Free Tech Tools and Tips Free Tech Tools and Tips to Keep You Movingto Keep You Moving

Carol A. Stambaugh, MSW, Carol A. Stambaugh, MSW, CAECAE

About MeAbout Me

Small Staff ExecutiveSmall Staff Executive Social Worker turned Assn ExecSocial Worker turned Assn Exec

“Make technology work for you, don’t work for technology”

Cloud ComputingCloud Computing

Cloud Apps (Cloud Computing)Cloud Apps (Cloud Computing) Cloud computing - Cloud computing - Running applications in an Running applications in an

Internet server or downloading the software from Internet server or downloading the software from the Internet each time it is used. The phrase "in the Internet each time it is used. The phrase "in the cloud" may refer to a company's own the cloud" may refer to a company's own network, but the term "cloud computing" almost network, but the term "cloud computing" almost always refers to the Internet and the use of Web always refers to the Internet and the use of Web browser-based or rich client applications. For browser-based or rich client applications. For example, Google Apps provides common business example, Google Apps provides common business applications online that are accessed from a Web applications online that are accessed from a Web browser. The software comes from the Web browser. The software comes from the Web servers, and the data may be stored on the servers, and the data may be stored on the servers as wellservers as well

Google Apps (Calendar and Docs)Google Apps (Calendar and Docs)

Google Calendar Google Calendar – Can share calendarCan share calendar– Syncs with mobile Syncs with mobile

devicesdevices Online Docs Online Docs – –

Spreadsheets and Spreadsheets and DocsDocs– Document SharingDocument Sharing– Control viewing and Control viewing and

editing controlsediting controls– Google sign in requiredGoogle sign in required

Google Apps (Forms)Google Apps (Forms)

Google Online Form – SamplesGoogle Online Form – Samples– Board and Volunteer Mileage ReimburseBoard and Volunteer Mileage Reimburse

ment ment – Board Meeting Evaluation Board Meeting Evaluation – Committee ReportCommittee Report– Quick SurveysQuick Surveys

Form Populates the Form Populates the SpreadsheetSpreadsheet

Other Cloud AppsOther Cloud Apps

www.upvise.comwww.upvise.com– NotesNotes– Shopping listsShopping lists– TasksTasks– SalesSales– ProjectsProjects

www.mileagetrackerpro.net www.mileagetrackerpro.net

Google SitesGoogle Sites

Powered by GooglePowered by Google Can map to domains or subdomainsCan map to domains or subdomains

– Free Website Free Website for Non-profit preschoolfor Non-profit preschool– Volunteer website (Subdomain site) Volunteer website (Subdomain site)

http://volunteers.naswaz.comhttp://volunteers.naswaz.com– Student website (subdomain site Student website (subdomain site http://http://

students.naswaz.comstudents.naswaz.com

ReadersReaders

Personalized start Personalized start page like page like IgoogleIgoogle or myyahooor myyahoo

Maximize your Maximize your “view of the “view of the internet”internet”

Hosts rss feedsHosts rss feeds

Google AnalyticsGoogle Analytics

AnalyticsAnalytics for your for your website trafficwebsite traffic– DashboardDashboard– VisitorsVisitors– Traffic SourcesTraffic Sources– ContentContent– GoalsGoals

Helpful Tidbits from Helpful Tidbits from Around the WebAround the Web

Tiny URLTiny URL

http://tinyurl.com/create.phphttp://tinyurl.com/create.php Custom tiny url’sCustom tiny url’s

– http://http://tinyurl.com/AzsaeBODEvaltinyurl.com/AzsaeBODEval – http://http://tinyurl.com/AzsaeCommReporttinyurl.com/AzsaeCommReport

For the Time Zone ChallengedFor the Time Zone Challenged

www.timeanddate.www.timeanddate.comcom

http://http://Calendar.google.coCalendar.google.comm

FTP siteFTP site

www.rapidshare.comwww.rapidshare.com

Meeting SchedulerMeeting Scheduler

www.doodle.comwww.doodle.com– Web BasedWeb Based– Co-brandedCo-branded– Shows best Shows best

availabilityavailability

MapsMaps

http://http://maps.google.commaps.google.com Sample MapSample Map

Presentation ToolsPresentation Tools

www.wordle.netwww.wordle.net

Photo EffectsPhoto Effects

www.befunky.comwww.befunky.com

www.photofunia.comwww.photofunia.com

For the true TechieFor the true Techie

RSS Feeds – RSS Feeds – www.feedforall.comwww.feedforall.com File Conversions -- File Conversions -- http://http://

www.real.com/realplayer/mediawww.real.com/realplayer/media-converter-converter

You TubeYou Tube

EnewsletterEnewsletter Greetings Greetings Award RecognitionAward Recognition Board Training ToolsBoard Training Tools View the View the best birthday cake best birthday cake in the in the

worldworld

Not Free, But Not a Bad DealNot Free, But Not a Bad Deal

Stock Photos – Stock Photos – http://us.fotolia.cohttp://us.fotolia.comm

Google Apps Google Apps Premier EditionPremier Edition

Our Newest VentureOur Newest Venture

Resource ListResource List

Shared via Google docsShared via Google docs I’m using a I’m using a Google form Google form to collect the to collect the

informationinformation The google form will populate my The google form will populate my

spreadsheetspreadsheet Sign up at the laptop in the back of Sign up at the laptop in the back of

the roomthe room