Attending: Jim Jonas, Emily Wixson, Karen Dunn, Anne Rauh, Jon Jeffryes, Meridith Thompson, Ian Benton, Bob Sessions, and Tom Durkin.
Bob Sessions – brought in a number of very interesting gadgets to pass around.
1) SanDisk Sansa e200 Series MP3 Players, with 2GB Storage chiphttp://www.sandisk.com/Products/Catalog(1166)SanDisk_Sansa_e200_Series_MP3_Players.aspx
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3402959&CatId=2476
a. Storage chip
http://www.sandisk.com/Products/ProductInfo.aspx?ID=2354
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3402910&CatId=3610
2) Logitech 980409-0403 Headphones with noise canceling circuit
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Logitech%20980409-0403%20Headphones:1993713125
3) Centon 1GB MP3 Player w/ Voice Recorder
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3491935&Sku=C10-1062
Emily Wixson and Karen Dunn – Ever since Emily and Karen gave a presentation top the Advanced Biology class at West High School, Emily has pondered how to engage high school students in library orientation sessions. In the Fall of 2007, Emily was working with a SLIS BI field placement student on collaborative writing with Endnote when she stumbled upon a Goggle Docs YouTube video. Thinking YouTube might be a good medium for high school, she decided to pilot a YouTube video on Boolean operators. Emily's spring 2008 SLIS BI field placement student (Lexy Spry) is creating a 1.5 minute video using equipment from the CIMC and iMovie. The project also included a pre-test and post-test to assess learning. She has arranged with Eliot Finkelstein at College to test the video with upcoming high school visits. Emily and Karen will use the video next fall at West High.
YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/
iMovie - http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie/
Anne Rauh/Jon Jeffryes – mentioned the use of YouTube for preserving the videos taken at UW Madison’s Innovation Days in the College of Engineering.
http://studentservices.engr.wisc.edu/innovation/index.html
Ian Benton – Reports that College has been experimenting with the “Twiki” wiki application. This is a free open-source application without required add content. College is using it for creating student circulation training materials, and an accompanying knowledgebase. This wiki has been very useful so far, and includes the unique “TwikiWords” tagging/linking feature. Twiki also allows the administrator to grant different levels of editing rights to each user.
http://twiki.org/
Jim Jonas – The CIMC did a session on “stop paying for software.” A series of sites were referenced here one can get access to free and open source applications to download and use:
Open Source Software Alternative - http://www.osalt.com/
Open Source Windows - http://www.opensourcewindows.org/
Open Source Mac - http://www.opensourcemac.org/
Karen Dunn – This site (KillerStartups) is also great for finding new applications. These additional sites are where I go to find new information about IT developments:
KillerStartups - http://www.killerstartups.com/
Gary Price’s Blog: Resource Shelf - http://www.resourceshelf.com/
Gary Price’s DocuTicker - http://www.docuticker.com/
Jim Jonas – Don’t forget these very good sites for learning about new technology trends:
http://www.readwriteweb.com/
http://flickrvision.com/
http://twittervision.com/
Tom – Also, don’t forget: http://www.download.com/ for finding free software.
Friday, March 28, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
LILI IT meeting notes 2/27/2008
1) The Educause "7 things" project (recommended by Emily W. via email)http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=7495
This project was started in 2005 as a way to inform people in higher education about "Web 2.0" and related technologies. The site offers administrative summaries of various topics, such as blogs and podcasting, as well as reviews of individual resources such as YouTube or Google Earth. It is a good place to start if you want to get a quick overview of what a tool is or is useful for.
2) The Engage E-learning Teaching Tools (Jon Jeffryes)http://engage.wisc.edu/software/index.html
We looked at the "ConceptTutor" sample resource on "Locating Icebergs with Satellite Images."http://engage.wisc.edu/software/ct/examples.html
And we also looked at the "eTEACH" tool that combines PowerPoint slides with video and quiz capability. The "Peanut Butter and Jelly" demo gives an idea for how this can be used. http://engage.wisc.edu/software/et/index.html
3) Wikis and Google Docs for Library work (Anne Rauh and Jon Jeffryes)
We finished up with a discussion of how Wisconsin Tech Search (WTS) and Wendt Library have been using wikis and Google Docs for their internal library work and collaboration.
