March 2021 Newsletter | Texas-Oklahoma Key Club District Tech Producer | Volume 2 Issue 12

TEXAS-OKLAHOMA KEY CLUB VOLUME 2 | ISSUE 12

MAR 21

Alina's Update CREATED BY ALINA DAM, TEXAS-OKLAHOMA KEY CLUB 20-21 DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY PRODUCER

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FEATURES 3

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Message from Me

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Dashboard

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Board / Webmaster Info

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Hybrid LEDCON Info

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Club Websites

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My Contact Info

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T-O and KCI Socials

A Message From Your TP Howdy y’all!

It's almost April! This means that it's almost time for virtual LEDCON! About 2 more months till summer (or graduation if you're currently a senior)!

Now that it's almost April, LEDCON planning has been laid out and we are ready to go! We released the theme reveal video in December, perfected our forum presentations, finalized promotional items and branding, etc. I finalized my sticker designs in March, so if you signed up for the LEDCON bling giveaway, I hope that y'all will like them! Currently I'm working on a twominute countdown for LEDCON and preparing to grade all 48 Distinguished Website Submissions that I received. Remember to completely update your websites by Saturday, April 3rd (updating your calendars and photo galleries).

I will begin grading on Sunday, April 4th, so if you don't follow the Distinguished Website Award guidelines, I will mark points off. Remember that you must have at least 80 points to qualify for the Distinguished Website Award!

My term as Tech Producer and involvement in Key Club in general is coming to a close. It's a bittersweet feeling. Leading and serving in Key Club has truly been a cornerstone of my high school experience and I've learned so much from it and met and befriended so many amazing people. I hope that we can all still keep in touch! Key Club has also given me the opportunity to engage in meaningful community service. I'm so sad to be leaving Key Club, but am so appreciative of the impact it's had on me.

Thanks for reading, and have a great April! I'm super excited to see y'all's beautiful faces at LEDCON next month!

With a passion to serve, Alina Dam P.S. I am always here to help if you need me. I love helping out with Canva, MailChimp, Instagram, Issuu, designing graphics, building websites, acing the SAT math sections, buying stationery, etc.

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March Accomplishments Updated club websites on District Website Started grading Distinguished Website Award submissions Provided feedback on club websites Hosted my last two office hours ever Polished up LEDCON sticker designs Started working on LEDCON countdown video

My Goals for April Grade all 48 website submissions for the Distinguished Website Award

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1 Decide Top 3 Distinguished 2 Websites Revamp the Texas3 Oklahoma Key Club website Prepare for LEDCON forum 4 presentations!

Upcoming Events LEDCON is NEXT MONTH! It'll take place on Saturday, April 17th and Sunday, April 18th on Zoom.

Check out page 10 of this newsletter or https://tokeyclub.com/ ledcon/ for more information!

Grading Websites I will start grading Distinguished Website Award submissions from Sunday, April 4th to Wednesday, April 7th. Please COMPLETELY UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE BY SATURDAY, APRIL 3rd! (I recommend updating your calendar for April and the past months with at least 3 months and photo galleries (optional))

Remember that you must have at least 3 events on your calendar for each month from September 2020 to April 2021.

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Website Suggestions or Ideas Form Divisional Social Platforms Form February 2021 TP Monthly Email Update REMINDERS

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Share the graphic containing staff contact info Encourage webmasters to join my Remind and GroupMe Inform clubs about the REVISIONS to Webmaster Contests and Awards (read pages 8 and 9!)

Inform them that updated Criteria and Rubrics are now on the website under "Webmaster Resources" on tokeyclub.com Remind clubs to have their websites completely updated

by Saturday, April 3rd.

Send the two versions of the new T-O logo to your clubs if you haven't already If you want a customized T-O Key Club logo, email or text me Share the Theme Reveal video with your clubs if you haven't already and inform clubs about HYBRID LEDCON! Tell your officers to register for LEDCON!

FOR CLUB WEBMASTERS Website Suggestions or Ideas Form T-O Webmasters GroupMe REMINDERS Drop by my Office Hours if you have any questions / want feedback Watch old training videos if you couldn't make them Reference the criteria and rubric on the Code of Contests and Awards on T-O If you used the new list of criteria and new rubric, you can still earn maximum points READ THE UPDATE ON PAGES 8 AND 9. THIS UPDATE IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT Check out the NEW Outstanding Webmaster Award (watch the Training Video if you couldn't make it) This award will not be available at LEDCON 2021, but hopefully at LEDCON 2022!

Join the Remind (text @towebs to 810-10) and GroupMe If you want a customized T-O Key Club logo, email or text me Follow @tokeyclub on Instagram and encourage Key Clubbers in your club to follow it too!

Check out the "LEDCON" tab on tokeyclub.com to learn more about hybrid LEDCON! COMPLETELY UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE BY SATURDAY, APRIL 3rd!

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Hybrid LEDCON Update This year, LEDCON will look a bit different. Due to the pandemic, we will once again be virtual, however, we hope to bring a bit more normalcy to it. We will host a Zoom Conference where we will have Welcoming Activities, Forums, Caucus Rooms, House of Delegates, a Special Speaker and of course Awards!

ANYONE IS WELCOME TO ATTEND, HOWEVER, YOUR CLUB MUST HAVE PAID DUES TO ENTER THE CONTESTS AND PARTICIPATE IN CAUCUSES & HOUSE OF DELEGATES. Registration to attend is FREE, however, if you wish to receive the “Bling Give-Aways”, the cost is $10 per person.

Registration may be done individually or by one person.

You MUST register in order to receive the Zoom link to LEDCON.

Registration Link!

Virtual LEDCON Agenda!

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"LEDCON" Tab on tokeyclub.com!

T-O Club Websites on District Website I AM FILTERING THROUGH OLD KEY CLUB WEBSITES, AND I NEED YOUR HELP! Please check if your school website is current on this page: https://tokeyclub.com/contact/t-oclubs/ If it is not or is not listed on the page, please email me with the subject line "UPDATE MY CLUB WEBSITE" with your club website URL and school name.

If your club website is on there and it is still current, PLEASE EMAIL ME (techproducer@tokeyclub.com) with the subject line "CONFIRM MY CLUB WEBSITE" so I can confirm it on the website.

Check if your club website is on here!

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My Contact Info techproducer@tokeyclub.com (469) 901 - 2468 Alina Dam text @towebs to 810-10 tinyurl.com/towebsgroup

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Plug Our Social Media!

T-O

KCI

TOKEYCLUB.COM

KEYCLUB.ORG

@TOKEYCLUB

@KEYCLUBINT

@TOKEYCLUB

@KEYCLUB

@TOKEYCLUB

@KEYCLUBINTNL

TEXAS-OKLAHOMA DISTRICT KEY CLUB

KEY CLUB INTERNATIONAL

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Thank You For Reading!

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK & END THE YEAR STRONG!