Cha Cha
I just read about a new service called ChaCha. You can send it a question by text message to a network of people and get an answer. Their website (http://www.chacha.com/) says it uses technology to send the question to the most knowledgeable person on that subject. People can volunteer to be a "guide" on the website, after passing a series of tests.
The article was discussing it in the context of students cheating on tests using their cell phones. But I thought it was also interesting as a librarian who answers questions!
The article was discussing it in the context of students cheating on tests using their cell phones. But I thought it was also interesting as a librarian who answers questions!
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At 8:47 AM, Anonymous said…
I also came across an article that mentioned using ChaCha. It described using technology in the classroom as a tool to connect with students on their own turf, much like librarians are doing with similar services to ChaCha. Pretty interesting! http://virtualstaffroom.net/2008/09/27/episode-25-computer-in-my-pocket/
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