MySakai Widgets
Lead(s):
 Nicolaas Matthijs, Nick Desmet
Description:
"My Sakai" makes it possible to get your files and announcements, and keep track of what's going on in your Sakai sites, straight from your desktop. For example, a student engrossed in writing an essay, who suddenly realises they need to check something in a document in their course site, can open it straight from their desktop widget, without having to break off and navigate through Sakai to find it.
"My Sakai" widgets show you recent activity on all of the worksites you're a member of. This means that the widget will tell you when a new announcement or a new resource has been added. The widgets also provide synoptic views of Resources and Announcements.
We have created widgets for Mac DashBoard, Vista Sidebar, Facebook, iGoogle, Google Desktop, and RSS.
Status and Plans:
2007-Oct-Nov Initial Development
2007-Dec Deployment on University of Cambridge Sakai instance
System Development Info and Links
Information or Help files
- FaceBook:
- iGoogle:
- Mac Widget:
- RSS
- Google Desktop
- Windows Vista Sidebar Widget
Attachments
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 MyCamTools_userguide.doc |
2.23 Mb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 07, 2008 |
MyCamTools userguide (*.doc)
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 MyCamTools_userguide.pdf |
2.00 Mb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 07, 2008 |
MyCamTools userguide (*.pdf)
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 facebook_recentChanges.png |
120 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 07, 2008 |
FaceBook: Recent Changes
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MyCamTools_userguide_vistaSideBar.pdf |
265 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
MyCamTools Vista Sidebar user guide
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iGoogle_resources.png |
112 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 07, 2008 |
iGoogle: Resources
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 googleDesktop.JPG |
145 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
GoogleDesktop: Feed
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macwidget_screen01.png |
484 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 07, 2008 |
Mac Widget: Announcements
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VistaDesktop.jpg |
104 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
Vista Widget: Feed
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MyCamTools_userguide_RSS.pdf |
106 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
MyCamTools RSS user guide
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MyCamTools_userguide_Mac_Widget.pdf |
383 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
MyCamTools Mac Widget user guide
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MyCamTools_userguide_iGoogle.pdf |
336 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
MyCamTools iGoogle user guide
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MyCamTools_userguide_GoogleDesktop.pdf |
191 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
MyCamTools GoogleDesktop user guide
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MyCamTools_userguide_facebook.pdf |
467 kb |
Nick Desmet |
Jan 08, 2008 |
MyCamTools FaceBook user guide
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Posted by 
Hi Nick,
This looks like a real good opportunity to make sakai easier to be adopted by people that already participate in existing (social) communities.
Would it be a good extention to add "Worksite info" to this list. Which would show new/updated sites that are open for membership or sites that the person is already member of. This would prompt people of potential new courses/projects that have become available and take a look.
Freek Tanis (ftanis@hotmail.com)