Managing Professional Information Overload (Olathe Schools version)

Olathe Schools June 2012 Tools for Managing Professional Information Overload Heather Braum Technology Librarian Northeast Kansas Library System hbraum@nekls.org

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “share your ideas” by Flickr User Britta Bohlinger under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ QU6Ea

Olathe Schools June 2012 Video online at: http://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=CXFEBbPIEOI Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=CXFEBbPIEOI

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “MS Library 2.0 Summit Birds of a Feather Lunch Tables” by Flickr User msulibrary1 under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ 4vwfx

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Balance...” by Flickr User mind on ﬁre under a CC License, http://goo.gl/JeFB7

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “information hydrant” by Flickr User Will Lion under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ tEsq4

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “information overload” by Flickr User verbeeldingskr8 under a CC License, http:// goo.gl/hwqo4

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Seamless Train” by Flickr User DaveFayram under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ 3cAAB

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “The Road” by Flickr User Stuck in Customs under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ jBtd8

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Bricks” by Flickr User Esparta under a CC License, http://goo.gl/yHtis

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Outtake - Nooo! [Overwhelmed]” by Flickr User andreas.thor under a CC License, http://j.mp/fWk7Gx

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Yellow Arrow” by Flickr User Ian Muttoo under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ BFtmz

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Jubilant Winners Enjoy Success” by Flickr User c.a.muller under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ewc1h

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Tip Jar at Huckleberry” by Flickr User Muy Yum under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ DHU3Z

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Google Lego 50th Anniversary Inspiration” by Flickr User manfrys under a CC License, http://j.mp/bFy036

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Google Lego 50th Anniversary Inspiration” by Flickr User manfrys under a CC License, http://goo.gl/P3FoU

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Hands Across the World” by Flickr User Building Unity 1000 Families under a CC License, http://goo.gl/TUfAJ

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Go” by Flickr User Peet Reed under a CC License, http://goo.gl/oXux5

Olathe Schools June 2012 5 Tips

Olathe Schools June 2012 1. Information overload has always been present. It’s not new. Source: “Scrolls” by Flickr User Hc_07 under a CC License, http://j.mp/i31UZV

Olathe Schools June 2012 2.You’re never going to be able to keep up with everything. Source: http://bit.ly/i4pGx5, 2/23/11

Olathe Schools June 2012 3. “These things are TOOLS to serve you & help you. Don’t let them manage you. Manage them. Remember you are a human being not a human doing.” --Bobbi Newman, www.librarianbyday.net Source: “080116Meineke_021” by Flickr User Miz Ginger Snaps under a CC License, http:// j.mp/gB1VMJ

Olathe Schools June 2012 4. Learn the art of skimming links and articles to “maybe” save for later. “trash and treasure” Source: “Accessory 1” by Flickr User Urban Woodswalker under a CC License, http://j.mp/ eXD4p9

Olathe Schools June 2012 27 instant messages 76 email listserv messages 4 text messages 14 social network messages 17 phone calls 825 RSS feed updates 98 work emails 30 pages from a book 52 personal emails 5 letters 127 social network 11 pieces junk mail status updates 1 periodical issue 1 hour of television 3 hours of radio 5.You’re not alone in this struggle.stats from “Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Source: “my scared cat” by Flickr User PaoloInformation Overload” Sarah Houghton-Jan, Ariadne, July 2008, Margari under a CC License, http://j.mp/http://j.mp/10Dc2 gcFR70

Olathe Schools June 2012 6 Resources

Olathe Schools June 2012 1. Free Technology for Teachers www.freetech4teachers.com

Olathe Schools June 2012 2. Edutopia www.edutopia.org

Olathe Schools June 2012 3. Education Week www.edweek.org

Olathe Schools June 2012 4. Open Culture http://www.openculture.com/

Olathe Schools June 2012 5. Mashable & Lifehacker www.mashable.com & www.lifehacker.com

Olathe Schools June 2012 6. Google... www.google.com I’m not kidding Source: “Google Lego 50th Anniversary Inspiration” by Flickr User manfrys under a CC License, http://j.mp/bFy036

Olathe Schools June 2012 6 Sets of Tools

Olathe Schools June 2012 1. Notetaking Tools Evernote (www.evernote.com) & Google Docs (docs.google.com)

Olathe Schools June 2012 2. Bookmarking Tools Diigo (www.diigo.com), Delicious (www.delicious.com) & Pinterest (www.pinterest.com)

