Content Curation: Beyond the Institutional Repository and Library Archives - Personal Knowledge Management for Academia & Librarians If you are an academic librarian, you have been hearing about Data Curation, Content Curation, Information Curation or Digital Curation for years. And the terms can be applied in several different ways. There are the curation activities surrounding purchased library materials and the curation of faculty and student items (like theses and dissertations for example). Archivists have been intimately involved with all sorts of curation activities since archives existed, and were early adopters of digital curation and finding aids for the items they maintained. Most recently, Data Curation has been in the forefront of librarian discussions in response to government mandates to make research information widely available; first with the medical field, and more recently with the National Science Foundation requirements for data curation plans in all NSF grants. Clay Shirky (www.shirky.com) suggests that “[the problem] is not information overload. References: Good, Robin. Kanter, Beth.
How to Select the Right Content Marketing Software [Infographic] Earlier this year, Altimeter Group set out to define the content marketing software ecosystem in our research report, Content Marketing Software Landscape: Marketer Needs & Vendor Solutions. We found that the content marketing space is rife with challenges, both internal to the organization and externally across the ecosystem. The following infographic helps visualize this struggle. Internally, some 70% of organizations we surveyed lack a consistent or integrated content strategy. Externally, the content marketing software landscape is growing quickly and getting complicated. Our research outlines how marketers can make sense of all this noise by identifying, defining, and mapping vendors to the eight primary content marketing use cases. Mapping business objectives to these eight use casesPrioritizing those use cases (and related integration needs)Shortlisting vendors against use cases We hope you find this a helpful first step in your vendor assessment.
Are We Componentized Yet? Cells are clickable! Yellow means in-progress; green means mostly finished. Last Update: 19th September, 2014 — Added Bosonic library, removed 'Explained' column, and fixed spec links. Web Components!? What are web components? The purpose of this page is to track progress across the various documents where web components are being specified, the polyfills that let you use them today, and their implementation in browsers that will make them a first class citizen of the web in the months and years to come. For lots more information about Web Components, including discussions, developer docs, and best practices, check out webcomponents.org. Specs! Web components are being specified at the W3C, with Dimtri Glazkov leading the charge, ably assisted by various other heroes. Libraries! There are three major libraries for working with and extending web components: X-Tags by Mozilla Polymer by Google Bosonic "We loved the Introduction to Web Components spec. Polyfills! Code! Chrome is the gold standard.
Chart.js | Documentation Chart.js provides a number of options for changing the behaviour of created charts. These configuration options can be changed on a per chart basis by passing in an options object when creating the chart. Alternatively, the global configuration can be changed which will be used by all charts created after that point. Chart Data To display data, the chart must be passed a data object that contains all of the information needed by the chart. Creating a Chart with Options To create a chart with configuration options, simply pass an object containing your configuration to the constructor. Global Configuration This concept was introduced in Chart.js 1.0 to keep configuration DRY, and allow for changing options globally across chart types, avoiding the need to specify options for each instance, or the default for a particular chart type. Chart.js merges the options object passed to the chart with the global configuration using chart type defaults and scales defaults appropriately. Example Usage
10 Apps for Teachers You Should Know About! We recently published a blog post with 12 of the Best Apps for Students which has helped a lot of our students get out of bed in the morning, stay focused and more. However, educational technology is not just for students; teachers can also benefit greatly from the use of new technologies. So this week we’ve scoured the net looking for the top 10 apps for teachers. 10 Apps for Teachers App #1: Too Noisy Do you think the hum of student chatter is too high when working in class? App #2: Remind101 Remind101 is a free app designed specifically for teachers. App #3: ClassDojo ClassDojo is a classroom tool that helps teachers improve behavior in their classrooms quickly and easily. App #4: GradeBook Pro GradeBook Pro is one of the most comprehensive apps to help you manage your class. App #5: Teacher’s Assistant Pro 2 Teacher’s Assistant Pro 2 is great alternative to the previous app. App #6: Educreations App #7: Podcast App #8: TED Need inspiration for your next class? App #9: Math Formulas Comments
Global Social Technographics Update 2011: US And EU Mature, Emerging Markets Show Lots Of Activity Last month George Colony, CEO of Forrester, talked about a “Social Thunderstorm” at the LeWeb conference in Paris. He argued that social is running out of hours and running out of people. What does that mean? Well, the second one is easy: The vast majority of consumers around the world who have access to a computer use social media. And the first one? With so many people spending so much time on social media, it is crucial for companies to understand how their customers use social media. The report illustrates how consumers are using social media by applying our Social Technographics® global classification system. In the six years that Forrester has been collecting Social Technographics data, a lot has changed in the world of social media. Comparing social behaviors in the US and Europe, we see that the majority of online Americans and Europeans are Spectators — meaning they consume social media content but do not necessarily create it.
