So you're on the internet, eh
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A presentation given for the Canadian Unitarian Council Annual Conference and Meeting. Probably won't make a lot of sense without my nattering alongside, so check out the series on http://TheFrame.ca.
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So you're on the internet, eh
- 1. Issues in technology and congregational communications
- 2. Getting to know you… UU Website, Communications and Social Media Labs 10 Tips for Congregational Technology & Communications Bike Rack & Wrapping Up Welcome & Agenda
- 3. Take a moment and share with a neighbour one way in which shifting technology and communications is impacting how you do church in your context. What tools have made things easier? What gap is making things harder? What do you need to know more about? How is technology impacting your congregation?
- 4. Ten Things to Do Make your own site the hub of your web Check your site for accessibility Move your website to a responsive format Embrace the DRY Ask your audience questions Check your connections Scheduling w/ tech Embrace real-time news sharing Engage streaming and sermon sharing Evaluate social media and build policy
- 5. Put your own website at the center of your content strategy. More control, more flexibility Embrace the Content Management System Be Your Own Hub
- 6. How does your technology line up with accessibility guidelines? Run your site through a screenreader and get a sense for how folks using adaptive technologies encounter your site. Evaluate your site with achecker.ca Accessibility
- 7. Mobile sites Mobile apps Responsive sites Mobile Friendly
- 8. DRY – Don’t Repeat Yourself Simplify your content distribution and allow users to get your content in the manner they desire. It’s Time to Get DRY
- 9. Embrace iteration, MVP, short-cycle Go head to head Build / Test / Repeat Learn Your A/Bs
- 10. Check your connections on popular services, particularly Google Maps Use ‘schema’ or ‘microformats’ on your website to help with findability. Make the Connect
- 11. Embrace technologies like Doodle, Shared calendars, Google Helpouts, Google Hangouts to simplify planning, enable more diverse meetings, and serve ‘remote’ groups But When Are We Meeting?
- 12. Share your news as you make it. Simplify your paper design What Are You Waiting For?
- 13. Embrace streaming and sermon sharing, even as simply as using something like Mixlr. People will get to know you that way before even coming through the door. Who’s Watching?
- 14. Twitter, Facebook and crisis management A covenant that extends online It’s a waypoint for contact – how do you handle that? Living it Out in Public
- 15. 15 minute break Break & Reflection
Editor's Notes
- Resolution at the AGM is part of it. Can’t let your conversations and content get siloed.
- Demo with VoiceOver on First Unitarian TorontoUp/Down Arrows skip between linksLinks that use text like ‘learn more’ are not helpful.
- http://www.uusc.org/
- MailChimp RSS to EmailLet the tech handle the repeating.IFTTT
- Ask questionsBounce / Clue
- WaterlooSEO - Upcoming
- WaterlooSEO - Upcoming
- It’s actually more accessible as people get older. Newsletters/PDFsThere’s no benefit to holding onto the news.Newsletter cycle.
- Embrace streaming and sermon sharingRefer back to DRYIt’s about being open to the diversity of people out there, beyond the congregations.
- No social media or social network serves all audiences, and none of them work that well without interaction and responsiveness.
- No social media or social network serves all audiences, and none of them work that well without interaction and responsiveness.