Google Essentials presented by Polly Farrington at CDLC

Thursday, February 25th, 2016
9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.

CDLC Offices, 28 Essex Street, Albany

Presented by Polly-Alida Farrington, owner of PA Farrington Associates

Most of us use Google in our workplace, but we may not be using it to its full capacity. Come join us for the day as we learn about Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Maps, Google Scholar, Google Hangouts, how to search more efficiently with Google and more.
Snow date: 2/26

Cost includes lunch: $25 for CDLC Members (including staff at member libraries and personal members) and $40 Non-members
Due to a limited number of seats, if you register and are unable to attend, please contact Susan D’Entremont at susan@cdlc.org.

Know & Go: Resources for Teaching Teens (and Adults!) Coding

Know & Go: Resources for Teaching Teens (and Adults!) Coding

Coding skills have become a very real entry point for employment, and identifying coding resources for teens, adults, and even children is becoming increasingly important. This provides an opportunity for libraries to step in and create a tangible difference within their communities by creating programming utilizing these resources. Luckily, there are a multitude of online – and often free – resources to assist coding students and teachers alike within these library programs.

Join us as we look at online coding resources such as Codeacademy and Code Avengers. We will also explore possible library programming ideas for teens and adults.

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify at least two online coding resources
  • Describe the benefits of hosting a coding program in your library
  • Identify one possible resource or programming idea that you could utilize at your library
Target Audience:
Everyone
Prerequisites:
None
Homework Expectations and Completion Requirements:
  • None
  • This event is open to group registration; no CEUs are available for this event.
Technical Requirements:
Live Online System Requirements
Session Duration:
This course consists of a 1-hour session.
Instructor:
Kyla Hunt – hunt@amigos.org(link sends e-mail)
Fees
Amigos Member Fee:
$0.00
Non-member Fee:
$25.00
Scheduled Dates

December 7, 2015, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm CST (Register Now)

Available On Request

 

Independence and Success for Struggling Readers: Free Learning Ally Webinar

Independence and Success for Struggling Readers

Are you looking for tools and strategies to foster student success? Join us to find out how Learning Ally can help your struggling readers. In this webinar we’ll discuss the many benefits of Learning Ally audiobooks and teacher training. The most important benefit? Students will become more engaged and achieve better outcomes as their comprehension and retention improves.

Register for Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. ET
Register for Dec. 17 at 1 p.m. ET