1. Jeanne Gleason, EdD, Director/Professor, Media Production New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab http://www.mediaproductions.nmsu.edu/ Roger Terry, Director Comm. Information Tech University of Nebraska – Lincoln http://cit.unl.edu Presented at May 2009 CYFAR Conference, Baltimore MD Jeanne Gleason, EdD, Director/Professor, Media Production New Mexico State University Learning Games Lab http://www.mediaproductions.nmsu.edu/ Roger Terry, Director Comm. Information Tech University of Nebraska – Lincoln http://cit.unl.edu Presented at May 2009 CYFAR Conference, Baltimore MD Amazingly Cheap Tech Tricks For Communications Amazingly Cheap Tech Tricks For Communications

2. Multitude of Web 2.0 Tools Available to use for almost anything you can imagine. Generally, what we like about these on-line tools is the ability to share information with predefined groups you create. Available to use for almost anything you can imagine. Generally, what we like about these on-line tools is the ability to share information with predefined groups you create.

3. New Mexico State University Why bother with more Technology? Efficiency Demands It. Our Youth Expect It. Yesterday’s Tools are Too Slow! Efficiency Demands It. Our Youth Expect It. Yesterday’s Tools are Too Slow!

4. New Mexico State University VITAL SURVIVAL SKILLS FOR Adults AND YOUTH collaboration social networking asynchronous involvement problem solving self-guided exploration multiple tasking thinking visually

5. New Mexico State University Technology Connects Us Across MANY Boundaries Communicate on an ‘open’ channel Listen to audience feedback Communicate on an ‘open’ channel Listen to audience feedback

6. New Mexico State University Technology Can Make Collaboration & Work easier Finding Information Finding Partners Working Together Finding Information Finding Partners Working Together

7. New Mexico State University Micro-BloggingMicro-Blogging Why Twitter? You Control Who Sees Your Twitters Only 140 Characters Update via cell or desktop widget Instant news, updates, tech support Why Twitter? You Control Who Sees Your Twitters Only 140 Characters Update via cell or desktop widget Instant news, updates, tech support

8. New Mexico State University Instant Messages & Voice over IP Free Skype-to-Skype Voice & Text Easy Conference Calls Instant File Sharing Easy Review Old Chats Low-Cost Calls to Telephones Worldwide Free Skype-to-Skype Voice & Text Easy Conference Calls Instant File Sharing Easy Review Old Chats Low-Cost Calls to Telephones Worldwide

9. FACEbook.com Quick Discussions Links to Friends Friends Many Media Options Quick Discussions Links to Friends Friends Many Media Options

10. Linkedin.com Really Serious Networking

11. Linkedin.com Really Serious Networking

12. Received Updates Weekly Updates

13. New Mexico State University Project Management Basecamp Shared To-Dos Milestones Free for one project Unlimited users Basecamp Shared To-Dos Milestones Free for one project Unlimited users

14. New Mexico State University Variety of Google Tools Google Docs and Spreadsheets allow us to: Upload documents Share document with others so that editing can be done as a group. A form can also be built much like a survey and shared with the group. The group responds to the emailed form and the information is collected by the owner of the form. Google Docs and Spreadsheets allow us to: Upload documents Share document with others so that editing can be done as a group. A form can also be built much like a survey and shared with the group. The group responds to the emailed form and the information is collected by the owner of the form.

15. New Mexico State University Variety of Google Tools iGoogle.com - gives us the ability to build a landing or home page with the tools and links that we use frequently. I filled my page with Spanish translators, maps, weather, news, and a calendar. Google allowed us to do this by adding gadgets. Google maps allow us to get directions to a location, build maps and put identifiers at locations such as where people in my group live. Google images, blogs and other gadgets were explored.

16. New Mexico State University Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://sixrevisions.com/tools/15- free-tools-for-web-based- collaboration/ http://techmagazine.ws/the-best- collaboration-tools/ http://www.kolabora.com/tools.htm http://www.readwriteweb.com/archi ves/textflow_gets_online_collabora tion_tools.php http://crazeegeekchick.com/blog/27 -free-must-have-online- collaboration-tools/ http://www.orkut.com/About.aspx Sign up with Google account. http://www.google.com/ http://www.meebo.com/ IM aggregator

17. New Mexico State University Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://wiggio.com/ Online community http://acrobat.com/ Collaboration http://www.zoho.com/ Variety of collaboration tools http://twitter.com/ What are you doing now? http://tinyurl.com/6xt2wm Robin Good site of web2.0 stuff http://doodle.com Doodle makes it easy to find a date and time for a group event. Doodle is a free online coordination tool which requires neither registration nor software installation http://Ning.com Build your own Web and social network

18. New Mexico State University Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://www.skype.com/ Phone for free http://www.dimdim.com/ Web conference for free http://www.slideshare.net/ Share Powerpoint presentations http://www.oovoo.com/ phone conference http://www.facebook.com/ Social network most young people and a lot of older people are on. http://www.stixy.com/ A kind of Web site you build. http://www.loosestitch.com/ Outlining done in groups http://www.famundo.com/ Build a family Web site

19. New Mexico State University Lots of other cheap or free Web 2.0 Technology tools! http://www.cozi.com/ Build a family Web site http://www.writeboard.com Document editing http://delicious.com/ Bookmarking tool http://flickr.com Photo sharing http://picasa.com Photo sharing http;// youtube.com Video sharing There are many many more. Check out : http://www.go2web20.net