Transcript It’s Yammer Time!

An introduction to the RETAzens Yammer Network
It’s Yammer Time!
No… Not MC Hammer time!
Just Yammer Time
What is Yammer?
• Yammer is a fun, easy, quick way to
communicate with your RETA professional
learning community.
• RETA is hosting a private Yammer community
only for RETAzens. If you are in a RETA related
program you are a RETAzen!
What is Yammer for?
• Collaborating to solve problems
• Discussing projects within Groups
(i.e. C21CL, PVIA, & BeBOLD)
• Sharing news and links
• Sharing event outcomes and highlights
• Connecting geographically distributed teams
• Finding local subject‐matter experts
• Find answers to previously asked questions
• File or photo sharing
• Help new employees get up‐to‐speed
• Reduce email inbox overload
• Much more…
Resources for Yammer
from RETA Wikis
RETApedia has some of the Yammer information
shared in this presentation.
• http://retapedia.pbworks.com/Yammer
Every RETA program’s wiki has a Yammer page.
 C21CL - http://c21cl.pbworks.com/yammer
 BeBOLD - http://beboldnm.pbworks.com/Yammer
 PVIA -
Three ways to get help
1. Click on ‘help’ in lower right hand corner.
2. Check with your RETA Instructor and fellow
team members to see if they can help.
3. Contact your project’s Yammer admin. You
can even contact us through Yammer!
 C21CL & PVIA – Holly ([email protected])
 BeBOLD – Julia ([email protected])
How to Yam
• You will be invited to join. Follow the link.
• You are immediately able to Yammer, go
ahead and create your first post.
Step 2: Click Update
Step 1: Type your post here.
Update Your Profile
• Click Profile in the
Menu, next to Home
• Click Edit Profile, fill
out what you are
comfortable sharing
• Click Picture and
consider adding a real
picture or familiar
avatar of yourself
Join Your Group
• Click Groups and click the Join button by your
group
• One of these
should best
describe you 
– PVIA
– C21CL
– BeBold
Where do you want to post?
1. ‘My Colleagues’ goes
to everyone in the
RETAzens Yammer
community.
1. Choosing your group
name means the post
only goes the group.
Select where you want the
post to appear here.
I want this
post to go to
all RETA
folks.
I only want
this post to
go to my
group.
Use this box to view
different types of Yams
Each of these filters your
network in a different way.
For example
My Feed = Updates from
people and feeds you have
decided to follow
Choose your Settings
Click on settings to
access your control
panels.
Choose if and how you
want get updates for
features like
•text (SMS)
•instant messaging (IM)
•email
Yammer With Desktop App
• Use the Desktop
application to stay
connected without
going to website.
• Click the
Applications link at
the bottom of
Yammer, download
& install.
Yammer With Your Cell Phone
• To use your cell
phone, go to
Profile > Edit
Profile > SMS
and follow the
directions.
So what should I do next?
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Log in
Complete your profile
Join your group
Post a short introduction
A great online community is like a dance floor. Everyone has to shake a
little to make it happen.
Share a little with your RETAzens today!
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