Saturday, November 22, 2008

Zotero Group at Diigo 11/23/2008

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    • "The universe is made of stories, not of atoms."

      -- Muriel Rukeyser, The Speed of Darkness
      • Stories are the atoms of communication. - post by tellio
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  • The specific tools I use are Zotero (for citations, bookmarking, and note taking), EndNote (for citations and bibliographies), OpenOffice Writer (for note taking), and diigo (for bookmarking and annotations). I find I have to use both Zotero and EndNote because the latter handles lots of references (I have about 20,000) very well and because it integrates much better with my university's reference databases like CSA, EBSCO, or Science Direct, as well as with publishers' online databases and notification services like Blackwell Synergy. In general, I find EndNote much more "lightweight" (i.e., quicker to use and more responsive) than Zotero, but its integration with ordinary web documents and note-taking features are far weaker. I say "ordinary web documents" because most of the time with pdf files and other even slightly out of the ordinary web material (e.g., any of the U.S. Census Bureau's surveys), I have to enter the citation information manually. I use OpenOffice.org Writer to take notes involving mathematics, since it's much better for this than Zotero (or Word or EndNote). I use diigo to annotate and comment on web pages, including online pdf documents. None of the other tools comes close on this function.

    One thing none of these packages does well is deal with web pages being displayed under a parent page. For example, if I use LexisNexis to retrieve newspaper articles, they appear as pdf files in a frame (I think it's a frame). Neither Zotero nor diigo gets the correct citation information, and neither EndNote nor OpenOffice Writer are designed even to try. I have to enter the bibliographic information manually, and I'm not even sure the URL will be reliable in Zotero or diigo since it points to the LexisNexis interface rather than to the individual newspaper article.

    In any case, because no one application has all the functionality I need, I have some items' reference information in EndNote, Zotero, or diigo and notes in Zotero, EndNote, or as separate OO.o files. In addition, before using this set of

    tags: zotero, workflow, EndNote, OpenOffice

      • Need to develop workflow management into regular production. - post by tellio
    • The specific tools I use are Zotero (for citations, bookmarking, and note taking), EndNote (for citations and bibliographies), OpenOffice Writer (for note taking), and diigo (for bookmarking and annotations). I find I have to use both Zotero and EndNote because the latter handles lots of references (I have about 20,000) very well and because it integrates much better with my university's reference databases like CSA, EBSCO, or Science Direct, as well as with publishers' online databases and notification services like Blackwell Synergy.
    • In any case, because no one application has all the functionality I need, I have some items' reference information in EndNote, Zotero, or diigo and notes in Zotero, EndNote, or as separate OO.o files. In addition, before using this set of tools I used Scribe and WikidPad.
      • Opportunities for consulting, books, classes--personal learning environments that combine f2f with p2p. - post by tellio
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    • Since its introduction in 2006, Zotero has earned significant

      accolades for its facilitation of online research. It was named a PC

      Magazine’s “Best Free Software” in 2007 and again this year, as well

      as “Best Instructional Software” of 2007 as determined by the

      Information Technology and Politics section of the American Political

      Science Association.
      • More accolades for Zotero. - post by tellio
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. (continue reading &aquo;)
Blog Post: Zotero Group at Diigo 11/23/2008 http://s3nt.com/anrw

Tellio's InterWeb Notes 11/23/2008

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    • "The universe is made of stories, not of atoms."

      -- Muriel Rukeyser, The Speed of Darkness
      • Stories are the atoms of communication. - post by tellio
  • tags: pageflakes

  • The specific tools I use are Zotero (for citations, bookmarking, and note taking), EndNote (for citations and bibliographies), OpenOffice Writer (for note taking), and diigo (for bookmarking and annotations). I find I have to use both Zotero and EndNote because the latter handles lots of references (I have about 20,000) very well and because it integrates much better with my university's reference databases like CSA, EBSCO, or Science Direct, as well as with publishers' online databases and notification services like Blackwell Synergy. In general, I find EndNote much more "lightweight" (i.e., quicker to use and more responsive) than Zotero, but its integration with ordinary web documents and note-taking features are far weaker. I say "ordinary web documents" because most of the time with pdf files and other even slightly out of the ordinary web material (e.g., any of the U.S. Census Bureau's surveys), I have to enter the citation information manually. I use OpenOffice.org Writer to take notes involving mathematics, since it's much better for this than Zotero (or Word or EndNote). I use diigo to annotate and comment on web pages, including online pdf documents. None of the other tools comes close on this function.

    One thing none of these packages does well is deal with web pages being displayed under a parent page. For example, if I use LexisNexis to retrieve newspaper articles, they appear as pdf files in a frame (I think it's a frame). Neither Zotero nor diigo gets the correct citation information, and neither EndNote nor OpenOffice Writer are designed even to try. I have to enter the bibliographic information manually, and I'm not even sure the URL will be reliable in Zotero or diigo since it points to the LexisNexis interface rather than to the individual newspaper article.

