Using Telegram as means of communication

Using Telegram as means of communication

LTTA Meeting, april 2021

Xavier Hernández Vilà, CFA Joan Carles

TELEGRAM CHATS

Telegram basics

CFA JC COMMUNITY

why telegram?

CFA JC CHATS

telegram BOTS

CFA Joan Carles community: who are we?

• SCHOOL, TOWN & AREA

• TEACHERS

• STUDENTS & COURSES

CFA Joan Carles community: how we disseminate?

What is Telegram?

Telegram is a messaging app with a focus on speed and security, it’s super-fast, simple and free. You can use Telegram on all your devices at the same time — your messages sync seamlessly across any number of your phones, tablets or computers. With Telegram you can write to your phone contacts and find people by their usernames. You can also send messages, photos, videos and files of any type (pdf, doc, zip, mp3, etc) without compression, as well as create groups for up to 200,000 people or channels for broadcasting to unlimited audiences.

How is Telegram different from WhatsApp?

Unlike WhatsApp, Telegram is a cloud-based messenger with seamless sync. As a result, you can access your messages from several devices at once, including tablets and computers, and share an unlimited number of photos, videos and files (doc, zip, mp3, etc) of up to 2 GB each. Telegram needs less than 100 MB on your device. You can keep all your media in the cloud without deleting things and simply clear your cache to free up space.

Why Telegram ?

Synced

Simple

Private

Telegram messages are heavily encrypted and can self-destruct.

Telegram lets you access your chats from multiple devices.

Telegram is so simple you already know how to use it.

Why Telegram ?

Free & open

Fast

Powerful

Telegram has no limits on the size of your media and chats.

No ads, no fees. Open API and source code free for everyone.

Telegram delivers messages faster than any other application.

Why Telegram ?

Expressive

Secure

Social

Telegram groups can hold up to 200,000 members.

Telegram lets you completely customize your messenger.

Telegram keeps your messages safe from hacker attacks.

Telegram installation

Once you have installed it in you phone you can also download and use its computer desktop version: https://telegram.org/ ,

or one of the web browser versions,

• web version 1: https://web.telegram.org/

• web version 2: https://evgeny-nadymov.github.io/telegram-react/

Saved Messages chat

You can use the ‘Saved Messages’ chat to bookmark important messages, set reminders, store media, do some tests, or send documents of up to 2GB each between your devices.

Privacy settings

Granular privacy settings allow you to change your overall visibility and add individual exceptions for any category.

Free local space

Telegram requires next to no storage space to run on your device. Go to Settings > Data and Storage > Storage Usage to selectively clear your cache – or set Keep Media to regularly remove unused items. All media and files will stay available in the cloud to re-download whenever needed. On Android, you can also store your Telegram data on your SD Card.

Telegram chats. Accounts

Persons or Institutions

Bots

Please note that people who find you will be able to send you messages, even if they don't know your number. If you are not comfortable with this, we advise against setting up a username in Telegram.

Optional public username

You can set up a public username on Telegram. It then becomes possible for other users to find you by that username — no need to share your phone number, you will appear in contacts search under 'global results'.

Telegram bots

Bots are simply Telegram accounts operated by software – not people – and they'll often have AI features. ... They can do anything – teach, play, search, inform, manage, broadcast, remind, connect, integrate with other services, or even pass commands to the Internet of Things, etc

There is a bot for that!

AEMet bot

Stickers bot

File converter

Gmail bot

Yandex Translate

Channel Help

Dr Web

VKM bot

Hear for You

Feed Reader

Video Downloader

Monitor web

Texify OCR

Join Captcha

Global search

Use the search field at the top of your chat list to find people or bots by their usernames, as well as messages or media from all your chats. Global Search also shows public channels and groups that you are welcome to join.

Telegram collective chats

Private channels: by invitation

Public channels: searchables

Public groups: searchables

Private groups: by invitation

Channels

Channels are a powerful tool for broadcasting messages to unlimited audiences. Only admins are allowed to post updates. Channels are anonymous: posts show the name and photo of the channel, rather than the individual who posted them. The list of subscribers is also private and only visible to admins.

An exemple of a public channel:

@cfajoancarles

Groups

Up to 200,000 people can talk, text and share media in group chats. Groups can be private or public and offer powerful admin tools to manage discussions of any size.

