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Emerging Technologies. OU Technology and Leadership Conference. Amy Rutledge March 14, 2009. The Tech Bubble…. What are you into?. Staying Connected To Information. RSS Feeds. RSS = Really Simple Syndication Designed for sharing headlines and other web content (www.webreference.com). - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Emerging TechnologiesOU Technology and Leadership Conference
Amy RutledgeMarch 14, 2009
The Tech Bubble…
STAYING CONNECTEDTO
INFORMATION
RSS Feeds• RSS = Really Simple Syndication
• Designed for sharing headlines and other web content (www.webreference.com)
What are some sites that feature RSS feeds?News sites – TV and newspaper
Magazines
General products
Organizations/AssociationsWeather agencies
RSS Feeds
Why would you use an RSS feed?• Personal/Consumer Side
• Customize your own website to the things that YOU want
• To get you all your information in one place• No more going to 10 different websites
• Gain your own efficiencies
iGoogle• Personalized webpage that you can
add RSS and Google gadgets to• Similar to a car’s dashboard• You can get into it from anywhere!• Easy to customize• OU Gmail – iGoogle• iGoogle
http://www.google.com/ig
RSS feeds and Podcasts
• Podcasts can be subscribed to, thus making them a type of RSS feed
• Example: ABC news podcasts on iTunes
• You subscribe to it• You get the information in one place
• Now we are dealing with video instead of text.
BUILDING YOUR OWN WEBSITE
NOT AS DIFFICULT AS YOU MIGHT THINK
Web 2.0 = Web sites
• Web 2.0 means that there are easy and Online web site building capabilities .
• Anybody can build a professional looking web site in minutes!!!
• Don’t I need to know web languages/programs like html, dreamweaver, xml, etc to build a web site?
Google Page Creator• Just like the other Google apps, this one is online and it is FREE
Dreamweaver
• One of the best and most detailed web page development programs out there.
• Used by many professionals
http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/23292.html
Why would YOU want a web page?
• Why would you want a blog?
• Why would you want your pics/vids online?
• E-Portfolio – Moodle
• Share your experiences, thoughts, opinions, etc.
COLLABORATIONSOFTWARE
What is a wiki?
Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly.The simplest online database that could possibly work
Wiki.org:
What’s so good about wikis?1. Wikis Simplify Editing Your Website
2. Wikis Use Simple Markup – No need to know HTML
3. Wikis Record Document Histories – They save your old versions
4. Creating Links Is Simple With Wikis
5. Wikis Simplify Site Organization
6. Many Wikis are Collaborative Communities -www.sitepoint.com
What does a wiki look like?
Pbwiki.com Tour
Finding a wiki that works for you!
http://www.wikimatrix.org
Why would YOU want a wiki?
• Class group collaboration• Organize events with your orgs/friends• Online resource to keep your homework/projects
What are the downsides to a wiki?
Net Meetings• Online video/voice meetings
• Elluminate – at OU
Who is Google really?
• Started by trying to use math properties to convert WWW information into a measure of importance (rankings) for a given web page (Search Engine)
• By 1998 they had indexed 60 million pages• Competitors were Yahoo!, Excite.com, Lycos, MSN.com
* Source: wikipedia.org
Google began as a research project between two PhD students at Stanford in 1996.
Who is Google really?• Now they make many online applications in addition to its search engine
• Worth about $192 billion
• #1 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For
• So in about 12 years they went from nothing to $192 billion
Google Universe• First thing to understand – Google makes all it’s money on advertising
• Second, Google is developing TONS of applications to get people to use so that their advertising revenue increases
• Third, their online applications started almost as a joke that wouldn’t work, now everyone including Microsoft is copying their ideas
Google, Google Everything• Google Apps• Google Voice• Google 411• iGoogle• Google Docs• Google Chrome – web browser• Google Maps• Google Earth• Google Kitchen Sink (ok made that
one up!)
Google Toolbox
• Google Apps are AMAZING and FREE• Google Earth & Maps
• Google Scholar – Library project
• Google Docs
• Google Mail - Gmail
• Google Sketchup
• Google Calendar• Google Groups
How will YOU use Google in Business?
• How could you use Google Earth & Maps for your business?
• Google Scholar – research papers, white papers that you develop, back-up for presentations
- directions to clients, map your sales territory, map of your business on website.
How will YOU use Google in Business?
• Google Maps & your iPhone
How will YOU use Google in Business?
• Google Docs – open source word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software
• Google Sketchup – design new work spaces, know when construction companies are lying, know what is possible in a space and what is not.
How will YOU use Google in Business?
• Google Calendar – online web calendaring utility for small business, keep track of sales meetings when out on the road
• Google Groups – collaborate with your team on a project.
• Google Mail – e-mail accounts, see how competitors respond to Cust. Service reqsts.
SOCIAL NETWORKING
Social Networking
Professional Networking
• Professional networking site for business professionals
• Way to check on references
• A way to post/find jobs
GRAND FINALECONSUMER ELECTRONICS
SHOW (CES)
Grand Finale – things from CES show• Livescribe – digital pen• Sony’s new screen• 3-d printers• TV with internet connections• Thinner Flat screens – that are a
quarter of an inch thick!• Wireless charging stations for cell
phones, iPods, etc.• Digital Camera/Pinter (in one)• Mp3 player that’s only headphones
(2 gig)
3-D Printers• Can print a 3d model/object from a
CAD file
• Scan an object and print it too
• Prints using a plastic resin
http://www.dimensionprinting.com/3d-printers/3d-printing-uprint-video.aspx
http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=944641
QUESTIONS?
What’s it like to work for Google?