Welcome to the2013-2014 North Central Region

4-H Volunteer e-Forum!

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Congratulations to Lisa Pfannensteil-Garrison,

KS!Recipient of the National and North Central Region2013 Salute to Excellence

Volunteer of the Year Award

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Congratulations to Mildred Waldren, KS!Recipient of the National

and North Central Region 2013 Salute to Excellence

Outstanding Lifetime Volunteer Award

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Tonight’s E-Forum Program:

Rod Buchele, Kansas State University

Molly Frendo, Michigan State University

Mark Light, The Ohio State University

Kari Robideau, University of Minnesota

Using Technology to Enhance Your 4-H Experience -- Objectives

Why?

Selecting the right tool

Managing risks

Ideas for tech integration

Why should you consider using technology in your 4-H Club?

Youth Developmen

tFinancial

Program Planning Other

My club,

my community,

my country, and

my world.

Social Media Policy

Follow your Code of Conduct

Set Good Boundaries

Understand your Digital

Footprint

Technology & Risk Management

Personal

Professional

Virtual

Social networking can help

link people together.

Social networking can

blur boundaries.

Who is going to see it?

How closely will I monitor my

privacy settings?

What is appropriate and not appropriate?

Understand Your Digital Footprint

Selecting the Right Tool for the Job

The use of science in industry, engineering,

etc. to invent useful things or

solve problems…

A machine, piece of equipment,

method, etc., that is created by technology…

Definition of Technology

Apps and Mobile Devices

APPS Apps = applications

Focus on free or low cost

Short cuts to jump to user specific programs

Apple versus Android - usually available in both

Cloud feature apps allow movement between devices and often users

Break Time!

Apps for 4-H Volunteers

W h a t a r e you c u r r e n t l y u s i n g a n d h o w ?

Technology tools of the trade

A Few of Our Favorite Tools

Using Technology at the Fair

Using Technology at Fair

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my 4-H serves as a central and collaborative source for more of the 4-H resources you want – including the National Directory of 4-H Materials. 4-H professionals, volunteers, and youth leaders can share, discuss, and learn of information and resources related to 4-H positive youth development.

What is My 4-H

From No

Tech

To Techno

Tips for using technology

Expect things to change.

Explore, don’t master.

Just try it!

Be prepared and stay calm.

Tips for using technology

Check the e-Forum website.

When in doubt, Google.

Always try YouTube.

Keep it SIMPLE!

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We welcome your feedback from tonight’s e-Forum session.

Your responses will help us to better plan future programs for 4-H Volunteers.

Site facilitators, please compile your site’s data and enter it into the survey link within 2 weeks of the session.

E-Forum Evaluation

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To access resources presented in the e-Forum sessions, please visit: http://www.uwex.edu/ces/4h/ncrvd/eForum2013.cfm

A recording of this session is also available at this site and at: learn.extension.org

E-Forum Resources

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Hooray! You’ve Got 4-H Parents! Now What?? (Monday, November 18, 2013)

  Engaging Teens/Older 4-H Youth (Tuesday, December

3, 2013)

Using Technology to Enhance Your 4-H Experience (Tuesday, January 14, 2014)

Exploring the Science of 4-H Projects (Monday, February 3, 2014)

All programs will be held from 8:00-9:30 p.m. (ET). Local activities begin at 7:30 p.m.

(ET)

2013-2014 North Central 4-H Volunteer E-Forum Sessions

Thank you for joining us this evening!!