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Showing posts with label 246 podcast. Show all posts
Monday, April 27, 2009
Cool Tools Episode 54 Podcast: Rollyo
Rollyo is a web tool that allows you to create your own custom search engine to add to your browser, webpage, blog or to use on your Rollyo homepage. With Rollyo, you create your search engine in just a few easy steps, using only websites that you select. By joining the Rollyo community you have access to other users’ search engines as well. This podcast discusses some of the great features of Rollyo that can be incorporated into library or classroom use, as well as some basic instruction on getting started. Visit Rollyo.com to learn more.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Cool Tools Episode 49 Podcast: Livemocha
This podcast discusses how knowledge of a foreign language is important for librarians, and how Livemocha can help. Livemocha is a fun and interactive way to learn a new language using in-depth instruction, conversational tools and exercises with the help of native speakers, and motivation to continue.
To begin, take a placement exam and then continue on to lessons at the appropriate level. Livemocha incorporates social networking into the learning process by allowing members to offer comments and advice on each student’s work both written and audio. You can practice with a native speaker in the Livemocha chat area. Livemocha is an entertaining and innovative way to learn a new language. For more information visit Livemocha.com.
To begin, take a placement exam and then continue on to lessons at the appropriate level. Livemocha incorporates social networking into the learning process by allowing members to offer comments and advice on each student’s work both written and audio. You can practice with a native speaker in the Livemocha chat area. Livemocha is an entertaining and innovative way to learn a new language. For more information visit Livemocha.com.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Episode 13: IGoogle Podcast
This is the 13th podcast and screencast in the Cool Tools series. In this entry, I'll be talking about some of the features found at IGoogle.com.
IGoogle provides a way to quickly and easily personalize your own homepage. IGoogle provides over 1000 gadgets that perform a variety of functions, such as RSS feeds, games, book and movie search, and photo display.
IGoogle also allows you to share any of your pages or gadgets with your friends. IGoogle is an easy and effective way to gather and organize information.
If you have a Gmail or GoogleTalk account, then you already have access to IGoogle.com. Use your login info to get started on IGoogle today!
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IGoogle also allows you to share any of your pages or gadgets with your friends. IGoogle is an easy and effective way to gather and organize information.
If you have a Gmail or GoogleTalk account, then you already have access to IGoogle.com. Use your login info to get started on IGoogle today!
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Episode 12: Digg Podcast
Digg has been a lot of fun exploring and I am excited about sharing this resource! Digg is a site that aggregates and displays stories, podcasts, videos, and sites that have been submitted by members--and basically allows everyone to vote on each story. Not only does Digg allow every member to engage in the review process, it also promotes communication by allowing comments on every "dugg" story, and allows anyone to view members' profiles and to see all the stories they have submitted.
Digg Podcast Transcript as follows:
Welcome to the Cool Tools Library Podcast Series, part of a series exploring innovative web 2.0 tools. The Cool Tools Podcasts and Vidcasts can be found at http://cooltoolslibrary2.blogspot.com.
My name is Trevor and I’ll be talking about Digg.com which can be found at:
D I G G DOT COM. Digg is a web site that, using members' feedback, aggregates and displays information. Any member can submit a blogpost, a website, a news article or video—anything on the web—to Digg. Members can then check out the submissions, and by clicking a small button to the left of each linked story, members effectively vote for that site—or “Digg” it. People can see how many members have "Dugg" a particular story by the number to the left of the link. So if 532 people have dug a page and think others should read it, a small box with the number 532 will be displayed. Digg is a very democratic system. Eventually, when enough people have "Dug" a page, the submitted site makes its way to Digg's front page where it can be more readily seen by members and non-members alike.
For stories that have few votes, users can click on the "Upcoming" link to see stories that have been submitted but which have very few votes—usually because the site has been very recently submitted.
Members can also choose what type of stories they would like to see displayed. By clicking the "customize" button, members can choose what sorts of topics interest them, and only those topics will be displayed when they log in.
On the front page of Digg, members can even more specifically limit what is displayed. The front page includes a menu of topics in which they have indicated an interest, and by clicking one of these topics, only stories relating to that will be shown. So if a member only want to see stories, from, say, “Technology” he or she can just click on the “technology” tab and only those sort of stories will be included.
Also on the front page is a “top ten” list of all categories—a very useful list to see what’s going on of interest on the web.
Members can also search for specific topics. After entering a search term in the upper right hand corner of every page, a list of sites will appear that relate to the search term. Digg searches through the metadata of a page and allows users to search in the following fields: title, description, or url – or some permutation of all of these. And in good Web2.0 fashion, Digg includes RSS so that every time a new story is submitted relating to a specific search term, users’ RSS readers will be updated.
