Continuing on the trend of recent posts to simplify technology tools, here are some two page fact sheets from Educause. Called the 7 Things You Should Know About… the series currently has four fact sheets. They are in PDF format and cover wikis, podcasting, social bookmarks and clickers. Short summaries that can be used for easy technology introductions with groups, your boss, employees, youth groups, etc. Good summaries for the ever busy Extension Professional.
[...] Back in August 2005 I wrote this post about Educause’s fact sheet series. I’ve been trying to put together some fact sheets for a blended e-learning project and went back to Educause. Actually, I simply went back to my blog, searched and then re-read my old post with the links. Talk about easy knowledge management. Anyway, the series (actually called The Seven Things You Should Know about ___ series) has continued to grow with subjects like Creative Commons, You Tube, Facebook and others. Each has a tight focus that describes the tool and how it can be used in educational or learning settings. Highly recommended. [...]