This document provides a summary of various tech tools that can be useful for extension professionals, including tools for sending large files, sharing presentations, shortening URLs, purchasing domain names, conducting online registration and surveys, online collaboration, and photo sharing. Key tools mentioned include YouSendIt, SlideShare, tinyurl.com, GoDaddy, RegOnline, Google Docs, Polldaddy, SurveyMonkey, Evite, and Snapfish. The document also provides additional resources and websites for learning more about instructional technologies.

1. Tech Tools for Extension Professionals Kyleen Burgess 4-H Agent Northampton County

2. Background 71.4% of the US uses the internet 9.4 BILLION searches a month 3 key points It’s not about the technology, its about the people Change is the ONLY constant Change is inevitable - progress is optional

3. Top Tools Overview Website & Delivery Platform Web Analytics Content Tools Research Tools Productivity Tools Meeting & Collaboration Tools Client Interaction Tools

4. Sending Large Files http://www.yousendit.com http://www.sendthisfile.com http://www.driveway.com http://www.sendspace.com Yousendit = Free, 7 days, downloaded 100 times

5. How Does That Work? Upload file & add email addresses Email Notification sent to recipients Recipient Downloads file

6. Sharing Powerpoints www. slideshare .net FREE Upload powerpoints, PDF slideshows, open office slideshows Free Add audio to powerpoint and go to and it becomes a slidecast

7. Shorten that URL When do I do that? Trying to type a long URL - runs risk of typo Long URLs breaking in an email Trying to tell someone a long URL over the phone

8. http://district4.extension.ncsu.edu/tech/technology.html BECOMES http://tinyurl.com/2udulr

9. Shortening Websites http://tinyurl.com http://301url.com http://ataja.es http://www.elfurl.com http://notlong.com http://urlx.org

10. One More Option Purchase a separate URL Now your website that was http://prohort.ces.northampton.ncsu.edu Becomes www.prohort.net Prices start at $5-$6 a year

11. Purchasing Website Domains.yahoo.com Godaddy.com many others

12. Flash Drives All store data 1 GB = food for storage 2 GB = can run programs such as web browser, email, Instant Message (IM) program

13. Auto Responder Broadcast e-mail to everyone or target specific segments of your list Prepare and schedule emails in advance Track how many open the email, how many click on the links in the email

14. www.Aweber.com

18. Aweber Costs $19 a year for less than 500 subscribers $29 a year for 501-2,500 subscribers

19. Search Engines Find what you need quickly

20. Google Cheats Two Handouts - Google Help: Cheat Sheet - The Essentials of Google Search

21. Meta-Search Engines Results from multiple search engines Dogpile.com - Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask MetaCrawler.com - Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask

22. Personal online presentations Alternatives to Power Point Access anytime, anywhere Sharing & Collaboration Present from remote location Embed

23. Zohoshow.com Sliderocket.com Preezo.com Teamslide.com Slideburner.com Authorstream.com

24. Taking Power Point Up A Notch Make jeopardy games http://www.jmu.edu/madison/teacher/jeopardy/jeopardy.htm Other ideas on the internet http://www.techtrekers.com/PP/

25. On-Line Registration www.RegOnline.com

26. Benefits of On-Line Registration Accepts credit cards & Pay Pal Low costs: $4.75 per person less than 120 people $3.50 per person plus $150 for event for an event over 120 people Paid to you by check monthly

27. Creating PDF’s www.PrimoPDF.com For windows For Mac’s its as simple as a click?

28. Elluminate Up to 6 speakers Video Text Chat Shared, Interactive Whiteboard Shared applications Record/playback Breakout rooms/polling

29. EIT on Elluminate

30. On-Line Survey www.polldaddy.com

31. Surveymonkey.com

32. Online Invitation Services Create, customize, manage and track invitations and responses Import email addresses Most allow for follow up messages, maps directions and more

33. www.Evite.com www.waitrose.com www.sendomatic.com www.rsvphq.com www.mypunchbowl.com www.socialzr.com

35. Online Office Application Google Docs Word processor Spreadsheet Presentation Google Calendar Google Notebooks Chat Feature

36. Google Docs Import existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations or create new ones from scratch Access and edit from ANYWHERE FREE

37. Collaboration Tool Share changes in real time Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time Includes a chat windown

38. The Freedom of Choice Documents are stored securely online They can published or not

39. Groups Share features of web pages, wikis and blogs Share calendars, files, discussions with others Public or private Yahoo!, Google, MSN

40. iChat (for Macs) Look for this icon on your desktop You can use your existing .Mac account ID or an AIM account ID. If you don't have either, sign up for .Mac or an AIM account. I suggest an AIM account…to get one go to www.aim.com

41. What Does iChat do? Allows you to chat with people directly and instantly Can send files Can do video chat (if equipment is installed on computer) Can audio chat (use mics)

42. Signing on to iChat Click icon Go to file and then preferences Click accounts Click plus sign + at bottom right hand corner Select AIM account off list Enter your SN and password Sign onto iChat Using AIM www.aim.com

43. AIM Go to www.aim.com to get a Screen Name (SN) and to download the program If you cannot download call your IT contact to ask why (may not be able to download if your county runs your web) Ask IT to unblock AIM

44. Delicious Social Book marking Tool www.delicious.com Travels with you Allows you to tag, share, manage websites from a centralized source Requires registration and download if you wish to tag websites

45. Things you can do with delicious Bookmark any site on the internet, get to it from anywhere Share your bookmarks and get bookmarks in return Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web by using the popular bookmark search

46. 50 ways to tell a story http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools

47. Photo Sharing Numerous websites to photo share My favorite is www.snapfish.com

48. Snapfish.Com Upload your photos Group Rooms Can purchase photos/gifts Can share photos with others Can password protect rooms

49. Want to learn more? Spring 2009 - AEE 526 - Information Technologies in Agriculture and Extension Education - Contact Dr. Garry Moore - AEE NCSU Curriculum & Instruction - ECI Special Topics - 21st Century Tech Skills Computer Applications & Integration in Instruction Multimedia Designs and Applications

50. Resources Dave Palmer - Instructional Media Extension Agent for FL http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html

51. The End Please fill out evaluation on LMS in the next few days