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Emergent Technologies and Services
Tolulope Folarin & Alliah HumberHoward University Libraries
HUL Emergent Services
Forms Course-Related Webpage Electronic Reserves
What’s New on the Web?
Blogs, RSS, Podcasts & Wikis
Our Program What are Blogs?
How can I start a Blog? What’s RSS?
How can I read RSS feeds? What are Podcasts?
How can I listen to a Podcast? What are Wikis?
Why would I create a wiki for my courses? What are PDAs?
Why would I use a PDA for my courses? What’s IM?
Why would I use IM in my courses?
All about Weblogs (Blogs)
A Brief History of Blogs
Began with hand coding Free blog sites in 1999: Blogger,
LiveJournal Diaries, journals, ramblings Definitions in media 1999, 2000
Blogs Take Off!
2000-2005 Easy publishing to Web No need to know HTML Add / edit content anywhere, anytime
Dozens of features – dynamic, quick and easy to develop
Millions worldwide
What’s a Blog?
“A Weblog can take the form of a diary, a news service (or summaries of and links to current news items on a topic), a collection of links to other Web sites, a series of book reviews, reports of activity on a project, a journal or diary, a photographic record of an event or activity, or any number of other forms. Most Weblogs display material for the current month or the current week, with older material being archived on the site for browsing and/or searching.”
(Prof Laurel Clyde, 2004)
CNN November 30, 2004
Merriam-Webster Inc. said that blog, defined as "a Web site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments and often hyperlinks," was one of the most looked-up words on its Internet sites this year.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/internet/11/30/words.of.the.year.reut/index.html
Weblog features: Dated entries Mission or goal statement Categories for posts Archives Lists of other blogs the author(s) reads Navigational links Contact info
Blog Statistics Technorati now tracks over 27.2 Million blogs
On average, a new weblog is created every second of every day
13.7 million bloggers are still posting 3 months after their blogs are created
Basic Requirements to Blog
Blog software Movable Type, Blogger, TypePad, Word Press Other Web-based or client software
Server space & a bit of programming Entries can be pasted in from Word, etc.
(save as .txt to avoid formatting quirks) Time Something to say
Let’s make a blog together!
All About RSS
RSS Basics
Rich Site Summary “Really Simple Syndication” Automatic Web Browsing
Rich Site Summary Simple XML encoded information and news items from
Weblogs or news sites
Syndicated content includes such data as news feeds, events listings, news stories, headlines, project updates, excerpts from discussion forums or even corporate information.
ATOM feeds are a newer version of RSS
Aggregators read the “feeds” and
Provide current awareness delivered to one location
What to Look for:
Syndicate this Site
What is an Aggregator? Software
Client based Server based
Subscribe to sites by adding feeds Different aggregators that do basically the
same thing Saves time Content is syndicated into one place
http://www.cnn.com/services/rss/
An Aggregator reads RSS
Aggregators
PC: Amphetadesk, News Gator
Mac: NetNewsWire, iBlog
Web: Bloglines (www.bloglines.com)
Let’s Try Bloglines!
All About Podcasts
What is a Podcast? Podcasting is a method of publishing audio programs via the Internet, allowing users to subscribe to a feed of new files (usually MP3s). It became popular in late 2004, largely due to automatic downloading of audio onto portable players or personal computers. Podcasting is distinct from other types of online media delivery because of its subscription model, which uses a feed (such as RSS or Atom) to deliver an enclosed file.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast
Podcasts:
Began as self-published “shows” Everyone can be a “radio star!” Business has jumped in as well:
Podcasts can generate interest and fuel advertising dollars
Launch of iTunes 4.9 with built in Podcast support brought it to mainsteam
Podcasts & iTunes
Ipodder.org Podcast Directory
http://www.ipodder.org/
How do I listen to Podcasts?
Needs: A computer or MP3 player A directory of podcasts to find content Time to listen Bonus idea: Burn Podcasts to CD for the
car!
All About Wikis
What are Wikis What is it?
Simple online database Allows user to create and edit web content Supports hyperlinks and simple text syntax for
creating new pages Allows you to search between internal pages Allows open-editing and collaboration
between subscribed users http://wiki.org/wiki.cgi?WhatIsWiki
Creating Wikis
Software: Mediawiki free software originally written for Wikipedia
Content Commitment to learn a new
technology Community of participants
The Biz Wiki
http://www.library.ohiou.edu/subjects/bizwiki/
Benefits of Wikis
Reduce redundancy of resources Encourages interlinking of concepts Allows multiple edits of the same
content Searchable Able to measure use Able to make timely updates
All About PDAs
Evolution of Personal Digital Assistants
Pocket PCs A hand held device that can do a lot of
the things a computer can do Smart Phones
A Pocket PC that has the capabilities a phone
Uses of PDAs Productivity tools
Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint Email and Internet
Built in Web browser WiFi and Bluetooth connections
Internal Memory and Expansion Slots Digital Camera and Multimedia Synchronizes with computer or
laptops
Examples of Pocket PCs
Palm Pilot HP Ipaq Toshiba Pocket PC Dell Axim PSP Zodiac
– hand held Sony Playstation gaming device
Examples of PDA Smart Phones
Blackberry Palm Treo Motorola Q T-Mobile MDA
All About Instant Messaging (IM)
Using IM in Academia Virtual Office Hours
Students can get help immediately Students can transfer files and vice versa Great for distance learning
Tools MSN Messenger Yahoo Messenger Aol Instant Messenger (AIM) Meebo
HU Reference department Chat http://
www.howard.edu/library/Reference/Faculty/RefChat.htm
Thank You! Questions?
tolufol@yahoo.comahumber@howard.edu
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