Channel comments

Channels with a linked Discussion Group have a comment button under each post, where both subscribers and visitors can share their thoughts on the latest updates. Comments appear in their own separate threads, but also are posted in the discussion group to give admins and frequent participants a place to see every new comment in one place.

An exemple of a public group: Erasmus+ España

https://t.me/erasmusplusesp

@erasmusplusesp

Telegram collective chats

Bots

Subscribers

Admins

Members

of groups

in groups or channels

of channels

of groups or channels with granular privileges

CFA Joan Carles collective chats

Private - Teachers

Public

Formació 16 de setembre

Channels

Actes de claustres i de consells

Stickers & emojis CFA-JC

ID chats CFA-JC

@CFAnews

@cfajoancarles

Groups

Arxius i publicacions del CFA-JC

Xats d'atenció del CFA-JC

CFA - JC

CFA Joan Carles training courses

CFA Joan Carles collective chats - Students channels

Tot l' alumnat

Tot Francès

Tot Castellà

Tot Català

Tot GES

Certificat FI

Tot Competic

Tot Anglès

• Català 1 matí
• Català 1 tarda
• Català 2
• Català 3

• Profes GES 1 matí
• Profes GES 1 tarda
• Profes GES 2 matí
• Profes GES 2 tarda

• Castellà 1 matí A
• Castellà 1 matí B
• Castellà 1 tarda
• Castellà 2

• Competic inicial matí A
• Competic inicial matí B
• Competic inicial tarda
• Competic 1 matí A
• Competic 1 matí B
• Competic 1 tarda
• Competic 2 matí A
• Competic 2 matí B
• Competic 2 tarda
• Competic 3 matí A
• Competic 3 matí B
• Competic 3 tarda

• Francès 1
• Francès 2
• Francès 3

• Anglès 1 matí
• Anglès 1 tarda
• Anglès 2 matí
• Anglès 2 tarda
• Anglès 3 matí
• Anglès 3 tarda

• GES 1 matí
• GES 1 tarda
• GES 2 matí
• GES 2 tarda

Chat folders

Users can add chat folders to create separate tabs for specific chats so they never miss a message. There are several preset options, as well as custom folders that include and exclude chats by type and read status. For everything else, you can individually add and remove chats from a folder so they have everything you want and nothing that you don’t. For even more control, folders support unlimited pins to always keep chats in your preferred order.

DDCT Project private group

Polls in groups and channels

Telegram polls can be anonymous, or have visible votes so that everyone in the group sees who voted for what. Multiple answer polls can be helpful when deciding on a date or place for an event. Polls with Quiz mode enabled have a correct answer and can power anything from trivia games to public service exams.

Voice chats in groups and channels (video chats coming soon)

Group and Channel admins can start a voice chat to bring an unlimited number of people together for live talks, podcasts and more. Voice chats are limitless and can be recorded. Specific invite links let users instantly join as a listener or speaker, and listeners can raise their hand if they want to add to the conversation. For voice chats in channels, you can join with your personal account or appear as one of your channels for extra privacy.

Messaging

Write formatted text by selecting it, or using Markdown shortcuts like: **bold**, __italic__ , `monospace`, or ~~strikethrough~~ . You can even add hyperlinks into your messages.

Stickers

The Sticker Panel has over 20,000 free stickers from professional artists. You can take a look at what’s trending (+), scroll for something specific – or use sticker search. Type any emoji and Telegram will suggest stickers relevant for your situation. Tap a sticker in any chat to open a preview and add the pack, or create your own stickers pack.

Scheduled messages & reminders

Hold the ‘Send’ button in any chat and select ‘Schedule Message’ to automatically send things at a specified time in the future. If you can't guess what time would be good, choose to deliver the message when your recipient comes online. If you schedule a message in your ‘Saved Messages’ chat, it will turn into a reminder

Pinned messages

All Telegram chats support multiple pinned messages, so important info is always within reach. Tap the top bar to jump between messages or hit the button on the right side to see all pins on a separate page.

Edit or delete sent messages

Edit or delete messages to fix typos or remove anything you send by accident. Edited messages show an edited label, and deleted messages leave no trace and no placeholder in the chat.

Private channels as cloud storage folders

Create personalized private channels to store media and documents outside of your Saved Messages. Every Telegram user has an unlimited amount of cloud storage, so the possibilities are endless!