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Kyleen Burgess
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This document provides a summary of various tech tools that can be useful for extension professionals, including tools for sending large files, sharing presentations, shortening URLs, purchasing domain names, conducting online registration and surveys, online collaboration, and photo sharing. Key tools mentioned include YouSendIt, SlideShare, tinyurl.com, GoDaddy, RegOnline, Google Docs, Polldaddy, SurveyMonkey, Evite, and Snapfish. The document also provides additional resources and websites for learning more about instructional technologies.

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Tech Tools for Extension Professionals Kyleen Burgess 4-H Agent Northampton County
Background 71.4% of the US uses the internet 9.4 BILLION searches a month 3 key points It’s not about the technology, its about the people Change is the ONLY constant Change is inevitable - progress is optional
Top Tools Overview Website & Delivery Platform Web Analytics Content Tools Research Tools Productivity Tools Meeting & Collaboration Tools Client Interaction Tools
Sending Large Files http://www.yousendit.com http://www.sendthisfile.com http://www.driveway.com http://www.sendspace.com Yousendit = Free, 7 days, downloaded 100 times
How Does That Work? Upload file & add email addresses Email Notification sent to recipients Recipient Downloads file
Sharing Powerpoints www. slideshare .net FREE Upload powerpoints, PDF slideshows, open office slideshows Free Add audio to powerpoint and go to and it becomes a slidecast
Shorten that URL When do I do that? Trying to type a long URL - runs risk of typo Long URLs breaking in an email Trying to tell someone a long URL over the phone
http://district4.extension.ncsu.edu/tech/technology.html BECOMES http://tinyurl.com/2udulr
Shortening Websites http://tinyurl.com http://301url.com http://ataja.es http://www.elfurl.com http://notlong.com http://urlx.org
One More Option Purchase a separate URL Now your website that was http://prohort.ces.northampton.ncsu.edu Becomes www.prohort.net Prices start at $5-$6 a year
Purchasing Website Domains.yahoo.com Godaddy.com many others
Flash Drives All store data 1 GB = food for storage 2 GB = can run programs such as web browser, email, Instant Message (IM) program
Auto Responder Broadcast e-mail to everyone or target specific segments of your list Prepare and schedule emails in advance Track how many open the email, how many click on the links in the email
www.Aweber.com
 
 
 
Aweber Costs $19 a year for less than 500 subscribers $29 a year for 501-2,500 subscribers
Search Engines Find what you need quickly
Google Cheats Two Handouts - Google Help: Cheat Sheet - The Essentials of Google Search
Meta-Search Engines Results from multiple search engines Dogpile.com - Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask MetaCrawler.com - Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask
Personal online presentations Alternatives to Power Point Access anytime, anywhere Sharing & Collaboration Present from remote location Embed
Zohoshow.com Sliderocket.com Preezo.com Teamslide.com Slideburner.com Authorstream.com
Taking Power Point Up A Notch Make jeopardy games http://www.jmu.edu/madison/teacher/jeopardy/jeopardy.htm Other ideas on the internet http://www.techtrekers.com/PP/
On-Line Registration www.RegOnline.com
Benefits of On-Line Registration Accepts credit cards & Pay Pal Low costs: $4.75 per person less than 120 people $3.50 per person plus $150 for event for an event over 120 people Paid to you by check monthly
Creating PDF’s www.PrimoPDF.com For windows For Mac’s its as simple as a click?
Elluminate Up to 6 speakers Video Text Chat Shared, Interactive Whiteboard Shared applications Record/playback Breakout rooms/polling
EIT on Elluminate
On-Line Survey www.polldaddy.com
Surveymonkey.com
Online Invitation Services Create, customize, manage and track invitations and responses Import email addresses Most allow for follow up messages, maps directions and more
www.Evite.com www.waitrose.com www.sendomatic.com www.rsvphq.com www.mypunchbowl.com www.socialzr.com
 
