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!
- 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
blog - 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
Heather Braum is the Technology Librarian at NEKLS. She can be reached by phone, by email (hbraum (at) nekls.org), or through several online chat services (look Heather up by her email address). Visit the 