The 5 Best Videos Sites For TeachersThe Always Prepped Blog How do you keep your students interested while teaching them a challenging concept? Some teachers use video websites (such as Youtube Education) to supplement their teaching. Technology enhances learning. 1) WatchKnowLearn: This is our favorite video site. 2) LearnZillion: Brilliant concept. 3) Khan Academy: By now, most people have heard of Khan Academy. 4) TeacherTube: This is “YouTube for teachers.” 5) TedEd: There is not as much content here. Above are 5 free video websites. The Globalized Classroom: 18 Key Resources for 2015 All humans are citizens of the world, and teaching that fact to children in school can make them more sensitive to global issues and inspire them to look outside their own walls. A globalized classroom helps students to see the local significance of international events. How can you help your pupils adopt such a broad point of view? The following resources will inspire you to plan lessons that foster global awareness. Gain Inspiration From Your Fellow Educators Even if your classroom has maintained a global focus for decades, there is always space to learn from your peers. Edutopia shares an article entitled “How Do We Educate Global Problem Solvers?” Use Media to Bring the World to Your Students Image via Flickr by woodleywonderworks Last year, stageoflife.com surveyed teenagers and found that 83.5 percent of them pay attention to the news. This article from Edutopia provides five ideas for using literature to teach global lessons to elementary school students. Explore a Hot Topic: Ebola
instaGrok: An Education Search Engine for Students After weeks of poring over reviews and testing the app in my classroom, I can say with confidence that instaGrok offers the best research engine experience for education of any app for tablets running iOS or Android. The instaGrok app is more classroom-friendly than its competitors, and its visual presentation of results is unparalleled. With instaGrok, teachers can encourage self-directed learning, empowering students to hone research, critical thinking, and writing skills. The search results engage students and encourage them to dig deeper in research projects. Image via instaGrok.com I began by downloading three search engine apps recommended for educational settings — instaGrok, Google, and Wikipedia — on iOS and Android tablets. Background instaGrok is a next-generation research engine intended for academic settings to allow students to research any subject and see results in an interactive concept map, or “grok.” The app is recommended for grades 5-12. How Do You Use It?
Can I use... Support tables for HTML5, CSS3, etc About "Can I use" provides up-to-date browser support tables for support of front-end web technologies on desktop and mobile web browsers. The site was built and is maintained by Alexis Deveria, with occasional updates provided by the web development community. The design used as of 2014 was largely created by Lennart Schoors. May I use your data in my presentation/article/site, etc? Yes, the support data on this site is free to use under the CC BY 4.0 license. Is there a way to see the support data in colors other than red/green? Yes, you can enable accessible colors from this link or from the option under Settings. Do you have the data available in a raw format? Yes, the raw support data is available on GitHub and is updated regularly. Could you add feature X to the site? Adding features takes quite some time and there are many requests for additions. If you've done the research yourself already, you can also submit a feature on GitHub. Which features do you choose to add to this list?
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