Archive of ‘technology literacy’ category
it is a hot topic [and contested] topic at MnSCU, considering ADA. In the MnSCU case, it is video and audio material, here, it is text based. The crowdsourcing idea applies, though…
From: lita-l-request@lists.ala.org <lita-l-request@lists.ala.org> on behalf of Ronald Houk <rhouk@ottumwapubliclibrary.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2015 10:01 AM
To: lita-l@lists.ala.org
Subject: Re: [lita-l] Crowdsourced transcription tool?
Hi Kathryn,
Scripto looks like an interesting project. http://scripto.org/
On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Kathryn Frederick (Library) <kfrederi@skidmore.edu> wrote:
Hi,
We recently had preservation work done on a number of 16th – 18th century land patents. We will be digitizing them, and would like to transcribe the documents which are hand-written in English and, in some cases, Latin.
Is anyone aware of a tool that would allow us to crowdsource the transcription?
Thanks for any suggestions,
Kathryn
Kathryn Frederick
Head of Digital and Collection Services
Lucy Scribner Library – Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
(518) 580-5505
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Subject: Re: [lita-l] Crowdsourced transcription tool?
If you’re interested in a fully hosted solution, you might also check out http://beta.fromthepage.com/. The underlying software is open source and you can install it locally as well.
Ben Brumfield, the guy who developed FromThePage also has a blog, http://manuscripttranscription.blogspot.com/, which has some useful information about different systems.
Danielle Cunniff Plumer
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
21 Top Presentation Tools for Teachers
http://morethanatech.com/2015/07/21/21-top-presentation-tools-for-teachers/
As repeated by me for years, PPT should not be the one and only. Here are some choices. Please consider that IMS delivers workshops, one-on-one sessions and class sessions on the applications listed below:
What Works on What Device
| Tool |
Windows |
Mac |
iPad |
iPad App |
Chromebook |
Chromebook App |
Android
Tablet |
Android App |
| Animoto |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Bunkr |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Canva |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Clear Slide |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Creedoo |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| eMaze |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Flowvella |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Goanimate |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Google Slides |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Haiku Deck |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Impress |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
| Keynote |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| KnowledgeVision |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| MoveNote |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| PearDeck |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| PowerPoint |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| PowerPoint Online |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| PowToon |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
| Prezi |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Slidedog |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
| Visme |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
More on this topic at the IMS blog:
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims/?s=presentation&submit=Search
Practical advice to read fine print
from informal Facebook Discussion: with age and / or feeble eyes, how one can read fine print
6 Must-Have Magnifier Apps to Use for Free on Your Android Device
http://www.sellmymobile.com/blog/6-must-magnifier-apps-use-free-android-device/
LITA discussion thread on how social media should be run at an academic library:
Very much different from where I am at. But that’s not new, I have voiced the fallacies often in the last 5 years rather frequently.
From: lita-l-request@lists.ala.org [mailto:lita-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Alex Herzberg
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 11:39 AM
To: lita-l@lists.ala.org
Subject: RE: [lita-l] social media administration
Hi Allison,
The Loyola/Notre Dame Library’s social media is run by a committee of 4 full-time staff: two from research & instruction, one from circulation, and one from archives. I’m the committee chair but we all take weekly shifts for posting and monitoring the accounts. This model of sharing the workload has been really effective for us!
I’m happy to answer any questions you might have.
Alex
Alex Herzberg, MLS
Online Learning Librarian
Business Liaison
Loyola/Notre Dame Library
200 Winston Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21212
410-617-6831
From: lita-l-request@lists.ala.org [mailto:lita-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Lisa Rabey
Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2015 6:16 AM
To: lita-l@lists.ala.org
Subject: Re: [lita-l] social media administration
At my last position, I was the systems and web librarian, which included social media. I did the following:
Managed all of the social media accounts (FB, Twitter, Flickr, Tumblr)
Used Hootsuite to post date posts in Twitter.
Used FB to post date posts in FB
Created singular branding across all sites
Created social media best practices
Created social media policy in congruent with the college’s s AUP
Managed the backend of the blog
— Created a calendar for blog post ideas
— Enlisted other people to provide additional content
— edited blog posts from other posters
I’d say I spent 2-5 hours a week on the social media, most of which I managed when I was the reference desk.
The person who replaced me dumped all of the above. So there’s that.
