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WLMA 2009

Overview

September 8, 2009 in Yakima, WA
Steve & Sean's Pre-Conference Session
Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) Fall Conference
Rationale:
Why we are here - comments on the CoSN report.

An overview and a warning:
Become familiar with the variety of tools available.
NOBODY can know it all -- technology changes too quickly.
Therefore, collaboration is key:
Identify and promote what works for your community; team with tech support staff to use tools like these to improve teaching and learning.
  1. What teaching, learning or management task do I wish to accomplish?
  2. Which of these tools will be the most effective and efficient means of accomplishing this task?
  3. How will I help lead students and/or teachers as they learn to access and utilize the tool?
  4. What strategies will I employ to facilitate ongoing application of and easy access to the tool for students and teachers?
Blogging and MicroBlogging:
EduBlogs, Blogspot, WordPress
Twitter, Facebook, and others

Cloud Computing
:
GoogleDocs and GoogleWave, MicroSoft Azure
WikiSpaces, PBWiki, & other collaborative tools
Understanding the pros & cons of wikipedia (a discussion & digression)

Social Bookmarking:
Delicious, Diggo, & more

Picture Sharing:
Flickr, PhotoBucket, & many more

Tagging and Meta-Data:
"Subject headings" for the web
Using folksonomy to make images and other online items more searchable.

Library & Book-Related Tools:
Shelfari & Library Thing
Book Suggester
Your own Library 2.0 enabled OPAC, perhaps
Video:
Free: TeacherTube, YouTube.
Paid: Discovery-United Video, Safari Montage

Presentation Options (beyond PowerPoint):
VoiceThread and Prezi
Screencasting with Captivate or ScreenToaster & other free alternatives
Paid:  Atomic Learning database of video tutorials

Virtual Meetings:
Webinars, WebEx, Skype, TokBox, SecondLife, etc.

Surveys & Decision-Making:
SurveyMonkey, Doodle, GoogleForms

Calendars & Event Organization:
Google Calendar, Outlook, eVite and others

Building your own website
:
GoogleSites, SWIFT, and others

Online & Hybrid Course Design Tools:
Free & easy:  Google Groups & similar sites as CMS
Free, but may need more tech support:  Moodle
Paid:  BlackBoard, Angel & others

Search (beyond Google):
Wolfram Alpha, other specialized search tools
Addictomatic, Goofram, Bing-vs-Google, & other search mash-ups
Databases and the Deep Web

...and More:
Soc/fessional networking
News & information
Fun tools to make signs/designs & eBooks
Sharing lessons & ideas

Lab Time with Support:
This is an opportunity for you to create a site or continue using the tools.

Conclusion:
Taking back the information,
and guiding the implementation of technologies.
Subpages (1): Information Literacy
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Stephen Coker,
Oct 3, 2009 2:43 PM
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Stephen Coker,
Oct 3, 2009 2:39 PM
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Oct 3, 2009 2:43 PM