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Web 2.0: Academic Research & 10 Useful Tools, Lissa Lord
Web 2.0: Academic Research & 10 Useful Tools, Lissa Lord
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
This is an update of the 2008 SIDLIT presentation on "Scholarly Research: Internet & Web 2.0." The session will address questions such as: How do we navigate academic research to include the resources of Web 2.0? What are those resources? Are they primary? Can you cite them? Is this too far out of the box for academic research? Is there a search engine? And please, what is Twitter doing here? During the session you'll discuss these and other specific questions—so, bring them along. Don’t think we’re going up the creek without a paddle! We’ll have at least 10 tools to …
Pushing Past Powerpoint With Web 2.0 Tools, Kathryn Barker
Pushing Past Powerpoint With Web 2.0 Tools, Kathryn Barker
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
This presentation is designed to introduce traditional PowerPoint presentation software users to two Web 2.0-based presentation tools, SlideShare and Issuu. Presentations stored on either site (which serve as web-based publishing archives for your works) can be embedded in an online course or web site. In this session you'll see how a basic PowerPoint presentation will appear using SlideShare or Issuu and can increase accessibility, student engagement, and provide a more polished user interface.
100 Ways You Can Use Google (Besides Searching), Marziah Karch
100 Ways You Can Use Google (Besides Searching), Marziah Karch
SIDLIT Conference Proceedings
Google has dozens of tools for educators and students. Learn how to make forms that feed into spreadsheets, blogs, social networks, websites, collaborative documents, videos, and more. During economic downturns it's more important than ever to make sure you and your students are utilizing free tools for collaborative learning and communication.