Curating Content with Digital Tools

Practical Digital Tools Workshop by Senga White

SLANZA Wellington RegionSaturday 15th September 2012

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What is curation?

Curation is the act of individuals with a passion for a content area to find, contextualize, and organize information. Curators provide a consistent update regarding what’s interesting, happening, and cool in their focus. Curators tend to have a unique and consistent point of view–providing a reliable context for the content that they discover and organize.

Bell, Steven, Calling all Content Curators, Library Journal, July 12th 2012http://lj.libraryjournal.com/2012/07/opinion/steven-bell/calling-all-content-curators-from-the-bell-tower/

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Ways to use Tools:

Organising

Collaborating

Sharing

Teaching

Before you get started …….

Ask yourself “Why?”o Is it just for you?o Planning to share?o Students and/or Teachers?

Decide on subjectso What is my criteria for selection?o How will I group them?o What tags will help me “find”

them again?

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Types of Tools Diigo Livebinders Scoop It! Pinterest Symbaloo Evernote

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DiigoDiigo

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Collaborative research toolKnowledge sharing communitySocial content siteAble to highlight and annotate

information

It is pronounced as Dee'go. The name "Diigo" is an abbreviation for "Digest of Internet Information, Groups and Other stuff."

Diigo Home Page

Hot Bookmarks

Different Plans

Example of Notes and Highlights

Tags & Lists

DiigoLivebinders3 ring binder for the webVisual portfolio that allows

for contextCurate AND presentOnline lesson plansAccess to statistics of views

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=245815

http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=143175

Livebinders Viking Unit

Some examples of Livebinders Teaching Resources at JHC

DiigoScoop. ItVisual curation based on topicsScoop. It will suggest new content for your

topicsEasily browse for topics of interestEasy to follow topics of interestFree access to Scoop. It only gives you

limited number of topics

DiigoPinterestVirtual Pin-board for the

internetVery visualVery addictiveSome concerns over copyrightEasy to use – create as many

boards as you like

DiigoSymbaloo Electronic desktop organiser

A Student Explains Symbaloo

DiigoEvernote Online note-taking tool Save anything and access from anywhere

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Other tools to consider Present.me Learnist Lore

Links• Calling all Content Curators • Diigo• Livebinders• Scoop. It• Pinterest• Symbaloo• Evernote• Vikings Livebinder • Reading for Enjoyment Livebinder• Hargest Student Livebinders• Hargest Staff Livebinders• How to use curation tools mentioned in this presentation• Other curation tools: Learn.ist - Present.Me - Lore

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Flickr Images• http://www.flickr.com/photos/janeladeimagens/166051502/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/rkramer62/6653354407/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/riots/2326709246/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/judy-van-der-velden/6637487865/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/theloushe/4485477577/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinksherbet/4812269151/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/7488974758/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/mako_side_b/4735357566/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/john_bolin/167030429/• http://www.flickr.com/photos/sweetone/6416417037/

Contact details:sengaw@windowslive.comlibrary@jameshargest.school.nzTwitter: @motherofwinter Wordpress: sengaw.wordpress.com

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