Tools for Communication/Sharing and Knowledge-Building

Intro/Background

• There are so many quality, free tools and sites for easy collaboration, communication, sharing, and knowledge-building.  Here are some of my favorites for communicaton/sharing and keeping up-to-date:

Easy Sharing and Communication: Tools and Sites

• PBwiki's integrated YackPack walkie-talkie widget (insert plugin) - live voice chat, walkie-talkie style!
• Tumblr - "Refreshingly simple new way to share" and  save (scrapbooking) anything on the Web--when you don't feel like writing
• Senduit -  Unbelievably easy to use (2-steps) and free to share (or keep private) up to 100 MB files
• Google Docs & Spreadsheets and Gtalk - Used for this group presentation and for collaborative articles/book chapters

Keeping Up-to-date: Tools and Sites

• Alexa - high traffic sites, rankings, directory, and more.
• Internet Archive - Wayback Machine and full text resources, including Open Library and Open Content Alliance
• ResourceShelf - Gary Price's pearls
• Librarians' Internet Index - Still one of the best around for quality and current info

Interesting Reads/Browsing: Links to Resources

• Brear, David. Web 2.0 and Its Educational Applications. 

• The Complete Web 2.0 Directory.

• ProgrammableWeb.com. "How To Make Your Own Web Mashup." 

• Schrock, Kathy. "Shedding Light on Web 2.0."
• Information Today-sponsored conferences presentation links. 
• iA's Web Trend Maps: Tokyo metro version 1 map, version 2, and version 3 - very fun and engaging, though not necessarily practical or useful!

Contact Robert J. Lackie

• Website: www.robertlackie.com - view group/individual blogs, articles, presentations, vitae/bio, websites, etc. 
• Email: rlackie [at] rider.edu  OR  rlackie [at] gmail.com
• Tumblelog with Renee Lackie: www.randrtumblrama.tumblr.com
• IM: rlackie (gtalk)

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