Suggestions from workshop participants

When asked what they'd like to achieve for their school library:

• Use appropriate tools to apply in courses and prgs
• Enrich the learning experience for students
• using new media as a form of learning and teaching
• Use blog to showcase book reviews
• Contribute to NLB Read & Reap
• Better support the curriculm
• increase readership
• greater student participation in library activities
• create a more vibrant community
• Achieve higher level of literacy
• Sharing of media resources (share school media content with others)
• Increase students interest in books
• Using new media to attract students to the library

For this workshop.

Your Library and New Media: Collaboration through Social Networking

http://tinyurl.com/6qbhak

For the International Conference on Teaching and Learning with Technology (ICTLT), 5-6 Aug 2008.

Pre-conference workshop (4 Aug 2008):



A SELECT LIST OF ONLINE TOOLS

Blogs

• Blogger.com
• Wordpress.com
• Posterous.com

Wikis

• www.wikispaces.com
• www.wetpaint.com

Video-sharing

• revver.com
• YouTube.com
• TeacherTube.com

Podcasting

• Podbean.com
• Odeo.com
• Clickcaster.com
  

Photos

• Flickr.com

Powerpoint slides

• Slideshare.net

Other Social Networking platforms

• Twitter.com
• FaceBook
• Ovi (Nokia) [see Wikipedia entry]
• Delicious.com (social bookmarking) | my example
• SharedCopy
  

Copyright & Creative Commons

• Copyright (IPOS)
• Copyright Act (Singapore Statues)
• Creative Commons (see: Comic | Video)

Creative Commons sources (note: "Creative Commons" does not mean "Copyright-Free"; always check the specific terms of use)

• Photos: Flickr.com
• Music: ccmixter.org
• Google Advanced Search (click on the "+" sign that says "Date, usage rights, numeric range, and more").
• MIT open courseware project
• Internet Archive
  

Some considerations in selecting a social sharing service (please add your thoughts as comments)

• What are your goals & objectives?
• Are you prepared for your works to be used without attribution?
• Free or Fee, or both
  
• Ease of Use
• Is that service popular? (why do you think this matters?)
• Who are the main users of that service?
• What's the popular image/ branding of that service?
  
• What's your preferred degree of control of your content? (e.g. private Vs. public access, moderation)

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