Staying Organized The Holy Grail of the Information-Overloaded Educator Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo Director, Language Resource Center Kutztown University

Not an Expert I wishInstead

Realistic  Track resources  Work  Home  Cell  Conferences  Log things I find “interesting” to find later  Tools I find  Articles to read  Articles / blog entries I have read  Track/Plan deadlines, responsibilities & processes  Mine  Student workers

Learning Resources Wiki  :  Sharing resources with colleagues and students  Shared responsibilities  Space to share description how tools could be used

Example:

Learning Resources Wiki Pros  Accessible anywhere  Easily attached to website  Text, pictures, etc.  Shared responsibilities  Easy reference for less tech- savvy faculty Cons  Not “social”  Inefficient compared to bookmarking

Delicious / Diigo Cloud-based & mobile Firefox extension (tools -> add- on = seamless) Delicious Extension Diigo Toolbar Tagging Private / public bookmarks Sharing/Following contacts(PD) View popular bookmarks Import / Export bookmarks

Bookmarking vs Tagging

Delicious Loved it! Yahoo account Cloud- based Firefox app :D 2010 Yahoo sold No access to account Bookmarks lost 2011 Able to access Exported delicious bkmks to import to Diigo 2012

Diigo: Research Tool Online research (e.g., Educause Whitepapers, etc.): Highlight Annotate with sticky notes Saved with bookmark

Diigo: Mobile Bookmarking Diigo iPhone App: ReaderSave to Diigo Bookmarklet ** There is also a Diigo browser for iPhone * Diigo apps for iPad and Android devices too.

Diigo: Professional Development Tool

Pocket: Sign up

On my Computer

On my cellphone  Add by ing  For reading on the go

Dropbox: Documents

On my Computer :D

My Dropbox On the WebOn my computer

Sharing  Colleagues  Peers at other Institutions  Committee Members  Family & Friends

Thank you! Deanne Cobb-Zygadlo Edmodo: KULRC Twitter: KU_LRC