A perennial favorite, join us as we present 50 new technology tips! From new tools to new hacks, start the school season off right with this fast-paced session. Pulling from a broad range of presenters -- from technologists, website administrators, attorneys, to tips from the community -- the hour will fly by! Panelists: Talley Wells, Disability Integration Project Director, Atlanta Legal Aid Society Tony Lu, Citizenship Works Project Coordinator, Pro Bono Net Kim Marshall, Content Developer and Project Manager, Arkansas Legal Services Partnership Jessie Posilkin, Training and Implementation Specialist, Legal Services Corporation Moderator: Xander Karsten, LawHelp Program Coordinator, Pro Bono Net

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Back to School with 50 Tech Tips!
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4. Back to School with 50 Tech Tips
September 10, 2014

5. Our panel today
Kim Marshall
Content Developer and Project Manager, Arkansas Legal Services Partnership
Talley Wells
Disability Integration Project Director, Atlanta Legal Aid
Tony Lu
Citizenship Works Project Coordinator, Immigration Advocates Network
Jessie Posilkin
Training and Implementation Specialist, Legal Services Corporation
Xander Karsten (Moderator)
LawHelp Program Coordinator, Pro Bono Net

6. Share YOUR Tips!!!
Use the chat box to share out your own tech tips as they occur to
you. We’ll share some or all of them in between presenters.

7. Kim’s Tips
Kim Marshall
Content Developer & Project Manager
Arkansas Legal Services Partnership

8. www.spritzinc.com

9. www.readsy.co

10. No More Distractions

11. .org

12. www.ottobib.com
www.easybib.com

13. www.duolingo.com
or download the app

14. Presentations? Graphics?
wordmark.it

15. The word. You know, the …
• Onelook.com/reversedictionary
• Chir.ag/projects/tip-of-my-tongue

16. Microsoft Word Alternatives
• Google Drive
• Kingsoft Office
• Libre Office
• Open Office
• Neo Office (for
Mac)

17. www.myfridgefood.com

18. More Tips
Picture of raised hands in a diverse classroom
by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org

19. More Productivity
coffitivity.com
From Michael Hyatt
http://michaelhyatt.com

20. Email Hacks
Outlook
• Copy and Paste Attachments from one email to another
• Show a second time zone: Options – Calendar – Time zones
Gmail
• Boomeranggmail.com : Schedule emails and reminders

21. 10 Tips for a Website Launch
By a non-techie
Talley Wells
Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc.

22. Map it out!
Early and Often

23. Site Checklists
Hero Shots/Pictures
Graphics
Responsive design
Color Schemes
Accessibility
Embedding Videos
Layout
Etc.

24. Learn enough to be dangerous.

25. HAVE A PHOTO PARTY
TO GET GREAT PICTURES

26. Plan out Accessibility from the Start

27. Target Your Audience

28. Build Partnerships for Content & Promoting

29. Accessibility Audit
Before/After Launch

30. Time Launch with Event, Anniversary, or . . .

31. KEEP IT FRESH
• Remember to plan/schedule to edit and refresh it.
• Sell it!
• Respond to audience interest/needs.
• Social media.
• Get assistance through volunteers and staff to keep it going.

32. More Tips
Picture of raised hands in a diverse classroom
by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org

33. How will my site look?
Mobile Phone Simulators
Wireframe it on moqups.com
iphone5csimulator.com & mobilephoneemulator.com

34. Tony Lu

35. Trello
• Collaborative Project Management
• Cards can be
dragged
between lists
• Each card can
have
comments,
due dates,
files, etc.

36. Aero Snap/Better Snap Tool
• Easy way to quickly arrange multiple windows

37. Mindmapping Tools
• Mindmeister, coggle (webapps)
• Mindnode (Mac, iOS)
• Mindjet (Windows, Mac, iOS)

38. Mindmapping (continued)

39. Background Noise Apps/Sites
• Noisli
• Simply Noise

40. Plain-language Calendaring
• Type: “Dinner with Brian next Thursday at 7pm.”
• App creates an event in your calendar, without fussing with
fields and dropdowns.
• Sunrise Calendar (web, Android, iOS)
• Fantastical (Mac, iOS)

41. Google Authenticator
• Two-factor (or “two-step”) authentication for
LOTS of services
• Google Apps
• Facebook
• Dropbox
• Drupal
• Evernote
• Lastpass
• Bitcoin
• Wordpress
• Tumblr

42. thewirecutter.com
• Trustworthy
gadget reviews

43. Instapaper/Pocket
• Clip content from your browser (desktop or mobile)
• Service will scrape the text and reformat it for readibility.
• (Pocket can handle video).
• Can read it on site later, or sync it to a mobile device for offline
reading.

45. Chromecast
• Small
• Cheap
• Can “cast”:
• Netflix
• YouTube
• Pandora
• Chrome
• Hulu
• HBO Go
• Lots more…

46. Mobile Phone Battery Monitor
• “Normal” (iOS app)
• Identify power “hogs”
• Tips on settings to
conserve power
• Several similar apps
available for Android

47. More Tips
Picture of raised hands in a diverse classroom
by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org

48. Social Media
Writing Prompts from nonprofitmarketingguide.com
Hootsuite Syndicator

49. Jessie’s Tech Tips
These are not endorsements or recommendations, YMMV, don’t blame me.

50. Learn more about Data.

51. School of Data
http://schoolofdata.org

52. With Puppies.

53. SQL (Structured Query Language) School
http://sqlschool.modeanalytics.com/

54. Every tutorial this analyst created. (Yes. Really.)

55. Teach More.

56. Too broke for ScreenSteps? ClarifyIt!

57. Setup Easy Plugins

58. Can’t code, but want to scrape information from
the web?

59. Awesome Screenshot

61. Security Basics

63. Lastpass (or Dashlane. Or…)

64. More Tips
Picture of raised hands in a diverse classroom
by John LeMasney via 365sketches.org

65. Relax with stopbreathethink.org

66. Thank you to our panel!
Kim Marshall
Content Developer and Project Manager, Arkansas Legal Services
Partnership
Talley Wells
Disability Integration Project Director, Atlanta Legal Aid
Tony Lu
Citizenship Works Project Coordinator, Immigration Advocates
Network
Jessie Posilkin
Training and Implementation Specialist, Legal Services Corporation
Xander Karsten (Moderator)
LawHelp Program Coordinator, Pro Bono Net

67. THANK YOU FOR ATTENDING TODAY!
Be sure to check out www.lsntap.org for
information regarding the next LSTNAP Community
Training!

68. Contact Information
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