Transcript Web 2.0 Collaborative Tools

Web 2.0 Collaborative Tools for the Librarian
11th Annual SLS Fall 2008 Conference
Presented by:
Goals for This Session
• What is Web 2.0?
• What are some Web 2.0 technologies/tools
that I can use, professionally and/or
personally?
• How can I begin using them—today?
Web 2.0 Defined
“A second generation of services available on the World
Wide Web that let people collaborate, and share
information online. In contrast to the first generation,
Web 2.0 gives users an experience closer to
desktop applications than the traditional static
Web pages.” (emphasis mine)
– http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0
Web 2.0 in Short and its Benefits
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Personalized content
Portable
Many-to-many or few-to-few communication
Conversation/Community
Participatory, not passive
Networking opportunities galore
1.0 vs. 2.0
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Read-only web vs. read/write web
Yahoo mail vs. Gmail
E-mail vs. IM
Newsletters vs. blogs
Static vs. dynamic
Isolated vs. interactive
The 2.0 Difference for Libraries/Schools
• Social, social, social
• Info sharing
• Opportunity!
– Branding/getting your name out there
– Community building
– Truly user-centered libraries create
superpatrons; student-centered schools create
superstudents AND superteachers
“Web 2.0 Is Here…”
• Use Web 2.0 resources to connect, share, trade,
collaborate, and stay up-to-date:
Watch this short Web 2.0 video!
RSS In Short
All of the information,
none of the formatting.
RSS feeds:
“They’re the glue that holds Web 2.0
together.” Watch this RSS PowerPoint by
Library Garden’s Peter Bromberg
Participatory, not passive
The keys for what collaboration is all about:
• Bridging
– Time
– Distance
– Resources
Collaborative
• Building tools
– Information networks
– Products: blogs, wikis, mashups, lesson plans,
book lists, schedules, presentations…
• Sharing tools
– Those same products above and more
– Responses
– Idea bursts (or slow slogs)
What do I mean by a
“Collaborative Tool”?
Any free or fee-based online tool that easily
facilitates communication (synchronous or
not) and interaction between one or more
people on any type of shared resource.
Many examples are available now—many, free!
Collaborative Web 2.0 Tools &
Technologies: Why Use Them?
• Easy blogs/pseudo-blogs
• Simple start wikis
• No hassle social/sharing sites
Why use them? Strong communication
capabilities, easy-to-understand interfaces &
guides, ability to encourage participation &
collaboration in building & sharing sites,
pictures, conversations, files, etc.—and free!
Blog vs. Wiki
• Encourage communication
• Belongs to one person or a
small group, and each
person signs his/her post
• Entries organized in reverse
chronological order
• Posts seldom edited
• Great for info dissemination
• Encourage communication
• No one person owns content
as anyone may add or
subtract info on the site
• No predetermined structure;
organized by links created
• Constant work in progress
• Great for collaborative work
Watch this short “Blogs in
Plain English” video
Watch this short “Wikis in
Plain English” video
Lots of Choices:
Blog Software
• Tumblr: tumblr.com/ *
• Bloglines: bloglines.com *
• Blogger: blogger.com/
• WordPress: wordpress.com/
• Drupal: drupal.org/
• MySpace: myspace.com/
* simple & fast - See examples of all following
Build Your Own Wiki:
Good Choices for Free Wiki Software
• PBwiki for Classrooms:
http://pbwiki.com/academic.wiki
• Wikispaces for Educators:
www.wikispaces.com/site/for/teachers
• MediaWiki: www.mediawiki.org
http://librarygarden.pbwiki.com/
Library Garden’s MMT
Fall 2007
Immediate Communication
• SMS or Text Messaging via mobile
technology
• Twitter
• Instant Messaging (IM)
- Meebo: IM aggregate (MSN, AIM, G-Chat, Yahoo!)
- Integrated into applications (Facebook)
• VoIP
Audio In Real-time
• Voice over Internet Protocol or VoIP
• Connects a phone line through your
computer
• Multiple simultaneous connections
Skype is one service that is popularly available
Audio When/Where You Want
• Live audio conferencing with recording
capability
• Embed audio files in a webpage
• “Voice Click” availability
YackPack (and their WalkieTalkie Widget)
is a favorite
Start Collecting and/or Sharing!
• Flickr: www.flickr.com
• del.icio.us: http://del.icio.us
• Filamentality: www.filamentality.com
• FriendFeed: www.friendfeed.com
Some Other Ways to Collect, Share, and
Communicate, Sometimes in Real Time:
• Doodle: doodle.ch/main.html (scheduling)
• Google Docs AND Gtalk: google.com
(collaborative work/real time voice chat)
• LibraryThing: librarything.com (sharing books)
• SlideShare: slideshare.net (for sharing PPTs)
• Senduit: senduit.com (for sharing files)
“Next Generation of Interaction???”
• Check out what Microsoft is doing to connect us
(and all of our things) to each other—our
concept of furniture will never be the same.
Watch this 1-2 min. Microsoft video
or the 4-5 min. Popular Mechanics video
PowerPoint Presentation Slides:
http://library.rider.edu/~rlackie/
web2/collabSLS10-2008.ppt
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