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Emerging Technologies

Emerging Technologies. OU Technology and Leadership Conference. Amy Rutledge March 14, 2009. The Tech Bubble…. What are you into?. Staying Connected To Information. RSS Feeds. RSS = Really Simple Syndication Designed for sharing headlines and other web content (www.webreference.com).

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Emerging Technologies

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  1. Emerging Technologies OU Technology and Leadership Conference Amy Rutledge March 14, 2009

  2. The Tech Bubble…

  3. What are you into?

  4. Staying ConnectedTo Information

  5. RSS Feeds • RSS = Really Simple Syndication • Designed for sharing headlines and other web content (www.webreference.com)

  6. What are some sites that feature RSS feeds? News sites – TV and newspaper General products Magazines Weather agencies Organizations/Associations

  7. RSS Feeds

  8. Why would you use an RSS feed? • Personal/Consumer Side • To get you all your information in one place • No more going to 10 different websites • Gain your own efficiencies • Customize your own website to the things • that YOU want

  9. iGoogle • Personalized webpage that you can add RSS and Google gadgets to • Similar to a car’s dashboard • You can get into it from anywhere! • Easy to customize • OU Gmail – iGoogle • iGoogle http://www.google.com/ig

  10. RSS feeds and Podcasts • Podcasts can be subscribed to, thus making them a type of RSS feed • You subscribe to it • You get the information in one place • Now we are dealing with video instead of text. • Example: ABC news podcasts on iTunes

  11. Building your own Website Not as difficult as you might think

  12. Web 2.0 = Web sites • Web 2.0 means that there are easy and Online web site building capabilities . • Anybody can build a professional looking web site in minutes!!! • Don’t I need to know web languages/programs like html, dreamweaver, xml, etc • to build a web site?

  13. Google Page Creator • Just like the other Google apps, this one is online and it is FREE

  14. Dreamweaver • One of the best and most detailed web page development programs out there. • Used by many professionals http://www.templatemonster.com/flash-templates/23292.html

  15. Why would YOU want a web page? • Why would you want a blog? • Why would you want your pics/vids online? • Share your experiences, thoughts, opinions, etc. • E-Portfolio – Moodle

  16. CollaborationSoftware

  17. What is a wiki? Wiki.org: Wiki is a piece of server software that allows users to freely create and edit Web page content using any Web browser. Wiki supports hyperlinks and has a simple text syntax for creating new pages and crosslinks between internal pages on the fly. The simplest online database that could possibly work

  18. What’s so good about wikis? 1. Wikis Simplify Editing Your Website 2. Wikis Use Simple Markup – No need to know HTML • Wikis Record Document Histories • – They save your old versions 4. Creating Links Is Simple With Wikis 5. Wikis Simplify Site Organization -www.sitepoint.com 6. Many Wikis are Collaborative Communities

  19. What does a wiki look like? Pbwiki.com Tour

  20. Finding a wiki that works for you! http://www.wikimatrix.org

  21. Why would YOU want a wiki? • Class group collaboration • Organize events with your orgs/friends • Online resource to keep your • homework/projects

  22. What are the downsides to a wiki?

  23. Net Meetings • Online video/voice meetings • Elluminate – at OU

  24. Google

  25. Who is Google really? Google began as a research project between two PhD students at Stanford in 1996. • Started by trying to use math properties to convert WWW information into a measure • of importance (rankings) for a given web page (Search Engine) • By 1998 they had indexed 60 million pages • Competitors were Yahoo!, Excite.com, Lycos, MSN.com * Source: wikipedia.org

  26. Who is Google really? • Now they make many online applications in addition to its search engine • Worth about $192 billion • So in about 12 years they went from nothing • to $192 billion • #1 on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For

  27. Google Universe • First thing to understand – Google makes all it’s money on advertising • Second, Google is developing TONS of applications to get people to use so • that their advertising revenue increases • Third, their online applications started almost as • a joke that wouldn’t work, now everyone including • Microsoft is copying their ideas

  28. Google, Google Everything • Google Apps • Google Voice • Google 411 • iGoogle • Google Docs • Google Chrome – web browser • Google Maps • Google Earth • Google Kitchen Sink (ok made that one up!)

  29. Google Toolbox • Google Apps are AMAZING and FREE • Google Earth & Maps • Google Scholar – Library project • Google Docs • Google Mail - Gmail • Google Sketchup • Google Calendar • Google Groups

  30. How will YOU use Google in Business? • How could you use Google Earth & Maps for your business? - directions to clients, map your sales territory, map of your business on website. • Google Scholar – research papers, white papers that you develop, back-up for presentations

  31. How will YOU use Google in Business? • Google Maps & your iPhone

  32. How will YOU use Google in Business? • Google Docs – open source word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software • Google Sketchup – design new work spaces, know when construction companies are lying, • know what is possible in a space and what is not.

  33. How will YOU use Google in Business? • Google Calendar – online web calendaring utility for small business, keep track of sales • meetings when out on the road • Google Groups – collaborate with your team on a project. • Google Mail – e-mail accounts, see how competitors respond to Cust. Service reqsts.

  34. SOCIAL NETworking

  35. Social Networking

  36. Professional Networking • LinkedIn • Professional networking site for business professionals • Way to check on references • A way to post/find jobs

  37. GRAnd FinaleConsumer Electronics show (Ces)

  38. Grand Finale – things from CES show • Livescribe – digital pen • Sony’s new screen • 3-d printers • TV with internet connections • Thinner Flat screens – that are a quarter of an inch thick! • Wireless charging stations for cell phones, iPods, etc. • Digital Camera/Pinter (in one) • Mp3 player that’s only headphones (2 gig)

  39. 3-D Printers • Can print a 3d model/object from a CAD file • Scan an object and print it too • Prints using a plastic resin http://www.jaylenosgarage.com/video/video_player.shtml?vid=944641 http://www.dimensionprinting.com/3d-printers/3d-printing-uprint-video.aspx

  40. Questions?

  41. What’s it like to work for Google?

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