top 20 tech tools for extension agents
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Gwen-Alyn Hoheisel
Tree Fruit, Grapes, Berries
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www.pando.com
www.yousendit.com
www.sendthisfile.com
Create your own “hidden site”
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Permanent solutions
www.Tinyurl.com
www.elfurl.com
Purchase a separate URL
$5-$15/year
then redirect
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www.Openoffice.org
Looks, uses and feels like MS office
Google suite
Gmail, docs, calendar, RSS reader, website
creator
www.zoho.com
Very similar features to Google, but possibly
more.
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Tips
• Don‟t track hits, track visits
• Look at trends, not numbers
• Numbers can be off, not a perfect system
Google Analytics measures
• Free!
• Direct traffic
• Links
• Search Engines
• Keyword Stats
• Site Overlay stats
• Webmaster needs to help set-up
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Minus (-) = Takes out words not to include in search
Plus (+) = has to include words
Quotes (“ ”) = must be exact phrase
Tilda (~) = like items
(ex. Auto loans, returns truck loans, car
loans, etc.)
.edu & .pdf = only education and pdf‟s
Download Google cheat sheets for more…..
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Flickr
Slide Share
Great resource for
material
Can get stats on
information you are
sharing
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www.evite.com
www.socialize.com
Create, customize, and track invitations,
responses, and needs
www.doodle.com
www.meetomatic.com
In a chart, look at availability for all participants
and easily schedule a meeting
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• 1st choice for online posting
• NEVER post a pdf w/o securitySave file>click on file name>properties>security tab
MS office 2007 add-in
PDFcreator.com
Use it like a printer, just choose pdf
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Audacity and Lame MP3 encoder
• Free, easy to use and edit.
• Buy high quality noise reduction headset w/
microphone
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Endnote, Biblioscape, Citeit!,
Mediawiki & Bibwiki (open source)
• Easiest filing system for any type of media.
• Numeric, can be themed based or not
• Good Keywords are crucial
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PollDaddy.com
Zoomerang.com
SurveyMonkey.com
Surveyor (NACAA only)
Ask a few „pre‟
questions before
registration
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Delicious.comSocial Bookmark; mix between Google, Wikipedia,
and Facebook. Find good resources that others
have already bookmarked
Google groups, Sharepoint sitesPost documents and create wikis
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• Editable websites with collective knowledge
• Use as a collaboration tool
Google groups, www.pbwiki.com,
www.Zoho.com, openoffice.org
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Adobe Contribute – very user friendly
CoffeeCup – Menu based or html
Google Docs “Sites” – public or private, very easy,
free
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Microsoft Office Picture ManagerHighlight multiple pictures, edit, compress
Use for web, email, or pp.
Picasapicasa.google.com, Free editing software with tags
Adobe Photoshop ELEMENTSMore user friendly than normal photoshop
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Windows Movie MakerFree, easy to use, add
transitions, captions.
Adobe Premier
ELEMENTSMore robust, but still
learnable.
YouTube
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www.regonline.com
$4 or $5 per person
Secure payment
Tracks participants for emails, name badges,
etc.
(WSU online conference registration system)
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Power Point – MS 2007
Adobe Presenter
• Record voice over power point
• Only need flash to see
• Post to web, burn to dvd‟s, create visual
publications
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Turning Point Technologies
• Use for evaluation of program
• Use to start a dialog in a panel
discussion
• Use to discuss controversial
topics in an industry (i.e.
regulation, prices, etc.)
• Use to assess priorities and
needs
• Use your imagination ………
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www.elluminate.com
Lowest use = $17/month
Adobe meeting room, Windows Meeting
Space, (WSU=Cisco meeting place)
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