[CASL-L] Intro. to WordPress (Apr. 17th) & Tech Tools: Evernote Basics & Productivity Tools (Apr. 18th)

[Abery, Kris]

The following Continuing Education workshops have been added to the April 2013 workshop schedule. To register access the Continuing Education Calendar of Events @ http://evanced.info/cslib/evanced/eventcalendar.asp



Introduction to WordPress Websites - Wed., Apr. 17th (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., Apr. 18th (MLSC)
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/
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