Ohio
Technology: Email, search engines, social media, and PowerPoint
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Agenda
1. Technology
2. Email
1. How to use email to connect with other athletes
and people in SOOH
3. PowerPoint
1. How and why to use PowerPoint
4. Search Engines
1. How to find information
5. Social Media
1. How to use it to advocate and follow others2
Technology
Why do we use technology?
• Communicate with others
• Get information
• Raise funds
• Get volunteers
• Market your program
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• How many of you have an email address?
• If not – we recommend using Gmail
• Go to google.com
• Click “Gmail”, then “Create an account”
• Type in your full name, create a username, and set a
password.
• Use a professional username
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Email Tips
• Be mindful of your writing style and tone
• ALL CAPS READS LIKE SHOUTING
• Font and color should be basic and remain the
same
• Use a short, simple subject line
• Introduce yourself and end your email with
your name
• Proofread your email!
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Composing an Email
TO: The person(s) you are sending the email to
CC: The person(s) you are including on the email,
but who don’t need to respond (carbon copy)
Subject: A summary of what the email is about
Body: Where you write your email
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Let’s practice!
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PowerPoint
Why use PowerPoint?
• A different way to give presentations
• Allows people who are non-verbal to share
information
• Visual aid – pictures speak louder than words
• Helps you follow your script
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How to develop a presentation
• Decide what you want to talk about or ask
what they want to hear about
• Write an outline
• Make slides with information
• Insert pictures
• Review and practice!
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Let’s practice!
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Search Engines
• Google.com
• Successful searching
• Be specific
• Refine your search
• Put phrases in quotes
• Include several keywords
• Get help
• Not everything online is true!
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Special Olympics Ohio
Basketball – NBA
“unified sports”
Unified special Olympics soccer
Let’s practice!
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Social Media
What is social media?
Forms of electronic communication
through which users create online
communities to share information, ideas,
personal messages, and other content.
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Making posts about SOOH
• Be informative, but casual
• Use active words
• Be a storyteller – make the reader feel like
they were there!
• Explain the basics (the reader may not know
anything about Special Olympics)
• Check spelling and grammar
• We are a non-partisan organization!
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Using Your Voice
• How can social media help your program,
region, or state?
• How can it be used to support coaches and
other volunteers?
• How can it be used to support Athlete
Leadership?
• How can it be used to advertise events?
• How can it be used to raise money?
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Let’s practice!17
Privacy and Online Safety
• Catfishing
• Fake profiles may be made out of boredom, loneliness, to get
revenge, or to cause embarrassment. Be aware that not all
profiles are real.
• Impacts on school and employment
• Actions on social media have real world impacts. Inappropriate
posts can cause you to lose your job or internships, affect your
school, and more. Once you post something, it’s there forever
(even if you delete it).
• Cyber Bullying
• Some people make fun of others or post unkind comments.
Report inappropriate comments.
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Privacy and Online Safety
• Privacy
• Do not post your:• Phone number
• Home address
• Class or work schedule
• Social plans
• Personal information
• Blocking
• You can block or report anyone that sends you
unwanted or inappropriate communication.
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Privacy and Online Safety
• Harassment
• If someone messages you repeatedly or bugs you,
you can block them
• Know when to stop contacting someone
• People don’t like to receive multiple messages in a
row
• Wait for someone to respond
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What’s next?
• If you took Intro to Athlete Leadership –
complete your practicum!
• Coaches – get certified!
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Schedule
Closing session upstairs at 4:15pm.
If you’re staying for dinner be back by 5:45pm.
Thank you!
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