For this afternoon Collaboration between ourselves, us and students, us and people off campus Collaboration between ourselves, us and students, us and people off campus Personal, Professional Development, Task, and Curricular Uses Personal, Professional Development, Task, and Curricular Uses Highlight unique benefits Highlight unique benefits

IM: Communication at the speed of … well… your internet connection Familiar and fun Familiar and fun Improved intra- departmental collaboration Improved intra- departmental collaboration Aids distance collaboration Aids distance collaboration Builds our professional networks Builds our professional networks Spurred us to offer a new service Spurred us to offer a new service

Bookmarks KP KP Out of control bookmark folders My access limited to my desk Nobody else benefits At point of saving, I have to decide where this fits in my organizational scheme Not easily searchable Need to remember “where did I put that?”

Easy to shareshare Easy to publish to other web sitesotherweb sites Course preparation Sources for individual students or faculty Collected links for a course or subject area “Junk drawer” Using for fun expands your imagination Online Bookmarks

Google Docs & Spreadsheets (aka Writely) Functions as a word doc Functions as a word doc We like versions We like versions Assists us with co- authoring documents Assists us with co- authoring documents Aids off campus collaboration (platform neutral) Aids off campus collaboration (platform neutral) Promotes collaboration with students Promotes collaboration with students Brainstorming tool Brainstorming tool

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