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Prior to this Saturday
your Elluminate v8.5 (New!) connection in the Drop-In Center
This Saturday 9/6/08
Login: Use your first and last names
Password: alasc
Directions:
- Login 15-30 minutes early to beat the crowd, address any technical difficulties, and receive brief instructions.
- To move between rooms, send a private message to your moderator(s).
- Ask lots of questions.
- Network with fellow SLISsers and have fun!
If you have questions about Elluminate, please read the SJSU page about using Elluminate and attend an orientation session.
Schedule for Saturday, September 6, 2008
(A link to each session will be provided for later viewing)
(A link to each session will be provided for later viewing)
| Time (PST) | Name of Presenter | Links to Archived Sessions Password: "ets" | Session Description |
| 9:15-10:15am | Megan Katz | Web Conferencing with Elluminate | To access the pre-recorded session, enter the password "ets" Many of us use Elluminate's basic features to attend classes and interact with our professors. However, this diverse tool offers so much more: the ability to do presentations, sharing of specific applications (computer programs), opportunities to collaborate with colleagues, etc. This session in the ETS Symposium will review Elluminate's commonly-used features as well as discuss its many advanced options. Please join me for an in-depth look at an amazingly diverse resource that can greatly enhance your SLIS experience. |
| 9:15-10:15am | Moana Evans | Social Cataloguing with LibraryThing | To access the pre-recorded sesson, enter the password "ets" LibraryThing is a web application that allows users to share their personal library catalogs with others online. Social applications include tagging, recommendation, and discussion of books. This session in the ETS Symposium will show attendees how to register their own personal catalog online and begin to use the many features of LibraryThing, and discuss the potential uses for social cataloging in libraries. |
| 9:15-10:15am | Kelly Gordon* *Kelly was recently recognized for her article "Fresh Perspectives on Reference Work in Second Life" in the Summer 2008 issue of Reference & User Services Quarterly. Congratulations Kelly! | Creating Online Tutorials with Wink | To access the pre-recorded session, enter the password "ets" Wink is open source, easy-to-use software that allows the creation of professional-looking online tutorials. The Wink software allows capture of screenshots and mouse movements, as well as the addition of explanatory text boxes or voiceover. In this session, we'll discuss downloading Wink, using the features described above,and some general pointers for the creation of effective online tutorials. Download Wink before the session to fully take advantage of hands-on activities during our time together! View some sample Wink tutorials. NOTE: At the present time, Wink is only available for machines running Windows or Linux. Mac users are welcome to attend the session but will not be able to download software or participate in hands-on activities. |
| 10:30-11:30am The live session has been cancelled. | Erik Sandall | Jumpstart with iGoogle | To access the pre-recorded session, enter the password "ets" Why use Google.com as your homepage when you can have so much more? iGoogle is a personalized start page that offers information professionals a way to aggregate their online activity in one location. This free service allows users to add widgets that display their favorite RSS feeds, news headlines of interest to them, their email inbox, and much more. This session introduces start pages in general and iGoogle in particular; shows you how to find and add widgets for RSS feeds, email, and news; and teaches you how to create a specialized widget for your own use or to share with colleagues and clients. |
| 10:30-11:30am | Erwin Magbanua | Introduction to Google Docs Sorry, no recording available. | Google Docs allows anyone to create and edit basic documents, presentations, and spreadsheets online. This free and easy tool also allows multi-user collaboration where selected users can work on a document together at the same time online and from any site. Google Docs is compatible with most popular file formats like DOC, XLS, ODT, ODS, RTF, CSV, and PPT. It also offers the convenience of accessing your files from any online computer at any time. This session will show you how to create and edit documents in Google Docs and will demonstrate its collaborative features, as well its other highly useful features. |
| 10:30-11:30am | Susie Quinn | How to Create a Basic Audio Podcast using Audacity | To access the recorded session, enter the password "ets" This session is for anyone who is interested in creating their own audio podcast. There will a demo using Audacity, which is a free, open source software for recording and editing sounds. Audacity is available in Mac OS X, Microsoft Windows, GNU/Linux. If you would like to practice along, please download Audacity before the session. Download Audacity here. |
| 11:45-12:45pm The live session has been cancelled. | Megan Berru | Photo Sharing and More with Flickr | To access the pre-recorded session, enter the password "ets" Flickr is a free photo sharing tool used by people all over the globe. In this session, you will learn some of the many applications for Flickr--not only for social photo sharing, but for reference and other library functions as well. |
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