making the most of the wasfaa conference with social media
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WASFAA Innovations Committee Social Media PresentationTRANSCRIPT
To Do:• Like WASFAA on Facebook• Create Twitter Account• Follow #WASFAA
on Twitter
Ask someone wearing an
I heart #WASFAA
button
why they do social
media.
WASFAASocial Media
• Connect to Professionals
• Share Ideas • Follow Conferences• Track Current Events• Discover Opportunities
to get involved
WE ARE WASFAA Blog Posts help us get to know each other better.
Tech Tip Blog Posts highlight ideas and applications to make things easier at home and in the office.
WASFAA on Facebook
WASFAA on Facebook
What is Twitter?
TweetA statement made in 140
characters or less.
FollowTo follow someone means their tweets will show up in your home feed. Similar to the Facebook Newsfeed.Retweet
• A way to share a
tweet made by
another user.
Abbreviated as “RT”.
• If editing a tweet
someone else made
“MT” is used.
ReplyUsing the @ symbol
before someone’s name
will send a message to them. Only people who
follow you both will see it.
WASFAA on Twitter
What is Twitter?
Check Out FA Chat#Fachat is a discussion for FA professionals. Moderated chat 2nd Tuesday of each month from 12-1pm CST.
Hashtag
A way of organizing tweets into
categories or to indicate they
are part of a conversation.
Use the # symbol before a
word to make it a tag.
(#WASFAA)
Chat• Tweets using a hashtag to talk about
a specific topic.• Could refer to a regularly scheduled
moderated discussion of the topic.
WASFAA on Twitter
What is a Twitter Back Channel?
A Back Channel is like a Twitter
Chat, but it takes place during
a conference.Why Back Channel?• Share what you are
learning• Take notes everyone can see• Continue the conversation after the
conference
Not everyone who
would like to can
attend a conference.
This way they can still
join the conversation.
Follow the WASFAA Twitter Back Channel
Did you know…
you don’t have to join Twitter
to see the Back Channel?
Go Tohttps://twitter.com/search-homeEnter “#WASFAA” in the Search Box
Join the WASFAA Twitter Back Channel
Join Twitter at Twitter.com
Enter #WASFAA in
search box at top of
screen
See all tweets using #WASFAA
Add #WASFAA to all your
tweets so everyone will
see them.
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