1 a non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 national council on aging introducing the...
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1A non-profit service and advocacy organization © 2011 National Council on Aging
Introducing the new...
New version launched April 2014
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What We’ll Cover
1. Who’s Using It—and How2. Set Up Your Account3. Emails / Forums 4. Library5. Questions
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Who’s Using It—and How
8 Groups: Diabetes Self-Management Training Economic Security Initiative Healthy Aging Home and Community-Based Services NCOA Board of Directors NISC Peer Reviewers Reverse Mortgage Counseling Services Senior Centers
…using the NCOA Crossroads Listserv and Library
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Examples
Senior Centers: 12 new topics and 57 replies so far in June. From salary surveys and tracking volunteer hours
to senior theatre to "meet your peers" intros.
Private Work Groups: Conference call agendas, updated
forms, upcoming webinars, tips on explaining Medicare Part D doughnut hole, programs in Hmong, and more!
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Set Up Your Account – Your Profile
Pick your gear:
Use the gear symbol to Edit your profile; add a photo Change your notifications:
• Primary notifications• Group notifications
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Set Up Your Account – Primary Notifications
Primary Notifications – Notices across the community
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Set Up Your Account – Group Notifications
Group Notifications – Set individually for each group
Check “Include Replies” to receive them.
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Group Pages – At a Glance
Log in to see what’s new!
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Emails / Forums at a Glance
Email … and web!
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Emails / Forums – Highlights
Email your group—start new topics and send replies
No login needed to send or receive emails Send attachments by email; read on web See a copy of each email online
NEW! Threaded, easy-to-use format online Single conversation stream (email and forums are the same)
Add tags for easy searching
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Emails / Forums – How to Post
Send to your group’s email address([email protected], etc.)You can…
• Start a new topic• Reply to a topic• Send an attachment
All from your email!
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Emails / Forums – How to Post
Or log on to the site, visit your group, and choose Post Content:
You can reply from the website, too.
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Emails / Forums – How to See an Attachment
To view attachments, log in.
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Emails / Forums – Past Emails
Miss an email? Find all past emails under the Emails tab.
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Library – At a Glance
New visual format – shows photos and files
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Library – Highlights
Folders View by type: Photos, Videos, Audio, Files
NEW! Feature special files Interact: comment on, "like" files Follow folders
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Library – How to Navigate
The Library Sets section lists all folders.
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Library – How to Post
Choose Upload New in the Library to share a file, photo, video, or audio.
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Members – How to Find Colleagues
Find colleagues from the top Search box or Members drop-down, which also lets you search by map!
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Members – How to Invite Colleagues
From the Members page, invite your colleagues to join you on NCOA Crossroads!
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Questions
Questions? Ask away!
Contact your group’s moderatoror
Donna [email protected]
703-979-0771