It’s Yammer Time!An introduction to the RETAzens Yammer Network

Just Yammer TimeNo… Not MC Hammer time!

What is Yammer?

• Yammer is a fun, easy, quick way to communicate with your RETA professional learning community.

• RETA is hosting a private Yammer community only for RETAzens. If you are in a RETA related program you are a RETAzen!

What is Yammer for?• Collaborating to solve problems• Discussing projects within Groups

(i.e. C21CL, PVIA, & BeBOLD)• Sharing news and links• Sharing event outcomes and highlights• Connecting geographically distributed teams• Finding local subject matter experts‐• Find answers to previously asked questions• File or photo sharing• Help new employees get up to speed‐ ‐• Reduce email inbox overload• Much more…

Resources for Yammerfrom RETA Wikis

RETApedia has some of the Yammer information shared in this presentation.

• http://retapedia.pbworks.com/Yammer

Every RETA program’s wiki has a Yammer page. C21CL - http://c21cl.pbworks.com/yammer BeBOLD - http://beboldnm.pbworks.com/Yammer PVIA -

Three ways to get help

1. Click on ‘help’ in lower right hand corner.2. Check with your RETA Instructor and fellow

team members to see if they can help.3. Contact your project’s Yammer admin. You

can even contact us through Yammer! C21CL & PVIA – Holly (hollyrae@nmsu.edu) BeBOLD – Julia (juparra@nmsu.edu)

How to Yam

• You will be invited to join. Follow the link.• You are immediately able to Yammer, go

ahead and create your first post.

Step 1: Type your post here.

Step 2: Click Update

Update Your Profile• Click Profile in the

Menu, next to Home

• Click Edit Profile, fill out what you are comfortable sharing

• Click Picture and consider adding a real picture or familiar avatar of yourself

Join Your Group

• Click Groups and click the Join button by your group

• One of theseshould bestdescribe you – PVIA– C21CL– BeBold

Where do you want to post?

1. ‘My Colleagues’ goes to everyone in the RETAzens Yammer community.

1. Choosing your group name means the post only goes the group.

Select where you want the post to appear here.

I want this post to go to

all RETA folks.

I only want this post to

go to my group.

Use this box to viewdifferent types of Yams

Each of these filters your network in a different way.

For example

My Feed = Updates from people and feeds you have decided to follow

Choose your Settings

Click on settings to access your control panels.

Choose if and how you want get updates for features like

•text (SMS)•instant messaging (IM)•email

Yammer With Desktop App

• Use the Desktop application to stay connected without going to website.

• Click the Applications link at the bottom of Yammer, download & install.

Yammer With Your Cell Phone

• To use your cell phone, go to Profile > Edit Profile > SMS and follow the directions.

So what should I do next?

• Log in• Complete your profile• Join your group• Post a short introduction

Share a little with your RETAzens today!

A great online community is like a dance floor. Everyone has to shake a little to make it happen.

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