WTS has been using the Zoho wiki and Google Docs for work on on technical report and copyright:
http://wiki.zoho.com/jsp/wikilogin.jsp
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html
Wendt Library has also been using a similar wiki to manage collaboration within the Engineering Professional Development EPD classes that Wendt Library has worked on with the EPD department (Com A and B instructors). Stickipad is the wiki application that Wendt has been using: http://stikipad.com/
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday March 27th (noon-1:00PM). I have reserved Memorial room 362 for the meeting, but we can use other locations depending on what everyone prefers.
This project was started in 2005 as a way to inform people in higher education about "Web 2.0" and related technologies. The site offers administrative summaries of various topics, such as blogs and podcasting, as well as reviews of individual resources such as YouTube or Google Earth. It is a good place to start if you want to get a quick overview of what a tool is or is useful for.
2) The Engage E-learning Teaching Tools (Jon Jeffryes)http://engage.wisc.edu/software/index.html
We looked at the "ConceptTutor" sample resource on "Locating Icebergs with Satellite Images."http://engage.wisc.edu/software/ct/examples.html
And we also looked at the "eTEACH" tool that combines PowerPoint slides with video and quiz capability. The "Peanut Butter and Jelly" demo gives an idea for how this can be used. http://engage.wisc.edu/software/et/index.html
3) Wikis and Google Docs for Library work (Anne Rauh and Jon Jeffryes)
We finished up with a discussion of how Wisconsin Tech Search (WTS) and Wendt Library have been using wikis and Google Docs for their internal library work and collaboration.
WTS has been using the Zoho wiki and Google Docs for work on on technical report and copyright:
http://wiki.zoho.com/jsp/wikilogin.jsp
http://www.google.com/google-d-s/intl/en/tour1.html
Wendt Library has also been using a similar wiki to manage collaboration within the Engineering Professional Development EPD classes that Wendt Library has worked on with the EPD department (Com A and B instructors). Stickipad is the wiki application that Wendt has been using: http://stikipad.com/
The next meeting is scheduled for Thursday March 27th (noon-1:00PM). I have reserved Memorial room 362 for the meeting, but we can use other locations depending on what everyone prefers.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Educause "7 things" project
This from Emily W.:
http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495
OR
http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=7495
These are briefs about emerging learning technologies. Very useful for a quick overview. They are brief (2 pages) and follow a consistent format, including:
* What it is
* How it works
* Where it is going
* Why it matters to teaching and learning
http://www.educause.edu/7ThingsYouShouldKnowAboutSeries/7495
OR
http://www.educause.edu/content.asp?page_id=7495
These are briefs about emerging learning technologies. Very useful for a quick overview. They are brief (2 pages) and follow a consistent format, including:
* What it is
* How it works
* Where it is going
* Why it matters to teaching and learning
Friday, January 25, 2008
LILI IT Interest Group 1/24/08 - Notes
Pamela showed us the New College Library Website <http://www.college.library.wisc.edu/>. New stuff includes:
* Daily Polls
* Got rid of underlines for hyperlinks
* increased coverage of events (e.g. Finals Week 2007)
* Displays feed from "What's new in Madcat" - it is broken down by topic
* Links to social networing tools (Flickr, Facebook, Del.ico.us)
* Rotating research guides
* Experimenting with the FCKEditor <http://www.fckeditor.net/> which allows staff to edit pages without going into Dreamweaver)
Bob showed us his favorite spot for free online videos:
http://www14.alluc.org/alluc/
In keeping with Bob's online media theme, Jim pointed out that currently http://www.hulu.com/ is in private beta - if you go to the site you can sign up to be a "tester" for free - I have no idea how long this will last.
