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Web 2.0 Tools for Secretaries

Web 2.0 Tools for Secretaries. July 14 2009 Robin Smith Hollidaysburg Area School District. Goal of this Tech Tools Session. Show you some tools you may not have known about before so you can use tech tools to make your life easier. What we will be covering?. What is Web 2.0

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Web 2.0 Tools for Secretaries

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  1. Web 2.0 Tools for Secretaries July 14 2009 Robin Smith Hollidaysburg Area School District

  2. Goal of this Tech Tools Session Show you some tools you may not have known about before so you can use tech tools to make your life easier.

  3. What we will be covering? • What is Web 2.0 • Why should I use Web 2.0 Tools • The Tools – Web 2.0 • Hardware To Be Aware Of • Cell Phones as Tools • Software You Need to Know About • More Web 2.0 Tools

  4. Please have your cell phones out and turned on!

  5. Tech Tools – Web 2.0 • What is Web 2.0? • "Web 2.0" refers to what was perceived as a second generation of web development and web design. It is characterized as facilitating communication . • Basically it is a set of tools that are avaiable across the internet for many to use. They do NOT reside on your machine.

  6. FREE • Many Web 2.0 tools are totally FREE • Others are very inexpensive. • Some are made especially for education or have education subscriptions • They often are impressive or have a “WOW” factor.

  7. Why????Most secretaries are overwhelmed with duties and obligations. • No Time • Isolation • Resources • Don’t know where to start

  8. Web 2.0 Tools

  9. Google Tools • Google Toolbar • Calculations • Conversions • Be sure to use the word “in” • Dictionary • Define: • Weather • Type weather and city

  10. Twitter • Launched in 2006 by asking “What are you doing?” • 140 Characters or less • Tweeting seems to be the latest craze • Statistics show that only 20% of users are active (Posting within the last 7 days) • Of those 20% only a small portion are posting every day or more often. • Some famous tweeters……Oprah, President Obama, Suze Orman, Martha Stewart.

  11. Twitter • Forces people to be succinct. • More and more organizations are utilizing Twitter to communicate with members.

  12. My Space and Facebook • April Statistics • Myspace - 54 Million visitors • 7% decrease from April 2008 • Facebook - 71 Million visitors. • 217% increase since April 2008

  13. Jing and Ning

  14. Working with Photos

  15. Working with Photoswww.smugmug.com

  16. Sharing a Long URL http://www.tigerwires.com/166790218133244/blank/browse.asp?A=383&BMDRN=2000&BCOB=0&C=46281 http://www.tinyURL.com/hasdemployment

  17. Personal Collection Pageswww.pageflakes.com

  18. www.RememberTheMilk.com

  19. www.evernote.com

  20. www.mozy.com

  21. www.theflip.com

  22. www.despair.com • Div.despair.com/motivator.php

  23. Hardware A Changing Landscape

  24. Net books

  25. Flip Video

  26. Smart Phones • What is a smart phone? • A smartphone is a mobile phone offering advanced capabilities, often with PC-like functionality.

  27. Cell Phone Tools

  28. What is your favorite color?

  29. Wallpaper and Logos • Pix2Fone is a free service that lets you make custom cell phone wallpapers, backgrounds and logos in a snap.

  30. Voice Conferencing • http://freeconferencepro.com

  31. Mobile Notes • www.Jott.com • With a simple phone call, Jott Assistant lets you use your voice to capture notes & to-dos, set reminders and appointments, send email and text messages, and post to your favorite web services, all on the go. Our voice-to-text service turns your voice notes, messages, and updates into text and sends them where you want. • They now charge a fee $3.95 per month

  32. Podcasting • www.gabcast.com • FREE • www.gcast.com • FREE

  33. Ringtones

  34. Text For Free

  35. Create Mobile Web Sites

  36. Personalized Voice Mail • http://youmail.com • Private voice recording site • You can leave different messages for different people • It sends you an message letting you know you missed a call. If the person is in your contact list, it will tell you who it is from.

  37. Software Some you need to be aware of!!

  38. Appraise • A teacher observation tool on the smart phone. Runs on palm, windows, and blackberry operating systems • Has PDE and other forms included. • Made by Eduphoria • Amy from Eduphoria here to discuss the program for just a few minutes.

  39. Cloud Computing Cloud computing is a style of computing in which dynamically scalable and often virtualized resources are provided as a service over the Internet. As we look at netbooks and mini-laptops, smartphones, etc. Cloud computing offers districts many options for saving $$$$ and making equipment last longer.

  40. Cloud Computing

  41. Questions???

  42. Thank You For AttendingWeb 2.0 Tools for Secretaries

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