January 17, 2008
Drumm Presenting at Colorado Librarian Days
BCR's emergent technology trainer, Shelly Drumm, is presenting two programs at the Colorado Librarian Days 2008 meeting, February 1-2, at the downtown Denver Auraria Campus. The programs, scheduled for Saturday, February 2, take a look at adapting MySpace as an educational resource and how cell phone technology is being used by this generation of students.
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TheirSpace: Using Technology to Reach Your Students Where They Already Are (9:15-11:30 a.m.)
This two-hour hands-on workshop will take a look at some exciting ways that teachers and librarians can take valuable information and push it to our students where they already hang out. We'll explore ways to make MySpace an educational resource and learn about some other cool tools with relevance to teaching and learning along the way. Topics covered will include MySpace, RSS and iGoogle.
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Can You Hear Me Now? What They're Doing On Their Phones When They're Not Talking (12:30-3:00 p.m.)
The image of the teenage girl talking on the phone for hours has been around as long as there have been teenage girls and phones, but cell technology has totally changed the rules. Of course they could talk on the phone, but why talk when they can text? IM? Surf the Web? Check movie times? This two-hour workshop will demonstrate a variety of uses for cell phones and help teachers and librarians understand the appeal of mobile devices. We'll also discuss potential applications to teaching and learning.
The two-day event brings together educators from across Colorado to learn about the Library of Congress' American Memory Web site and 21st century instructional applications for using digital resources in the classroom. Additional details about the conference and registration can be found on the Librarian Days Web site.