Olathe Schools June 2012 3. Information Dashboard iGoogle (www.google.com/ig),NetVibes (www.netvibes.com) & Alltop (www.alltop.com)

Olathe Schools June 2012 Text 4. Saving to Read Later Instapaper (www.instapaper.com) & Read It Later (readitlaterlist.com)

Olathe Schools June 2012 5. Online File Storage Dropbox: www.dropbox.com & Google Docs (docs.google.com)

Olathe Schools June 2012 Bonus 6. Online Social Networks Twitter (www.twitter.com) & Facebook (www.facebook.com)

Olathe Schools Additional Tools June 2012 • Google Reader (reader.google.com) • Livebinders (www.livebinders.com) • Feed My Inbox (www.feedmyinbox.com) • ifttt (www.ifttt.com) • Scoop.it (http://scoop.it/) • Alltop (www.alltop.com)

Olathe Schools Additional Tools June 2012 • PBWorks (www.pbworks.com) • Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the day • (larryferlazzo.edublogs.org) • Web English Teacher (webenglishteacher.com) • Professional Listservs • Email Filters • Browser Add-ons

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “share your ideas” by Flickr User Britta Bohlinger under a CC License, http://goo.gl/ QU6Ea

Olathe Schools June 2012 Video online at: http://vimeo.com/35873217 Source: http://vimeo.com/35873217

Olathe Schools Further Resources June 2012 • “Being Wired or Being Tired: 10 Ways to Cope with Information Overload” Sarah Houghton-Jan, Ariadne, July 2008, http://j.mp/10Dc2 • “Getting uncluttered with Evernote and Instapaper” from practically efﬁcient blog, June 22, 2010, http://j.mp/c9SVt5 • [Video] Web 2.0 Expo NY: Clay Shirky (shirky.com) It’s Not Information Overload. It’s Filter Failure. September 2008, http://j.mp/5OCWlH • “Inbox Zero”, Merlin Mann. Articles: http://j.mp/ifI6Wd and Video: http:// j.mp/Ok4MC • “Building and maintaining an online professional learning community”, Jayme Linton, Learn NC, http://j.mp/g0LnZz • “Twitter: Keeping Up With It All”, Richard Byrne, Free Technology for Teachers, February 24, 2011, http://j.mp/hSf37L

Olathe Schools Further Resources June 2012 • “Coping with Information Overload” Infopeople webinar by Sarah Houghton- Jan, May 2011, http://goo.gl/Ed2YS • “How to Keep Up with (Almost) Everything” Libguides, by Buffy Hamilton, http://goo.gl/amdqT • “What I’m Reading Online This Spring: Fountains of Information, Insight, and Inspiration”, by Buffy Hamilton http://goo.gl/dgvoK • “Happiness Through Personal Learning” by Marianne Lenox, from the 2011 WJ Trends in Training and Learning conference, http://goo.gl/343D0

Olathe Schools Further Resources June 2012 • “Information Overload? There Has Always Been Too Much to Know,” (BigThink) http://goo.gl/irYaX • “The Joy of Quiet,” (NY Times) http://goo.gl/3SYcm • “The Solution to Information Overload,” (Steve Hargadon) http://goo.gl/ wSlLL • “Are we on information overload,” (Education Views) http://goo.gl/ZoQXK • “Coming of age with information overload” (Hufﬁngton Post) http://goo.gl/ 5un0R • “This is what a healthy information diet looks like,” (Lifehacker) http://goo.gl/ FPFMw • Evernote for Schools, http://goo.gl/95Qh6

Olathe Schools Reading List June 2012 1. The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption, Johnson, 2012. 2. Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, Medina, 2008. 3. Too Big to Know: rethinking knowledge now that the facts arent the facts, experts are everywhere, and the smartest person in the room is the room, Weinberger, 2011 4. Personal Learning Networks: Using the Power of Connections to Transform Education, Richardson/Mancabelli, 2011. 5. Getting Things Done, Allen, 2001 6. Bit Literacy: Productivity in the Age of Information and E-mail Overload, Hurst, 2007. 7. Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We Live, Work, and Learn, Davidson, 2011. 8. The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains, Carr, 2010.

Olathe Schools June 2012 Source: “Question” by Flickr User Stefan Baudy under a CC License, http://j.mp/XRqF2

Olathe Schools Contact me June 2012 Presentation Information: http://goo.gl/ppZ2e • Links: http://j.mp/fXUlAm • Contact information: • Email: hbraum@nekls.org • Twitter: @hbraum • http://about.me/hbraum

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