Presentation given at NCSPOD in Vancouver, BC on October 29, 2010

1. Web 2.0: Tools Social
Networking and more
Presented by:
Mary Beth Orrange
NCSPOD 2010
orrange@ecc.edu
Or
Use those online tools!

2. What is Web 2.0?
Wikipedia: The term Web 2.0 is commonly
associated with web applications that facilitate
interactive information sharing, interoperability,
user-centered design, and collaboration on the
World Wide Web.
Wikipedia is a
prime example
of a Web 2.0
tool.

3. Web 2.0 tools
Keeping up with the revolution in social
networking can seem
overwhelming. This presentation will
detail a few Web 2.0 tools others have
found useful for personal, professional,
and classroom use. The Basics:
Facebook
Twitter
YouTube
Google

4. Do you have a FaceBook account?
1. Yes
2. No

5. Facebook.com
Personal: Great for sharing photos and keeping in
touch with a lot of friends at once
Professional: Keep it separate from personal
Classroom: They’re on FaceBook; make use of it.
It can replace the traditional discussion forum.
Today, over 500 million people worldwide
are active on Facebook each month,
including 150 million in the United States,
with over 500,000 new people joining each
and every day

6. Facebook.com
You need to register and approve those who can
view your information.
You can become a fan of various sites
There’s a lot of information on FaceBook you can
get an account, post nothing personal, and access
relevant public information from your account.
Or set-up a Facebook group for students or staff
that does not require “friending.”
For example, check out ECC’s site

8. Do you Tweet?
1. Yes
2. No

9. Twitter.com
• Personal: With 140 characters maximum it has a
very specific purpose
• Professional: Good way to share/find relevant
websites and posted materials
• Classroom: Can efficiently connect with a whole
class at once – class cancelled or error on
assignment. Difficult to get started for classes.

10. Twitter.com
• You can access public information
on Twitter without registering but
to follow individuals and be
followed you need to register and
create an account.
• You can prevent folks from
following you but it’s after-the-fact.
• Twitter provides a way to
participate in conference activities
without actually attending a
conference.

12. YouTube.com
Personal: For enjoyment, entertainment, or
sharing
Professional: Lectures, interviews or items in the
news in your field
Classroom: Have students find and share videos
relevant to the course – post links in a discussion in
your course site for example. Post links for them to
watch.
Many folks post their entire course on YouTube so
there’s a wealth of information to be viewed.

13. How do you use Google?
Select all that apply.
1 2 3 4 5 6
3 3
1
2
0
2
1. Search engine
2. Belong to a Google
Group
3. Manage a Google
Group
4. Use Google docs
5. Use Google Voice
6. Use Gmail

14. •Use Google for more than a search engine
•Create a Google account (iGoogle)
•Use Google Groups instead of mailing lists
•Use Google Docs for shared files
•Google Voice for making calls to students
or folks you from whom don’t want to risk
a return call.

15. Which of the following do you use?
Select all that apply.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1 1
0 00
3
2
31. Doodle
2. Bit.ly
3. Delicious
4. Survey Monkey
5. Jing
6. Skype
7. Poll everywhere
8. Slideshare

16. Useful Organizational Tools
Doodle – free tool for scheduling meetings
(http://doodle.com/)

17. Doodle.com

18. http://bit.ly - Will shorten a long URL
to a few characters.

19. Delicious.com
• Bookmarking site
• Your favorites migrate from computer to
computer with you
• Works well with Twitter
• Easy to categorize sites
• Individual bookmarks can be shared or not

20. Delicious - bookmarking site
http://delicious.com

22. Survey Monkey – A free survey tool
http://www.surveymonkey.com/

23. Survey
Monkey -
not just
for
surveys

24. SurveyMonkey
• With the free basic account you may create
surveys with up to 10 questions and send to
up to 100 respondents.
• The pro version is $19.95 a month and the
unlimited account costs $16.67 per year.

25. Functional Tools

26. Jing– free tool from TechSmith for
screen capture, videos , and markup.
(http://techsmith.com/)

28. Skype – for video and audio calls
http://skype.com

29. Skype Profile Page

30. http://www.polleverywhere.com/
An alternative to expensive clickers. Folks can respond
from cell phones with internet access or computers.

31. Slideshare – www.slideshare.net

32. Social Networking Suggestions
aka … advice from Mary Beth
• Do not befriend students; if using these sites
for student activities create a new profile
• Use a common profile presence; the same
photo and username for each site
• 15 to 20 minutes a day can change your world!
• Keep a log of passwords and USERIDs

33. Search for Social Networking in
Slideshare
I found 10
presentations
on social
networking in
just a few
seconds!

34. 8 Secrets to
help faculty
master Social
Networking
Campus Technology
Magazine - October
2010

35. Web 2.0 for you
by: Maria Andersen - MCC

36. More Useful toolshttp://libguides.ecc.edu/snw

37. More Handy tools
• http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/
• Sticky notes for your computer:
http://www.zhornsoftware.co.uk/stickies/

38. Do you use Wolfram Alpha?
1 2
67%
33%
1. Yes
2. No

39. Wolfram Alpha
• A computational search engine
• For example; enter Population USA vs China
• Or solve x^2-5x+6 = 0
• Or today’s date: 10/29/2010
• Or US Presidents or Canadian Prime Ministers
• The list is endless!

41. The State of the Internet
Presentation at the Baltimore AIGA conference
in Feb 2010.
AIGA is the Professional Association for Design.
Created by Jess3 a design agency specializing in
data visualization.
According to Steve Jobs in 5 years
there will be no internet; only
apps ...

42. What else do you use?
This presentation is found at:
http://slideshare.com
Search for Mary Beth Orrange
The presentation will be posted following the session
so the data will be captured.
orrange@ecc.edu