![Cool Tools for Academic
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Librarians
Jenny Dale
UNC Greensboro
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- 1. Cool Tools for Academic Reference/Instruction Librarians Jenny Dale UNC Greensboro Image credit: Tools by zzpza on flickr. [CC BY 2.0]
- 2. Tutorials!
- 3. Do you ever make tutorials? A. All the time! B. I’ve tried it before. C. No, but I’d like to. D. Never, and I don’t ever want to.
- 4. Jing • What? – Free downloadable screencasting software • Where? – http://www.techsmith.com/jing.html • Why? – Free! Easy! Fun! – Create screencasts or screencaps on the fly
- 6. Screenr • What? – Cloud-based screen recorder • Where? – http://www.screenr.com/ • Why? – Free! Easy! Web-based! – Create screencasts and share instantly, even on iDevices
- 7. Screencast-o-Matic • What? – Cloud-based screen capture recording • Where? – http://www.screencast-o-matic.com/ • Why? – Free! Easy! Records up to 15 minutes!
- 8. Image credit: Wheel by Pauline Mak on flickr. [CC BY 2.0]
- 9. ANimated Tutorial Sharing Project (ANTS) • What? – Repository of library/research tutorials • Where? – http://ants.wetpaint.com/ (project website) – Videos uploaded to YouTube and Blip • Why? – Repository of tutorials that are not library- specific – Easy sharing and embedding
- 10. MERLOT • What? – Peer reviewed online teaching and learning materials • Where? – http://www.merlot.org/ • Why? – See what’s already out there and what’s been done well
- 11. Learnist • What? – Like Pinterest, only fewer pictures of food • Where? – http://learni.st • Why? – Find relevant boards and share them with students and colleagues – Create your own boards to organize useful websites, tutorials, and videos
- 12. Dynamic presentations! Chemistry Day 001 by pennstatenews on flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
- 13. Prezi • What? – Free Flash-based and web-based presentation tool • Where? – http://prezi.com • Why? – Creates slick, dynamic presentations – Good for classroom, professional development, and even self-paced tutorials
- 14. Projeqt • What? – “dynamic presentations for a real-time world” • Where? – http://www.projeqt.com • Why? – Easily integrate images, videos, PDFs – Take an existing presentation and make it fancy
- 15. In the classroom and beyond! Classroom in the Afternoon by Thomas Favre-Bulle on flickr [CC BY-NC 2.0]
- 16. How often do you teach or train? A. Teaching is life, the rest is just details. B. I teach fairly often. C. I teach once or twice a semester/season. D. I never teach.
- 17. Google Docs • What? – Cloud-based document creation and sharing • Where? – http://drive.google.com • Why? – Create interactive class activities that can be shared publicly and edited by students
- 19. Bubbl.us • What? – Free, web-based concept mapping software • Where? – https://bubbl.us • Why? – Students can create their own concept maps in class to help brainstorm keywords and search terms
- 21. PollEverywhere • What? – Free online survey tool – Accepts responses from web interface as well as mobile devices • Where? – http://www.polleverywhere.com • Why? – Real time assessment data
- 22. Google forms • What? – Easy to use form-creation tool • Where? – http://drive.google.com • Why? – Great for assessment and surveys – Could be used to create dynamic online worksheets
- 23. How do you keep up to date with technology and tools? A. Blogs B. Colleagues C. Conferences D. A combination
- 24. Keeping up through NCLA • Visit the Technology and Trends Roundtable Blog: http://nclatechandtrends.wordpress.com for information on upcoming webinars and other professional development events!