1. Productivity 2.0
OCASI Professional Development Conference May 2010
Presenter: Brenda Doner, brendadoner@rogers.com
WHERE TO LEARN MORE!
• http//mycharityconnects.org/2010Conference My Charity Connects -
a project of CanadaHelps.org , has a June 7-8 conference in Toronto,
regular training events and online resources
• www.commoncraft.com “Our product is explanation.” Short videos
on technology and other topics
• www.delicious.com Social bookmarking site. Research what sites
other people have found valuable!
• Learning 2.0 - http://plcmclearning.blogspot.com/ An early site
(2006) devoted to helping librarians learn Web 2.0. Adaptable to
many settings, the site contains “23 Things You Can Do to Learn Web
2.0”, a structured online, self-directed course about (early) Web 2.0
applications.
• The list below of some common, free ‘cloud computing’ applications
is adapted from one accessed May 10, 2010 found at:
http://www.heatherbraum.info/conferences/best-free-web-serices-software-for-broke-libraries-session/
There are many more under any category. Google a name or a kind of
application to find links for more info:
o mail/Calendar — Google Calendar/Gmail
o Web Browser — Firefox, Google Chrome
o Financial Software — GNU Cash
o Open Office: word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, databases, desktop publishing, and
calculator
o Google Docs - word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, drawings
o Image Editing: GIMP, FotoFlexer
• Team Meeting Tools
o Voice – Skype, Google Voice
o Video – SKype, Sightspeed, Tokbox
Brenda Doner, Voluntary Sector Consulting, Guelph, Ontario Tel: 519-821-7588
Email: brendadoner@rogers.com

2. o Instand Messaging – AIM, MSN, Yahoo!, & others
o Meeting Space/Chat – Today’s Meet, DimDim, Wiggio
o Meeting Scheduling: Doodle, When is Good, NeedToMeet
o Webcasts – Vyew
• Tech Support Tools
o Embedded chat — Meebo chat widget
o Voice or video chat – Skype, Sightspeed, Tokbox
o Screencasts on the fly – Jing
o Discussion Boards — Google Groups
o Remote Support/Computer Sharing — LogMeIn, Yuuguu, TightVNC
• Audio & Video Tools
o Voice/Video Chat — Skype
o Audio Recording/Editing — Audacity
o Video Editing — Avidemux, DVDx, Lumiera, Kino
o Video Hosting — YouTube, blip.tv, Vimeo
o Audio Hosting — OurMedia, PodBean, LibSyn
• eLearning Tools
o Screencasting Tools — Screencast-o-matic, Jing, Wink, Camstudio, Screencast.com
o Image Mark-Up: DabbleBoard
o Online Learning Environment: Moodle
o Conference Calls: FreeConferenceCall.com
o Webcasts – Ustream.tv
o Class Websites: WordPress, Blogger, PBworks, PageFlakes
o Computer Sharing – LogMeIn, Yuuguu
• Website Management
o Website recommender: delicious
o ILS: Koha or Evergreen
o Content Management System: Drupal
o Flickr slideshow w/o code – Pictobrowser
o RSS feed and Post Stats – PostRank
o Tag Clouds – Tag Crowd, Wordle
o Form Creator – Google Forms
o Free/OS/CC Photos — OpenPhoto, Stock.xchng, Image*After, Wikipedia Commons, Flickr
image search, **my addition: compfight.com (Flickr search interface)
o Survey Tools: Zoomerang, SurveyMonkey
o Polls – Polldaddy
o Statistics – Google Analytics, OneStatFree, StatCounter
o Translation: Google Translate
o Website Hosting: WordPress, Bravenet, Bryght.com, Weebly, SquareSpace
Brenda Doner, Voluntary Sector Consulting, Guelph, Ontario Tel: 519-821-7588
Email: brendadoner@rogers.com

3. • Few More
o Cloud storage: box.net, drop.io adrive
o Open Source/CC Images: Wikipedia Commons, Flickr Image Search
o Charts: lucidCharts, Lovely Charts, Fliffy
o Text to Voice – Text 2 Speech
Brenda Doner, Voluntary Sector Consulting, Guelph, Ontario Tel: 519-821-7588
Email: brendadoner@rogers.com