Speaker and Trainer Jodi Rudick shares online apps to improve Productivity, Marketing, Graphics and more.

1. Awesome Apps and Cool
Tools
2015
Jodi L. Rudick, MAS
Go to www.littleredsbigideas.typepad.com to
download a complete list of resources
discussed in this session

2. A few notes before we begin…
 Jodi Speak
 Session handouts are on
Jodi’s blog along with great
resources.
littleredsbigideas.typepad.co
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 Slides are screenshots, not
live apps. Why?
 Feel free to play on your
own device to explore online
sites
 Text questions to
Jodi:760-809-3231
 Use the session to get out of

3. App Categories
 Marketing Communication & Boadcast
Tools
 Graphics, Logo, Videos and More
 Productivity
 Staff Development and Training Tools

4. In Plain English – You Tube
Videos

5. Must Explore Ideas

6. Meetup - Find, Create and Attract
Groups

7. Meetup Search: Madison,
November 5

8. Meetup Search: Outdoors,
Madison

9. Meetup Search: New Moms,
Madison

10. New Moms Meet up, too

11. Eventbrite

12. Eventbrite

13. FourSquare and Facebook
Places
Check in, Connect with Others

14. Yelp: Real Reviews You Must
Review

18. Craig’s List

19. Online auctions go beyond
ebay

20. Social
Media

21. This is Power Schmoozing
 Why should you become good at it?

22. LinkedIn – Post your “profile”
Connect PROFESSIONALLY

23. LinkedIn – Professional Connections
The Worlds Biggest Chamber of Commerce Mixer

24. Join Groups and Subgroups
(Just like a REAL Chamber/Professional Group)

25. Group Functions
 Discuss
Problems
 Find solutions
 Soft sell
 Build
relationships
 Share Ideas
 Search for Jobs
 Find Talent
Just like in REAL life

26. What do your “customers” have in common?
There’s a “group” for that
active minnesota moms

27. Parents Connect Blog (Web Log)

28. Birdwatching, anyone?
birdwatching illinois

29. FaceBook
I want FaceBook to be
what the telephone
once was. Everyone will
use it. Everyone will
need it.
– Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook Founder,
Newsweek Magazine

30. Community Forums

31. Promote Events in REAL
Time

32. Find, Connect and Support Your
Target Audience

33. Thanks, Congratulate

34. Monitor Opinions, Discussions
and Gather Input

35. Why comment
 Announce related
activities
 Goodwill
◦ Connect
◦ Congratulate
 Express thanks
 Show compassion
 Offer help
◦ Share ideas
◦ Sell a solution
◦ Don’t SPAM

36. News and Links- 140 Characters at a Time
(Facebook Users: It’s like status update)

37. Edmodo
Who could you or your staff use
Edmodo?

38. Miscellaneous Apps

39. Duolingo

40. Where’s my Cellphone?

41. http://start.speedymarks.com/

43. Marketing Communications
Internal
External
Public Awareness
Broadcast Tools

44. DudaMobile.com Covert
Websites to Mobile in a Flash

45. Turn your website into a…

46. Mobile App in Seconds!

47. Videoliceous

48. Present.me
How Could You Use
Present.me?

52. Quick T-shirt Designs

53. Smore.com

55. Canva.com

56. Canva.com

57. Vistaprint.com

58. Animoto – Upload pics and a
movie is created

59. Communication Tools
 Engagement
 Interaction
 Response
 Polling
 Feedback
 Collaboration

60. Polls Anywhere
How Could You Use Polls
Anywhere?

61. Mentimeter.co
m

62. scrible.com

63. How scrible.com
works
How Could You Use
scrible.com?

64. Spea
kPip
e

65. Simple Meet Me
List 3 Ways You
might use
Simple Meet Me?

66. Remind 101

67. Remind 101

68. Prezi – PowerPoint on
Steroids!

69. Wordle – Graphic Design Wizard
to Look Like a Pro

70. Wordle Words
 Minnesota~Department~of~Natural~Resources
 Minnesota~Department~of~Natural~Resources
 Minnesota~Department~of~Natural~Resources
 Minnesota~Department~of~Natural~Resources
 Minnesota~Department~of~Natural~Resources
 Minnesota~Department~of~Natural~Resources
 Bike
 Boat
 Camp
 Canoe
 kayak
 Cross-country~ski
 Fish
 Geocache
 Geology
 Hike
 Hike
 Dream
 Stargaze
 Horseback~ride
 Hunt
 Trap
 Nature, wildlife~viewing & birding
 Snowmobile
 Swimming
 Explore
 Discover
 Connect
 Explore
 Discover
 Connect
 Camp
 Listen
 Learn
 Explore
 Discover
 Connect
 Explore
 Discover
 Connect
 Camp
 Listen
 Learn

