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Emergent Technologies and Services Tolulope Folarin & Alliah Humber Howard University Libraries
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HUL Emergent Services Forms Forms Course-Related Webpage Course-Related Webpage Electronic Reserves Electronic Reserves
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What’s New on the Web? Blogs, RSS, Podcasts & Wikis
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Our Program What are Blogs? How can I start a Blog? What’s RSS? How can I read RSS feeds? What are Podcasts? How can I listen to a Podcast? What are Wikis? Why would I create a wiki for my courses? What are PDAs? Why would I use a PDA for my courses? What’s IM? Why would I use IM in my courses?
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All about Weblogs (Blogs)
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A Brief History of Blogs Began with hand coding Free blog sites in 1999: Blogger, LiveJournal Diaries, journals, ramblings Definitions in media 1999, 2000
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Blogs Take Off! 2000-2005 Easy publishing to Web No need to know HTML Add / edit content anywhere, anytime Dozens of features – dynamic, quick and easy to develop Millions worldwide
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What’s a Blog? “A Weblog can take the form of a diary, a news service (or summaries of and links to current news items on a topic), a collection of links to other Web sites, a series of book reviews, reports of activity on a project, a journal or diary, a photographic record of an event or activity, or any number of other forms. Most Weblogs display material for the current month or the current week, with older material being archived on the site for browsing and/or searching.” (Prof Laurel Clyde, 2004)
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CNN November 30, 2004 Merriam-Webster Inc. said that blog, defined as "a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks," was one of the most looked-up words on its Internet sites this year. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/30/words.of.the.year.reut/ind ex.html
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Weblog features: Dated entries Mission or goal statement Categories for posts Archives Lists of other blogs the author(s) reads Navigational links Contact info
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Blog Statistics Technorati now tracks over 27.2 Million blogs Technorati On average, a new weblog is created every second of every day 13.7 million bloggers are still posting 3 months after their blogs are created
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Basic Requirements to Blog Blog software Movable Type, Blogger, TypePad, Word Press Other Web-based or client software Server space & a bit of programming Entries can be pasted in from Word, etc. (save as.txt to avoid formatting quirks) Time Something to say
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Let’s make a blog together!
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All About RSS
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RSS Basics Rich Site Summary “Really Simple Syndication” Automatic Web Browsing
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Rich Site Summary Simple XML encoded information and news items from Weblogs or news sites Syndicated content includes such data as news feeds, events listings, news stories, headlines, project updates, excerpts from discussion forums or even corporate information. ATOM feeds are a newer version of RSS Aggregators read the “feeds” and Provide current awareness delivered to one location
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What to Look for: Syndicate this Site
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What is an Aggregator? Software Client based Server based Subscribe to sites by adding feeds Different aggregators that do basically the same thing Saves time Content is syndicated into one place
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http://www.cnn.com/services/rss/
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An Aggregator reads RSS
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Aggregators PC: Amphetadesk, News Gator Mac: NetNewsWire, iBlog Web: Bloglines (www.bloglines.com)
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Let’s Try Bloglines!Bloglines
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All About Podcasts
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What is a Podcast? Podcasting is a method of publishing audio programs via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s). It became popular in late 2004, largely due to automatic downloading of audio onto portable players or personal computers. Podcasting is distinct from other types of online media delivery because of its subscription model, which uses a feed (such as RSS or Atom) to deliver an enclosed file. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
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Podcasts: Began as self-published “shows” Everyone can be a “radio star!” Business has jumped in as well: Podcasts can generate interest and fuel advertising dollars Launch of iTunes 4.9 with built in Podcast support brought it to mainsteam
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Podcasts & iTunes
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Ipodder.org Podcast Directory http://www.ipodder.org/
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How do I listen to Podcasts? Needs: A computer or MP3 player A directory of podcasts to find content Time to listen Bonus idea: Burn Podcasts to CD for the car!
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All About Wikis
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What are Wikis What is it? Simple online database Allows user to create and edit web content Supports hyperlinks and simple text syntax for creating new pages Allows you to search between internal pages Allows open-editing and collaboration between subscribed users http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki
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Creating Wikis Software: Mediawiki free software originally written for Wikipedia Content Commitment to learn a new technology Community of participants
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The Biz Wiki http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subject s/bizwiki/ http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subject s/bizwiki/
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Benefits of Wikis Reduce redundancy of resources Encourages interlinking of concepts Allows multiple edits of the same content Searchable Able to measure use Able to make timely updates
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All About PDAs
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Evolution of Personal Digital Assistants Pocket PCs A hand held device that can do a lot of the things a computer can do Smart Phones A Pocket PC that has the capabilities a phone
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Uses of PDAs Productivity tools Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Email and Internet Built in Web browser WiFi and Bluetooth connections Internal Memory and Expansion Slots Digital Camera and Multimedia Synchronizes with computer or laptops
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Examples of Pocket PCs Palm Pilot HP Ipaq Toshiba Pocket PC Dell Axim PSP Zodiac – hand held Sony Playstation gaming device
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Examples of PDA Smart Phones Blackberry Palm Treo Motorola Q T-Mobile MDA
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All About Instant Messaging (IM)
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Using IM in Academia Virtual Office Hours Students can get help immediately Students can transfer files and vice versa Great for distance learning Tools MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger Aol Instant Messenger (AIM) Meebo HU Reference department ChatReference http://www.howard.edu/library/Reference/Faculty/Re fChat.htm http://www.howard.edu/library/Reference/Faculty/Re fChat.htm
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Thank You! Questions? tolufol@yahoo.com ahumber@howard.edu
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