    In any case, because no one application has all the functionality I need, I have some items' reference information in EndNote, Zotero, or diigo and notes in Zotero, EndNote, or as separate OO.o files. In addition, before using this set of

    tags: zotero, workflow, EndNote, OpenOffice

      • Need to develop workflow management into regular production. - post by tellio
    • The specific tools I use are Zotero (for citations, bookmarking, and note taking), EndNote (for citations and bibliographies), OpenOffice Writer (for note taking), and diigo (for bookmarking and annotations). I find I have to use both Zotero and EndNote because the latter handles lots of references (I have about 20,000) very well and because it integrates much better with my university's reference databases like CSA, EBSCO, or Science Direct, as well as with publishers' online databases and notification services like Blackwell Synergy.
    • In any case, because no one application has all the functionality I need, I have some items' reference information in EndNote, Zotero, or diigo and notes in Zotero, EndNote, or as separate OO.o files. In addition, before using this set of tools I used Scribe and WikidPad.
      • Opportunities for consulting, books, classes--personal learning environments that combine f2f with p2p. - post by tellio
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    • Since its introduction in 2006, Zotero has earned significant

      accolades for its facilitation of online research. It was named a PC

      Magazine’s “Best Free Software” in 2007 and again this year, as well

      as “Best Instructional Software” of 2007 as determined by the

      Information Technology and Politics section of the American Political

      Science Association.
      • More accolades for Zotero. - post by tellio
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Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here. (continue reading &aquo;)
Blog Post: Tellio's InterWeb Notes 11/23/2008 http://s3nt.com/anru

Middlespot: Sharing Research



Here is a sample of research done using social research tool, Middlespot. You can email, embed, and otherwise make available research much like you can in diigo's WebSlides. Easy to use and I am just now beginning to explore it. (continue reading &aquo;)
Blog Post: Middlespot: Sharing Research http://s3nt.com/anhp
Blog Post: Twitter Updates for 2008-11-21 http://s3nt.com/anat

Friday, November 21, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-20


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Blog Post: Twitter Updates for 2008-11-20 http://s3nt.com/ak9u

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Zotero Group at Diigo 11/21/2008


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Blog Post: Zotero Group at Diigo 11/21/2008 http://s3nt.com/ak2b
Blog Post: Tellio's InterWeb Notes 11/21/2008 http://s3nt.com/ak19

Tellio's InterWeb Notes 11/21/2008


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Digital Youth Research: MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Series

What are digital learners really like?
The conclusions are sane, compassionate, and compelling: in a nutshell, the "serious" stuff we all hope kids will do online (researching papers and so on) are only possible within a framework of "hanging out, messing around and geeking out." That is to say, all the "time-wasting" social stuff kids do online are key to their explorations and education online.




So what does this mean for teachers at all levels?


First, Facebook, YouTube, WorldOfWarcraft, iPods, and mobile tech are ensconced in youth culture. This means not only that it is a deep part of their common lives, but that the right to its use will be defended Alamo-style. This means that peer culture will be an even harder nut to break through to. So...do we need to 'teach' this stuff or facilitate its use. Or some other path that Frost never ever dreamed of.

Second, these digerati use the network to mostly reinforce existing peer networks, but also to join specialized new ones. I have long thought that we need to adopt an added stance as learning brokers for our students, guiding them toward the best tools and people that fit their strengths and interests.

Third, students need to be shown the meta of learning. They are already powerful learners within these new social networks so how do we get them to become aware of and to leverage their own strategies. Yes, learning how to play one simulation is useful in playing another, but how can that learning be extended into the F2F?

Fourth, don't bother assessing this stuff. The network has its own methods that it users either buy into or don't.

I am going to read the whole report and write more later, but for now I leave you with this quote from a fifteen year old Georgia student:

Trial and error, I guess. It’s like any—whenever I learn anything with computers, I’ve
taught myself how to use computers, and I consider myself very knowledgeable about
them, but I just—I learn everything on my own, just figure it out, and the same with cam-
eras. It’s like a cell phone. I just figure out how to do it, and it’s pretty quick and easy”
(Patricia Lange, YouTube and Video Bloggers).

(continue reading &aquo;)
Blog Post: Digital Youth Research: MacArthur Foundation's Digital Media and Learning Series http://s3nt.com/akm4

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-19


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Blog Post: Twitter Updates for 2008-11-19 http://s3nt.com/akhc
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Zotero Group at Diigo 11/19/2008

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    • GREAT assortment of free tools to create photo projects.
      - post by cburell
    • U?yteczne zabawki dla Flickr. - post by mendrek
    • ??Flickr?? - post by geneboy
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    • This is really a great site. I wonder how often it's updated. - post by seadap
    • This is an amazing collection of tools with examples - post by kathibak
    • amazing! - post by nettzevo
    • Fantastic site! - post by kosmos2k
    • A directory of web 2.0 applications and services - post by gerchik
    • Very up to date web2.0 directory - even got WebSlides up already

