Tools+for+Collaboration

=Getting the Most Out of the Web--Collaborating Online=

The web has transformed into a workspace that puts new meaning--and depth--into the collaborative process. It is a platform for content creation, collaboration, discussion, community building, and connections. By extension, library 2.0 creates library services beyond the traditional boundaries and provides access whenever and wherever it is needed. (See "Do Libraries Matter?" available http://www.talis.com/downloads/white_papers/DoLibrariesMatter.pdf ).

What is web 2.0?
Also called the read/write web, web 2.0 is an effort to harness collective intelligence (Tim O'Reilly [] ). More info on web and library 2.0--visit the Squidoo lenses: [|http://www.squidoo.com/introtoweb20/ and http://www.squidoo.com/library20/] [] [] [] [] http://webapplications.wikispaces.com/

Types of web 2.0 sites:

 * Wikis--online content creation and collaboration**


 * Social Bookmarking--your bookmarks, for you alone or to share**
 * [|Backflip]
 * [|del.icio.us]
 * [|Cite U Like]
 * [|BlinkList]
 * [|Shadows]
 * [|Clipmarks]


 * Start Pages--display your favorite content when you launch the Internet**
 * [|Google]
 * [|Netvibes]
 * [|Protopage]
 * [|Pageflakes]
 * [|MyYahoo!]
 * [|Eskobo]
 * [|Start]


 * Online To Do Lists**
 * Ta-Da lists http://www.tadalist.com/
 * Voo2do http://voo2do.com/
 * Remember the Milk http://www.rememberthemilk.com/


 * Peer Production News--participate in a collaborative "news production" site**
 * [|Digg]
 * [|Doggdot]
 * [|Reddit]


 * Image Collection and Sharing--upload and tag your photos**
 * [|Flickr]
 * [|Kodak Gallery]
 * [|Zoto]
 * One step further with [|Digital Photography Projects]


 * Third Party Online File Storage**
 * [|MediaFire]
 * [|Files UPLOAD]
 * [|esnips]
 * [|mailbigfile.com]
 * [|4shared.com]
 * [|FileQube]
 * [|Boxnet]


 * Blogs and Blog Filters**

Share news and other content on the web. Podcasts use this technology that subscribers can have delivered straight to their desktops. Check out Feedster http://www.feedster.com/ for web content that utilizes this technology. Free Range Librarian offers a tutorial: http://frl.bluehighways.com/frlarchives/000123.html
 * RSS Feeds**


 * Video Sharing**
 * [|You Tube]
 * [|Google Video]
 * [|Clip Shack]


 * Web-based Word Processors**


 * Online Calendars**
 * [|Calendar Hub]
 * [|Kiko]
 * [|Google Calendar]

> =eChalk Groups= District colleagues and students with eChalk accounts may take advantage of the eChalk "Groups" feature. Groups that have been established include **AIS Department, AP Social Studies, Character Education, CSE/Psychologists, Digital Arts Program, Future Business Leaders of America, Inservice Planning Group, KidBiz3000, LITE Bytes, Principals, Small Learning Communities, Strategies and Tools to Create a Technologically Infused Curriculum, Summer Middle School, Technology Advisory Committee, Technology Fair Participants, Uniondale Administrators, Uniondale Alternative High School, USD Teachers**.
 * Project Management and Team Collaboration**
 * [|Basecamp]
 * [|Central Desktop]
 * One step further with [|I*earn]

Participants in an eChalk group may engage in discussions, view announcements, schedules of events, and related resources. Moderators of the group decide which staff members would benefit from a specific group which is set up with the assistance of Janice Friedman. Please contact her at jfriedman@uniondaleschools.org or x8871 if you're interested.