Blogs and Feeds and the Blogs and Feeds and the Government, Oh My! Government, Oh My!

Jodi CarlsonJodi CarlsonHeather TompkinsHeather Tompkins

Amy WestAmy WestSeptember 28, 2006September 28, 2006

Social software enables people to rendezvous, Social software enables people to rendezvous, connect or collaborate through computer-mediated connect or collaborate through computer-mediated

communication and to form online communities.communication and to form online communities.

----Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia..

E-mailE-mail InternetInternet Instant Messaging Instant Messaging

(IM)(IM) BlogsBlogs Photo-sharing sitesPhoto-sharing sites

RSS Feeds/ReadersRSS Feeds/Readers Social Social

BookmarkingBookmarking WikisWikis Browser ExtensionsBrowser Extensions Online SoftwareOnline Software PodcastingPodcasting

Outline for this afternoonOutline for this afternoon

Broad categories of usesBroad categories of uses– Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development– CollaborationCollaboration– Curricular ApplicationsCurricular Applications

Tips for Finding and EvaluatingTips for Finding and Evaluating Tools we LoveTools we Love DiscussionDiscussion

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Keeping Current

Professional DevelopmentProfessional Development

Sharing Expertise

CollaborationCollaboration

Preparation for this Preparation for this panel done via panel done via Yahoo! conference Yahoo! conference chat.chat.

CollaborationCollaboration

Using Instant Messaging for VRUsing Instant Messaging for VR Trillan Pro—Trillan Pro— Meebo Meebo

CollaborationCollaboration

CollaborationCollaboration

CollaborationCollaboration

Trillian basic or Trillian Pro can be used monitor multiple IM accounts.

Meebo can also be used and it is web-based.

Teaching and LearningTeaching and Learning

Group Projects

Teaching/LearningTeaching/Learning

Course Prep

Teaching/LearningTeaching/Learning

Outreach

Teaching and Learning cont.Teaching and Learning cont.

IM reference complements individual IM reference complements individual appointments and reference desk.appointments and reference desk.

Online calendars visible by students Online calendars visible by students and faculty.and faculty.

Teaching and LearningTeaching and Learning

Don’t Forget the Fun…Don’t Forget the Fun…

Hobbies, recreation, other personal Hobbies, recreation, other personal interests.interests.

Plan for vacations.Plan for vacations. Keep in touch with friends.Keep in touch with friends. Great way to start experimenting. Great way to start experimenting.

Trip Planning

Just Because

Tips for Finding and Tips for Finding and EvaluatingEvaluating

Monitor sites and blogs that Monitor sites and blogs that frequently post information about frequently post information about new applications and tools new applications and tools – ResearchBuzz, ResourceShelf, Search ResearchBuzz, ResourceShelf, Search

Engine Watch, Slashdot, lots of othersEngine Watch, Slashdot, lots of others   Ask other people what they are Ask other people what they are

usingusing   Download.com Download.com

Tips for Finding and Tips for Finding and EvaluatingEvaluating

Work preferencesWork preferences Computer useComputer use Privacy Privacy Physical EnvironmentPhysical Environment Preferences Preferences

Tools We Love!Tools We Love!

Writely.com Writely.com – hard to get in right nowhard to get in right now

Google tools Google tools – includes email, calendar, homepage includes email, calendar, homepage

widgets, page creator, spreadsheet softwarewidgets, page creator, spreadsheet software Gliffy.com Gliffy.com

– online flowchart softwareonline flowchart software Firefox/Thunderbird extensionsFirefox/Thunderbird extensions

– ColorZilla, FeedReaders, Web Developer ColorZilla, FeedReaders, Web Developer ToolsTools

More Tools We Love!More Tools We Love!

Furl and de.li.ciousFurl and de.li.cious Chat clientsChat clients

– GTalk, Yahoo, Meebo, GTalk, Yahoo, Meebo, In house toolsIn house tools

– databases driving web sites databases driving web sites