NCompass Live - June 4, 2014 http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ncompasslive/ New internet tools, technologies and websites are appearing every day, and you can make use of them in your personal and professional life. Librarians can harness the full potential of these tools to provide innovative library services and programming, stay organized, be creative and improve productivity. Christa Burns, from the Nebraska Library Commission, will introduce you to 20 new and emerging online tools to empower you to accomplish great things at your library.

1. 20 Cool Tools for You and Your Library
NCompass
Live
June 4, 2014
Christa Burns,
Nebraska
Library
Commission

2. • Online video creation
• Web-based, Android and iPhone apps
• Free or pay accounts – Free for
Educators
• Upload your video clips/photos, choose a
template, select music – licensed library
of songs, add captions
• Download video to embed, share on
Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, etc.

4. • Online social bookmarking
• Tags
• Saved into your online account, so
available to you anywhere you go
• Choose if bookmarks are Public or
Private

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6. • Online RSS feed aggregator
• Collects and organizes new posts
from blogs, news sites and
webpages
• Web-based, Android and iOS apps
• Share items to Facebook, Twitter,
LinkedIn, Google+, etc.

8. • Online animated video creation
• Customizable characters,
backgrounds, props, and actions
• Import your library logo, pictures,
screen captures
• Audio – text-to-speech or record your
own narration
• Download video to embed, or share on
YouTube and other social networks.

10. • Book-based social network
• User-populated database of books,
annotations and reviews
• Generate library catalogs and
reading lists
• Book discussion groups

12. • Online infographic creator
• Pre-made templates
• Add text, your own pictures, data
from a spreadsheet
• Publish to Facebook, Twitter,
Pinterest or embed on your website
• Coming soon – Video infographic
creator!

14. • Save web content to read later
• Bookmarklet for browsers
• Android, iPhone, iPad, computer or
Kindle

16. • User-created do-it-yourself projects
• Step-by-step instructions, photos,
videos
• Commented and rated for quality
• Free Pro Membership for teachers
• Android and iOS apps

18. • Online collection of video tutorials
• Math, science, economics and
finance, and humanities
• Step-by-step exercises
• Personal Learning Dashboard
• Performance data to track your
progress

20. • Infographics creation tool
• Choose a theme, upload statistical
data, use DIY editor to display
• Drag and drop functionality for
colors, fonts, repositioning blocks of
data
• Upload your own photos and logos
• Export as an image that you can use
anywhere

22. • Online photo editing tools
• Fix, adjust, filter
• Express and Advanced Editor
versions
• Pixlr-o-matic – vintage/retro look
• Download, Facebook app, Chrome
app, Android and iOS

24. • Online reading service
• Turns webpages into clean,
uncluttered view for easy reading
• Browser add-on, Android or iOS app
• Store articles on the web to read
later on your computer, tablet, phone
or Kindle

26. • Social news site
• Users post news stories, then vote
on them, making stories appear
higher or lower on the list -
community decides what is
interesting or relevant
• AMA: Ask Me Anything – Public
Library Edition
• Subreddit for Libraries

28. • Online screen recorder
• Create a video of exactly what is
happening on your screen
• Audio
• Embed into a webpage, upload to
YouTube or other sites
• Export - Quicktime (MP4), Windows
Media Player (AVI), or Flash (FLV)

30. • Word cloud generator
• Visualization of word frequency in a
text or webpage
• Pick a shape to enclose the words
• Save as an image, JPEG or PNG
• Print out or share online

32. • Educationally focused instructional
videos
• Designed for teachers, schools and
home learners
• Free and open for all to use
• Rating system

34. • Web-based survey creation tool
• Online web form
• Single question or many
• Share via Twitter, Facebook, email
or embed on your website
• You must have a Twitter account to
create a poll, but responders don’t
need one

36. • Infographic creator, same basic
features as Infogr.am and Piktochart
• Gather info and stats from Facebook
and Twitter to create personalized
infographics
• Facebook Social Life, Twitter
hashtag
• Download as an image or PDF, get a
URL, or embed code to put on your
website.

38. • Online animated GIF creator
• Use snapshots from your webcam or
digital camera
• Combines into animation on the
website
• Email, share, download, embed

40. • Online word processing program
• No software to download, install or
maintain
• Documents can be shared, opened,
edited online, multiple users
• Save into ZoHo – access anywhere
• Export - Word(.doc and .docx), Plain
Text(.txt), Web Page(.html), or
PDF(.pdf)

42. BONUS TOOL!
http://nlcblogs.nebraska.gov/nelearns/

43. Questions???
Christa Burns
Special Projects Librarian
Nebraska Library
Commission
christa.burns@nebraska.gov
800-307-2665
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