Webcast Info
From Sociallibraries
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Format
All live Webcasts will take place using OPAL's Web conferencing software.
OPAL software allows you to co-browse the Web with your participants, to chat with them (either via text chat or VoIP), and to show PowerPoint (or similar) slides.
Timeframe
One hour for lecture and questions.
Equipment
Just a USB microphone or headset and slides (PPT or the like) for your presentation.
Schedule
Week 1
Webcast 1: February 13, 7:00 pm Eastern
A 21st Century Printing Press: Blogs as Publishing Mechanism - Rebecca Hedreen, Distance Education Librarian, Southern Connecticut State University.
Webcast 2: February 15, 2:00 pm Eastern
Next Steps: Taking Your Library’s Blog from So-So to Superb - Nanette Donohue, Technical Services Manager, Champaign Public Library
Week 2
Webcast 1: February 20, 7:00 pm Eastern
Getting up to Speed with RSS Webfeeds - Michele Mizejewski, Electronic Services Specialist Librarian, Redwood City Library
Webcast 2: February 22, 2:00 pm Eastern
Make your library del.icio.us - Jason Griffey, Reference and Instructional Librarian, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Week 3
Webcast 1: March 1, 2:00 pm Eastern
The Wonderful World of Wikis: Applications for Libraries - Chad Boeninger, Reference and Instruction Librarian, Ohio University
and
The "How" of Wikis - Starr Hoffman, Librarian for Digital Collections, Government Documents Department, University of North Texas Libraries
Week 4
Webcast 1: March 6, 7:00 pm Eastern
Flickr: The Image of the Social Library - Steve Lawson, Humanities Librarian, Tutt Library, Colorado College
and
flickr: Images, Innovations, Community, Connections - Michael Porter, Technology Trainer, OCLC Western
Webcast 2: March 8, 2:00 pm Eastern
I Live Online: exploring 2-D and 3-D virtual communities - Beth Gallaway, Trainer/Consultant, Metrowest MA Regional Library System
and
Second Life: Get One! - Kelly Czarnecki, Teen Librarian, ImaginOn, the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County and Matt Gullett, Technology Education Librarian, ImaginOn, the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Tips
You can co-browse with OPAL's software, but sometimes it can be a bit slow in people's browsers, so you may not want to do too much browsing. Having backup screenshots is always a good option.
Training
We will be offering an orientation (or two) to the OPAL software for presenters. We will be e-mailing you with more information soon.
Questions?
You can e-mail the social library organizing committee or ask questions in the discussion section of this page (since others may have the same questions as you).