Online Office Application Google Docs Word processor Spreadsheet Presentation Google Calendar Google Notebooks Chat Feature
Google Docs Import existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations or create new ones from scratch Access and edit from ANYWHERE FREE
Collaboration Tool Share changes in real time Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time Includes a chat windown
The Freedom of Choice Documents are stored securely online They can published or not
Groups Share features of web pages, wikis and blogs Share calendars, files, discussions with others Public or private Yahoo!, Google, MSN
iChat (for Macs) Look for this icon on your desktop You can use your existing .Mac account ID or an AIM account ID. If you don't have either, sign up for .Mac or an AIM account. I suggest an AIM account…to get one go to www.aim.com
What Does iChat do? Allows you to chat with people directly and instantly Can send files Can do video chat (if equipment is installed on computer) Can audio chat (use mics)
Signing on to iChat Click icon Go to file and then preferences Click accounts Click plus sign + at bottom right hand corner Select AIM account off list Enter your SN and password Sign onto iChat Using AIM www.aim.com
AIM Go to www.aim.com to get a Screen Name (SN) and to download the program If you cannot download call your IT contact to ask why (may not be able to download if your county runs your web) Ask IT to unblock AIM
Delicious Social Book marking Tool www.delicious.com Travels with you Allows you to tag, share, manage websites from a centralized source Requires registration and download if you wish to tag websites
Things you can do with delicious Bookmark any site on the internet, get to it from anywhere Share your bookmarks and get bookmarks in return Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web by using the popular bookmark search
50 ways to tell a story http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
Photo Sharing Numerous websites to photo share My favorite is www.snapfish.com
Snapfish.Com Upload your photos Group Rooms Can purchase photos/gifts Can share photos with others Can password protect rooms
Want to learn more? Spring 2009 - AEE 526 - Information Technologies in Agriculture and Extension Education - Contact Dr. Garry Moore - AEE NCSU Curriculum & Instruction - ECI Special Topics - 21st Century Tech Skills Computer Applications & Integration in Instruction Multimedia Designs and Applications
Resources Dave Palmer - Instructional Media Extension Agent for FL http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html
The End Please fill out evaluation on LMS in the next few days

