Emerging Technologies For The 21st Century

Emerging Technologies for the 21st Century Chad Haefele Reference Librarian for Emerging Technologies UNC – Davis Library [email_address] PPT: www.hiddenpeanuts.com/share/EmergingTech.ppt Slideshare: http://tinyurl.com/6hm5uw

Outline
Background / definitions
Overview of some current web tools
3 tiers of tech projects
Questions

The social web
AKA ‘Web 2.0’
Conversational & Participatory
Built on relationships
Facebook, Flickr, blogs, etc.

RSS
Really Simple Syndication
Content comes to you
The glue that holds “Web 2.0” together
You’ll need a reader – Google Reader

More in depth… http:// www.youtube.com/watch?v =0klgLsSxGsU

Blogs
Definition: A regularly updated website, with new entries displayed in reverse chronological order.
An RSS feed is strongly recommended
blogsearch.google.com

Wiki
Definition: A website which can be edited by a large group, with minimal code involved.
Famous example: Wikipedia
Another example: LibSuccess
Class idea: adopt a Wikipedia page

Tagging
Adding freeform relevant keywords to an item as metadata.
Generally not hierarchical

Tag Cloud:

Tagging examples
Flickr
Del.icio.us
Blogs
Vista
Library Thing

Embedding
Customize your data
Use it somewhere else
Saves overhead & bandwidth
Sometimes called ‘widgets’
Example: http://www.librarything.com/widget

3 Tiers of projects
Minimal effort
Build on an existing framework
Full custom built system

Minimal effort projects
Someone else has done all the work
Exploits connections

Minimal effort example
Reference questions via text message
Every cell phone has an e-mail address

Existing framework examples
Wordpress book review blog
Flickr account
PBWiki
Facebook Page
Del.icio.us links
Netlibrary audiobooks
iGoogle gadgets
Meebo IM

Wordpress book review blog
Free blog account: Wordpress.com
Create logins for students – as ‘Contributor’
You maintain final authority
Password-protect posts

Flickr account
Photo sharing site: Flickr.com
Library of Congress example
Free accounts - up to 200 photos
Lesson idea: develop a tag system

PBWiki
Free hosted wiki: PBwiki.com
Educator examples
Password protected

Facebook Pages
‘Pages’ system – official presence
Example: Belmont High School Library
Requires time commitment

Del.icio.us link sharing
Tag and organize your links
Library Journal Article – 9/15/07
Nashville PL example – linkrolls
Build subject guides without techie help

Netlibrary audiobooks
Included in NCLive databases
Windows only
Not compatible with iPods

Meebo IM
Free online IM account: Meebo.com
Guide for libraries
Embed in your webpage
More advanced alternative: Libraryh3lp

Full custom code examples
Full library portal
iGoogle Gadgets: http:// code.google.com/apis/gadgets/index.html
Browser search plugins: http:// mycroft.mozdev.org /

Key points:
Integrate with a lesson, or make sure it will be otherwise used.
Don’t waste time on a tool that will be quickly abandoned
Keep it updated
Play!

Bonus examples
www.picnik.com – Photo editor
www.jumpcut.com – Video editor
docs.google.com / – Online office suite
www.slideshare.net – Share powerpoints
www.easy-poll.com/ – Embeddable polls
www.teachertube.com – Youtube for educators
www.pewinternet.org – Web-related research
www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp

Further Reading & Examples
101 Tools & Resources for Authentic Learning Devices: http://frontierlict.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/101Resourcesver2.pdf
WebTools4u2use: http://webtools4u2use.wikispaces.com/Webtools4U2Use
School Library Learning 2.0: http://www.schoollibrarylearning2.blogspot.com

Slides: www.hiddenpeanuts.com/share/EmergingTech.ppt Slideshare: http://tinyurl.com/6hm5uw

Emerging Technologies For The 21st Century

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