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New Media is all the rage these days. Blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasts and vodcasts are collectively known as New Media tools. These new tools offer new ways to prop up your Project Work. In this course, you’ll learn five essential tools you can use in your Project Work.

Learning objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe what New Media is
• Describe features of New Media tools such as blogs, wikis, RSS, podcasts and vodcasts
• Find New Media resources on the Internet
• Use New Media tools and resources for project work

Course outline

Module 1:

• What is New Media?
• Usefulness of New Media tools for Project Work

Module 2:

• What is a Blog?
• Finding Blogs
• What is RSS and using RSS

Module 3:

• What is a Wiki?
• Finding and using Wikis

Module 4:

• What are Podcasts and Vodcasts?
• Using Podcasts and Vodcasts

Module 5:

• Using New Media tools in project work
• Evaluating New Media content and information