Keeping Up With Your Grandchildren s Technology. Terri Miller University of Illinois Extension - Unit 18 Publicity & Promotions Specialist

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1 Keeping Up With Your Grandchildren s Technology Terri Miller University of Illinois Extension - Unit 18 Publicity & Promotions Specialist

2 TODAY S TECH * Selecting The best tool for the job * Tablet or computer? * * Text (Texting) * Social Media * Facebook, YouTube, & Pinterest

3 COMMON TECH TERMS * App * Browser * Text * Post * Tag (Hash Tag #) * Smartphone * Contact * Tweet * Pin * URL (address)

4 BEST TOOL FOR THE JOB? * Computer * Tablet * Smartphone

5 COMPUTER Advantages: * More Powerful * Larger Monitor & Keyboard * Upgradable Disadvantages: * Take up space * Are not portable/mobile Desktop or Laptop? While laptops are portable, they often offer a smaller screen and more compact keyboard. However if you need to take the power of a PC computer with you to multiple locations or when you travel, a laptop may be the best choice for you.

6 TABLET/ ipad Advantages: * Small * Portable * Versatility - most also have a camera, video recorder, and can also play music. * Availability of millions of useful Apps Disadvantages: * Small screen * Hard to read in direct sunlight * Small keyboard * Limited storage space and computing capacity

7 SMARTPHONE Advantages: * Small & Portable * Versatility - most also have a camera, video recorder, and can also play music. * Availability of millions of useful Apps Disadvantages: * Small screen & keyboard * Hard to read in direct sunlight * Limited storage space and computing capacity * Ongoing Additional - require a data package from your cell phone service provider. Android vs iphone The two main types of smartphones are those that use the Android operating system and the iphone, which uses it s own proprietary software. Which is better? It depends on who you ask! It s like age old question of Coke or Pepsi.

8 WHAT IS ? * Electronic messages (written communication) via internet. * Send pictures or data files to others. Is dead? No! People may be using it less as a way to communicate with friends and family, but it still plays a vital role for businesses.

9 OPTIONS * Free accounts * Gmail * Outlook.com * account from your Internet provider

10 WHAT IS TEXTING? A way to send messages from your cell phone, to someone else's. * Can send text or photos * Can save messages and view later * Can send to multiple contacts at the same time. * Quiet * Discreet * Convenient * May require texting package with your cell phone carrier.

11 COMMON TEXT SHORTHAND OMG - Oh My God BRB - Be Right Back BTW - By The Way B4N - Bye For Now BCNU - Be Seeing You BFF - Best Friends Forever GR8 Great J/K - Just Kidding L8R Later LOL - Laughing Out Loud LMAO - Laughing My Off ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing NP - No Problem -or- Nosy Parents THX or TX or THKS Thanks WTF - What The Freak TMI - Too Much Information TTYL - Talk To You Later TTFN Ta Ta For Now XOXO - Hugs and Kisses Emoticons: <3 Love : ) Smiley Face ; ) Wink : ( - Sad Face

12 WHAT IS SOCIAL MEDIA? * Websites and applications used for social networking, interaction, and communication online. * Online communities that allow for quick and efficient sharing of comments and photos in an interactive way.

13 SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook Twitter Snapchat YouTube Pinterest LinkedIn

14 SOCIAL MEDIA The BIG Three Facebook YouTube Pinterest

15 FACEBOOK Free social networking website * Share photos and videos with fellow Facebook Friends * Send messages (similar to ) * Create pages (similar to website) * Setup private Groups * Promote events * Users can Like, Share, or Tag each other s posts.

16 FACEBOOK

17 YOUTUBE Free video-hosting website * Search for and watch videos * Millions of topics! (Including How To & Music) Amazing Facts: * YouTube has more than 1 billion users. * Every day people watch hundreds of millions of hours on YouTube. * 300 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute!

18 PINTEREST * Application to share, search for, and organize ideas and projects * Uses a bulletin board process * Users create their own Boards where they post ( pin ) tips, how-to s, and project photos. * Also incorporates a Social networking aspect as you can Follow other people s boards. * A GREAT place to get creative ideas!

19 PINTEREST Website that allows you to create and manage theme-based collections of: Events Hobbies Interests

20 QUESTIONS What questions do you have? TTFN Terri Miller University of Illinois Extension - Unit 18 Publicity & Promotions Specialist terrim@illinois.edu * I would like to gratefully acknowledge Debra Korte, with U of I Ag Education Department, for providing me with information from her IAHCE State conference seminar entitled Basic Technology, from which this presentation is based.