Welcomes and introduction: What’s the big thing that happened this week? Newsishness? Hurricane? Library news? Indiana Library Federation Conference Unshelved says there’s an epidemic of bacon as bookmarks. unshelved.com OWS Library destroyed: http://peopleslibrary.wordpress.com/ The UPS Store Re: Occupy Wall Street Attn: The People's Library 118A Fulton St. #205 New York, NY 10038 Item #1: Online tutorials Free Tools: Slideshare (http://www.slideshare.net) (Pro version gives you more options) Prezi (http://www.prezi.com) Jing (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html) Screencast-O-Matic (http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/) Web-based file converter: http://www.convertfiles.com/ and Zamzar (http://www.zamzar.com) Paid Tools: Jing Pro (http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html) Camtasia (http://www.techsmith.com/Camtasia) Captivate (http://www.adobe.com/products/captivate.html) Prezi tips: Don’t make your audience motion sick. Movement is semantic. We (western society) are used to progress being from left to right. You can treat a prezi as a glorified slide deck or use it more like a mind map. Check out Maria Andersen’s prezis for an innovative use of the tool (example - http://prezi.com/gsoot_1arnmk/future-proof-your-education/) Social Studies using them as a way to illustrate history. Slide deck vs. screencast Slide deck - better for concept instruction (subject headings, research process, etc.) Screencast - process instruction (how to export to RefWorks from PubMed, etc.) How to create a good slide deck/screencast Be concise. Too many words on a slide loses the audience’s attention. Same goes for too long of a screencast. If doing a screencast, plan out what you want to click on and say. Start with a visually-interesting opening slide/screen. Have a color scheme/theme. Don’t use more than two fonts. Will you be narrating? This will tell you whether the slides need to be able to standalone or serve as a support. Brand your materials! creativecommons.org More help on effective presentations: Jesse Desjardins on Slideshare - Steal this Presentation! (http://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/steal-this-presentation-5038209) You Suck at Powerpoint (http://www.slideshare.net/jessedee/you-suck-at-powerpoint) Item #2: Hybrid courses Embed yourself! Course management software (Blackboard, Moodle, Sakai, etc.) Workshops in person - don’t be afraid of evenings and weekends. Be sure to make handouts. Online options Wimba Classroom (http://www.wimba.com/products/wimba_classroom) Oovoo (http://www.oovoo.com/home.aspx) Have an IM accountMeebo (http://www.meebo.com/) Blackboard IM (http://www.blackboard.com/Platforms/Collaborate/Services/On-Demand-Learning-Center/Enterprise-Instant-Messaging.aspx) Ellumniate Blackboard: Webinar software Idaho students will be required to take 2 credits online in order to graduate: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/04/idaho-online-class-requir_n_1076119.html Emails: From Kerry Kitka re: citation tools. EasyBib.com Final Segment: What are we reading? Awaken by Katie Kacvinsky Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin Large Print (an Unshelved collection) - Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Looking ahead: Next week: Teaching teachers info lit while in undergrad. Emily Thompson emiathom@gmail.com @librarianofdoom librarianofdoom.com Adrienne Matteson queenaddie@gmail.com @queenaddie Abby Bedford abby.e.bedford@gmail.com @abby_elizabeth abbybedford.com Don’t forget to leave us a note at: littech@edreach.us |
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