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  • 1. Tech Tools for Extension Professionals Kyleen Burgess 4-H Agent Northampton County
  • 2. Background 71.4% of the US uses the internet 9.4 BILLION searches a month 3 key points It’s not about the technology, its about the people Change is the ONLY constant Change is inevitable - progress is optional
  • 3. Top Tools Overview Website & Delivery Platform Web Analytics Content Tools Research Tools Productivity Tools Meeting & Collaboration Tools Client Interaction Tools
  • 4. Sending Large Files http://www.yousendit.com http://www.sendthisfile.com http://www.driveway.com http://www.sendspace.com Yousendit = Free, 7 days, downloaded 100 times
  • 5. How Does That Work? Upload file & add email addresses Email Notification sent to recipients Recipient Downloads file
  • 6. Sharing Powerpoints www. slideshare .net FREE Upload powerpoints, PDF slideshows, open office slideshows Free Add audio to powerpoint and go to and it becomes a slidecast
  • 7. Shorten that URL When do I do that? Trying to type a long URL - runs risk of typo Long URLs breaking in an email Trying to tell someone a long URL over the phone
  • 9. Shortening Websites http://tinyurl.com http://301url.com http://ataja.es http://www.elfurl.com http://notlong.com http://urlx.org
  • 10. One More Option Purchase a separate URL Now your website that was http://prohort.ces.northampton.ncsu.edu Becomes www.prohort.net Prices start at $5-$6 a year
  • 11. Purchasing Website Domains.yahoo.com Godaddy.com many others
  • 12. Flash Drives All store data 1 GB = food for storage 2 GB = can run programs such as web browser, email, Instant Message (IM) program
  • 13. Auto Responder Broadcast e-mail to everyone or target specific segments of your list Prepare and schedule emails in advance Track how many open the email, how many click on the links in the email
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  • 18. Aweber Costs $19 a year for less than 500 subscribers $29 a year for 501-2,500 subscribers
  • 19. Search Engines Find what you need quickly
  • 20. Google Cheats Two Handouts - Google Help: Cheat Sheet - The Essentials of Google Search
  • 21. Meta-Search Engines Results from multiple search engines Dogpile.com - Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask MetaCrawler.com - Google, Yahoo, MSN, Ask
  • 22. Personal online presentations Alternatives to Power Point Access anytime, anywhere Sharing & Collaboration Present from remote location Embed
  • 23. Zohoshow.com Sliderocket.com Preezo.com Teamslide.com Slideburner.com Authorstream.com
  • 24. Taking Power Point Up A Notch Make jeopardy games http://www.jmu.edu/madison/teacher/jeopardy/jeopardy.htm Other ideas on the internet http://www.techtrekers.com/PP/
  • 26. Benefits of On-Line Registration Accepts credit cards & Pay Pal Low costs: $4.75 per person less than 120 people $3.50 per person plus $150 for event for an event over 120 people Paid to you by check monthly
  • 27. Creating PDF’s www.PrimoPDF.com For windows For Mac’s its as simple as a click?
  • 28. Elluminate Up to 6 speakers Video Text Chat Shared, Interactive Whiteboard Shared applications Record/playback Breakout rooms/polling
  • 30. On-Line Survey www.polldaddy.com
  • 32. Online Invitation Services Create, customize, manage and track invitations and responses Import email addresses Most allow for follow up messages, maps directions and more
  • 33. www.Evite.com www.waitrose.com www.sendomatic.com www.rsvphq.com www.mypunchbowl.com www.socialzr.com
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  • 35. Online Office Application Google Docs Word processor Spreadsheet Presentation Google Calendar Google Notebooks Chat Feature
  • 36. Google Docs Import existing documents, spreadsheets and presentations or create new ones from scratch Access and edit from ANYWHERE FREE
  • 37. Collaboration Tool Share changes in real time Invite people to your documents and make changes together, at the same time Includes a chat windown
  • 38. The Freedom of Choice Documents are stored securely online They can published or not
  • 39. Groups Share features of web pages, wikis and blogs Share calendars, files, discussions with others Public or private Yahoo!, Google, MSN
  • 40. iChat (for Macs) Look for this icon on your desktop You can use your existing .Mac account ID or an AIM account ID. If you don't have either, sign up for .Mac or an AIM account. I suggest an AIM account…to get one go to www.aim.com
  • 41. What Does iChat do? Allows you to chat with people directly and instantly Can send files Can do video chat (if equipment is installed on computer) Can audio chat (use mics)
  • 42. Signing on to iChat Click icon Go to file and then preferences Click accounts Click plus sign + at bottom right hand corner Select AIM account off list Enter your SN and password Sign onto iChat Using AIM www.aim.com
  • 43. AIM Go to www.aim.com to get a Screen Name (SN) and to download the program If you cannot download call your IT contact to ask why (may not be able to download if your county runs your web) Ask IT to unblock AIM
  • 44. Delicious Social Book marking Tool www.delicious.com Travels with you Allows you to tag, share, manage websites from a centralized source Requires registration and download if you wish to tag websites
  • 45. Things you can do with delicious Bookmark any site on the internet, get to it from anywhere Share your bookmarks and get bookmarks in return Discover the most useful and interesting bookmarks on the web by using the popular bookmark search
  • 46. 50 ways to tell a story http://cogdogroo.wikispaces.com/StoryTools
  • 47. Photo Sharing Numerous websites to photo share My favorite is www.snapfish.com
  • 48. Snapfish.Com Upload your photos Group Rooms Can purchase photos/gifts Can share photos with others Can password protect rooms
  • 49. Want to learn more? Spring 2009 - AEE 526 - Information Technologies in Agriculture and Extension Education - Contact Dr. Garry Moore - AEE NCSU Curriculum & Instruction - ECI Special Topics - 21st Century Tech Skills Computer Applications & Integration in Instruction Multimedia Designs and Applications
  • 50. Resources Dave Palmer - Instructional Media Extension Agent for FL http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/recommended/top100.html
  • 51. The End Please fill out evaluation on LMS in the next few days