Team Scotland stronger through technology Dominique Lowenthal Head of professional Development RCSLT 10.20

How do you feel about technology?

Younger generations… Will never understand the battles we faced… What this sound is… Or what the relationship between these two objects might be…

Who is in charge here? “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” ― Henry FordHenry Ford Technology driving what we doWhat we need to do driving technology? A bit of both?

Bottom line tech should make something better for you… 1.Will it help me do more ‘stuff’ that I wanted to do anyway? 2.Will I be able to do better quality ‘stuff’? 3.Will I be able to do ‘stuff’ quicker? 4.Will it be more fun than the way I’m doing it now?

We won’t always get it right…

Where are you on the technology curve? It’s called what!? Hopefully, it’s just a faze… What is my password!? Hang on… no one else knows how to use this either! It’s going to be alright…

Dom’s top 5 tips 1. Get adept at adapting 2. Learn a few of the keystone technologies (e.g. skype, basecamp, twitter) 3. Accept it all changes (hopefully for the better!) 4. Be lazy (there must be an app for that!) 5. Share what works with your colleagues / learn from others learning journey…

At least 1 technology that helps you to work and connect with your colleagues At least 1 technology that helps to keep you informed with the wider world 1. Whatsapp 2. Basecamp 3. Teleconference 4. Videoconference 5. Skype 6. Twitter 7. Webinar Please take the opportunity to learn and have a go for yourself, as it will help to collectively build a stronger Team Scotland

“My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.” Jane Austen “My idea of good company is the company of clever, well-informed people who have a great deal of conversation; that is what I call good company.” Jane #TeamScotlandDay #RCSLT #slpeeps #wespeechies Thank you to Caroline Bowen for the quote in relation to TwitterCaroline Bowen

And now? Those same opportunities to engage, connect and share professionally, within and across disciplines and international borders, endure. But the possibilities Twitter offers for SLT collaboration, education, intervention and dissemination of information are only now beginning to unfold. Copyright © 2014 Caroline Bowen

Laura Lennox SLT NHS Dumfries & Galloway Scotland

Team Scotland stronger through technology Social media expert?!! therapy.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article &id=154:2014rcslt&catid=13:professional&Itemid=101 View from a real life SLT tweeter in Scotland

View from a real life SLT tweeter in Why Social Media? 1. Personal reasons 2. Professional development 3. SLT services: Raising our profile 4. Projects and campaigns

Professional development

Raising our SLT profile Ice Bucket Challenge video =chM8NR5j32U

Projects and Campaigns Rebecca Kellett presenting poster and parallel session on communications & mealtimes toolkit at #24AEC #dementiachampions.

How much time does it take? Just one wee Find, Follow, Like, Share and Retweet

Facebook: SpeechandLanguageTherapyadultService:NHSD&G NHS D&G Speech Therapy Facebook page

References and Contacts For social media expert advice follow: Dr. #RCSLT2014 Keynote, Workshop and Social Media Links and Resources For information on the Communication and Mealtimes Toolkit: Helping people with dementia to eat, drink and communicate.

Skype How do you search for a new contact? Share my screen? How I would add another caller? – 10.55

Video conferencing – 11.05

Webinar slt_webinars slt_webinars – 11.20

Keep this to hand

Topic: Scotland Day Host: Victoria Harris Date and Time: Wednesday, November 12, :00 am, GMT Time (London, GMT) Event password: Scot To join the online event Click here to join the online event. Or copy and paste the following link to a browser: 734abef4a4 To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link: d1a7b6665f2a For assistance You can contact Victoria Harris at: To join the event more quickly, you can set up Event Manager before the event starts. Go to: Click here d1a7b6665f2a

Ready? Time to have a go 10 mins then change WhatsAppTwitterSkype – (on tables or your own device)

Get your Techipe’s ready

FOR REFERENCE

Basecamp webinar Today only – 2 for 1! Today only – 2 for 1! Webinar & Basecamp

Why webinars? CPD Panel of experts Ask a question Watch with colleagues Convenient No cost to join No travel Watch again Online seminars from the RCSLT. Benefits:

SharingEvents Staying up to date Posting queries Group work Project planning Why Basecamp? Collaboration software provided by the RCSLT. Benefits:

Send messages and queries Write to do lists Collaborate on writeboard documents See events on your calendar Join in a chat Share files Basecamp features

Opening page

Messages

To do

Calendar

Writeboard

Chat

Files

That’s about it! Give it a try! If you get stuck

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