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Jeanne Gleason, EdD , Director/Professor, Media Production New Mexico State University

Amazingly Cheap Tech Tricks For Communications. Jeanne Gleason, EdD , Director/Professor, Media Production New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab http://www.mediaproductions.nmsu.edu/ Roger Terry, Director Comm. Information Tech University of Nebraska – Lincoln

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Jeanne Gleason, EdD , Director/Professor, Media Production New Mexico State University

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  1. Amazingly Cheap Tech Tricks For Communications • Jeanne Gleason, EdD, Director/Professor, • Media Production New Mexico State University • Learning Games Lab http://www.mediaproductions.nmsu.edu/ • Roger Terry, Director • Comm. Information Tech University of Nebraska – Lincoln • http://cit.unl.edu • Presented at May 2009 CYFAR Conference, Baltimore MD

  2. Multitude of Web 2.0 Tools • Available to use for almost anything • you can imagine. • Generally, what we like about these on-line tools is the ability to share information with predefined groups you create.

  3. Why bother with more Technology? • Efficiency Demands It. • Our Youth Expect It. • Yesterday’s Tools are Too Slow!

  4. VITAL SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR Adults AND YOUTH • collaboration • social networking • asynchronous involvement • problem solving • self-guided exploration • multiple tasking • thinking visually

  5. Technology Connects UsAcross MANY Boundaries • Communicate on an ‘open’ channel • Listen to audience feedback

  6. Technology Can Make Collaboration & Work easier • Finding Information • Finding Partners • Working Together

  7. Micro-Blogging • Why Twitter? • You Control Who Sees Your Twitters • Only 140 Characters • Update via cell or desktop widget • Instant news, updates, tech support

  8. Instant Messages & Voice over IP • Free Skype-to-Skype Voice & Text • Easy Conference Calls • Instant File Sharing • Easy Review Old Chats • Low-Cost Calls to Telephones Worldwide

  9. FACEbook.com • Quick Discussions • Links to Friends Friends • Many Media Options

  10. Linkedin.com • Really Serious Networking

  11. Linkedin.com • Really Serious Networking

  12. Received Updates • Weekly Updates

  13. Project Management • Basecamp • Shared To-Dos • Milestones • Free for one project • Unlimited users

  14. Variety of Google Tools • Google Docs and Spreadsheets allow us to: • Upload documents • Share document with others so that editing can be done as a group. • A form can also be built much like a survey and shared with the group. The group responds to the emailed form and the information is collected by the owner of the form.

  15. Variety of Google Tools Google maps allow us to get directions to a location, build maps and put identifiers at locations such as where people in my group live. Google images, blogs and other gadgets were explored. • iGoogle.com - gives us the ability to build a landing or home page with the tools and links that we use frequently. I filled my page with Spanish translators, maps, weather, news, and a calendar. Google allowed us to do this by adding gadgets.

  16. Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://crazeegeekchick.com/blog/27-free-must-have-online-collaboration-tools/ http://www.orkut.com/About.aspx Sign up with Google account. http://www.google.com/ http://www.meebo.com/ IM aggregator • http://sixrevisions.com/tools/15-free-tools-for-web-based-collaboration/ • http://techmagazine.ws/the-best-collaboration-tools/ • http://www.kolabora.com/tools.htm • http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/textflow_gets_online_collaboration_tools.php

  17. Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://tinyurl.com/6xt2wm Robin Good site of web2.0 stuff http://doodle.com Doodle makes it easy to find a date and time for a group event. Doodle is a free online coordination tool which requires neither registration nor software installation http://Ning.com Build your own Web and social network • http://wiggio.com/ Online community • http://acrobat.com/ Collaboration • http://www.zoho.com/ Variety of collaboration tools • http://twitter.com/ What are you doing now?

  18. Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://www.facebook.com/ Social network most young people and a lot of older people are on. http://www.stixy.com/ A kind of Web site you build. http://www.loosestitch.com/ Outlining done in groups http://www.famundo.com/ Build a family Web site • http://www.skype.com/ Phone for free • http://www.dimdim.com/ Web conference for free • http://www.slideshare.net/ Share Powerpoint presentations • http://www.oovoo.com/ phone conference

  19. Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://picasa.com Photo sharing http;// youtube.com Video sharing There are many many more. Check out : http://www.go2web20.net • http://www.cozi.com/ Build a family Web site • http://www.writeboard.com Document editing • http://delicious.com/ Bookmarking tool • http://flickr.com Photo sharing

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