Platform: Win/Mac/Linux
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 4/10
Three Things 
Technology 
Can Help You Do This Semester
Connect
Share
Organize
technology does not do anything
technology allows 
YOU to do things
Think of ONE new thing you've always wanted to try. 
Pick a tool and go for it!
Ditch it if it doesn't work
Repeat/refine if it does
Electronic communication
Blogging
Platform: Online/phone
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 1/10
Platform: Online/phone
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 2/10
Instant messaging
Skype
Wordpress.com blog
Platform: Online
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 3/10
Twitter
Platform: Online
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 3/10
Platform: Online/phone
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 2/10
Mindmapping
Wikis
CMap Tools
Platform: iPhone
Cost: $9.99
Difficulty: 4/10
iBlueSky
Wikispaces
Platform: Online
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 4/10
VoodooPad Lite
Platform: Mac
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 1/10
Social bookmarking
Video sharing
http://www.delicious.com
Platform: Online
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 1/10
http://www.youtube.com/edu
Platform: Everything
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 1/10 to use, 4/10 to post
Platform: Win/Mac/iPhone; requires camera to post
Cost: Free
Difficulty: 1/10 to use, 4-7/10 to post
UStream.tv
Links for this talk
http://delicious.com/robert.talbert/fcfacdev
This talk:
http://prezi.com/153078/
THANK YOU
Robert Talbert
Department of Mathematics and Computing
25 August 2009