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ARE YOU CONNECTED?. MATTHEW HOLLAND EGWA TAWA DEE LODGE ATLANTA AREA COUNCIL marccharman@yahoo.com. ANTHONY PINNAVAIA SHU-SHU-GAH LODGE GREATER NEW YORK COUNCILS apinnavaia@tenmileriver.org. Introductions. Name Lodge Council
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ARE YOU CONNECTED? MATTHEW HOLLAND EGWA TAWA DEE LODGE ATLANTA AREA COUNCIL marccharman@yahoo.com ANTHONY PINNAVAIASHU-SHU-GAH LODGEGREATER NEW YORK COUNCILSapinnavaia@tenmileriver.org 2009NOACTRAINING
Introductions • Name • Lodge • Council • What is the biggest communication challenge facing your lodge today? 2009NOACTRAINING
Objectives • Identify the various groups with whom your lodge/chapter regularly communicates • To understand the types of information communicated to those groups • To explore some of today’s communication tools • To identify ways to incorporate technology into your lodge/chapter communication strategy • To identify some considerations for implementation 2009NOACTRAINING
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” - George Bernard Shaw 2009NOACTRAINING
Effective Communication 2009NOACTRAINING
Audience Who are our lodges trying to communicate with using our communication strategies? 2009NOACTRAINING
Goals What and/or why are we trying to communicate to these people using our communication strategies? 2009NOACTRAINING
Current Methods What methods are your lodges currently implementing to communicate with your members? 2009NOACTRAINING
Preferred Methods How do you communicate with and get information from your friends, colleagues, school, work, and/or other public news sources? 2009NOACTRAINING
Online Networking Communities • “Social Networking” • Connects people • Grouping common interests and relationships • Email messages • Discussion Boards • Mobile Access 2009NOACTRAINING
Online Networking Communities www.facebook.com www.myspace.com www.linkedin.com community.scouting.org www.noacremix.org 2009NOACTRAINING
Blogging • Short for "weblog" • Postings are usually displayed in reverse-chronological order • Provide commentary or news on a particular subject • Readers can leave comments in an interactive format • Very easy to setup 2009NOACTRAINING
Blogging www.wordpress.com www.blogger.com www.typepad.com www.livejournal.com 2009NOACTRAINING
Microblogging • Same concept as blog • Entries are typically shorter (under 140 characters) • Popular on web-based mobile devices • “What are you doing?” • “What’s on your mind?” 2009NOACTRAINING
Microblogging FacebookStatus Updates 2009NOACTRAINING
Podcasting • A series of digital computer files • Usually digital audio or video • Released periodically and made available for download by web syndication • “Podcatchers” can automatically identify and retrieve new files in a given series when they are made available 2009NOACTRAINING
Podcasting http://www.apple.com/itunes/ http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ 2009NOACTRAINING
Internet Telephony • Using the Internet to make phones calls • a.k.a. Voice over IP (VoIP) • Usually free and/or unlimited calls local and long distance • Chat, Voice and Video Conferencing capabilities 2009NOACTRAINING
Internet Telephony 2009NOACTRAINING
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) • A family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content • Subscribe to a site’s news feed • When new stories are added to that site, updates are sent with either the full article or summarized text and a link to the website 2009NOACTRAINING
Really Simple Syndication (RSS) Mozilla Firefox Microsoft Internet Explorer Apple Safari 2009NOACTRAINING
RSS Feeds 2009NOACTRAINING
RSS Feeds 2009NOACTRAINING
RSS Feeds 2009NOACTRAINING
Document Collaboration • Allows users to create and edit documents online • Real-time collaboration • Keeps track of versions and revisions • RSS feeds can be setup to alert users when changes are made • Completed files can be converted and emailed out to users 2009NOACTRAINING
SMS Messaging 2009NOACTRAINING
Breakout Discussions • How can your group’s technology be used in your lodge’s communication strategy? • How can we reach the different audiences? • How can these technologies be used to deliver the varied messages we are looking to deliver? 2009NOACTRAINING
Some thoughts on implementation • Keep in mind the BSA guidelines on authoring and publishing content for official BSA websites. • Web 2.0 technologies are interactive by their very nature. Moderation is key. • These technologies are not going to cater to every member of your lodge. 2009NOACTRAINING
Robert Mazzuca 2009NOACTRAINING
Review Hopefully we know a little more about: • The various groups and messages communicated to and by your lodge • Some of today’s Web 2.0 technologies • Ideas for implementation of these technologies • Some considerations for implementation 2009NOACTRAINING
ARE YOU CONNECTED? MATT HOLLAND EGWA TAWA DEE LODGE ATLANTA AREA COUNCIL marccharman@yahoo.com ANTHONY PINNAVAIASHU-SHU-GAH LODGEGREATER NEW YORK COUNCILSapinnavaia@tenmileriver.org 2009NOACTRAINING