Program Management Tools
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– General Information –
Clickers: Those Audience Response Systems 
Author: Nordby, Ann (24 more by this author)
Description: This technology trend highlights "Clickers" and their use for immediate tallying of opinions and responses by those physically present. Similar to the keypads used to record audience response on TV game shows, they can be a useful teaching tool, setting up a feedback loop reminiscent of Socratic method, even when the audience is large. Responses are anonymous, and you don't have the delays inherent in paper balloting procedures.
Online Grant Funding Databases
Description: This technology trend deals with the online databases that make it easy to search for potential sources of funding. Several of them are free; others require subscriptions that many CYFAR staff can access via their land-grant university.
Author: Nordby, Ann (24 more by this author)
Description: This technology trend explores the advantages of remote desktop services, which allow you to access office computer files from any other computer. Only minor setup is required.
The Online Collaboration Tools Guide
Author: sela, eyal
Description: Collaboration tools and online storage applications offer many possibilities: online collaborative editing, synchronizing across computers, sharing multiple files and discussion boards, and sharing windows and documents on the spot, to name a few. The following review of major products in this space will help you choose the right collaboration tools for your needs.
– Professional Development –
Using Technology to Step Up Your Job Performance
Author: Dunham, Trudy (31 more by this author); Barbara Woods, Iowa State University
Description: CYFAR 2009 workshop identifying technologies and how to incorporate them into the day-to-day work life to simplify and manage tasks. Basic technologies and some newer technologies are presented with overviews of how these tools can be used to help with work activities.
– Programming Resource –
Microblogging with Presence Technologies: Go Tweet!
Author: Nordby, Ann (24 more by this author)
Description: This dynamic technology trend takes advantage of our skills in texting or SMS. Presence Technologies enable short messages across Internet and mobile phones to send status updates called "tweets". It is being used in a variety of ways. The most popular of these is Twitter.