find, check, share
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Find,
Filter,
Organize,
Share
A Beginners Guide To
Content Creation
Curation
AKA:
• Content Curation
• Data Curation
• Digital Curation
Curation
Not To Be Confused With
Art or Museum Stuff
Curation - What?
1. Finding
2. Evaluating/Filtering
3. Organizing/Saving
4. Sharing
Information From The
Internet
Curation
• Why?
• What’s The Problem?
1. The Internet/Web Is Big
Information Overload Video
Information Overload Video
2. Search Tools
Are Not Good
• Bing
• Yahoo
• Duck Duck Go
Search Tools
Information Overload!
Information Overload!
Filter Failure?
From: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LabqeJEOQyI
Clay Shirkey: Filter Failure
Filter Failure:
• Where are the filters?
• How to cope?
Solution?
21st Century Skills:
• Information Literacy
• Media Literacy
• Technology Literacy
• .
To hold information-age jobs, students need to think
deeply about issues, solve problems creatively, work
in teams, communicate clearly in many media, learn
ever-changing technologies, and deal with a flood of
information. http://www.thoughtfullearning.com/resources/what-are-21st-century-skills
The Most Important Skill?
Becoming A Curator
4 Step Process
Step 1:
Finding The Good Stuff
More then the occasional Google search
Finding The Good Stuff
• Friends
• Colleagues
• Prof Contacts
• PSA Groups
• Conferences
Finding The Good Stuff
• Email Lists
• Social Media
• Blogs
• Web Searches
Info Sources: Educators
Info Sources: Organizations
Info Sources: Aggrigation
Professional Information Network
• Quality Resources
• Consistent
• Timely
• Manageable
• “Push” Technology
“Push” Notifications
• Email Message
• Facebook Notification
• Twitter - Tweet
• RSS Notification
Step 2:.
Evaluation
Evaluation/Filtering
• Appropriate ->
• Timely ->
• Comprehensive ->
• Useful
• Topical
• Worth Keeping/Sharing
Step 3:
Organizing/Saving
Organizing/Saving
• Organize
• Categorize
• Tag
• Searchable
• Sharable
Organizing/Saving
Social Bookmarking
In Plain English:
Common Craft Video
Organizing/Saving Tools:
Step 4:
Sharing
Sharing
• Social
Bookmark Site
• Social Media
• Blogs
Popular Sharing Sites
Popular Sharing Sites
Content Curation
In 4 Easy Steps
• Finding
• Evaluating/Filtering
• Organizing/Saving
• Sharing
Some Advice:
• Must Work For You
• Fine Tuning
• Keep Separate From
Personal/Professional Life
• Post Once Distribute Many
• Apps
Learning More
Questions?
Thank you