Fitzgerald Library

Web 2.0 for Faculty & Staff--Chat, Chow, & Web2.0 Fall 2008 |Winter Spring 2009

Introduction to Chat Chow & Web 2.0: Portal Smortal

What is Web 2.0?

"Web 2.0 is a living term describing changing trends in the use of World Wide Web technology and web design that aim to enhance creativity, information sharing, collaboration and functionality of the web. Web 2.0 concepts have led to the development and evolution of web-based communities and hosted services, such as social-networking sites, video sharing sites, wikis, blogs, and folksonomies."

Dr. Chad Kjorlien kicked off the first session of Chat, Chow, and Web 2.0 with a discussion of portal technology--what it is and how can it serve the needs of our community. See Dr. Kjorlien's Power Point presentation here. Afterwards, the participants broke up into small groups to discuss more specifically how our Blackboard Portal works for us currently and what functions we would like to see in the future. Read the notes from the e-portfolio group and the University calendar group.

View the Tegrity recording of this event

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Linking Blackboard and Library Resources:The Magical Mystery Tour

Adding Electronic Journal Articles to BlackBoard Course

Find and copy the persistent URL(perma link, durable link) from within the citation or abstract
Log in to BlackBoard
Open the course you would like to link article to
Click on Course Documents (Left Side Bar)
Choose where you would like to post the article
Click on Edit View (upper right corner of screen)
Click on External Link (directly above links on center top of screen)
Options- fill in your preferences
Submit- Lower right corner of screen

Adding the Faculty Library Module to Your “My SMU” Page

From you’re “My SMU” page in BlackBoard choose the Modify Content tab
Scroll down and check the box next to Faculty Library Resources
Click on Submit and Okay
To position the tab on the page choose the Modify Layout tab
Use the Customize Page Layout section to position the module as desired
Click on Submit and Okay

Adding a Research Guide to BlackBoard Course

Click on the Research Guides link on the Faculty Library Resources module in BlackBoard
Go to your Research Guide page and copy the URL
Go to the External Links section of your class and choose Edit View
Click on External Link
Paste in the URL for your guide and fill in your preferences
Click on Submit

For a library instruction session contact Carol (cdaulelh@smumn.edu/#1511)

If you don’t need a session, just a Research Guide, contact Ruth Ann (rtorsten@smumn.edu /#6664)

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Collaboration Tools: Zohos and Wikis and Blogs, Oh My

Document Collaboration Tools
Key to Availability
£=cost; C =add code to web page/blog; D =download; H = hosted service; OS = Open source; FT=free trial; F = Free
Top Office [Document Collaboration] Tools
*These are the tools voted Top Tools for Learning by learning professionals worldwide

Tool	Summary	Available
Google Docs*	Create and share docs, spreadsheets and presentations	F	H
Zoho*	All the online office, utilities and productivity tools from Zoho	F	H
Approver	Create and share documents online	F	H
eXpresso	A powerful new way to manage and share Excel spreadsheets	F	H
iNetWord Editor	Create and share documents online	F	H
Peepl	Online office suite	F	H

Link to complete list of Top Office Tools: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/wp.html

Top Wiki Tools
These are the tools voted Top Tools for Learning by learning professionals worldwide

Tool	Summary	Available
Google Sites	Wiki tool	Free	H
MediaWiki	Wiki software (originally written for Wikipedia)	Free	D	OS
PBwiki	Wiki tool for business and education	Free/$	H
Tiddlywiki	A reusable non-linear personal web notebook	Free	D
Wetpaint	Wiki/blog/forum hosting	Free	H
Wikispaces	Wiki tool	Free/$	H

Link to complete list of Wiki tools: http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/Directory/Tools/wiki.html

In Plain English Wiki

Top Blogging Tools
These are the blogging tools that appear in the Top 100 Tools for Learning as voted for by learning professionals worldwide.

Tool	Summary	Available
b2evolution	Blogging tool	Free	D	OS
Blogger	Blogging tool	Free	H
ecto	Desktop blogging client for MacOSX and Windows	$	D	FT
Edublogs	Blogging tool	Free	H
Movable Type	Popular platform for professional blogging.	$	D	FT
ScribeFire	Blog editor that integrates with your Firefox browser and lets you easily post to your blog.	Free	D
TypePad	Premier blogging service for professionals.	$	H	FT
Wetpaint	Wiki/blog/forum tool	Free	H
Windows Live Writer	Desktop application to create blog posts	Free	D
WordPress	Blogging tool	Free	D/H	OS