Jim demonstrated http://www.ning.com/ - it is a place to find/create your own social networks built around a specific subject (e.g. Classroom 2.0 <http://classroom20.ning.com/>)
Miro <http://www.getmiro.com/> - is a free open source media player/video collector - provides access to a growing amount of high quality independent video content - Think of it as a video version of Bloglines
Karen showed us John Larsen's blog - it talks about a lot of the same stuff we do in this group - http://otterguy.blogspot.com/
We are invitated to next LILI forum - 12/6
Bob: http://www.woot.com/ - features a new low-priced gadget every day - prices are always good.
* Daily Polls
* Got rid of underlines for hyperlinks
* increased coverage of events (e.g. Finals Week 2007)
* Displays feed from "What's new in Madcat" - it is broken down by topic
* Links to social networing tools (Flickr, Facebook, Del.ico.us)
* Rotating research guides
* Experimenting with the FCKEditor <http://www.fckeditor.net/> which allows staff to edit pages without going into Dreamweaver)
Bob showed us his favorite spot for free online videos:
http://www14.alluc.org/alluc/
In keeping with Bob's online media theme, Jim pointed out that currently http://www.hulu.com/ is in private beta - if you go to the site you can sign up to be a "tester" for free - I have no idea how long this will last.
Jim demonstrated http://www.ning.com/ - it is a place to find/create your own social networks built around a specific subject (e.g. Classroom 2.0 <http://classroom20.ning.com/>)
Miro <http://www.getmiro.com/> - is a free open source media player/video collector - provides access to a growing amount of high quality independent video content - Think of it as a video version of Bloglines
Karen showed us John Larsen's blog - it talks about a lot of the same stuff we do in this group - http://otterguy.blogspot.com/
We are invitated to next LILI forum - 12/6
Bob: http://www.woot.com/ - features a new low-priced gadget every day - prices are always good.
Tuesday, December 4, 2007
LILI del.icio.us account
Jim has created a http://del.icio.us/ account for all of us to add links to. Contact Jim for the logon/password.
IT Meeting Notes - November 27, 2007
Attending: Sarah McDaniel, Jill Rosenshield, Jean Ruenger-Hanson, Sheila Stoeckel, Karen Dunn, Jim Jonas, Emily Wixson, Bob Sessions, Tom Durkin (notes etc.).
For next time: The next meeting is scheduled for December 27th. We will decide later if we want to hold the meeting on that day. Task: Everyone is to think about what sites or other sources they go to to learn about new IT, and then share those sites with the group.
Emily: Google Docs – http://documents.google.com/
Used for collaborating on documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) with a SLIS field BI project student. Found to be OK but not perfect for collaborative editing. Must upload and share each document individually.
Bob: Jing - http://www.jingproject.com/
Bev Phillips has used Jing to create some tutorials, and answering certain reference questions. It is not a completely easy process to use Jing. Generally, you can capture 1 frame or capture a movie. The controls to use the output are simple.
Emily – she is working with a ICIP student using Jing to make tutorials and is learning some techniques from that student.
Karen: Screenhunter - http://wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm
Another method for capturing images from applications on your computer.
iGoogle - http://www.google.com/ig
PageFlakes - http://www.pageflakes.com/
NetVibes - http://www.netvibes.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/
Wondering if there are others interested in building widgets and tools for these applications that relate to library products and services. There are some tools out there that can help to automate the tool making process. For example, there is a JSTOR search that one can add to Facebook now. Rebecca at Ebling has done something for Library Express also. Sarah – uses Facebook and iGoogle to aggregate feeds like the Chronicle, and Finds it useful. Wonders if Facebook has an opinion about these tools, since there had been some issues between Facebook and libraries earlier this year. Sheila – the issue had been non-person-based profiles, where the profile represented the entire library. Facebook felt that it violated the TOS. Emily – Gerry Mckiernan has done some work on these tools. How do we justify time spent on this? Are there better tools?
