EnvironMentors Online Community Tutorial October ##, 2011 # pm to # pm AGENDA 4:00 pm
Welcome - Hand out or direct students and mentors to the appropriate User Guide, in the “Resources” section of the Online Community
4:05 pm
Creating your Account - Signing up - Approval process (for mentors only) - Logging in via Facebook Connect - Navigating the site: brief explanation of what you see
4:15 pm
Creating your Profile and Project Pages - Profile • Program year (according to date of national fair in May) • Issues (what students are interested in and what mentors are experts in/knowledgeable about) • Profile picture • Setting notifications by email or text message • Don’t forget to SAVE! -
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(for students only) “Create a Project” on your “My Profile” page Name Picture Issues Description Check off tasks you’ve already done Revisit and update your Project Profile over the course of your project
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Incentives • There will be a chance to win a chapter party from the national office for those students who are most active • Your chapter can add its own incentives for Online Community activity
4:25 pm
Understanding your Chapter Page - Contacting your chapter coordinator - Chapter news - Chapter calendar and events - Accessing documents posted by chapter staff - Finding other chapter students, mentors, projects, and pictures
4:35 pm
Using Issues and Resources - Issues
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4:45
Connects people and projects who are interested in the same thing on the same “issues” page A great tool for students to connect with students with a similar interest, see similar projects, and connect with experts in their field of interest
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Resources • Direct students to all mentors - for expert interviews and project feedback • VIP’s – Very Impressive People Identified from the EM community; students should feel welcome to contact any VIP if they want to learn more about their research or work • College Access – some new resources include information on: College admissions College affordability Environmental degree programs Top STEM degree programs among underrepresented groups • Project research and presentation tools (sample student posters)
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Encyclopedia of Earth • A constantly changing, electronic collection of articles, pictures, and videos related to the environment and society. It is expert-reviewed and written, and constantly updated with new knowledge. A good example of how the scientific community works together to build a body of knowledge.
Online etiquette - Topics: This is not an “EnvironMentors only zone”. You can write about other things with your friends and mentors. -
Public content: everyone can see what you write: students, mentors, chapter staff, teacher, national office
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Inappropriate content: When someone posts something a chapter administrator finds inappropriate the post gets flagged, then potentially deleted by webmaster
4:50
Hands-on time
5:15
Log off