icurate: Digital Tools for Gathering and Sharing Information

Digital Tools for Gathering and Sharing Information Joquetta Johnson Library Media Specialist Pikesville High School Baltimore County Public Schools Image Source: Flickr via kodomut

“… It’s about adding quality back into the equation and putting a human filter between you and the overwhelming world of content abundance that is swirling around us every day. Curation replaces noise with clarity.” Hamilton, Buffy. "Summer Seed Ideas:Curation, Participation, and Student PLEs." Web log post. The Unquiet Librarian. Web. 19 June 2011. <http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/>. Steven Rosenbaum, author Curation Nation

“… a curator is the keeper of their interest …By discovering , organizing , and sharing relevant content from around the Web, curators invest in the integrity and vibrancy of their nicheworks. Brian Solis says that in social media…

… Information becomes currency and the ability to repackage something of interest as a compelling, consumable and also sharable social object is an art… Image Source: Flickr via AMagiill Hamilton, Buffy. "Summer Seed Ideas:Curation, Participation, and Student PLEs." Web log post. The Unquiet Librarian. Web. 19 June 2011. <http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/>.

Rather than creating original content, curators discover relevant content and share it within their networks of relevance with added perspective. Hamilton, Buffy. "Summer Seed Ideas:Curation, Participation, and Student PLEs." Web log post. The Unquiet Librarian. Web. 19 June 2011. <http://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/>.

Scoop.it and curation in the classroom: Curation is expression, action and passion… Not only is curation a collaborative process allowing educators to share resources and explore Education 2.0 ideas, but it is also a tool that students can embrace to engage with other students and teachers. Curation and Education." Web log post. Scoop.it. Scoop.it. Web. <http://blog.scoop.it/en/2011/03/30/curation-and-education/>.

Curation also brings the possibility to build around a specific topic or subject of research an interactive discussion between the teacher and his or her students. Curation and Education." Web log post. Scoop.it. Scoop.it. Web. <http://blog.scoop.it/en/2011/03/30/curation-and-education/>.

Suddenly the room is open, without being an organic process without any structure. Curation offers a context on the biggest learning playground the world has ever known. Curation and Education." Web log post. Scoop.it. Scoop.it. Web. <http://blog.scoop.it/en/2011/03/30/curation-and-education/>.

www. scoop.it . http://www.scoop.it/t/icurate http://www.scoop.it/t/icurate

Tagging is a capability incorporated into many websites as a feature that helps describe an item and allows it to be found again by browsing or searching. Image URL: http://mrg.bz/FLWF5e

http://tiny.cc/m8rio

http://youtu.be/Bnr6QKKcsII Scoop.it: Curation Made Social

Social bookmarking is used to share, organize, search, and manage bookmarks of web resources. image URL: http://mrg.bz/Foc6b9

Social Bookmarking http://www.evernote.com/ http://www.delicious.com/ http://www.diigo.com http://tiny.cc/z675o

Social Booking Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeBmvDpVbWc

LiveBinders www.livebinders.com http://livebinders.com/shelf/my

LiveBinder Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2nKyZ4MdKc&feature=related

http://www.vimeo.com/12687333 www.diigo.com http://www.diigo.com/user/accordin2jo http://tinyurl.com/5wyl8rz

Diigo Video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHWapAF1Txw

Dashboards & Pathfinders http://www.jogtheweb.com/ http://sqworl.com/home.php http://weblist.me/ http://www.speedtile.net/ http://www.symbalooedu.com/ http://www.netvibes.com/en

http://www.symbalooedu.com/

http://sqworl.com/vnnovr http://www.speedtile.net/joquetta http://weblist.me/user/joquetta http://tiny.cc/videoresources

Wiki http://pbworks.com/ http://www.wikispaces.com/ www.milfordmillacademylibrary.pbworks.com http://tiny.cc/msjpi

http://tinyurl.com/3wkl79w http://tinyurl.com/4yuh8y5 http://www.voya.com/2011/03/18/tag-team-tech-april-2011/

Hands-on
Select a site. www.livebinders.com or www.diigo.com
Create an account (use or create a username & password you will remember) or
Explore the various Pathfinders at http://tinyurl.com/perfectpathfinder
Livebinder Things try to:
Create a new binder & add links
Search for binders you can use
Make a Private Binder
Copy a Binder
Add tags
Share your binder
Diigo Things try to:
Annotating, archiving & organizing information and sites.
Highlight text & attach sticky notes to specific parts of web pages.
Organize by tags or lists.
Join or start a group
Use "Annotated links" to share your "diigoed" pages.

Image Source: http://tiny.cc/8ig3w Too Good Not to Mention…

Image Source: http://bit.ly/c5DpaV

www.zamzar.com http://tiny.cc/qxjb4b9odk AVI, WMV, or Quicktime Great for creating Playlist

www.slideshare.net

Links from this presentation & additional resources

Source: http://tiny.cc/dfu38

ANY QUESTIONS?

Joquetta “The Digital Diva" Johnson Library Media Specialist Pikesville High School Baltimore County Public Schools Baltimore, Maryland 410-887-1231 [email_address] [email_address] www.joquettajohnson.com www.twitter.com/accordin2jo http://www.youtube.com/user/accordin2jo http://www.diigo.com/list/accordin2jo http://www.slideshare.net/accordin2jo www.milfordmillacademylibrary.pbworks.com Skype: accordin2jo My Contact Info My Digital Footprint

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