1 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Introducing the new... New version launched April 2014

2 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging What We’ll Cover 1.Who’s Using It—and How 2.Set Up Your Account 3. s / Forums 4.Library 5.Questions

3 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Who’s Using It—and How 8 Groups:  Diabetes Self-Management Training  Economic Security Initiative  Healthy Aging  Home and Community-Based Services  NCOA Board of Directors  NISC Peer Reviewers  Reverse Mortgage Counseling Services  Senior Centers …using the NCOA Crossroads Listserv and Library

4 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Examples Senior Centers:  12 new topics and 57 replies so far in June.  From salary surveys and tracking volunteer hours to senior theatre to "meet your peers" intros. Private Work Groups:  Conference call agendas, updated forms, upcoming webinars, tips on explaining Medicare Part D doughnut hole, programs in Hmong, and more!

5 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Set Up Your Account – Your Profile Pick your gear: Use the gear symbol to  Edit your profile; add a photo  Change your notifications: Primary notifications Group notifications

6 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Set Up Your Account – Primary Notifications Primary Notifications – Notices across the community

7 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Set Up Your Account – Group Notifications Group Notifications – Set individually for each group Check “Include Replies” to receive them.

8 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Group Pages – At a Glance Log in to see what’s new!

9 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging s / Forums at a Glance … and web!

10 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging s / Forums – Highlights  your group—start new topics and send replies  No login needed to send or receive s  Send attachments by ; read on web  See a copy of each online NEW!  Threaded, easy-to-use format online  Single conversation stream ( and forums are the same)  Add tags for easy searching

11 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging s / Forums – How to Post Send to your group’s address You can… Start a new topic Reply to a topic Send an attachment All from your !

12 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging s / Forums – How to Post Or log on to the site, visit your group, and choose Post Content: You can reply from the website, too.

13 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging s / Forums – How to See an Attachment To view attachments, log in.

14 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging s / Forums – Past s Miss an ? Find all past s under the s tab.

15 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Library – At a Glance New visual format – shows photos and files

16 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Library – Highlights  Folders  View by type: Photos, Videos, Audio, Files NEW!  Feature special files  Interact: comment on, "like" files  Follow folders

17 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Library – How to Navigate The Library Sets section lists all folders.

18 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Library – How to Post Choose Upload New in the Library to share a file, photo, video, or audio.

19 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Members – How to Find Colleagues Find colleagues from the top Search box or Members drop- down, which also lets you search by map!

20 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Members – How to Invite Colleagues From the Members page, invite your colleagues to join you on NCOA Crossroads!

21 A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging Questions Questions? Ask away! Contact your group’s moderator or Donna Childress