The Re-launch of BitBuckIT 10 is now posted. Listen as the team talks about:

Viruses in social media and those emails that want your username and password? We answer all those questions and more, so [ click here ] and listen to what’s in the BitBuckIT  !

Well, people have been asking for ways to help with budget. I guess this would be one way that could help. Integrating Skype into your office. You can use it for conference calls with your team (as long as all had it installed) all free. You can use it for one on one video conferences ( all free, you will have to purchase a small webcam ). You can also call regular phones with it if you purchase Skype minutes.  Click Here for a small tutorial if you are thinking about using Skype in your office.

For folks close to OSU Main Campus in Columbus, the Digital Union continues its series of hands-on technology tutorials for faculty, staff and students this winter. Learn about the newest tech tools for teaching, learning and research at workshops on clickers, web design, flash, easy PC video editing, social networking and more. Learn what these tools are and how to use them at the free workshops. The classes take place in the Science and Engineering Library SE, 175 W 18th Ave. Advanced registration is required. Register online.

One reason to attend conferences is the opportunity to network with professionals who have interests similar to your own. The social networking application Twitter was a big part of this year’s NETC conference. Most folks don’t “get” Twitter at first, I know I didn’t, but I’ve been using it for about a year now and really enjoy the real time interaction with friends and co-workers.

To get some idea of how Twitter works, here’s a link to Twitter in Plain English from the CommonCraft Show.

Most of us are attending the National Extension Technology Conference in Raleigh this week. I’ve attended some really incredible sessions so far. Kansas State, U of Florida and others are doing some really cool things with Web 2.0 applications.

I’ve also learned that “new learners” (my term) are multi-taskers, they can be listening to a lecture, reading e-mail, discussing the class in Facebook, all at the same time. While their attention spans are short, they can consume much more information in that short time frame. Educators must design learning experience for these learners, and immerse them in the experience.