Category Archives: Free Webinar

Beyond the Intro to GO!- Free Webinar

September 15, 2015, 3:00pm

Beyond the Intro to GO!

Now that you know how to use GO – let’s learn how to utilize and elevate learning in your libraries. Learn how to promote the regular use of Scholastic GO with parents, teachers, students, all the communities you serve. Activities that will help create and build digital reading stamina as well as promote the regular use of Scholastic GO in the lives of your teachers, students, and library patrons.

Please register at https://scholastic.webex.com/scholastic/onstage/g.php?d=620063012&t=a

Event password: fall

Call in number: 1-866-422-5206
Participant code: 2238180846

11 ½ Free Tools for Testing Website Accessibility- Free Webinar

Thursday, October 1st at 2PM

With recent lawsuits and updated legal requirements on the horizon, institutions are more worried than ever about complying with accessibility laws. But how do you know whether the measures you’re taking to make your content accessible are really working?

In this webinar, David Berman, the #1 rated speaker on the topic of web accessibility standards as well as an international expert in the field, will share with you the best tools his team uses when auditing and testing websites and documents. Having an excellent test regimen is a crucial part of online accessibility, and David has found the best tools to fit your workflow, platforms, and competencies… so you don’t have to! A combination of automated and manual testing will establish whether or not your website can be accessed as effectively by individuals with disabilities, and can determine whether or not you are compliant with legal standards. David will provide insight, tips, resources, and free tools for testing the accessibility of your website.

This webinar will cover:

  • Why you need to test your website for accessibility
  • How to build testing into your workflow
  • The benefits of (and the dangers of not) testing for accessibility
  • Tips for auditing, testing, and certifying
  • The best free tools for accessibility testing

Storytime Underground: A Peer-Created Community

Storytime Underground: A Peer-Created Community

Tuesday, September 15, 2015 * 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific * 60 min

Registration: http://www.webjunction.org/events/webjunction/storytime-underground-a-peer-created-community.html

Library practitioners who provide storytimes have a gold mine of ideas to share and questions to ask of each other. Storytime Underground is your online community to connect with peers and enhance your practice. Learn about Storytime University, where you earn digital badges for participating in professional development activities and learning new skills; learn about Guerrilla Storytime and how to host one in your area (spoiler alert: we give you all the tools you need!). Storytime Underground is open and free to anyone interested in storytimes and early literacy, regardless of the level of education or position held. It is created by and for storytime providers everywhere, so join us!

Presented by: Cory Eckert, Librarian, Post Oak School, Houston, TX; Kendra Jones, Children’s Librarian, Tacoma Public Library, WA; Soraya Silverman, Youth Services Librarian, Summerlin Library, Las Vegas Clark-County Library District, NV