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  • Seven Things You Should Know About QR Codes from The Kept-Up Academic Librarian by Steven Bell
    Posted March 16, 2009 by Rachel Wadham

    A great Educause article:
    QR codes are two-dimensional bar codes that can contain any alphanumeric text and that often feature URLs that direct users to sites where they can learn about an object or place (a practice known as “mobile tagging”). Decoding software on tools such as camera phones interprets the codes, which are increasingly found [...]

  • Gaming Handouts and Information
    Posted December 5, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

    http://informationgoddess.info/formsfliers.html

  • More Conversation
    Posted September 5, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

    I wondered for those who wished to explore setting up a text messaging service if we would want to work together considering a system to use and verbiage for signs.  I called and talked with Roger Layton about posting signs instructing students how to send text messages for our science reference desks. Of course, we [...]

  • Some interesting uses of text/sms messaging
    Posted by Rachel Wadham

    Thanks to Elizabeth Smart for these intersting tidbits on creative uses for text/sms messaging.
    Mobile phone becomes train ticket:  http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/4348849.stm
     
    Prague public transport ticket paid by SMS:  http://www.czech-transport.com/index.php?id=337
     
    And on a more creative use:
    SMS opens doors to toilets in some rest areas along Highway 1 in Western Finland:
    http://www.hs.fi/english/article/SMS+opens+doors+to+toilets+in+some+rest+areas++along+Highway+1+in+Western+Finland+/1135233727523

  • Librarian Networking Site Gets New Abilities
    Posted August 15, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

    WebJunction, an online learning community for librarians and library staff, has launched new social and learning applications for the site. The site, first started with money and backing from the Online Computer Library Center and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, had 30,000 individual members even before the revamp. There are three new items of [...]

  • May Meeting
    Posted April 30, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

    Our May meeting will be held May 9th at 2:00 pm in room 2233.  We will be discussing social networking and community websites for personal and institutional use.

  • First 2008 Meeting This Friday
    Posted January 29, 2008 by Rachel Wadham

    The Technology Learning Community will meet Friday Feb. 1st at 2:00 pm in room 2234.  Michael Whitchurch will be giving us an in depth demonstration of Zotero with lots of hands on time.  If possible please bring your own U3 Flash drive.  The important part is that it is U3 that can have applications installed [...]

  • Technopoly Points clarification
    Posted August 6, 2007 by Rachel Wadham

    Quinn clarified that ANY class gets double points.  This includes the TLC group meeting.  Personal study only gets one point per minute.