Cool Tools for Library 2.0
Learn about Web 2.0 tools and their use in educational settings. Presented by graduate students in the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State University.
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24 Episodes of this Podcast:
Cool Tools Episode 60 Podcast: Shelfari
Published: 2009-11-15 19:20:00Shelfari is an online social cataloging site that allows users to build a virtual bookshelf. They can rate, review, tag and discuss books with online friends. Users can join groups and discuss topics with other users of the Shelfari website. The site can be linked to your blog, facebook page, and myspace page. Listen to the following podcast to learn more.
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Cool Tools Episode 59 Screencast: Google Sites
Published: 2009-05-08 13:30:00Google Sites is an online application that makes creating a team web site as easy as editing a document. With Google Sites, people can quickly gather a variety of information in one place -- including videos, calendars, presentations, attachments, and text -- and easily share it for viewing or editing with a small group, their entire organization, or the world. All you need is access to the Internet, a google account (gmail) and a small chunk of time. It's free and easy to use. See how in this brief overview.
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Cool Tools Episode 59 Podcast: GoogleSites
Published: 2009-05-08 11:45:00Google Sites is an online application that makes creating a team web site as easy as editing a document. With Google Sites, people can quickly gather a variety of information in one place -- including videos, calendars, presentations, attachments, and text -- and easily share it for viewing or editing with a small group, their entire organization, or the world. All you need is access to the Internet, a google account (gmail) and a small chunk of time. It's free and easy to use.
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Cool Tools Episode 58 Screencast: Goodreads
Published: 2009-05-04 17:48:00Goodreads is the largest social network for readers in the world. They have over two million members who have added over forty eight million books. A place for avid readers and casual readers alike. Goodread's members recommend books, compare what they are reading, keep track of what they want to read, and form book clubs. This screencast explains how Goodreads can be useful for librarians.
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Cool Tools Episode 57 Screencast: SlideShare
Published: 2009-05-04 01:44:00SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations. With SlideShare, you can upload your Power Point presentations to share privately or to publish to the entire SlideShare community. You can use SlideShare to find presentations that interest you and network with other users. This screencast provides a brief overview of how to search for new presentations as well as how to upload and share your own.
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Cool Tools Episode 57 Podcast: SlideShare
Published: 2009-05-04 01:09:00SlideShare is the world's largest community for sharing presentations. With SlideShare, you can upload your Power Point presentations to share privately or to publish to the entire SlideShare community. You can use SlideShare to find presentations that interest you and network with other users. This podcast explains ways in which SlideShare will be useful for librarians.
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Cool Tools Episode 56 Podcast: Meebo
Published: 2009-05-01 19:53:00Meebo is a free, web-based, instant messenger. It makes it possible to aggregate all of your IM buddy lists into one instant messenger, making it possible to talk to all of your friends through one single IM service. Plus, it is also a great tool for libraries in that it allows patrons to interact with the reference desk virtually. This podcast explains the features and benefits of Meebo in more detail.
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Cool Tools Episode 55 Screencast: Google Calendar
Published: 2009-04-29 22:13:00Google Calendar is Google’s free time-management application which is available for use by anyone who has a Google account. In this screencast, you will see how to add and delete events on your calendar and change the appearance of your calendar, as well as get an overview of some of the other features this tool contains.
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Cool Tools Episode 55 Podcast: Google Calendar
Published: 2009-04-29 21:52:00Google Calendar is a free time-management tool available to anyone with a Google account. This very handy application contains many useful features and can be used in a variety of ways. In this podcast, you will hear about some of its major features, as well as how the calendar can be used in the library setting.
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Cool Tools Episode 54 Screencast: Rollyo
Published: 2009-04-27 13:11:00This screencast demonstrates how easy it is to use Rollyo to create a custom search engine, access your dashboard to search other users’ search engines, customize these search engines to make them your own, and finally learn how to create a searchroll box to add your search engine to your website or blog. To start rolling your own search engine today, visit Rollyo.com.
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