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.
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. |