Digg is an exceptional site to see what is hot on the web, and what others are talking, reading, and writing about. Stories of little or narrow interest can be submitted but rarely garnish the number of votes necessary to make it to the front page. As well, each story displays who submitted it, and allows anyone to click on that person’s handle to see all the stories he or she has submitted.
Digg is not only an excellent resource for news hunters, culture jammers, and web-izens, for is social connectivity and on-the-minute updates, it can also be a terrific resource for more casual web-surfers as well. Any news item that has surfaced on the web, and that has been submitted to Digg can be found using the search tool. And while Digg certainly is not as vigorous a news search engine as some of the paid-subscription services, it can act as a beneficial tool for those who don’t mind browsing a bit. And let’s not forget: it’s free!
That should get you started with Digg. Thanks for tuning in.
Click to listen to the podcast
or
follow this url:
http://amazon.sjsu.edu/html-df246a1/diggpodcast.mp3
Digg Podcast Transcript as follows:
Welcome to the Cool Tools Library Podcast Series, part of a series exploring innovative web 2.0 tools. The Cool Tools Podcasts and Vidcasts can be found at http://cooltoolslibrary2.blogspot.com.
My name is Trevor and I’ll be talking about Digg.com which can be found at:
D I G G DOT COM. Digg is a web site that, using members' feedback, aggregates and displays information. Any member can submit a blogpost, a website, a news article or video—anything on the web—to Digg. Members can then check out the submissions, and by clicking a small button to the left of each linked story, members effectively vote for that site—or “Digg” it. People can see how many members have "Dugg" a particular story by the number to the left of the link. So if 532 people have dug a page and think others should read it, a small box with the number 532 will be displayed. Digg is a very democratic system. Eventually, when enough people have "Dug" a page, the submitted site makes its way to Digg's front page where it can be more readily seen by members and non-members alike.
For stories that have few votes, users can click on the "Upcoming" link to see stories that have been submitted but which have very few votes—usually because the site has been very recently submitted.
Members can also choose what type of stories they would like to see displayed. By clicking the "customize" button, members can choose what sorts of topics interest them, and only those topics will be displayed when they log in.
On the front page of Digg, members can even more specifically limit what is displayed. The front page includes a menu of topics in which they have indicated an interest, and by clicking one of these topics, only stories relating to that will be shown. So if a member only want to see stories, from, say, “Technology” he or she can just click on the “technology” tab and only those sort of stories will be included.
Also on the front page is a “top ten” list of all categories—a very useful list to see what’s going on of interest on the web.
Members can also search for specific topics. After entering a search term in the upper right hand corner of every page, a list of sites will appear that relate to the search term. Digg searches through the metadata of a page and allows users to search in the following fields: title, description, or url – or some permutation of all of these. And in good Web2.0 fashion, Digg includes RSS so that every time a new story is submitted relating to a specific search term, users’ RSS readers will be updated.
Digg is an exceptional site to see what is hot on the web, and what others are talking, reading, and writing about. Stories of little or narrow interest can be submitted but rarely garnish the number of votes necessary to make it to the front page. As well, each story displays who submitted it, and allows anyone to click on that person’s handle to see all the stories he or she has submitted.
Digg is not only an excellent resource for news hunters, culture jammers, and web-izens, for is social connectivity and on-the-minute updates, it can also be a terrific resource for more casual web-surfers as well. Any news item that has surfaced on the web, and that has been submitted to Digg can be found using the search tool. And while Digg certainly is not as vigorous a news search engine as some of the paid-subscription services, it can act as a beneficial tool for those who don’t mind browsing a bit. And let’s not forget: it’s free!
That should get you started with Digg. Thanks for tuning in.
Click to listen to the podcast
or
follow this url:
http://amazon.sjsu.edu/html-df246a1/diggpodcast.mp3
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Podcast Episode 11 - Zotero
Zotero is a Firefox add-on that allows you to collect and organize research material from within your web browser. Zotero can automatically extract bibliographic data from online catalogs, journal articles, and more, and store the information for you in your personal research library. You can also use Zotero to bookmark web sites, archive web pages, and store PDFs. In this episode of the podcast, we talk about the researcher's new best friend.
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Podcast Episode 10 – Google Docs
Here’s the 10th podcast in the CoolTools series. This time, we’ll be looking at Google Docs.
Google Docs is a free Web-based application for documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It’s analogous to having Microsoft Office’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available online so that you can not only create and store those files online, but you can also share the files with others and easily collaborate on them.
This Podcast gives more information on this fascinating tool.
Listen to the Podcast (4:04) [see the script].
Google Docs is a free Web-based application for documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It’s analogous to having Microsoft Office’s Word, Excel, and PowerPoint available online so that you can not only create and store those files online, but you can also share the files with others and easily collaborate on them.
This Podcast gives more information on this fascinating tool.
Listen to the Podcast (4:04) [see the script].
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