carolina Forest Middle School which landed me a long term substitute Health/PE position for the year.]]> 2021-05-05 18:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355157 PACE Program Summer '06 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355161 Decided to make a career out of education and I got accepted into PACE so that I could teach art with my film degree.]]> 2021-05-05 18:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355161 BWMS Art teacher '07 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355168 Taught my students traditional art, but soon realized I could make a larger impact by incorporating technology. 
School webmaster during first year along with running Yearbook.]]> 2021-05-05 18:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355168 Media Arts @ BWMS Fall '12 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355171 Created a middle school Media Arts curriculum.
At the time, the only middle school class to make art on an iPad.
Started to focus on analytics from blogs and social media to see what people were viewing and why.
]]> 2021-05-05 18:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355171 Digital Integration Specialist '14-Present jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355175 Planning PD, visiting numerous schools and serving the teachers/students of the District.
Maintained a blog and various websites to house agendas, photos and training materials.]]> 2021-05-05 18:58:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495355175 Independent Filmmaker jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495986980 Delivered artistic direction and inspirational leadership for a highly successful short length film, overseeing multiple comprehensive production processes.]]> 2021-05-05 22:51:54 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495986980 How it started... jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495991723 Grew up around Hudson Valley, NY.  I always had a love for film, sharing stories and technology.]]> 2021-05-05 22:54:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495991723 School of Visual Arts - NYC jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495997092 BFA in Animation and Film, minor in Writing for the Entertainment Media. 
Earned the Rhodes Award from the Dusty Film Festival for unique achievement on writing 12 screenplays.
Shortly after graduating, I became a sub to help finance my film productions.]]> 2021-05-05 22:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1495997092 Whole family moved down South jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496008114 Four of my siblings attended school in the Carolina Forest area. They helped me network and get work as a sub around the county.]]> 2021-05-05 23:04:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496008114 Mr. G's BWMS Art Class on FB '11 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496029860 I was proud of the work that my students made.
Created a Facebook Fan Page to showcase their work to parents.
Got students to blog, such as reflecting on their work or creating video games. ]]> 2021-05-05 23:18:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496029860 BWMS Teacher of the Year '09 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496194882 Shortly after receiving TOY, I began to network on Twitter and collaborate with other like minded teachers.]]> 2021-05-06 00:41:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496194882 Tutorials on YouTube '10 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496225363 Started to create instructional technology tutorials for my students and shared them on YouTube.
Eventually it started to house the various creations of my students as well.
Used the channel to showcase my other creative films as well.]]> 2021-05-06 00:54:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496225363 Technology Fair Work and Presenting at Conferences jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496241426 Recognized as a 3-time winner of the Horry County Schools Tech Fair, effectively showcasing how to teach with Augmented Reality, using an iPad for filmmaking, and creating a mobile app for communication.
Hosted a Technology Fair at BWMS,
Presented technology sessions for the school, district and state/national conferences, such as my ISTE live stream.]]> 2021-05-06 01:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496241426 Graduated from Coastal and Professional Development jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496267024 MA in Education in Learning and Teaching, Concentration in Instructional Technology,
Online Teaching Certificate
Began to host PD sessions for the district, such as networking with Edmodo and Twitter.]]> 2021-05-06 01:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496267024 Communicating and Troubleshooting as a CCU Professor '16 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496298327 Using the platform Moodle, I learned how to effectively communicate online to graduate students as an adjunct professor in CCU's Instructional Video Production and Development of Instructional Multimedia courses.
Provided a lot of specific feedback on best practices for online content creation and troubleshooting software/hardware problems.]]> 2021-05-06 01:25:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496298327 @DearDISes on YouTube '17 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496327220 Based on best practices for instructional video tutorials, the DIS team collaborated on monthly tutorials to get HCS teachers started with the basics.]]> 2021-05-06 01:37:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496327220 10 years at HCS and #ETTF jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496378816 Collaborated with the Digital Integration Specialists to guide a select group of teachers (Edtech Task Force) to plan and deliver PD in August.]]> 2021-05-06 01:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496378816 Analytics tracking jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496386085 Began to focus on tracking our subscribers and interactions with our content.
