To some, RSS Feeds, Wikis, Social Bookmarking, and Social Networking sites are a part of every day life.  To others, they are a bit of a mystery.  You may know a little about them and not think they can would be useful for you.  You may not have any bells ringing at all upon reading those words.  Chances are, they are a lot more useful to you than you may think.

Looking online for information about these tools can often be a bit daunting.  I came across a great set of videos by commoncraft.com that gives a really good explanation in plain english of what RSS Feeds, Wikis, Social Bookmarking and Networking sites are and how you can benefit from using them.

http://www.articulate.com/community/blogdemo/web2/engage.html

Welcome to the new Anderson University IT Blog.  On a regular basis the Anderson University IT department will be posting announcements, articles, documents, how-to guides, and FAQs to help you use the tools and resources we provide at the school.  In the very near future this blog will contain much of the below list, so subscribe to the RSS feed by clicking the Subscribe link or the RSS icon at the top-left of the screen.

IT Information

• Announcements
• How-tos
• Information about Off-Campus Resources

Students

• Computer Lab Hours
• Lab Rules and Policies
• Residential Network Information
• Wireless Information
• IT Student Positions

Faculty and Staff

• Computer Work-Request
• Web Work-Request
• Workshops for Faculty and Staff
• Technical Guides for Teaching Online