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I love what is called live tweeting. I prefer to call it event tweeting. I wrote a post this week about how to do it well
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The art of tweeting at eventsI love tweeting at events! I love sending tweet after tweet after tweet to share the goodness that I am experiencing. Doing so also helps…0
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Then I then attended My Charity Connects organized by Canada Helps.
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MyCharityConnects - Home
MyCharityConnects helps charities learn about social media, online fundraising and new technology. The main components of MyCharityConnec…0
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What follows is an example of my event tweeting from a session on engaging youth. I’ve also included highlights tweeted by others attending the session.
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Session by @JasonShim and @shubsengupta is about using social media when working with youth #mcc12 #nptech0
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Jason Shim works at Mosaic Counselling in Kitchener.
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Welcome to Mosaic Counselling and Family Services
To find out more information or to register for Group Programs, call 519-743-6333. MORE INFO Building Better Self-Esteem and Better Moods…0
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He’s mostly presenting on his work with Pathways to Education in Kitchener operated by Mosaic.
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Welcome to Mosaic Counselling and Family Services
Pathways to Education The Pathways to Education™ program was created by the Regent Park Community Health Centre in an effort to address p…0
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Here is the slide version.
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From Phones to Facebook: How to Engage Youth on the Front Lines of Social Media / Jason Shm, Mosaic Counselling & Family Services0
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Here are the event tweets with related videos and links.
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Walked into a session lead by @JasonShim and @shubsengupta and I’ve already learned something. I must investigate Google Moderator #mcc120
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@JasonShim @shubsengupta working with youth can be compared to icebergs, you only see about 90% of the info you need #MCC120
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Shim: 600 teens in Pathways #Kitchener program. Difficult to communicate by phone. Takes about 5 min per student. #mcc12 #nptech0
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Little actions like helping fix a laptop can help build credibility with sceptical directors for other stuff like social media #mcc120
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Shim used Flip camera and short interviews to create an intro video for @MosaicUpdates #mcc12 #nptech0
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A virtual tour of Mosaic0
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Shim: Went to #NTC by @NTENorg with only part funding. Got knowledge to take back to org #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shim: Used Google Grants to advertise Mosaic Counselling #mcc120
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Shim: After using skills to prove worth in what leadership valued he was able to pitch a pilot Facebook page #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shim: Facebook is the public presentation of self. For teens, Twitter reveals mental process. You can learn a lot #mcc120
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Shim: Experiment. Twitter was a failure. There’s been a spike in teen use over the last six months-at least in #Kitchener #mcc120
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Shim: They took a passive approach to using Twitter. Tweet by student who had clothes stolen helped them make their needs #mcc120
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we’re all on twitter (teens) it’ll be two years before our parents catch up #mcc12 #youth #sm0
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#mcc12 increased youth use by twitter as parents use of Facebook increases.0
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Shub: Watch for subtweets use by teens where they are saying something directed to someone but not directly #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shim: Be aware of a normal teen tweet to help you identify the subtweets. #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shim: They use texting for communication to students and for volunteer recruitment #mcc120
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Shim: Gen Y and Z consider email passe. Send documents and messages via Facebook #mcc120
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Shim: If you want to know what tools teens are using, ask them. If you want to know how they use it. Watch them. #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shim: SMS broadcasting is very effective with teens. #nptech #mcc120
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Shim: Facebook groups good to communicate with small groups #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shim: You must recipricocate. His most liked FB postings were pics of him as a kid and teen #mcc120
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Shim: Need to have boundaries. Ex. When are you expected to be accessible? #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shub: Be aware of Facebook creeping. Don’t cross a line with youth’s expectations of boundaries. #mcc120
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@JasonShim @shubsengupta students don’t care about your organization, they care about you (the staff who work there) #mcc120
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IDEA #743 - Green and Orange0
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IDEA #931 - WIND beneath our wings0
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Agreed! RT @amandabella: @Wind videos made by Pathways to Education in KW with @jasonshim’s team are so hilarious and effective #mcc120
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Shim: Helped get support to win online grant contest with videos. Included a clickable link in the video as call to action. #mcc12 #nptech0
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Shim gave Shub the keys to post updates on SM to help with the contest. Helped to engage him in campaign #mcc120
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Shim: Distinguish between policy to deal with what could go wrong and guidelines to give to new staff and are easier to change #mcc120
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Be prepared to constantly justify your social media policy and why certain rules are needed, or be open to changing it #mcc120
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Shim: Go to where the students are instead of creating something new or using something like Pinterest which they aren’t using #mcc120
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Shim recommends Remind as an SMS tool for teachers or Frontline SMS. I suggest looking at @Spike_Mobile too. #mcc12 #nptech0
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Keep in mind the teens that are not active on social media and who can’t win tickets offered that way #digitaldivide #mcc120
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QR codes are dead according to @JasonShim. I say they have value if used properly (see my blog posts) #mcc120
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Here are the QR code posts I referred to in my tweet.
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QR codes: effective tool or fad?QR codes are becoming increasingly common to spot. Not sure what a QR (or quick response) code is? Well, they are the little squares fill…0
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QR codes in the social profit worldI think that QR codes hold great potential for being an effective tool. They deserve a place in any social profit’s communications toolbo…0
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Back to my event tweeting
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Hold on, everything has changed. @jasonshim is Yoda. Or at least, his impression is pretty damn amazing #mcc120
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Shim: Google Fusion Tables allow you to map geo-data #mcc120
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Shim: Advises orgs offering scholarships to use online forms instead of downloadable PDFs #mcc12 #nptech0
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Thanks @JasonShim and @shubsengupta. That session alone worth coming to #mcc12. An #smbWR version in the fall?0
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Overwhelmed by all the great session tweets - what a fun audience to present to! Thx @shubsengupta for helping build the wings. #mcc120
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