| Category |
Tool |
Usage |
Frequency |
| Communication |
Skype |
Teleconferences for collaboration |
Occasionally |
| |
Google Groups |
Keeping current on specialised topic areas, eg. research repository management, group collaboration for managing a blog |
Daily |
| |
Gmail |
Linked with Google Groups, and built in Google chat. Use labels to organise useful messages. Use this email for setting up accounts. |
Daily |
| |
Outlook & Xobni |
Xobni plugin for Outlook for improved search of email, exposes social network information associated with messages |
Daily |
| |
Meebo |
Multi platform chat |
Daily |
| |
Twitter + Twitterfox |
Keeping current, sharing links with followers |
Daily |
| |
Facebook |
Maintaining contacts - not used as much for learning |
Daily |
| Creating |
Blogger |
Recording new things I've tried, reviewing learning experiences, |
4-8 posts each month |
| |
Scribefire |
Blog editor built into Firefox. Enables one click "blog this page" to facilitate blogging process |
4-8 posts each month |
| |
Slideshare |
Storing and sharing conference and seminar presentations. When audio has been recorded presentations are turned into video. Great source of other people's presentations. Lots of learning objects. |
|
| |
FlickR |
Storing images/photographs for blog posts, or just occasional images shared via Facebook, or Twitter. Some great screenshots eg. Morville's search patterns. |
|
| |
Pbwiki |
Collaboration like this. |
|
| |
Youtube, Revver, Vidler |
How to videos - lots of learning objects. |
|
| Collaborating |
Google Docs |
Collaboration on conference papers, backup copies of conference presentations |
|
| |
Google Sites |
Collaborative workspace for various projects including conference paper |
|
| |
Zoho |
|
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| |
Sharepoint |
Collaboration on research, report writing |
|
| News & Reading |
Feeddemon / Newsgator Online |
Keeping current, downloading podcasts used for professional development |
|
| |
Creative Zen X-fi + transmitter for car audio |
Listening to podcasts while walking, or driving. |
|
| |
LibX toolbar |
|
|
| Bibliographic and Citation Management |
Connotea |
Sharing useful resources, keeping track of professional readings (used in audit of CPD program) |
Weekly |
| |
Zotero Sync |
|
Occasional |
| Hardware/Gadgets |
eee PC |
Ultra portable - take anywhere laptop for notetaking, presenting etc. |
|
| |
logitech presenter |
Invaluable tool for presenting includes a timer. |
|
| Useful odds and ends |
Screengrab
|
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|
| |
Switchpod |
Upload audio tracks for use with slideshare. |
|
| |
Wink |
Screencasting software |
Occasional |
| |
Camtasia |
|
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| |
Google Maps |
|
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| |
Live Maps |
|
|
| |
SkyDrive |
|
|
| |
Gimp |
|
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| |
Bubblus |
online mind mapping for research |
|
| |
Prezi |
Alternative to slides for a presentation |
|
| |
Animoto |
Quickly turn photos into a video presentation |
Occasional |
Comments (1)
CW said
at 6:19 am on Mar 25, 2009
I wouldn't have thought of some of the tools you've put down here, Peta! Great list!
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