InterAct Book Summit: Preventing Information Overload

LEARNING EFFECTIVELY WITH THE WEB

Denise R. Jacobs denisejacobs.com cssdetectiveguide.com papilloneffect.com twitter.com/denisejacobs

The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com Tips for Preventing Information Overload
Control the imposing influx
Earmark for eventual access
Contribute controlled broadcasts

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(1) Control the Imposing Influx The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/carolynwill/4396008689/

Leverage advanced operators The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com

Leverage advanced operators
Term synonyms: ~
Matches term and similar terms
- example: web ~design would match design, designer, designed, and art
Number range: ..
- example: computer backpack $25.00..$100.00 would find backpacks between $25-$100
The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com

Leverage advanced operators (contd)
To find definitions of words, phrases, acronym use define:
- example: definite:ostentatious
To find with specific kinds of files use filetype:
- example: web design contract filetype:pdf
To find text on the page use intext:
- example: intext:“web conference”

Engineered RSS The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/argonne/4436383134/

Engineered RSS
Be deliberate about the feeds you add
- Don’t be afraid to unsubscribe later
Create categories from the beginning, but keep them simple
- everyday folder
- must-read folder
- unread folder

Engineered RSS (contd)
Search for specific terms in the feed text
Pay attention to your reading trends
- Will help you determine which feeds to keep and dump
Track your time

An Intentional Inbox The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/acrider/3617068048/

An Intentional Inbox
Subscribing
- be deliberate when subscribing
- unsubscribe from any lists that don’t interest
- change newsletter subscriptions to RSS subscriptions
Create inbox filters and labels/folders

An Intentional Inbox (contd)
Touch emails once only
- do something about it immediately
OR
- get rid of it
Access email a limited number of times per day

(2) Earmark for Eventual Access The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://infreemation.net/cloud-computing-linear-utility-or-complex-ecosystem/

Some Power Tools The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/techshop/2832912619/

Evernote.com
Great for visual learners and thinkers
Multi-platform
Integrates with a lot of other app sites
Can save a lots of different kinds of information

Diigo.com
Can annotate the information you save
Can use to collaboration on research items
- ideal for teaching and learning
Saved information can be public or private

Delicious.com
Simple features
Well-known and a lot of users
Very social and much sharing of bookmarks
Can gauge a resource’s popularity

Jott.com
Voice to text
Can be a huge time-saver
Can add information to other saving tools (like Diigo, Evernote, and Google Calendar) hands free
Good for audio and kinesthetic learners

Gettin’ Crafty With It The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/librarianavengers/2495352933/

A few ideas
All great tools, but each have (slightly) different strengths
Worth using all and tying together
Could do it through RSS feeds
- Jott to Evernote or Diigo
- Delicious to Evernote
- Evernote to Diigo

(3) Contribute Controlled Broadcasts The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/nite_owl/3548797712/

The Goal: Simplify The InterACT Summit June 11, 2010 Explore the Curriculum interact.webstandards.org /curriculum Get the Book interactwithwebstandards.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertfyang/3039285338/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/albertfyang/3039285730/

“ All Your Social Media Base Are Belong to Us”
Social media is taking over our lives
Blogposts
Updates for Twitter, Facebook, Friendfeed, etc.
Posting social bookmarks

ISO: Tools that Consolidate
Single source updating
Planned updates in advance

Hootsuite.com
Can manage multiple accounts on multiple sites
Can manage multiple users on a single account
Can schedule updates and save drafts of posts
Can establish RSS feeds to post to SM accounts

A couple others…
Ping.fm
Hellotxt.com

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