Jim: Springwidgets - http://www.springwidgets.com/
These are customizable widgets that you can self-create and then add to your web page. It is very simple, no programming involved. The code for adding them to the web page is simple. Emily – How does this affect the accessibility of the page? These issues are unknown right now. Bob – how does this alter the loading speed of the page if the person has a slow connection? Also not known.
My Cool Button - http://www.mycoolbutton.com/
A tool that you can use to create button graphics for a web page.
Flock – http://www.flock.com/
A web browser application that offers some useful social networking functionality and add-ons.
SPresent - http://www.spresent.com/v2/
A presentation tool that is Flash based and online. A new alternative to PowerPoint.
Sarah: Software Training for Students – http://www.doit.wisc.edu/training/student/
Madaline Covelli runs the STS program and may be a good library instruction/technology contact person. STS covers a wide variety of relevant applications.
Tom: Slideshare - http://www.slideshare.net/
This application can be used for uploading and sharing PowerPoint slide presentations. This can be set up so that only certain people can gain access to the slides. One drawback: it can take a long time to upload presentations.
For next time: The next meeting is scheduled for December 27th. We will decide later if we want to hold the meeting on that day. Task: Everyone is to think about what sites or other sources they go to to learn about new IT, and then share those sites with the group.
Emily: Google Docs – http://documents.google.com/
Used for collaborating on documents (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) with a SLIS field BI project student. Found to be OK but not perfect for collaborative editing. Must upload and share each document individually.
Bob: Jing - http://www.jingproject.com/
Bev Phillips has used Jing to create some tutorials, and answering certain reference questions. It is not a completely easy process to use Jing. Generally, you can capture 1 frame or capture a movie. The controls to use the output are simple.
Emily – she is working with a ICIP student using Jing to make tutorials and is learning some techniques from that student.
Karen: Screenhunter - http://wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter.htm
Another method for capturing images from applications on your computer.
iGoogle - http://www.google.com/ig
PageFlakes - http://www.pageflakes.com/
NetVibes - http://www.netvibes.com/
Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/
Wondering if there are others interested in building widgets and tools for these applications that relate to library products and services. There are some tools out there that can help to automate the tool making process. For example, there is a JSTOR search that one can add to Facebook now. Rebecca at Ebling has done something for Library Express also. Sarah – uses Facebook and iGoogle to aggregate feeds like the Chronicle, and Finds it useful. Wonders if Facebook has an opinion about these tools, since there had been some issues between Facebook and libraries earlier this year. Sheila – the issue had been non-person-based profiles, where the profile represented the entire library. Facebook felt that it violated the TOS. Emily – Gerry Mckiernan has done some work on these tools. How do we justify time spent on this? Are there better tools?
Jim: Springwidgets - http://www.springwidgets.com/
These are customizable widgets that you can self-create and then add to your web page. It is very simple, no programming involved. The code for adding them to the web page is simple. Emily – How does this affect the accessibility of the page? These issues are unknown right now. Bob – how does this alter the loading speed of the page if the person has a slow connection? Also not known.
My Cool Button - http://www.mycoolbutton.com/
A tool that you can use to create button graphics for a web page.
Flock – http://www.flock.com/
A web browser application that offers some useful social networking functionality and add-ons.
SPresent - http://www.spresent.com/v2/
A presentation tool that is Flash based and online. A new alternative to PowerPoint.
Sarah: Software Training for Students – http://www.doit.wisc.edu/training/student/
Madaline Covelli runs the STS program and may be a good library instruction/technology contact person. STS covers a wide variety of relevant applications.
Tom: Slideshare - http://www.slideshare.net/
This application can be used for uploading and sharing PowerPoint slide presentations. This can be set up so that only certain people can gain access to the slides. One drawback: it can take a long time to upload presentations.
Friday, November 30, 2007
October meeting
We opted to attend the Web 2.0 Liaison Forum/Librarian's Assembly Meeting. It was very interesting! Presenters: Dorothea Salo, Sue Weier, and Amanda Werhane.
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