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Practical use of Technology in the County
Shane JenningsCounty Extension Agent
4-H & Youth DevelopmentBrazoria County
November 6, 2012
Outline
Outlook• Calendar
– Multiple Calendars (4-H, Professional, Personal, etc)– Alerts appointments– Smart Phones
• Add outlook to your smart phone– First Call Portable Phone Devices instructions
• Allows you to maintain appointments in the field• Convenient• Create invites to meetings (Office Conferences, etc)
Lync• I utilize Lync daily• Direct connect to other Extension Staff,
Specialists, DEA, etc• Allows for distant meeting opportunities
– From you inbox> go to new items> click online meeting from toolbar> type message and invite attendees.
County Wordpress Sites• Great way to disseminate information
– Cut back on phone calls/email blasts
• Great advertising tool• Important to keep organized for the
general public• Great information hub• http://agrilife.org/brazoria4h/
Social Media• Facebook• Great way to reach youth, advertise events,
publish event photos– Fan Page
• Go to personal FB page> click pages and create page
– Brazoria County 4-H
Twitter• A quick way to disperse info, updates, etc.
• Advertise through email lists and facebook to get followers.
• Following on Twitter• Can search by name or Twitter handle.
• @shanejennings,@brazoriaco4h• Brazoria County 4-H • Washington County 4-H
Twitter Lingo
• Tweet> Message under 140 characters• # (hashtag)> keep tweets in subject for
trending. #TX4HCONVO or #brazoriaco4h, #washco4h
• Trending- Twitter discussion on the same subject matter. (Texas 4-H Tweet Up)
• Quick way to share and edit photos
YouTube• Create a Channel from the homepage
– This will allow you to upload videos.– Great way for orientation for certain events, 4-H
Roundup, Star Awards, particular events to county.– Also a great way to provide project trainings,
communicate with club managers or council officers.
– Produce the video at your desk with the Microsoft cameras, upload it to your channel and send the link to the audience
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozGuF66sP3s
Video Programs• Animoto.com
– Great and easy program to use to put program photos into a creative slideshow.
– Allows for certain music and multiple backgrounds
– Costs a registration fee.• http://d94-h.tamu.edu/eventsandcontests/
district-9-4-h-conference/
Video Programs• Splice
– Smart phone app that allows you to take photos and music from your phone and put them into a professional slideshow.
Blogging• Good way to provide researched based
info to clientele.– County Wordpress site has a blogger built
into it. – Look into providing a way for clientele to
subscribe to your blog• Contact IT staff for direction
• Keep it Simple
Surveys• Using web based surveys are a quick and
easy way for clientele feedback.– 4-H Satisfaction survey, program evaluation.
• Surveymonkey.com– Build a profile– Create survey– Send link to clientele– Login to you profile to capture results.
Other Web Based Survey Sites
• Surveywriter.com• Feedbackserver.com• Checkbox.com
Cloud Storage
• Dropbox– Download Db your desktop machine and
to your portable device ( Smart phone, laptop, tablet)
– Save needed material into you DB on your desktop machine and it will appear in your DB on your portable device ( internet signal needed)
Other Cloud Space providers
• Rackspace.com• Concentric.com• Google cloud
Media Teams
• Teens are more current on technology– Advise on best way to connect to youth
• Great leadership opportunity• Build program or event flyers• Manage Social Media sites,• Help build items for site
Equipment• Personal preference
– Laptop Docking station• Convenient• Working on a presentation, save to desktop and
go present.
• Personal WiFi cards– MiFi
• Link up to 6 machines on the web– Reenrollment
Equipment
• Tablets– Handy for pictures, web searching,
email, giving presentations.• Apps
– Tons of apps out there to help with various contests or projects (ie Livestock Judging)
Other
• Prezi.com– Great slideshow program– Very innovative and interactive
Questions
Shane JenningsCounty Extension Agent
4-H & Youth DevelopmentBrazoria County
(979) 864-1558 ext. [email protected]