Target Audience:This course is intended for people looking to become more involved in Social Networking websites.Requirements:Participants should have a computer with Windows® and Internet Explorer 8 installed. Particpants will also require an email address.

Description: Participants will learn how to setup LinkedIn and Twitter accounts, add contacts, join Groups and edit their accounts.

Prerequisites:Basic computer knowledge and email experience are helpful.

Social Networking

Computer Internet Explorer™8

What you’ll need:

You’ll also need an Internet connection.

LinkedIn Profile - What You will Need Photo Executive Summary and Skillset Education Histroy Experience Histroy Recommendations Email information for Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, or AOLLinkedin tips Ask questions Explore Opportunities - Search for employers/ employees Use other Social Networks to promote you page. Join Groups• Once you have been accepted into the Group,

improve your exposure by creating discussions.• Creating discussions include asking a question

or posting a link that could be of interest to Group members.

• Keep track of all your Discussions by clicking on your own photo on the groups page. This will create a list of Discussions you have started, joined, and are following.

• You can also help a topic gain popularity by interacting with other users on the Discussion. You can click on the ‘Like’ button or the ‘Comment’ button in order to make a topic more interesting and relevant to the Group.

Twitter Profile - What you will need Full Name Username Password Email Address

Twitter Terminology• Tweet - A post that is created is called a Tweet.

This is a message that has a 140 character limit and therefore users sometimes need to be creative when creating coherent messages.

• Handle - A handle is your Twitter account name. It is used not only to login to your account, but for Followers or people of interest to mention you in their Tweets.

• Follow - The act of Following on Twitter simply means that you will receive messages from users that you follow.

• Reply - Any Twitter user can mention your Handle in their Tweet. You can reply to their Tweet by using the Reply button.

• Retweet Retweeting is the simple act of sending a message that another user has created to your own Followers.

• DM - Direct Messages are messages that are not viewable by the public. Great way to have a conversation with another user rather than bombarding Followers with messages that are only meant for another person.

• Hashtag - Hashtags are tags that help categorize your Tweet. Think of it as a subject line in an E-mail. When a user is looking for a particular e-mail, they will search their inbox based on the subject line. A Hashtag serves the exact same purpose. Use as many or as few Hashtags in Tweets to help new users find your Tweets.

Twitter Tips• Complete your profile - There are plenty

of spam accounts on Twitter that will automatically Follow users hoping to receive Follows in return. One indication of a spam account is the use of the default theme and default profile photo for your account. Find a photo that you can update as quickly as possible. Click the Settings menu in the top right hand corner.

• You can set all of your information from the settings menu. Feel free to change the timezone as well as turn on the location of your Tweets and whether to protect your Tweets. Tweet locations could be dangerous for example if you have plenty of expensive equipment.

• Click on Settings > Profile - This is where you can set up your photo. Fill out additional information that you wish to display to your Followers such as city that you are living in as well as a website.

• Click on Settings > Design - Create a wallpaper or customize the colours of your Twitter layout.

• Search for users - Click the Home button and along the sidebar you can choose to search for specific users, or search for topics. Begin Following users that you already know of and then search by topic.

• Retweet - Increase your activity by Retweeting messages from those that you Follow. Staying active is what helps encourage others to Follow your Tweets. At first it maybe discouraging to Tweet to one or two Followers, but as you develop a solid Followers base, Tweeting will become easier and you will begin to see dialog occur between you and other users.

Tweeting Tips• Rather than answering the question of ‘What

are you doing?’ Try and answer ‘What has your attention.’ This will create more interesting Tweets rather than generic tasks that you are completing.

• Create multiple Twitter accounts per company.• Having a different voice for the same company

personalizes the company. People also go on vacation, or leave companies. Create a diverse voice for your Twitter Followers.

• Ask a Question - Promote dialog by asking a question or asking opinions.

• Be modest - Do not rant and rave about yourself too much, and if you do, rant and rave about others as well.

• Thank your Followers. If your Followers Retweet your message, thank them. Gratitude will get you everywhere. Also thank them for Following you as well with a simple mention.

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Vision of Green Hectares

Green Hectares Online

The Next Step to Bring One Farm to the World

The Green Hectares vision of “One Farm to the World” addresses the issues and the needs of the industry. The Green Hectares training and demonstration centre concept has three stages of development with each having distinct operations and facilities. Each stage of development will be designed to maximize opportunities by creating multiple use spaces. The flexibility of each space takes into account present day needs as well as the ability to shift into new program and service delivery as existing needs change and future needs emerge. The ultimate success of the centre will be realized when the three components of the Green Hectares vision are realized where there is sharing of fixed costs, economies of scale and the development of critical mass of participants. The three stages of development are;

- An Agriculture Enterprise and Conference Centre - A Demonstration Farm - Livestock and Competition Centre

Each stage of development will include an online component. Even in these preliminary days without the key elements of land and structures, Green Hectares has ignited the interest of young people in our industry. Green Hectares uses the social media tools of the day to engage youthful people wanting to advance agriculture as a way of life and that want to make a lifelong living in this industry. Green Hectares can become a unique centre that is instrumental in writing the next chapter in the agriculture revolution. Keeping true to the Green Hectares concept, the entire facility whether online or an experiential site will encompass the overarching themes of accessibility, community building and youth engagement.

With a strong business case completed, Green Hectares has begun rolling out programming in rural communities across Alberta. Bringing “One Farm to the World” is a grand vision that no doubt will require varied resources. We hope to find partners that can see the same vision at the project’s multiple stages of development. Green Hectares looks for partners that understand the need for education, dialogue and adoption of new ideas. It is essential that those that we work with have an understanding that community can include not only geography but interests and goals. Finding partners who understand that inclusiveness of all groups creates the best end results have been and will be the key for Green Hectares to unlock the potential of this growth industry.