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Athlete
Leadership
Technology 1
Presenters:
1
2
3
Florida
Technology I Agenda
Become a better leader:
 Why we use technology
 E-mail
 Websites
 Search Engines
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Technology I Goals
 Create and learn to use your own e-mail
account
 Learn what the Internet is
 Hang 10 on the WWW
 Find information on Special Olympics
Program website
 Conduct research as a leader
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Technology I
Tools of the ‘trade’
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E-mail

Websites

Search engines
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Technology I
Tell us your NAME
You’re an Athlete Leader. Identify why you
would you use the examples below.
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E-mail

Websites

Search engines
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Technology I
 Communicate with other athletes
 Communicate with others in Special Olympics
 Communicate with our audiences
 Make good use of our time
 Get information
 Social networking
 Raise funds
 Promote Global Messengers
 Get new volunteers
 Market your local Special Olympics Program
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E-mail
You can exchange e-mail with people around
the world!
 Special Olympics state, provincial, and
national offices
 Athletes in your Local Program
 Local Program Coordinators
 Athletes in local, state, province or country
 Organizations, service groups, sponsors,
other Special Olympics committees, donors
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E-mail
Advantages
 Speed
 Cost
 Convenience
 Record and history of communication
 Coolness factor
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E-mail
E-mail programs
 Microsoft Outlook (and Express)
 Yahoo Mail
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AOL
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SO Program Mail
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MSN – Hotmail
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Windows Live Mail
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Google mail or Gmail
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E-mail
Getting friendly with your computer
 Important keys
 Using the mouse
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E-mail
Setting up Google Mail – Gmail
See #1 and #2 in Participant Guide
 www.gmail.com
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Click on “Create an account”
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Fill in the secure information
 Create my account
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Click on “I accept. Create my account”
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Click on “Show me my account” (CAPTCHA)
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E-mail
Reading Google Mail
See #3
 www.gmail.com on Web
browser
 Sign in with USERNAME
and PASSWORD
 Read e-mail …
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E-mail
Addressing an e-mail
• Parts of an e-mail address
• [email protected]
• [email protected]
• Your lead trainer email here
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Check the web address!
Exercises to check understanding
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E-mail
Creating your contacts
See #5 then #15 for more future contacts
 [email protected] – Athlete Leader
 [email protected] –Lead Trainer
 [email protected] – ALPS
Coordinator
Exercises
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E-mail
Sending a good message:
See #7
 Writing style and tone
 Font, color
 Subject lines
Exercises
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E-mail
Receiving a message
 Opening a message See #8
 Opening an attachment
(Be careful of viruses) See #17
Examples
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E-mail
Replying to a message
 Replying to a message
 Forward a message
 Attach a file to a message
Exercises
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E-mail
E-mail storage
 Deleting/archiving messages
 Organizing messages
 Using folders/labels
See #4
Examples
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E-mail
Other E-mail tips
 Keyboard shortcuts: See #6
 SPAM See #9
 Important addresses See #15
Examples
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Break
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Internet
Internet (international network) includes
 E-mail
 News groups: See #11
 World Wide Web
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World Wide Web
Web Browsers
 Provided by your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
 Internet Explorer
 Mozilla/Firefox
 Google Chrome
 MSN Explorer
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World Wide Web
A tour of an Internet browser
 Title bar – resources.specialolympics.org
 Button bar
 Menu bar
 Scroll bar
 Address bar
 Document area
 Status bar
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World Wide Web
Learn the lingo
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World Wide Web
Addresses (URLs)
http://www.soprogram.org
Exercises See #10
So Websites
Other Websites
Sports Resources
Online Courses
Sport Organizations
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World Wide Web
Speedier surfing
 Home page See #12
 Favorite’s list See #13
 Links (look for the HAND)
 Button bar
Exercises
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World Wide Web
Some good Websites
 SO Program – let’s take a tour
 Special Olympics sites See #10
 Sites for athlete leaders See #11
Exercises
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Search Engines
Drivers, start your engines!
www.pcmag.com/article2/0.2817.2365692.00.asp
 Google.com
 Searching for people
 Searching for businesses
See #11
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Search Engines
Successful searching
See #14
Be specific
 Refine your search
 Put phrases in quotations
 Include several keywords
 Play the field
 Get help
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Search Engines
Let me show you a sample!
What other movies and TV shows has
the person who starred in “The Loretta
Claiborne” movie been in?
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Search Engines
Let’s practice!
 How many athletes attended the 2005 Special
Olympics Global Athlete Congress in Panama?
 Who is one of the new Special Olympics
International Global Messengers?
 Who is president and CEO of Special
Olympics and what is his/her e-mail address?
 When is the basketball season in Special
Olympics Australia?
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Search Engines
Practice makes perfect!
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From www.specialolympics.org find your Special
Olympics Program.
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How would you purchase a medium white/navy polo
shirt from your Special Olympics Program?
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What event was held at the end of July 2015 in Los
Angeles?
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How do you get to your Program’s office? (Directions)
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Someone wants to volunteer. Where can you direct
them?
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Search Engines
Even More Practice Makes You More
Perfect!
 Where can you learn about Global
Messengers?
 Where can you go to find what courses are
available to train athlete leaders
 Who are your Program’s sponsors?
 When does your Program hold training and
competitions for bocce?
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Technology I
How would you use technology to do the
following?
 Your Input Council wants to publicize a meeting
 You are a Global Messenger, and you want to give a
speech to local civic groups and ask them to volunteer
 Your Program is having a fundraiser
Remember: E-mail, Webpages and Google are
your friends!
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Athlete Leadership University
 Handbook for Athlete Leadership
 Practicum requirements
 Back-home action plan
 Course evaluation
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Show me the
ATHLETE!
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