Breanna Weston – Librarian Library and Media Services

1. More, Better, Faster: Harnessing new technologies to save time, organize your research, and improve your teaching. Breanna Weston – Librarian Library and Media Services

2. The Machine is Us/ing Us Michael Wesch – Kansas State University

3. What is Web 2.0? What is Web 2.0? Tim O’Reilly

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5. Why is it cool? What is RSS? RSS 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. Real Simple Syndication – “format used to publish frequently updated content” Why? Time Saver Ability to share Richer courses Keep in touch What is a RSS reader? Also called feed reader or aggregator Software to read RSS content Examples Bloglines Google Reader OtherSoftware

6. What is a Blog? Software interface -RSS Updated frequently, sorted by chronology of posts Informal – subjects range Ability to have comments, archives, blogrolls, feeds Examples Why Blog? Meredith Farkas Michael Wesch Library and Media Services Professional online presence Leadership Learn new things Reflection of thoughts Classroom Management Scholarly Communication Blog Software Blogger Bloglines WordPress WOU Blog Server more BLOGS

7. Social Bookmarking Sites Del.icio.us Digg Furl StumbleUpon Reddit 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

8. 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. Examples Wikipedia wikiHow eXpresso slideaware More… Wiki Software PBWiki WOU Wiki WetPaint More… Wikis Uses: Class/Group projects Research collaboration

9. IM Virtual Meetings 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). Why IM/Virtual Meeting? Convenience Quick/easy Office hours Software AIM Meebo Skype Skrbl Example WOU Library

10. 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

11. Terminology • Web 2.0 • Mashups • Tagging- folksonomy, • Widget – web,desktop • Open source • Beta • Blog • Wiki • RSS • RSS feed/reader • Instant messaging • Podcast • Vodcast • Slidecast

12. 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

13. Sources • 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 About – Educause • Social Bookmarking • Wikis • RSS • Blogs • Virtual Meetings • IM • Getting Caught Up With – Camila Gabaldon • 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 Feeds – makeuseof.com • 10 Smart Hacks for Google Reader – Lifehack • What is a Wiki? (And how to use one for your projects) – O’Reilly Network