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DIY Online Collaboration: Wikis

Tech Soup

If creating such a resource seems out of your league, you might want to consider building a wiki. What Is a Wiki? A wiki is a website maintained collaboratively by a community of contributors focusing on a particular subject or project. By far the most recognized wiki is Wikipedia. Building a Wiki.

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Learning In Public On Wikis

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Wikis can be terrific platforms for supporting professional learning in real time, but it requires a comfort level with “ learning in public.&# Learning in private is what most of us did in school. Three Different Designs for Public Learning On Wiki. It’s open or public document.

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Mindful or Mind Full Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

My talk is a call to action to nonprofits to be more intentional and mindful in how they curate and consume content from social networks. I’ll be talking about the art and practice of good curation and also share some techniques for staying focused while doing working on social media for practitioners. My Curated Lists and Wikis.

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#13NTC Session: Mindful or Mindfull Social Media?

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

The Unantipcated Benefits of Content Curation – article in NTEN Journal and other resources. My Curated Lists and Wikis. Information Coping Skills Wikispaces. Additional Resources. NetSmart: How To Thrive Online. How To Focus in an Age of Distraction. Visualization Techniques. Balance in Hyperconnected World. 18 Minutes A Day.

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Reduce Travel with Online Collaboration

Tech Soup

Huddle : Huddle is a web-based content management and project collaboration tool that shares files, sets deadlines, assign tasks, centralizes feedback, does email alerts to project members, and centralizes calendaring. Wikispaces : Wikis are a new type of website that allows multiple people to add or modify content.

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Web Design Resources from the TechSoup Global Network

Tech Soup

Available through TechSoup, Microsoft Expression Studio 4 Ultimate is a family of tools for designers building web and Windows client applications and rich media content. The Wikispaces Plus Plan , available through TechSoup, offers nonprofits and libraries a hosted wiki site.

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How To Make A Back Channel Light Up Like Clark Griswald's House

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I blogged about the content last week. If you didn't have a chance to participate, you'll find the slides, resource materials, and an archived recording over at the webinar wiki. It integrates online community discussion forums, structured learning like webinars, content, with participants' social profiles.

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