Cool Tools! to Enhance Collaboration, Communication and

Organization

photo by Daniel F. Pigatto (http://www.flickr.com/photos/pigatto/332193181/) 

Dana LongleyEmpire State College, SUNY

Organize and Share

source photo by CatDancing (http://www.flickr.com/photos/catdancing/3005760286/)

Connect the silos:

Delicious: http://delicious.com Delicious Network

Diigo: http://diigo.com Diigo Groups

Keep UpFeeling overloaded?

RSS Feed Readers:

• Bloglines: http://www.bloglines.com/ • Google Reader: http://www.google.com/reader

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Collaborate

photo by Algo (http://www.flickr.com/photos/algo/119176265/)

Google Docs: http://docs.google.com/ Etherpad: http://etherpad.com/

• My PadWritewith: http://www.writewith.com/

Schedule and Plan

Feel like this when it comes time to schedule a meeting?

photo by DrBacchus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/rbowen/1148435913/)

• Doodle: http://www.doodle.com/• Remember the Milk: http://www.rememberthemilk.com/• GatherGrid: http://www.gathergrid.com/• WhenisGood: http://whenisgood.net/

Tool Assessment

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• Fill existing need / improve workflow? • Avoid "wow" factor • Test it / "proof of concept"

• Security & Privacy Issues • "Terms of Use" & "Privacy Statement"

• Usability • Free vs fee • Hosted or not? • Maintenance: stability / scalability

Get Off the Ground

Sell It – Proof-of-concept prototype

• show how it can be used • let stakeholders play with it

– Save time / effort / improve workflow or communication  Get Buy In

– Be model user of tool – Make sure it meets an existing need – Seek stakeholder input early

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