Effectively Using Social Media
Training for Governor's Office for Children and Families grantees, educators, and other interested professionals
July 10, 2014
9:00 am until 3:30 pm
Anderson Conference Center, Macon, GA
In this interactive course, participants will learn how to create multiple Social Media messages for a variety of channels from a single campaign or issue. Participants will have the opportunity to see examples of a successful Social Media presence and practice crafting messages related to their own work.
Participants will leave with an understanding of strategies for leveraging facts, issues and impacts of their afterschool, youth development or abstinence messages through Social Media, be able to apply best practice principles to craft messages for various channel and learn how to use Social Media to network with others in the field.
This course is appropriate for those who have a general understanding of the Social Media channels, but want more information on content creation and strengthening their Social Media presence. We will discuss Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest and Blogging. The course will not include setting up accounts or the basics on how to use these sites.
*All of these courses have been approved for 5.75 core continuing education clock hours by NASW-GA.*
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
Check in begins at 8:30 am.
Training will begin promptly at 9:00 am and last until 3:30 pm.
All materials and lunch will be provided.
Dress is casual! Wear your jeans and sneakers and remember bring a jacket or wrap in case the room is chilly.
Registration fee is only $10 per person!
Registration is open until slots are filled, and particpants MUST be pre-registered by July 3!
We hope to see you on July 10!
*Participants must pre-register for the event. If you sign up and are unable to attend, please contact our office to cancel your registration by July 3 at 5:00 pm. Registration fees are non-refundable after this date for those who do not cancel and fail to attend the training. After July 3, payment must be made online via a credit or debit card.
This workshop will be conducted by GUIDE, Inc. through a Title V grant with the Governor's Office for Children and Families. This project was supported in part by the Governor’s Office for Children and Families through state funds from the Georgia General Assembly and federal funds from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau. Points of view or opinions stated in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the Governor’s Office for Children and Families or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children and Families, Family and Youth Services Bureau.