      - post by maggie_diigo
    • ????? ???????????! - post by danila
    • Sweet. Ajaxy directory of Web 2.0 apps (whatever that means). Just mouse over to get a quick description of what they are. Nice since I miss Mashable.com's list.
      - post by bluecockatoo
    • I love web 2.0 and this is a great site too look at some of the cool new sites.
      - post by szutyo
    • This is a comprehensive list of Web 2.0 sites.
      - post by youcanreachtim
    • Great Directory of many of the latest Web 2.0 sites.
      - post by youcanreachtim
    • A wall of logos of the latest web 2.0 applications. Find what you need. Discover what you don't... - post by ebouvier
    • Sammlung von web2.0 Anwendungen - post by akpe76
    • Go2Web20.net has a not-quite-comprehensive collction of web2.0 services. - post by iconolith
    • flash application - post by jeanmichelg
    • Listing of many sites - post by tapirka
    • the complete Web 2.0 directory - post by jdrsantos
    • A wall of logos of the latest web 2.0 applications. Find what you need. Discover what you don't... - post by stiphen
    • web 2.0 ???????????? - post by msnbwam3
    • Site flash presentant les sites WEB20 et leur logo - post by fardeen
    • Toàn b? danh sách các site Web 2.0 ???c s?p x?p theo d?ng gallery. Nó c?ng là m?t th? vi?n v? logo ?áng xem cho các designer. - post by sonnymotives
    • WEB2.0?????? - post by kgl0903
    • The complete Web 2.0 directory - post by deeskillman
    • easy search for lost findings - post by sylvesterbecker
    • ****** - post by jackie
    • ****** - post by minimo
    • ****** - post by jackiege
    • ****** - post by jackiege
    • The complete Web 2.0 directory - post by geneboy
    • ****** - post by jackiege
    • web2.0??????????? - post by m_mor_
    • Tagline: "The complete Web 2.0 directory." What's really cool, though, is the awesome interface. It appears quite thorough. - post by docbadwrench
    • ?????????????????????? - post by hepodo
    • wowwowwow!!! <-my completely pointless comment of the day - post by telecommatt
    • Logos and details about so many web 2.0 companies - post by suscreative
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    • Great list, and I appreciate how they were organized by categories. - post by go2net
    • We could use this for lessons... I'm going to try as many as I can - post by andyriddle
    • http://voicethread.com Weave uploaded or flickr imported images into a media presentation with multiple voices. Record audio, video, or add text or drawn annotations. Others can add video, audio, and text comments as well. See also VoiceThread for Education wiki.
      • Voicethread looks great for student collaborative presentations - post by gjhugs
    • http://ping.fm/xttYU Create posters with images, video, audio (uploaded or recorded) and apply a wide range of text effects- note that each one is relatively large sized (may not fit in blog page)
      • Just added and edu section. I have some students who are starting to create posters for class. Our church youth group leaders are using glogster to create posters for events and posting them on facebook. - post by rjacklin
      • Not sure about this for classroom use but will give it a whirl - post by gjhugs
    • http://ping.fm/pBFsu It's YouTube for PowerPoint. Upload Powerpoint/Keynote/PDF content and converts to Flash easily embedded in other web sites. Provide a URL for an audio track, and you can sync it to create an audio narrated "slidecast"
      • Have used this, slow upload but works well - post by gjhugs

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Blog Post: Zotero Group at Diigo 11/19/2008 http://s3nt.com/ajh5

Tellio's InterWeb Notes 11/19/2008


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Blog Post: Tellio's InterWeb Notes 11/19/2008 http://s3nt.com/ajh4

Monday, November 17, 2008

Twitter Updates for 2008-11-17


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Twitter Updates for 2008-11-16


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Sunday, November 16, 2008

Zotero Group at Diigo 11/17/2008


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Blog Post: Zotero Group at Diigo 11/17/2008 http://s3nt.com/ag3g

Tellio's InterWeb Notes 11/17/2008


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Blog Post: Creepy Treehouses, Again. http://s3nt.com/agra

Creepy Treehouses, Again.

Beth Coleman, Free Culture, and the Network Effect - Trebor Scholz 'journalisms' - Collectivate.net
Yochai Benkler correctly suggests that "peer production is as efficient and significant for the 21 century as the assembly line was for the 20th century." I also agree with Benkler when he suggests that through peer production "people can do more by and for themselves" but I add that the pleasures of online sociality are exploited. Communities are often deceived and commodified. They are unfairly used as a resource, often without their consent and knowledge. It's a bit like Mark Twain's "Whitewashing the Fence" in Tom Sawyer.






I am chastized by this post. Here I am a hopeless cheerleader for social networking tools and not considering how I am just a tool for the likes of YouTube, Facebook, and Flickr. Yes, they are useful, but they also use. They derive their ultimate value from using our cognitive surplus. And so goes the capitalist metaphor round and round wherever the invisible hand flicks it. Crack the whip and play and be the new social networking tool. How can I look my audience in the eye next week as I know how deeply I serve our insect overlords? (continue reading &aquo;)