Adding AppSearch to Moodle

For those interested, here are the steps to adding the AppSearch Google
Gadget to a Moodle course:
1. Turn editing on
2. On the right hand side, where it says Blocks, use the dropdown menu
to choose HTML
3. Find the new block and click the icon for Configuration,which looks
like a little pencil and piece of paper.
4. When the editing page comes up, search on the bottom right of the
toolbar for the button to Toggle HTML Source. It looks like a pair of
angle brackets <>.
5. Paste in the following code:
<script
src="http://www.gmodules.com/ig/ifr?url=http://hosting.gmodules.com/ig/gadgets/file/115736692057726335520/appsearch.xml&synd=open&w=320&h=200&title=AppSearch&border=%23ffffff%7C3px%2C1px+solid+%23999999&output=js"></script>

6. Save changes and check out your new Gadget!

Wikis! Wikis Everywhere!

Several committees have asked me to set up wikis for them (and since doing so just involves asking Tom, it was easy!) and so there are several of them now.

Staff Training/Development
http://wiki.library.appstate.edu/Training

Information Literacy Working Group
http://wiki.library.appstate.edu/infolit

Surveys
http://wiki.library.appstate.edu/Survey

Digital Projects Steering Committee
http://wiki.library.appstate.edu/digproj

You will notice that not much information is on any of these sites yet, but don't worry! I'm sure lots of people will soon be adding lots of content (hint, hint).

I also wanted you to notice that I added tabs on each wiki with a link to every other wiki, so you can navigate all this lovely stuff.

Firefox Search Engine plugin

If you missed today's Firefox TechNotes, then you probably didn't know that I would be rolling out a plugin for the little search box in the upper right of the Firefox browser.

Well, I suppose you can get it anyway:
WNCLN Catalog

Of course, if you have no idea of what I'm talking about, it means you really should have come to today's TechNotes. Or at least stop me in the hall and ask me about it.

Keep up with TechNotes and TeachNotes

For those of you who haven't been able to attend TechNotes or TeachNotes (or just lost all the links to the stuff I've been showing you), I'm making life easier for you.

I've put together two web pages with the schedule, the information and links, and now the screencasts of the sessions.

So if you go to these links for TechNotes or TeachNotes, you'll be able to find out what you've missed (and in some cases, see it), see what's coming up, and try out all the links.

30 Sites TechNotes

Here is the Google Notebook link for today's TechNotes, 30 sites in 30 minutes.

Podcast/Vlogs/Flickr

Here is the link to the Google Notebook for today's TechNotes on Podcasts/blah blah blah

TeachNotes! No, that's not a typo!

TeachNotes is a new series of talks on instruction topics that Kelly and I (and hopefully, others) will be providing starting in April.

Just like TechNotes (told you it wasn't a typo), these informative, informal talks will be held on Wednesday mornings. To give us a little more time to chatter, we'll go for 45 minutes, starting at 10:30 and running until 11:15. And they'll be bi-weekly, in Room 028.

Here is the schedule for the forseeable future:

April 2, Assessment (Scott)
April 16, Presentation Tips (Kelly)
April 30, Icebreakers (Scott)

As always, if you have an instruction topic that you'd like to hear us (or ideally, you) talk about, let Kelly or I know.