Use Bitly and QR codes to share Dear DIS content]]> 2021-05-06 02:03:08 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496386085 The DIScast Podcast on Spotify '19 jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496395946 Co-hosted monthly podcast where we interviewed HCS teachers using technology in interesting aways, along with shout outs and edtech updates.
Produced vodcast versions for YouTube as well.]]> 2021-05-06 02:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496395946 @DearDISes brand grows jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496421541 Created this video for the DIS team to showcase our analytics and show what were the most popular content that we were creating and what we should make more of next.]]> 2021-05-06 02:18:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496421541 HCS Influencers are showcased on @DearDISes brand jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496425551 The ETTF was renamed the HCS Influencers and they became influential for the @DearDISes brand.
The #HCSInfluencers received feedback on best practices for online content creation (instructional video and Instagram graphics) and planned to deliver August PD.]]> 2021-05-06 02:20:46 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496425551 Sharing stories with #HCSPDL jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496440091 This spreadsheet was for research whenever a school or teacher was mentioned with our DearDISes posts, such as #hcsbadges]]> 2021-05-06 02:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496440091 Creating a schedule based on analytics jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496450750 The HCS Influencers created so much great content, we were able to create a weekly YouTube premiere
After analyzing our social media analytics, I created a schedule with this Google Calendar.]]> 2021-05-06 02:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496450750 '20 - 21 @DearDISes growth jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496463781 Renamed all of our accounts as @DearDISes to maintain brand consistency.
The analytics from the YouTube and Instagram posts helped to decide February PD sessions.
Purchased premium version of Buffer to schedule content for LinkedIn and Pinterest.]]> 2021-05-06 02:37:24 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496463781 #ElemenTuesdays with HCS Elementary Influencers jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496469035 More content is created for the @DearDISes brand, now expanding to a Pinterest board of Elementary teacher focused content.
These Influencers will provide us with enough branded content to publish weekly over the summer.]]> 2021-05-06 02:39:43 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496469035 A One Stop Shop Blog jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496475974 In order to curate all of our content into one location, we collaborated on this website to house our materials and easily share resources.
Created algorithms with other social media sites as a @DearDISes news website.]]> 2021-05-06 02:42:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496475974 #FriDecks on FriYAYs! jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496484675 The HCS Influencers did amazing slidedeck presentations from February PD - so they will appear on Instagram on Friday mornings.]]> 2021-05-06 02:46:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496484675 Buffer to schedule content jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496496658 By writing effective posts with social media handles and hashtags, I have been able to reach a larger audience across our various platforms and by scheduling the content up until August.]]> 2021-05-06 02:51:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496496658 Focus on analytics for future growth jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496504326 Once all the scheduling of new content is complete, the next batch of content will need to be reviewed but my goal would be to make the schedule better based on analytics and tell even more stories about the great work our Influencers create.]]> 2021-05-06 02:55:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496504326 YouTube PD jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496507907 Delivered a differentiated PD session for teachers hoping to use YouTube.
Recently finished a 4 part "Wednesday Workshop" for all MS/HS teachers to attend live or on demand.
By promoting on social media and utilizing stats from Bitly, https://bit.ly/YouTubeScreen it became one of the most popular sessions and a high need for teachers.]]> 2021-05-06 02:56:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1496507907 Showcased on My HCS Community jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1497955049 Such an honor to have the students and I featured in "My HCS Community" to talk about the fine arts magnet program at BWMS.]]> 2021-05-06 13:11:09 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1497955049 Published authors at school jgorcesky2 https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1500427513 Helped guide and publish middle schoolers to have their work appear on Apple Books.]]> 2021-05-06 23:08:02 UTC https://padlet.com/jgorcesky2/nczpffrmbwkn754a/wish/1500427513