[Conntech] Seats Available: CE Workshop Update for June 2008

[Kris Abery]

Please excuse the cross posting.

There are a few seats available in the following June continuing
education workshops.  To register access the Continuing Education
Calendar of Events at:
http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp 

Screencasting 101: Creating Online Tutorials - June 5th (UCONN
Torrington)  - 3 seats available
Do you spend lots of time showing people the same computer, database or
internet procedures? Screencasting software will let you create video
recordings of those procedures and post them on the web for others to
view.  In this workshop we'll us Wink, a free open source software
package, to record and edit screencasts. We'll also look at options for
posting your screencasts online.

Complete description:
http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19504 

Social Software: Using Technology to Manage Your World - June 6th -
(MLSC) - 3 seats available 
What can social software really do? In this workshop we will look at a
variety of social software applications that you can use to organize
information from the web. Workshop participants will explore software
that keeps you organized, even on the go. We will also look at ways you
can leverage the software to help your users find quality content
quickly and create their own libraries on the go.

Complete description:
http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=19765 

Widgets, Mashups and Web Services - June 11th - (MLSC) - 2 seats
available
It's becoming easier than ever to combine content from different
places
in order to create brand new applications. Novel tools and
web-accessible sources of information allow one to do such things as: 
Incorporate other RSS feeds into your own web site, create your own
interactive maps, grab reviews and cover images for books, armed only
with a url and ISBN. Curious? Come learn how! In this hands-on class,
we'll learn to use these technologies in a library context.

Complete description:
http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=20041 

Introduction to Flash 8 - June 23rd (MLSC) - 2 seats available 
Flash is a powerful tool to create movies, tutorials, games, and other
interactive content.  In this workshop we will cover some of the basic
tools and features in Flash 8, create shapes, import graphics, add
motion and hyperlinks to get us on the way to create simple web
animation. 

Complete description:
http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=14754 
 
Federal Documents on the Internet - June 26th (Farmington PL) and June
30th (WLSC) - 8 seats (Willimantic only)
Federal web sites are a rich, accurate, and timely resource for many
reference questions.  In this hands-on workshop you’ll practice
using
terrific federal search engines, become familiar with federal
pathfinders and explore free agency web sites that can supplement your
reference collections.

Complete description: 
http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=20241 

Internet Safety: Protecting the Security of People and Data - June 27th
(MLSC) - 6 seats available
In this half-day workshop you will learn the tools to keep on-line and
in-office perpetrators from stealing information for identity theft,
financial theft, fraud, and vandalism. You will learn the ins and outs
of internet imposters who may be posing as legitimate businesses and how
to protect yourself, and the information in your care.  We will also
cover what to do if you, or your library, become victims of a security
breach. In addition the workshop includes information about internet
safety, and protecting children. You will hear startling statistics
about the nature and pervasiveness of internet predators and what you
can do to keep children safe at home, at work, and at school. 

Complete description:
http://ct.webjunction.org/do/DisplayContent?id=20295 



Kris Abery
Continuing Education Coordinator
Connecticut State Library
Division of Library Development
1320 Main Street
Suite #25
Willimantic, CT 06226
Tele: (860) 456 - 1717 or
(800) 253 - 7944
Fax: (860) 423 - 5874