USING SOCIAL CYFAR (AND OTHER CONFERENCES) Presented May CYFAR Conference, San Francisco CA Trudy Dunham, Steven Worker, and Barbara Woods

The Water Cooler Conversation  People want to be attached to each other  People want to have something to share  ‘Bowling alone’ is being replaced by watching TV with geo- absent friends

CYFAR  Technology isn’t causing social isolation.  It is building a dialogue.  Americans who use Internet & mobile have larger and more diverse social networks. (Pew, 11/09)

The Back Channel  People used to whisper and pass notes  Now they text  I’m talking – and you are talking about me!  I can’t see your eyes or reaction!

The Back Channel  Participants listen and think, engaged &focused  Participants interact and respond– we’ve started a dialogue, participation –though ears hear 1 voice.  Participants connect more with each other at event learn who thinks like them, has interesting ideas  People add their own ideas  People not present can participate

The Back Channel  Typing means you are creating a reaction  Participants expand, clarify, answer questions about what you said (+ & -)  Immediate feedback  Presenter needs help to monitor the feedback  Break for questions & check the Tweets  Use ‘the wall’ to post the tweets so you can check

CYFAR  Follow CYFARConf   Use hashtags to comment on the conference components  #keyword (see card!) 

Get a Twitter Account   Full name  User name  Password   Modify preferences  Agree to terms of service  Create account  140 characters

CYFAR  Become a fan of CYFAR Conference  n-Francisco-CA/CYFAR-Conference- 2010/ n-Francisco-CA/CYFAR-Conference- 2010/  Write on the wall, post your photos, show your fandom!  Social and professional networking

Get a Facebook Account   Sign up for Facebook  THEN set up your profile !!! Very Important!! Determines what people can see about you.  Full name  Password   Gender & Birth Date

Other Tech Techniques  Pecha Kucha: Japanese term for ‘chit chat’  20 images or slides, 20 seconds each  Fast, structured presentation of idea, skill, model  Social, networking opportunity   Flash Meets: the positive side of ‘flash mobs’  Group of people who assemble briefly, do something, & disperse  (express interest in topic or desire to collaborate, decide where to go out to eat,)  Meeting called/announced via mobile, viral or social media

QUESTIONS

CYFERNET Supports CYFAR & Your Online Work  us at  Talk with us at CYFAR  Attend computer lab sessions to learn knew skills, try out new tools  We want your suggestions for technologies you may want to try  Build technology utilization into your calendar!

Using Social Media At the CYFAR Conference (and other conferences) Trudy Dunham, Steven Worker, Barbara Woods

Agenda Facebook Twitter Flickr Video Mobile devices

Demonstrations & How tos (Demos not available for proceedings) Digital Agenda optimized for Mobile Tech Youth Videographers Polleverywhere –Polls –SMS posted on the wall

Video Used for both promotion and assessment Engage 4-H teens in recording their experiences and creating a movie Share on youtube and other places Need: Camcorder and editing software

Mobile Devices Mobile-optimized content – SMS text messaging –Walls and polls using