Move Your Memory to the Cloud (workshop handout)
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This document discusses four cloud-based tools for managing information: Readability, Evernote, Diigo, and Google Reader. It provides an overview of each tool's main features, platforms it works with, and pricing model. Readability allows saving and reading web pages across devices. Evernote allows capturing and organizing notes, webpages, and other content. Diigo is a social bookmarking platform for saving and sharing webpages. Google Reader is an RSS feed aggregator for subscribing to websites and blogs. All four tools have free basic versions and sync content across devices.
Move Your Memory to the Cloud (workshop handout)
- 1. Move Your Memory to the Cloud Information Management Workshop 9th AMICAL Meeting & Conference American University of Sharjah Readability turns any web page into a clean view for reading now or later on your computer, smartphone, or tablet. Main features: Read clean, uncluttered pages iOS: Save for reading later http://goo.gl/TGUP4 Read on your phone or tablet (syncs automatically) Read on your Kindle Works with: Chrome (extension) Firefox (add-on) Safari (add-on) Android: Other browsers (bookmarklet) http://goo.gl/aOP0q iPhone, iPod Touch &iPad Android smartphones Amazon Kindle ebook readers Cost model: Free Evernote allows you to capture information and store it in the cloud, as well as access it from any device connected to the Internet. Main features: iOS: Take notes (text or drawings) http://goo.gl/PDmo Dictate notes (Android 4.0) Record audio notes Take pictures Save webpages Organize with notebooks and tags Share notes Android: Everything is in sync Recognizes text within pictures (English) http://goo.gl/4HWVA Works with: Chrome (extension) Firefox (add-on) Safari (add-on) Most mobile devices Cost model: Freemium th 9 AMICAL Meeting & Conference DimitrisTzouris, ACT April 6, 2012 http://me.tzouris.gr
- 2. Diigo is a social bookmarking platform that allows you to save or highlight a webpage. Search, tags and lists makes it easy to organize the information for faster retrieval. It allows sharing and collaborating in groups. It connects with a Google / Google Apps account for easier login. iOS: http://goo.gl/Bhaan Main features: Bookmark webpages Highlight webpages Add sticky notes on webpages Share with groups Make lists Keep some bookmarks private Android: Send to Delicious automatically http://goo.gl/ZqQPT Save your Twitter favourites automatically Work with students (educator account with teacher console) Works with: Chrome (extension) Firefox (add-on) Other browsers (bookmarklet) iPhone, iPod Touch &iPad Android smartphones Cost model: Freemium Google Reader is an RSS aggregator which allows you to subscribe to your favourite websites and blogs in order to get content updates automatically in one place, similar to your email inbox. Part of a Google or Google Apps* account. Main features: Subscribe to any website, blog or podcast that has an RSS feed iOS (Google Search): Read articles and blog posts http://goo.gl/UNA6T Star the ones you want to keep or read later Organize in folders and create bundles Share on social networks Send to Readability for reading later (requires setting it up) Works with: Android: Any browser (web app) http://goo.gl/I9Rx5 Android phones and tablets iOS& other (web app) Cost model: Free *If activated by the domain administrator. th 9 AMICAL Meeting & Conference DimitrisTzouris, ACT April 6, 2012 http://me.tzouris.gr