Hello all – here are some of the many sites discussed, shared, or mentioned in passing at Tech Day 2009.  Let us know or use the comments to add more!

Howard County Library

• About Howard County’s Patron Computers
• Software on Howard County’s Patron Computers – as in, a list of all things Open Source!
• Open Source articles – on the Howard County Open Source: Collaborative Suggestions
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• Maia Content Management System – home grown by HCL, download at SourceForge.

Open Office Training – Tips and Tricks by Solveig Haugland

Lightning Rounds:

• FriendFeed – social networking
• 23 Things Kansas – Join us!!!
• LibX – browser plug in for librarians
• HomeworkKansas – expanded hours and adult courses and tests!
• Plurk – social networking popular with educators
• Twitter – microblogging
• Facebook – social networking and professional learning community
• SourceForge – Get your Open Source HERE!
• Crafty Syntax LiveHelp – IM Help Desk
• Logmein – Remote access software
• Slashdot.org – Nerd news
• Groovix – secure public access computing environment used by Howard County
• Webconverger – OS Web kiosk
• ISO Rcorder – for duplicating Live CD’s
• Dropbox – store, sync, and, share files online
• Research buzz – blog about Internet research
• Jing – short video and screen capture software
• Lifehacker.com – tips and downloads for getting things done -
  • Hive Five – Community Top five of any topic, ex. chat programs or FTP client, etc.

Breakout Sessions:

• Gaming – Royce Kitts and Diane Trinkle
• Digitization on a Shoestring – Dave LaCrone
  • Hand outs available at: http://www.jocolibrary.org/davelacrone
  • kete – It’s been called a “relational wiki” and ” a mashup between content management and knowledge management – Complete with pronunciation help.
  • Archon – used by the Dole Institute
  • Omeka – ‘Create complex narratives and share rich collections adhering to Dublin core standards with Omeka, designed for scholars, museums, libraries, archives, and enthusiasts.’
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
  • CONTENTdm*
  • DSpace
  • Fedora
  • Greenstone
• Hands on – Download Ubuntu – Liz Rea and Tim Martins
• Cloud Computing – Heather Braum & Sharon Moreland (Google Docs)
• Netboxes in the Library – Heather Braum & Sarah Walker-Hitt
  • Presentation (Google Docs)
  • Handout
• WebJunction Kansas and the Handout (with a group photo!) – Cindi Hickey and Brenda Hough

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