Staying Organized The Holy Grail of the Information-Overloaded
Educator Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo Director, Language Resource Center
Kutztown University Slide 2 Not an Expert I wishInstead Slide 3
Realistic Track resources Work Home Cell Conferences Log things I
find interesting to find later Tools I find Articles to read
Articles / blog entries I have read Track/Plan deadlines,
responsibilities & processes Mine Student workers Slide 4
Learning Resources Wiki http://kulrc.pbworks.com/ :
http://kulrc.pbworks.com/ Sharing resources with colleagues and
students Shared responsibilities Space to share description how
tools could be used Slide 5 Example: Slide 6 Learning Resources
Wiki Pros Accessible anywhere Easily attached to website Text,
pictures, etc. Shared responsibilities Easy reference for less
tech- savvy faculty Cons Not social Inefficient compared to
bookmarking Slide 7 Delicious / Diigo Cloud-based & mobile
Firefox extension (tools -> add- on = seamless) Delicious
Extension Diigo Toolbar Tagging Private / public bookmarks
Sharing/Following contacts(PD) View popular bookmarks Import /
Export bookmarks Slide 8 Bookmarking vs Tagging Slide 9 Delicious
Loved it! Yahoo account Cloud- based Firefox app :D 2010 Yahoo sold
No access to account Bookmarks lost 2011 Able to access Exported
delicious bkmks to import to Diigo 2012 Slide 10 Diigo: Research
Tool Online research (e.g., Educause Whitepapers, etc.): Highlight
Annotate with sticky notes Saved with bookmark Slide 11 Diigo:
Mobile Bookmarking Diigo iPhone App: ReaderSave to Diigo
Bookmarklet ** There is also a Diigo browser for iPhone * Diigo
apps for iPad and Android devices too. Slide 12 Diigo: Professional
Development Tool Slide 13 Pocket: Sign up http://getpocket.com/
Slide 14 On my Computer Slide 15 On my cellphone Add by emailing
[email protected] For reading on the go Slide 16 Dropbox: Documents
Slide 17 On my Computer :D Slide 18 My Dropbox On the WebOn my
computer Slide 19 Sharing Colleagues Peers at other Institutions
Committee Members Family & Friends Slide 20 Thank you! Deanne
Cobb-Zygadlo [email protected] Edmodo: KULRC Twitter: KU_LRC
http://www.kutztown.edu/academics/liberal_arts/lrc
