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e productive researcher’s technology toolbox
Amber Nutt
Center for Research on Learning at the University of KansasAaron Sumner
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• Storing documents online with Dropbox
• Facilitating online collaborative spaces
• Using social media effectively
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Storing documentsTuesday, February 22, 2011
Dropbox
Software that syncs your !les from multiple locations and saves them online.
www.dropbox.com
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Dropbox
• Access your !les no matter where you are• Collaborate without cluttering your email inbox• Cross-platform• Serves as a secure backup in case of emergency• 2 GB of storage space for free
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How big are 2 Gigabytes of data?
Source: http://blog.premiumusb.com/2010/09/how-big-is-gigabyte-usb-"ash-memory-facts/
(approximately)
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Account options
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www.dropbox.com/free
How to get additional free storage
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Why not Hawkdrive?
• cumbersome, less user-friendly
• web interface only
• only 1 GB of storage
• document sharing must be initiated by KU personnel
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Download Dropbox
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Online interface
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Access from menu bar
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Sharing
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Public folder
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Mobile
Available for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Blackberry
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Social media
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A successful online facilitator... • Identi!es goals• Is able to go with the "ow• Follows the audience• Focuses on quality, not quantity• Leads through example and in"uence• Isn’t afraid to delegate and reward
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“If you build it,they will come”
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stratepedia.orgfacebook.com/stratepediatwitter.com/stratepediablog.stratepedia.orgvimeo.com/stratepediahelp@stratepedia.org
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http://www.identity.ku.edu/facebook/index.shtmlTuesday, February 22, 2011
Why Facebook?
• Well known and easily accessible• Collaborate with people you already know• Syncs with existing accounts
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• Good for expanding networks • Information spreads quickly • Get #rst-hand information from unlikely sources• Use hashtags (#sidlit2011) to group information• Customize your information stream
Why Twitter?
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Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Social Media WorkshopMonday, February 28th, 12:00-1:30pmJayhawk Room, Kansas Union
All staff members are welcome to attend.
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