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Original Air Date: August 09, 2010
Slow to start & longer to post, but here’s the much anticipated list of Back to School Tech Tools, Part II from last week’s show:
- Waving Goodbye to Google Wave http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/04/wave-goodbye-to-google-wave/
- Time will be given to export information from Wave; complete kill in January, perhaps?
- The Complete Guide to Google Wave apparently is still for sale http://completewaveguide.com/ (I smell a discounts happening soon!)
- JJ’s Tech Quiz Questions
- Do you use Evernote or a similar type or organization function?
- Evernote http://www.evernote.com/
- Google Reader http://www.google.com/reader/
- Read It Later http://readitlaterlist.com/
- What RSS Reader do you use?
- Google Reader http://www.google.com/reader/
- Netvibes http://www.netvibes.com/en (e.g. Dr. Wesch Course – Cultural Anthropology http://ksuanth.weebly.com/wesch.html)
- iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig
- What web browser do you use?
- Chrome http://www.google.com/chrome/
- Safari http://www.apple.com/safari/
- Firefox http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html
- Flock http://flock.com/
- Do you use Evernote or a similar type or organization function?
- Gmail Multiple Sign-in, Now Available http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2010/08/google-multiple-sign-in-now-available.html
- Rapportive – external application that connects you to social websites linked to your contacts http://rapportive.com/
- Android vs. iPhone – what differences? What do you prefer? Which is more user-friendly?
- Discussed on @EdCabellon’s Video Interview with Ellie Rountree http://edcabellon.com/interviews/ellierountree/
- iPhone OS vs. Android vs. Blackbeer OS vs. Palm OS article http://www.online-tech-tips.com/smartphones/iphone-os-vs-android-vs-blackberry-os-vs-palm-os/
- RSS Feed
- Jeff Lail’s blog post on RSS http://jefflail.com/2008/09/08/rss-2/
- Eric Stoller’s blog post on Student Affairs + Jobs + RSSS + Email http://ericstoller.com/blog/2010/05/23/student-affairs-jobs-rss-email/
- How do you use social media to connect with your students? (Great6 call in question from #AcAdv @Ahjim)
- Advising IS Social post from Laura’s Blog http://techknowtools.wordpress.com/2010/08/09/academic-advising-is-social/
- ACE: Academic & Career Explorer (example from U of Toronto Scarborough) http://utscace.blogspot.com/
- Facebook pages for questions & responses
- Twitter to share messages, information, communication & advertising
- Common hashtags on Twitter for campus discussions, information and activities, and it is easier to stream these tweetsn a website (e.g. #CTC)
- Geotagging: Gowalla (http://gowalla.com/) & Foursquare (http://foursquare.com/) => for campus tours, workshops, events, share campus resources etc
- MORE Presentation sharing resources, tools & applications
- Prezi http://prezi.com/
- Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/
- Audacity http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
- Garageband http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
- Livescribe pen http://www.livescribe.com/en-us/
- Smartboard: Is it really that smart? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Board
- Instapaper – similar to Read Later http://www.instapaper.com/
- Mindmapping online tools: http://techknowtools.wordpress.com/2009/04/01/mind-map-it-out/
- Mindmeister http://www.mindmeister.com/
- JL’s Tech Quiz Questions
- What is your favorite survey tool?
- Survey Monkey http://www.surveymonkey.com/
- Google Forms http://www.teknobites.com/2008/02/07/create-survey-forms-with-google-docs/
- Poll Daddy http://polldaddy.com/
- Zoomerang http://www.zoomerang.com/
- Student Voice http://www.studentvoice.com/app/Views/Home/Default.aspx
- Survs http://www.survs.com/
- What is your favorite tool or tools for more efficient meetings?
- Doodle – schedule a meeting http://doodle.com/
- What is your favorite web conferencing tool?
- Skype Conferencing (beta) http://blogs.skype.com/garage/2010/05/skype_50_beta_1_for_windows.html
- Go to Webinar http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/webinar & Go to Meeting http://www.gotomeeting.com/fec/
- dimdim http://www.dimdim.com/
- Elluminate http://www.elluminate.com/
- What is your favorite web designing tool or Content Management System (CMS)?
- WordPress CMS – easy to use, looks nice & accessible for website management http://wordpress.org/
- Joomla http://www.joomla.org/
- Drupal – more technical, but powerful for web design http://drupal.org/
- Squarespace http://www.squarespace.com/
- Tumblr – blogging with less details http://www.tumblr.com/
- Posterous – great for bloggers who are just starting out http://posterous.com/
- What is one tool you wish your colleagues were using?
- Google Docs – entire collaborative shared documents http://docs.google.com/
- Flickr – interactive video & picture sharing http://www.flickr.com/
- WordPress.org
- What is your favorite survey tool?
- CTC Live Exclusive Breaking News update from @EdCabellon: Expect a great video/web interview with @JPKirchmeier in October – http://edcabellon.com/ That’s right! You heard it here first folks!
- Thanks to @EdCabellon & @Ahjim for calling in to the CTC show. Feel free to call, tweet or text a message for us on the BreakDrink.com Google Voice mail: 732-98-BREAK or (732) 982-7325
- Next Week the CTC is OFF! Stay tuned for the next couple of shows with some spectacular guests:
- August 23rd – Sarah Robbins http://ubernoggin.com/ & @Intellagirl
- August 30th – Alec Couros http://educationaltechnology.ca/couros/ & @courosa
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