Tech Day Workshop
We're offering a variety of technology sessions, all in one day! You, your staff, and trustees are invited to attend.
Date: Thursday September 22, 2016
Time: 8:30am - 4:30pm
Location: Fond du Lac Public Library, 32 Sheboygan St., Fond du Lac (map)
This workshop is chock full of good stuff for you to learn & take back to your library. Here's the line-up:
8:30 - 9am — registration and coffee
9 - 9:15am — orientation
12:15 - 1pm — lunch: $7 payable onsite the day of the workshop; we'll have pizzas, salad, brownies + soda or bottled water. If you don't want to buy lunch, you can bring your own.
• 3D Printing in the Library. 3D printers can be a bit intimidating, but after this demo of Neenah Public Library’s new 3D printer, you’ll have a better understanding of the 3D printing process. You’ll also learn how the library has incorporated 3D printing into special programs and daily activities. Presenter: Richie Zaborowske, Adult Reference Librarian, Neenah Public Library
• It's Tablet Time! Join us for an interactive session on using tablet technology for STEAM learning, patron training, and information services. Presenters: Peg Burington (Director, Waupaca Area Public Library) and Sue Abrahamson, Children's Librarian (Waupaca Area Public Library) [ youth / tween / teen track ]
• Tools for Virtual Collaboration. Coordinating with colleagues can be difficult, especially if you don't share an office, a network, or even a zip code. For three years, WiLS has been learning lessons about tools that work for communicating with one another and libraries we work with from a fully virtual office. In this session, you'll learn about Slack and Airtable, two effective and free tools we have found to have many useful collaborative applications in sharing information and communicating. Presenters: Andrea Coffin (Community Liaison / Service Specialist, WiLS) and Lisa Marten (Financial Support Specialist & Administrative Coordinator, WiLS)
• Tech Training: Doing Everything We Can With Whatever We Can Get. One of the biggest barriers to doing great technology training is feeling like you don't have the equipment, expertise, or audience. We went from doing a handful of mousing basics and Microsoft Office classes to offering coding camps for kids and Raspberry Pi workshops in just a few short years. We'll discuss the broad variety of tech training programs we've done, how we developed the skillsets to do them, what equipment we've used and what we'd like to do in the future. Presenters: Joe Davies (Head of Adult & Digital Services, Kenosha Public Library), and Jen Fait (Head of Youth Services, Kenosha Public Library)
• Canva - Hands On! Learn the basics of Canva, as well as some tricks learned the hard way, while you create a poster for your library! Canva is a free online program that makes professional posters a snap to create. Bring your information for a poster, photos or other art, and any tips you have to share as well. Presenter: Kent Barnard (Director, Patterson Memorial Library, Wild Rose)
• The Ozobot. The Ozobot is a powerful tiny robot that expands STEM and computer science learning through a collection of game based activities and digital apps. Using simple color-based programming, the Ozobot can be used with paper and markers or with a digital app. This inexpensive robot is a great tool for introducing young children to robotics but can also be used in more complicated applications with teens. This session will be hands-on as participants will be given the chance to play and learn! Presenter: Terry Ehle (Youth Services Coordinator, Lester Public Library, Two Rivers) [ youth / tween / teen track ]
• RADD: Recover Analog and Digital Data. Got important materials languishing on VHS or old floppy disks? Of course you do (your patrons probably do too). Learn how to save it! Presenter: Dorothea Salo (Faculty Associate, UW-Madison School of Library and Information Studies)
• Idea Studio Hands-On. Tour and demo of equipment in the new Idea Studio at Fond du Lac Public Library, with time for hands-on creating. This new space is a do-it-yourself zone with tools and equipment for public use; it's free & open to all as a place to gather, create, invent and learn. It includes equipment to use, work tables, a projector and screen, a demonstration kitchen, and a digital recording studio. Presenter: TBA (Idea Studio Aide, Fond du Lac Public Library) Note: maximum attendees: 25
• Lightning Round of 3 Presentations. 1) How we use Google Forms & Sheets to Manage Our Summer Reading Program. Since 2014, FDLPL has had over 3,500 people annually register for our Summer Reading Program. Learn how we use Google Forms to register people and Google Sheets to track their progress. Presenter: Lori Burgess (Support Services Coordinator, Fond du Lac Public Library). 2) Better Than OCR: A New Tool for Genealogists. By searching the free Compilation of Published Sources database of over 91 million pages in nearly 450,000 sources, your patrons can search a veritable gold mine of digitized documents. Presenter: Joy Schwarz (Continuing Education / Training Librarian, Winnefox Library System). 3) Credit Card Security: Magnetic Swipes vs. Chip & Sign -- An Unofficial Explanation. Learn the security differences between magnetic credit card swipes and the newer "chip & PIN" or "chip & sign" credit cards. In plain language, we will discuss how the changes impact your library. This session is intended for libraries who accept in-person credit card payments. Presenter: Lori Burgess.
Library directors' continuing education contact hours for the full day:
- Technology-related contact hours: 6
- Total contact hours: 6
This workshop is sponsored and coordinated by Winnefox, Outagamie-Waupaca, Manitowoc-Calumet and the SEWI group of library systems (Arrowhead, Bridges, Eastern Shores, Kenosha County, Lakeshores, Mid-Wisconsin, and Milwaukee County).
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