Rigby Region ERC Training Meeting 17 September 2015 GroupMe Rigby Region ERC Training Meeting 17 September 2015

What is Communication? The imparting or exchanging of information or news.

Three types of communication One to One One to Many Many to One

One to One Husband to a Wife Bishop to a Family

One to Many Bishop to a ward Elders Quorum President to his Quorum Tell the story of the Mill Hollow First Ward and their use of Facebook during the flooding in July.

Many to One Family Members to a Father The ward to a Bishop Bishops to a Stake President

Modes of Communication Social Media Telephones Broadcast Radio FRS/GMRS Radios Amateur Radio Alert Systems Runners Signs Semaphore Flags Smoke Signals As we review the following modes of communication, consider how you might utilize the mode of communication with the direction of communication.

GroupMe Satisfies most of the requirements of all three communication types

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First-time Use (Registration) To setup GroupMe, follow these steps: Log in using Facebook OR Enter your email address, tap continue Enter your name, set an avatar and select a password, press Done Make sure you have checked the Terms of Service and press continue Choose to connect This Phone's Number or Another Number You will receive a PIN via text message. Enter this PIN into the app and press Continue.

SMS Commands (47687) Text these commands to your group's phone number #add [name] [number] Adds a new member to the group #remove [name or number] Removes a member of the group #mute / #unmute Mutes or unmutes the group #topic [topic] Changes the group name #list Returns a list of the members of the group #name [name] Changes your nickname in the group #exit Removes you from the group #delete Deletes the entire group

Organizing Your Groups Maximum 50 members per group 20 members begins to get “noisy” Use a hierarchal structure Bishopric Ward Council HP Group

Practical ERC Uses Activate operators Simultaneously with Radio Net Meeting Reminders Others?