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Web 2.0: Tools & Tips for Improved Communication, Organization, and Workflow

Discover the power of Web 2.0 technologies in enhancing communication, organizing information, improving workflow, and supporting professional development. Explore tools such as Slideshare, Google Calendar, Meebo, RSS feeds, Blogs, ZohoSheet, Firefox Add-ons, Google Desktop, and Wikis.

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Web 2.0: Tools & Tips for Improved Communication, Organization, and Workflow

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  1. Tech Tools &Tips Laura Wiegand Information Systems Librarian University of North Carolina Wilmington

  2. What is Web 2.0? • Any online technologies that: • facilitate communication • allow for information sharing • create communities • are user centered • are interoperable

  3. What can Web 2.0 do for me? • Can improve upon • Communication • Organization • Workflow • Professional Development • Technologies presented here are: • Free • Online • Established • User-friendly

  4. Slideshare • Upload your powerpoint presentations into Slideshare • Send links to people • Embed them into your website • Add an audio track to create a “screencast”

  5. Google Calendar • Can make private or public • Collaborative – multiple people can be given access to add events • Can invite guests • Can get notifications • Can embed the calendar on your website

  6. Meebo • Chat or IM made easy • Can log on to various chat technologies all at once. • Web-based chat (don’t need to install a client on your computer)

  7. RSS feeds • Keep up with blog posts, news items, calendar updates • Find a feed • Choose a reader • Bloglines (if you use different computers) • Brief (if you use Firefox) • Google Reader(if you use other Google tools)

  8. Blogs • Easy way to create a collaborative website • Share knowledge • Can organize posts into categories • Can use hosted blog technology such as Blogger • Or can install software like WordPress

  9. ZohoSheet • Share excel spreadsheets online • Collaborative editing • Other technologies = ZohoDocs and GoogleDocs

  10. FireFox Add-ons • http://addons.mozilla.org/ • Customize your browser & add helpful gadgets • Recommendations: • Zotero (citation manager) • PDF Download (control over how pdfs open) • Brief (RSS reader) • AdBlock Plus (Block advertisements) • Delicious Bookmarks • IE Tab (open sites that only work in IE without leaving FF)

  11. Google Desktop • Google Desktop = • Gadgets • Feeds • Personal search engine • Indexes • your entire C drive • email (if you use a client like Outlook) • desktop and • connected drives

  12. Wikis • Webpages that can be easily edited & created • No knowledge of html • No uploading of files • Good for collaborative projects • Wikispaces

  13. Want to learn more? • Check out Learning 2.0’s “23 Things” • http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/

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