Google MyMaps

What? Marking places and pinning objects to a map. Why? To make visual any geograpically-based information.

Good beginner instructions: http://serc.carleton.edu/files/NAGTWorkshops/gis/activities/creating_personalized_maps_goo.v2.doc

Literature: mapping a character’s route (sample assignment: Candide Maps http://candide.nypl.org/content/nypl-candide-my-maps)

GEOL197 places mentioned in lecture: http://geol197.blogspot.com/2012/01/google-my-maps-for-geol-197.html

CCT335 Technology and the City, assignment: http://cct335-w11.wikispaces.com/Mapping+Assignment (additional note: they have put the class materials in wikispaces, a free wiki tool)

xtranormal

What? An application that animates dialog. Why? To make written information auditory.

digital storytelling

concepts or policies

explaining processes

contrary opinions

One discussion of its use: http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/using-xtranormal-against-straw-men/39348

PBWiki

What? A non-UVM public/private wiki site. Why? For individual or collaborative web projects that combine text, audio, video.

Pros and cons of outside vs. Blackboard wiki:

Bb: all students already in course; PBWiki; must manually add/invite students

Bb: once semester is done, wiki is gone; PBWiki: stays until you close it, can reuse or augment

Bb: not a very good interface; PBWiki: works as expected, easy

Bb: definitely FERPA; PBWiki: can be open or hidden, your choice

Ideas: http://www.uvm.edu/ctl/?Page=resources-teaching/online/wiki-uses.php

WordPress Blogs

What? A UVM-based blogging platform. Why? Blogs allow for public (or private) writing spaces that can also contain images, audio/video or other links.

Omeka

What? UVM-based digital collection and exhibit site. Why? To pull together digital materials (with metadata) and build an exhibit with narrative.

Chronicle article: Jeffrey W. McClurken http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/teaching-with-omeka/26078

HST095 report: http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/iig/hst095-digitization-final-report.pdf

dSpace

What? A UVM-based digital collection site. Why? To build an online public/private searchable database of digital objects, usually images.

eBooks

Why? To make written work available and readable on multiple mobile devices.

Ning

BigBlueButton

What? A UVM

Twitter

Jing

What? An application for capturing up to 5 minutes of activity on a screen. Why? To demonstrate any process displayed on your computer screen, including narration of that process.

Camtasia

What? An application for capturing activity on a screen. Why? To demonstrate any process displayed on your computer screen, including narration of that process and text captioning of that.

Screencasts and Education by Paul McGovern: http://blogs.telestream.net/screenflow/2010/07/screencasts-and-education-by-paul-mcgovern/