-Lisa
—–Original Message—–
From: lita-l-request@lists.ala.org [mailto:lita-l-request@lists.ala.org] On Behalf Of Erik Sandall
Sent: Wednesday, August 26, 2015 11:49 AM
To: lita-l@lists.ala.org
Subject: Re: [lita-l] social media administration
Hi Allison,
As a librarian and webmaster, I split my time between library and IT.
I’m responsible for the administration and management of our social media accounts. I also post a little, and there are three others (one librarian, two non-libs) who also contribute content.
It’s worked out very well having a variety of staff across departments contributing to our social media efforts. I highly recommend it.
Regards,
Erik.
Mobile video advertising is growing three times as fast as spending on desktop video
YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitch, BuzzFeed, and Snapchat videos are increasingly keeping audiences glued to their small screens, opening up new greenfield opportunities in advertising.
15 iPad Skills Every Teacher and Student should Have
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/01/15-ipad-skills-students-must-have.html
1- My students should be able to create presentations
2- My students should be able to create digital stories.
3- My students should be able to create eBooks
4- My students should be able to print their docs right from their iPad
5- My students should be able to create videos
6- I want to Improve my students reading skills
7- My students should be able to take notes on their iPad
8- My students should be able to create written content on their iPads
9- My students should be able to use White Boards from their iPads
10-My students should be able to record audio clips
11- My students should be able to screen share
12-My students should be able to do their homework with the help of iPad
13- My students should be able to create mind maps
14-My students should be able to do research using iPad
15-My students should be able to create digital portfolios
The 20 Digital Skills Every 21st Century Teacher should Have
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2012/06/33-digital-skills-every-21st-century.html
1- Create and edit digital audio
2- Use Social bookmarking to share resources with and between learners
3- Use blogs and wikis to create online platforms for students
4- Exploit digital images for classroom use
5- Use video content to engage students
6- Use infographics to visually stimulate students
7- Use Social networking sites to connect with colleagues and grow professionally
8- Create and deliver asynchronous presentations and training sessions
9- Compile a digital e-portfolio for their own development
10- be able to detect plagiarized works in students assignments
11- Create screen capture videos and tutorials
12- Curate web content for classroom learning
13- Use and provide students with task management tools to organize their work and plan their learning
14- Use polling software to create a real-time survey in class
15- Understand issues related to copyright and fair use of online materials
16- Use digital assessment tools to create quizzesHere are some tools for teachers to develop this skill
17- Find and evaluate authentic web based content
18- Use digital tools for time management purposes
19- Use note taking tools to share interesting content with your students
20- Use of online sticky notes to capture interesting ideas
The Move from Course Management to Course Networking
A Q&A with Ali Jafari
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/08/18/the-move-from-course-management-to-course-networking.aspx
We need now to have a totally new type of learning environment, both conceptually and technically, and it will also need to be different from a business perspective.
You might think of CN (Course Networking) as a complete social learning suite combined with comprehensive learning management tools, along with associated elements like ePortfolio, data mining, globalization and collaboration tools, and much more.
Every student on the CN has a “social portfolio”, which will be there for the student to access, life long. This social portfolio is different from a “typical” ePortfolio in several ways, but importantly, it can be created dynamically — for example, a teacher might check a box indicating that each student in the top ten percent of her class will receive a badge. Beyond that checkbox, everything happens automatically, without a need for the student to locate and upload the badge for display, and no need for the teacher to monitor or be further involved with the awarding of badges. As a student I can manage my social portfolio, and determine who will see or not see certain elements of it.
we are building and maintaining really one big network — instead of necessarily supporting many, many independent institutional client implementations.
Digitised Necrophilia: Technology and Psychosocial Orientations in the Age of ISIS and Drone Strikes
https://www.academia.edu/14778214/Digitised_Necrophilia_Technology_and_Psychosocial_Orientations_in_the_Age_of_ISIS_and_Drone_Strikes
If ISIS’s images and drone strikes are symptoms of a necrophilous orientation in human-computer interaction today, what implications are there for those of us who maintain that digital technologies should be advanced toward a biophilous orientation that“ wish[es] to further growth, whether in a person, a plant, an idea, or a social group” (Fromm, 1973, p.365)?
Tablet Shipments Drop 7 Percent in Second Quarter of 2015 with Apple Posting Largest Decline
http://thejournal.com/articles/2015/08/05/tablet-shipments-drop-7-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2015-with-apple-posting-largest-decline.aspx
Apple saw the largest decline
“Longer life cycles, increased competition from other categories such as larger smartphones, combined with the fact that end users can install the latest operating systems on their older tablets has stifled the initial enthusiasm for these devices in the consumer market,”