There is one seat available in the following June continuing education workshops. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp
 
 
Introduction to WordPress Websites - Wed., June 19th (MLSC)
Looking for a simple way to have an attractive and useful web presence? One that is easy to maintain as well? Sound too good to be true? Come learn how it can be done with Wordpress. Wordpress is a content management system that lets you create and maintain a website without learning complex & expensive web development software. At the end of the workshop you'll be able to update your Wordpress website from any computer that has an internet connection. Not sure if you have Wordpress available to you? Check with your website hosting service, they'll be able to help you. There are also services that let you set up a Wordpress site for free. During this workshop we'll provide you with a temporary Wordpress website that you can use as a model for later development.
 
In this session we'll cover
How Wordpress helps you organize your information
Setting up an easy to update page for news.
Changing the look of your site through the use of themes.
Options for letting people leave comments on your site.
Incorporating content from blogs, flickr and other services.
Adding media content on your pages.
And much more!
 
Tech Tools: Evernote Basics & Productivity Tools - Thurs., June 20th (WLSC)
Evernote is an amazing tool for keeping track of everything you might otherwise lose track of. At it's simplest, it's a great note-taking tool. But that's just the start. With browser and app add-ons, you can clip web content directly into Evernote, save the full text of articles and web pages complete with sections highlighted, email 
notes and content from multiple devices, store documents, take video notes, record audio and more. And that's just the free version. With the premium version you can store text searchable PDF files and more. It really can be your external brain! Best of all, Evernote synchronizes with all your computers and portable devices, giving you access to your notes everywhere. Content can be organized into notebooks that are private or shared with  others as need be. Notes can be tagged with with your own keywords to help you find content later.
 
In this workshop we'll delve into Evernote and its family of products that includes Clearly, Skitch and Evernote Food. We'll also look at how other productivity apps, like IFTTT, Google Reader and more, can interact with Evernote. If you have a smartphone and/or tablet, bring them with you so you can explore tools for your devices. We'll also be working on PCs in the computer lab.
 
If you don't already have an Evernote account, please sign up for the free service before the workshop, so we can dive right into working with the tools. https://www.evernote.com/
 
Intermediate WordPress - Fri., June 21st (MLSC)
In the basic "WordPress as a Content Management System" workshop you learned how to create Pages to display static content, use Posts to create a news page, select themes to make your site look great and
use widgets to create a sidebar of content for your library site. In this session you'll learn much more about managing your own installation of WordPress and customizing your library's WordPress based web site.
 
Topics will include:
Tips on keeping your site secure and well maintained.
Using the file editor to make minor edits to theme files.
Customizing CSS to make simple changes to site.
Great plugins that add great features to WordPress.
New WordPress features including the Custom Menus options.
Finding & installing themes and plugins
How to work with Child Themes