73. Or this…

74. How about this?

75. Tagxedo – Word Clouds to
Knock Your Socks off!

76. Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation District Goes
Tagxedo
www.thprd.org

77. Change Shapes and Colors

78. ACA is the key to your
success

79. ACA

80. Let’s Tagxedo PRPS.org…

81. Wow! Let’s Try Another
Shape…

82. PRPS is the Key to Your
Success

83. Upload any image…

84. And….

86. Quick T-shirt Designs

87. Free Certificate Maker
Certificate Street

89. Free Play Music for Non-profit
Use

91. Internet Radio- Now hear this!
Many Options
 Pandora
 I Heart Radio
 itunes Radio
 Sticheer
 Can you
rebroadcast?

92. iTunes Radio – Released September 2013

93. I Heart Radio – Live and Pre-
How BIG is Internet
Radio compared to
terrestrial radio?

94. Stitcher Radio – It’ll make you smarter!

95. QR Code Generators

96. QR Stuff

97. QR Voice

98. QR Code Resources
QR Code
Brainstorm
List 5 Ways
You Can Use
QR Codes at
your agency?

99. Volunteer Match

100. Staff Training
Education

101. Mindtools.com

102. Mindtools.com

103. Mindtools.com

104. Classtools.net

105. Classtools.net

106. TED
How Can
You Use
TED?
•?
•?
•?

107. TED Explored

108. One of my favorite videos…

109. Course Hero

110. Course Hero – Intro to Marketing

111. How Could You Use
Course Hero?

112. Course Hero
Flashcards

113. Coursera – FREE College Level
Courses

114. Coursera Categories and
Universities

115. This looks interesting…

116. Screenr

117. Skitch

118. The PE Geek

119. Do you YouTube?
Find YouTube Contests
Step1
 Log on to the YouTube home
page (see the Resources
section below).
Step2
 Click the 'Community' tab.
Step3
 Find the 'Contests' heading.
Step4
 Scroll through the list of
contests.
.
Participate in YouTube Contests
Step1
 Click on an individual contest that looks
appealing, or hit 'See More Contests' for
the full available listings.
Step2
 Scroll down to the 'About This Contest'
heading. Here, you'll find contest details
such as duration, prizes and the detailed
contest theme. Read the contest rules.
Step3
 Click on submitted videos to see what
others have already done. If a contest is
open for voting, you can vote on any of
the posted videos.
Step4
 Upload your own videos to the contest.
Click the 'Upload Videos' text link to get
started

120. Montgomery County Parks YouTube
Contest
http://www.mc-mncppc.org/Parks/events/starsearch/

121. You Tube Contests
http://www.youtube.com/

123. Marshall Recreation
Center
Staff Orientation Jeopardy Quiz

124. Productivity Tools

125. Genius
Scan

126. Social Bookmarking

128. http://www.delicious.com/jodirudi
ck

129. Those Librarians – One step
ahead of “us”

130. Wikis

131. Wikis enable Online
Collaboration

132. So easy – even a kid can do
it!

133. Evernote

134. Online Meetings and
Webinars

135. Collaboration Tools

136. New Marketing Trade
Associations

137. More NEW Marketing Associations

138. More NEW trade associations

139. Fitness Apps You Love?
Map My Fitness (Walk) is my
favorite, what’s
yours
?

140. Human.co

141. Teachpe.com

142. Cybraryman.com

143. Learntobehealthy.org

144. Learntobehealthy.org

145. The Science Says it All

146. Fitness App Comparison

147. Moves-app.com

148. Activity and Nutrition Merge
Fitness plus food = accountability

149. What will you do
with the fitness apps?

150. Now What?
 Review the sites that excite you most
 Dedicate time in your calendar to
explore these sights (away from your
emails and phone)
 Share your favorite sites with others
 Attend FREE online webinars to learn
more about emerging sites (Fill out the
form or turn in a business card for an
invitation)
 Be patient with yourself!