more, better, faster
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More, Better, Faster: Harnessing new technologies to save time, organize your research, and improve your teaching.
Breanna Weston – Librarian
Library and Media Services
The Machine is Us/ing Us Michael Wesch – Kansas State University
What is Web 2.0?
What is Web 2.0?
Tim O’Reilly
Clickable Version
RSS
What is RSS?Real Simple Syndication – “format used to publish frequently updated content”
What is a RSS reader?Also called feed reader or aggregator
Software to read RSS content
Why is it cool?Allows you to subscribe to multiple feeds, and the reader automatically checks for updates. Check out my post to see the amazing things you can do with RSS content.
Examples
Bloglines
Google Reader
Other Software
Why?
Time Saver
Ability to share
Richer courses
Keep in touch
BLOGSWhat is a Blog?
Software interface -RSS
Updated frequently, sorted by chronology of posts
Informal – subjects range
Ability to have comments, archives, blogrolls, feedsWhy Blog?
Professional online presence
Leadership
Learn new things
Reflection of thoughts
Classroom Management
Scholarly Communication
ExamplesMeredith Farkas
Michael Wesch
Library and Media Services
Blog Software
Blogger
Bloglines
WordPress
WOU Blog Server
more
Social
Bookmarking
Sites
Del.icio.us
Digg
Furl
StumbleUpon
Only2clicks
More …
Why?
Make important resources available to students/colleagues instantly
Share/learn about resources
Insert into Course Management
Bookmarks available anywhere and in one place
Put in multiple locations easily
What is Social Bookmarking?
Storing, organizing, sharing, managing bookmarks on the internet.
Example
Del.icio.us
Wikis
What is a Wiki?
Software that makes it easy to create, edit, and remove webpages. Often used for collaborative projects and have archives of all the versions.
Why Wiki?
Collaborative projects
Course management
Easier than creating a website.
Wiki Software
PBWiki
WOU Wiki
WetPaint
More…
Examples
Wikipedia
wikiHow
eXpresso
slideaware
More…
Uses:
Class/Group projects
Research collaboration
Uses:
Class/Group projects
Research collaboration
IM
Virtual Meetings
Why IM/Virtual Meeting?
Convenience
Quick/easy
Office hours
Why IM/Virtual Meeting?
Convenience
Quick/easy
Office hours
What is IM?
Real time communication via text on the internet
What is a Virtual Meeting?
Real time communication on the internet with audio, video, chat, and/or resource sharing (ex. Powerpoint).
Software
AIM
Meebo
Skype
Skrbl
Example
WOU Library
Other Emerging Technologies Social Networking
Facebook MySpace
P/Vod/Screencasting Slideshare Gabcast
Media Sharing YouTube Flickr
Gateways PageFlakes Only2Clicks
Social Citations BibSonomy CiteULike
Virtual Worlds Second Life
Firefox Add-ons
Terminology Web 2.0 Mashups Tagging- folksonomy, Widget – web,desktop Open source Beta Blog Wiki RSS RSS feed/reader Instant messaging Podcast Vodcast Slidecast
Tips/Tricks It is overwhelming Don’t need one of everything Think about needs – then determine
technology If you need help – ASK! Think creatively (wiki as a calendar) You don’t need to know how to use it to let
your students use it Learn basics of html and css
Sources What is Web 2.0? – Tim
O’Reilly Web Trend Map 2008 Beta –
Information Architects List of Social Software -
Wikipedia Introduction to Blogging –
WordPress Weblog Software – Wikipedia List of Feed Aggregators –
Wikipedia 14 “Other” Ways to Use RSS F
eeds – makeuseof.com
10 Smart Hacks for Google Reader – Lifehack
What is a Wiki? (And how to use one for your projects) – O’Reilly Network
Wiki - Wikipedia List of Wikis – Wikipedia Social Bookmarking –
Wikipedia List of Social Bookmarking
Sites – WIkipedia Software for Virtual Teams –
ReadWriteWeb Instant Messaging - Wikipedia 7 Things You Should Know Ab
out – Educause Social Bookmarking Wikis RSS Blogs Virtual Meetings IM
Getting Caught Up With – Camila Gabaldon