Tools for managing and sharing information

*Please test your audio settings before we begin

Tools > Audio > Audio Setup Wizard or use the icon at the top RHS of the audio/video window

Managing information• Using Feeds & Aggregators

• Using cloud services to access information

RSS Feeds & Aggregators(really simple syndication)• Feeds allow you to see when websites

have added new content. • By subscribing to a feed, new

information is brought to your computer or mobile device when it is published.

• You can get the latest news, blog post or special offers without having to visit the site itself.

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How can I use RSS feeds

• Desktop based: Microsoft Outlook

• Cloud based: Feedly

Feeds in Outlook

Feeds in Outlook

Add a new RSS Feed

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Choose the online service you want updates from Select Microsoft Outlook as your RSS Reader

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RSS Feeds and article for further viewing and reading

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If you want to change the properties of your RSS Feeds

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Further stuff to do with an RSS article

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Microsoft Outlook RSS Feed

• Work based news digest• Forwarding articles easily with

colleagues and peers• Embedded within Outlook• Integrated RSS reader treats

news items like emails.

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Feedly

Click on the Add Content button

http://feedly.com

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Feedly

Browse to topics of interest

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Search using keywords of interest

Add to your feedly reader

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Change the title of the Feed

Organise into collections

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Viewing articles in Feedly

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Feedly

• Allows integration with document management services such as Evernote

• Personalisation for creating collections of interest

• Categorise by tagging articles to create your own unique collection

• Share with your peers and social network contacts

• Available as an app for Apple and android users

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Other readers and aggregators worth checking out• Netvibes (for the minimalist, no fuss or

frills)• http://www.netvibes.com

• Pulse (for the visual)• https://www.pulse.me/

• NewsBlur (desktop reader fans)• http://www.newsblur.com/

Using the Cloud to Access your Information

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Dropbox

https://www.dropbox.com/home

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Dropbox

https://www.dropbox.com/home

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Evernote

www.evernote.com

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Amazon Cloud Drive https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/learnmoreApple iCloud https://www.icloud.com/Google Drive https://drive.google.com/ Microsoft Sky Drive http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/skydrive/home

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Managing information

1. If you don’t read it unsubscribe2. Time management3. Effective file management4. Personalise to aid no 2 & 3!5. Spring clean6. Ignore format, topic/content is king7. One central point for all your many devices

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Sharing information• Social Media• Curating tools• Blogging• Wikis

Hash Tags, Lists & Archives

Twitter is an online Social Networking / Microblogging service that enables users to send and read text based messages of up to 140 characters knows as “Tweets”

Image by Fanie! from flickr licensed through CC

https://twitter.com/

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Tweet to:• Use Twitter to disseminate news, links &

images :• “Retweet” things you find interesting – your

followers may be interested too.• Add web links to tweets to provide context or

further reading.• Add images on the move.• Listen in to conversations at conferences you

can’t attend

Hash tag to searching for topics• Hash tags are used to filter tweets by

topic:• Advertised – organised for a conference

or event e.g. • Trending – often spontaneous, reflecting

world-wide / local activity or personalised for you depending on settings

• Have a guess or start your own

#

Lists & ArchivesCreate lists by topic / role / relationship and add people to them to filter them out of your main twitter stream.

Creates an archive of an event / add narrative and mediaEmbed in other social media toolshttps://storify.com/

Bookmarking Alternatives: Digital Curation

Organise topic based collections using online toolsAdd “bookmarklets” to you browser toolbar

http://www.scoop.it

Share content and ‘scoops’ with other online services

Set up sources for scoop.it to trawl based on your interestsPick and choose what you want to include

Sharing Resources

www.slideshare.net

Sharing Resources

Sharing Resources• Decide if you want to restrict

use• Check terms and conditions• Consider adding creative

commons license• Check with your institution

Online Magazines

http://paper.li/

Online Magazines

Online Magazines

Blog – Short hand for Web Log

• Online Postings of Information, Opinion or Diary Entries

• Chronologically ordered• Allow comments from readers & and provide

a mechanism for the exchange of views• Searchable by keywords• Designed to integrate with other web based,

social media

• Easy recording of relevant events• Informally written• Reflective and authentic• Scope to include new media• Searchable• Interactive & dynamic• Accessed through RSS feeds

Blogging

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BlogwareWordPresshttp://wordpress.com/Tumblrhttps://www.tumblr.com/Square Spacehttp://www.squarespace.com/stories

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Using WikisGreat for project documentation and sharingOne single space for sharing and collaborating on documentsAll documents have version controlReduces the need for emailing documents Easy to keep up to date with what’s going on through the ‘recent changes’ updated information

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Wiki softwareWiki Spaceshttp://www.wikispaces.com/Wiki Spaces Classroomhttps://www.wikispaces.com/content/teacher

Media Wiki http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki

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Questions?

For further queries or feedback, contact:penny.robertson@rsc-scotland.ac.uk | @PennyRobertsonTo find out about courses, webinars and workshops we offer visit: http://www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/scotland