Cool Tools! to Enhance Collaboration, Communication and Organization photo by Daniel F. Pigatto (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigatto/332193181/) Dana Longley Empire State College, SUNY

Organize and Share source photo by CatDancing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/catdancing/3005760286/) Connect the silos: Delicious : http:// delicious.com Delicious Network Diigo : http:// diigo.com Diigo Groups

Connect the silos:

Delicious : http:// delicious.com

Delicious Network

Diigo : http:// diigo.com

Diigo Groups

Keep Up Feeling overloaded? RSS Feed Readers: Bloglines: http:// www.bloglines.com / Google Reader: http:// www.google.com /reader (http://www.flickr.com/photos/bueny/2472455690/)

RSS Feed Readers:

Bloglines: http:// www.bloglines.com /

Google Reader: http:// www.google.com /reader

Collaborate photo by Algo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algo/119176265/) Google Docs : http:// docs.google.com / Etherpad : http:// etherpad.com / My Pad Writewith : http:// www.writewith.com /

Google Docs : http:// docs.google.com /

Etherpad : http:// etherpad.com /

My Pad

Writewith : http:// www.writewith.com /

Schedule and Plan Feel like this when it comes time to schedule a meeting? photo by DrBacchus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbowen/1148435913/) Doodle : http:// www.doodle.com / Remember the Milk : http:// www.rememberthemilk.com / GatherGrid : http:// www.gathergrid.com / WhenisGood : http:// whenisgood.net /

Doodle : http:// www.doodle.com /

Remember the Milk : http:// www.rememberthemilk.com /

GatherGrid : http:// www.gathergrid.com /

WhenisGood : http:// whenisgood.net /

Tool Assessment Woman Inspecting Transistor, 1948 © Bettmann/CORBIS Fill existing need / improve workflow? Avoid "wow" factor Test it / "proof of concept" Security & Privacy Issues "Terms of Use" & "Privacy Statement" Usability Free vs fee Hosted or not? Maintenance: stability / scalability

Fill existing need / improve workflow?

Avoid "wow" factor

Test it / "proof of concept"

Security & Privacy Issues

"Terms of Use" & "Privacy Statement"

Usability

Free vs fee

Hosted or not?

Maintenance: stability / scalability

Get Off the Ground Sell It Proof-of-concept prototype show how it can be used let stakeholders play with it Save time / effort / improve workflow or communication Get Buy In Be model user of tool Make sure it meets an existing need Seek stakeholder input early photo by jurvetson (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jurvetson/302869583/)

Sell It

Proof-of-concept prototype

show how it can be used

let stakeholders play with it

Save time / effort / improve workflow or communication

Get Buy In

Be model user of tool

Make sure it meets an existing need

Seek stakeholder input early