Heather Chesters - UCL Institute of Child Health

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Thing 8: Write a post on your blog about your experiences of using SlideShare and/or Prezi.

I tried searching Slideshare for presentations relating to health and developing countries. It was difficult to find relevant presentations - I found lots of fundraising presentations. The quality of presentations was variable.
Searching for conference presentations was more successful and I also found some presentations that might be useful for library training. Browsing through the presentations was also useful for getting a feel for good/bad presentation design.
An example of a conference presentation on climate change and health: 



I liked Prezi and I found it easier to find presentations suitable for an academic context. I recently saw a good example of it being used at CILIP's Umbrella conference:
http://www.netvibes.com/nedpotter#The_Echo_Chamber
(I couldn't see how to embed this, so assume they have blocked sharing?)

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Thing 6: Post an entry on your blog saying what your impressions are of Diigo, or any other tool mentioned this week, and why you think this tool might be of particular use to researchers, academics or clinicians.

I've never used Diigo before and liked it more than Del.icio.us, especially the highlighting option and the chance to add comments. Not sure how/whether I would use it at work, though. For academics or clinicians, sharing websites within a group like this could be useful for current awareness or CPD.

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Thing 4: Find an example of the use of a social networking site and share it on your blog



A membership alliance dedicated to saving lives by improving health throughout the world.

The site is good for current awareness - publications, videos, events, research... It also includes job listings.

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Thing 2: Find an example of a blog and share it on your blog

The Healthy Newborn Network Blog

This blog provides updates on current happenings in the global newborn health field. It is produced by the Healthy Newborn Network, an initiative of Save the Children's "Saving new born lives" programme.

The blog is updated daily and includes useful updates for academics working in this field. For example:
  • a regular "Research round-up" of newly published journal articles in the field
  • links to online videos, publications and other resources
  • profiles of work that is being done in the field and examples of good practice
  • news, comments and information about relevant events  
  • contributions from members who work in newborn health

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