Collaborating In The Cloud - updated

Using Web 2.0 Tools To Get Stuff Done! Robin Hastings Information Technology Manager Missouri River Regional Library robin.hastings@gmail.com

Agenda
Definitions – What is collaboration 2.0? Why do it in a cloud?
Collaboration in the Cloud Tools
Putting it to use!
Wiki - http://litacollab2.pbworks.com/FrontPage

What is collaboration 2.0? Why do it in a cloud? Definitions

Collaboration

Collaboration 2.0 2.0 adds distributed computing & collaboration platforms:
Distance
Asynchronicity

Distributed Computing

Collaboration Platforms

Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing
Internet = Cloud (cloud of data)
PC = thin client
Not data storage
Just a connection to the cloud
Maybe backup storage…
Collaboration happens “out there”

Benefits
Social Networks = Professional Networks
Peer Networking
Avoiding hierarchies (linkedin direct introductions, facebook friends, etc.)
Blending Synchronous & Asynchronous Work

Collaboration In The Cloud Tools

Tools of the Trade
Categories
Social Calendars
Social Networking Sites
Social Bookmarking
Social Desktops
Social Wikis
Social Documents
http://web2.econsultant.com/collaboration-groups-teams-services.html - 125 sites...

Social Calendars
30 Boxes
www.30boxes.com
Google Calendar
www.google.com/calendar
Uses
Keep milestones, due dates, etc. where everyone can access them
Give others a look at your schedule so they can schedule meetings, etc. with your time constraints in mind (without a million emails)

Social Networking Sites
Facebook
www.facebook.com
Ning
www.ning.com
Uses
(Facebook) use as platform for custom apps (GTD app, etc.)
(Ning) customize extensively
Use message boards, private and group messaging functions to keep in touch
Store documents in central location

Social Bookmarking
Del.icio.us
http://www.delicious.com
Google Bookmarks
www.google.com/bookmarks
Uses
Store references, citations and other data needed by the group ( Connotea , CiteULike for the sciences)
Identify resources for group use
Easy access to group documents, pics/charts and sites

Social Desktops
CentralDesktop
www.centraldesktop.com/
MyWebDesktop
www.mywebdesktop.net/
Uses
Single desktop area for storage
Unified working environment for all collaborators
Most apps included (calendar, messaging, office software)

Social Wikis
Wetpaint
www.wetpaint.com
PBWorks
www.pbworks.com
Uses
Building Wiki for U of Tenn in Chattanooga
Central, structured repository for documents
Easy editing interface
Built-in revision, rollback features
Instant updates and notes access
Self-hosted: Mediawiki

Social Documents
Google Docs
docs.google.com/
ThinkFree
www.thinkfree.com
Uses
Maryland Libraries 2.1 Blog
Multi-user editing features
Document storage
Document formats (doc, xls, ppt, pdf, odt, etc.)

GroupWare
http://grou.ps
Web site
Desktop client
Mobile interface
Facebook App
Drupal/Joomla (CMS - http://opensourcecms.com/ )
Create your own groupware
Host, manage, control your data

Using The Tools

Projects
Calendar
Organize milestones and other important dates
Bookmarking
Keep references, citations and resources handy
Network
Communicate, communicate, communicate
Eg. VuFind blog with VoteItUp plugin
Documents
Create “deliverables” for project finale

Backups
Centralized backups for a group
“ Cloud” backups for you
Version control (Google Docs, wikis)
Easily recovered!
Google backups – to your computer

Questions?

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Collaborating In The Cloud - updated

by Robin Hastings on May 24, 2008

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