for workshop 3/21/12 at methuen lit vol. Online resources for tutors and volunteers to find, organize, share and access information

1. Patty Ball
Northeast SABES
March 2012

2. Is your textbook the one and only source of expertise you use in
the classroom
For as long as I can remember, teachers have been searching for
and developing resources to use in a course
Use articles, movies, experiences, websites to supplement the
textbook
No textbook has every been perfect- supplementing used to be
the focus, now we spend more time on primary sources and
commentaries beyond the text, that the text is merely a basic
reference point for us

3. How do you first search and then filter through the
massive amounts of information now available?
Quality & relevance
Wouldn’t it be great to have someone do this for
you and deliver it right to you?

4. Finding – timely, relevant content
Selecting - specific to our unique
interests and perspectives
Storing
Access/Retrieving
*Sharing

5. *”In the beginning there were file cabinets; about 14
in all, full of articles, brochures, pamphlets, cassettes
and videotapes. In two closets, at opposite ends of
the office, a mishmash of books, journals and reports
completed the collection.”
Browser Bookmarks
Excel spreadsheet
RSS feeds
Screenshots
Print outs

6. Instead of searching for information, you plug in to knowledge
of somebody who is an acknowledged specialist in the field
Curation online also has to demonstrate: mastery, passion,
knowledge and expertise
Without such additional layers, a curated collection of links is
just a collection of links
50 best ways to curate and share info

7. the key to curation is not the
identification of content
This can be done with search engines
It is the collection, commenting and
rating/placing of content that matters

8. As the amount of information accumulates-
increasingly important to use tools to help find &
organize information that’s relevant and useful
What are Tags/Keywords
What is a Bookmarklet
Cloud Storage – store and access your information
anywhere

9. Tags are keywords used to classify content
Helps you and others find content
You select as many tags as necessary
Tags allow readers to quickly locate topics of interest
Hash Tag - #prefix (twitter) #edtech
Allows you to create communities of people interested in the same
topic by making it easier for them to find and share info related to it

10. Simple tools that extend the surf and search capabilities
With a single simple mouse click, you can share a video
on FaceBook, add an item to Amazon wishlist, add a bookmark to
Delicious, and perform various activities
You don't actually "install" a bookmarklet -You simply add it to your
bookmarks - It just sits there patiently until you want to use it
Very safe – ignore if you get warning message
I use it to save and store useful websites I find

11. What are the best Sites
Social bookmarking may be the most well-known, with
services like Delicious and Diigo, -people to tag and save
interesting blog posts and websites
http://vimeo.com/12687333 - Diigo video
By following others who use these sites, you can not only
handle your own curation efforts, but subscribe to the things
that other people have deemed important

12. Bookmarking may not adequate
Content changes/disappears
Even when it does not change, it can be difficult to
remember why you stored that link
Visual – like a list of links

13. Scoop.it’s first mission is to help people publish
gorgeous magazines by means of curation
Visual, appealing magazine format
What is Scoop.It - video

14. http://www.scoop.it/t/edtech-tools

15. Been named over and over as the hottest new website for 2012
Virtual pinboard - allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things
you find on the web
Browse pinboards created by others to discover new things and get
inspiration from people who share your interests
Courtney Lowery Cowgill’s article - it’s part social networking (kind of), part
bookmarking, part curating, part blogging
What is a pin? - Image added to Pinterest - can be added from a website
using the Pin It button, or upload images from your computer
Links back to the site it came from

16. Pinterest in Education (good article)
Teachers use it to display ideas regarding classroom organization and
management, lesson plan ideas and assessment tools, etc.
Could have great potential, as does scoop.it, for students to organize
their research/sources on particular areas or topics they are exploring
I think it could also be a great portfolio device to post progress of their
work and thinking, adding visuals, audio and video etc.

17. http://pinterest.com/poochiesan24/

18. Shelfster - allows you to capture information from everywhere and create online documents with all the
gathered information at your fingertips.
MentorMob - getting quite a bit of press on Twitter lately, it's one of the best around for curating the web
into "playlists." These playlists can contain different types of media such as video, articles, pictures, etc. Once
these playlists are created, they can be rated and shared with others.
Pearltrees
Bundlr
Paper.Li - very popular site among bloggers and educators for creating an online newspaper
out of their web content - once a "newspaper" is created, Paper.li automatically updates the
paper by monitoring news content
If that’s not enough – 50 more

19. The teacher remains the igniting source and
helps students find the resources in a process
where they learn how to find the answers to
their own questions
In this process they appropriate the learning
and exploration process thus engaging
themselves in the adventure of gaining
knowledge

20. Facebook
Twitter
YouTube

21. http://vimeo.com/28110981 LiveBinders Tips and Tricks

22. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZV8RQp8F5mQ&feature=colike

23. Box.net
http://www.box.com/s/3a8c6508fcaf89f654cb
Dropbox

24. Email: pball@necc.mass.edu
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