[Baynet] Infopeople's "Web 2.0: Applications for Children's Services" workshop

[Linda Rodenspiel]

There is a lot of buzz in the library press about 
Web 2.0 and its impact on libraries. The 
California State Library believes that Web 2.0 
has tremendous transformational potential, 
perhaps second only to the introduction of the 
Internet itself. In recognition of the importance 
of Web 2.0, the State Library has made a special 
grant award to Infopeople for a series of free 
training events titled "Moving Libraries Forward 
to Web 2.0". The following workshop is part of the Web 2.0 series.


Title:  Web 2.0: Applications for Children’s Services

Dates and locations:

Tuesday, August 14, California State Library
Monday, September 17, San Diego County Library Headquarters
Tuesday, September 18, Buena Park Library District
Thursday, September 20, Fresno County Public Library
Tuesday, October 9, Los Angeles Public Library
Thursday, October 11, San Francisco Public Library
Friday, October 12, Alameda County Library

To register for this workshop:  Use the online registration form at
http://infopeople.org/workshop/347

Fee: Thanks to a special LSTA grant award from 
the California State Library, Infopeople is able 
to offer this workshop to the California library community free of charge.



Are you finding it hard to keep on top of Web 
Resources for Children as the web continues to 
evolve at what seems like hyper-speed?

Do you know where and how to find high-quality 
information and resources which are 
developmentally appropriate quickly? Are you 
confident searching across a broad spectrum of media formats for children?

--Do you know where to find great audio, video, 
maps, photos and images, and printables?
--Are you up to speed with web 2.0 technologies 
and sites popular with kids which you could be 
using to enhance your department's services and aid your clientele?
--What about copyright issues and internet safety?

Are you familiar with evolving Reader's Advisory 
web resources for youth and how to use them effectively?

It can seem like a lot to keep up with
Don't you 
just wish you had a quiet day to focus on this 
and get back up to speed? Well, now you do!

After this workshop, you will be back up to speed 
and familiar with the ins and outs of the top 
five search engines/directories for kids, the top 
ten k-12 online resources for information and 
homework help, five top reader's advisory 
resources for children to help them find that 
perfect book to read next, and five of the top 
web 2.0 sites and technologies you can be 
utilizing in your library to help your clientele 
as they search for information online.


Workshop Description: This all-day workshop will 
provide attendees with hands-on experience with 
top search engines/directories for youth, top 
k-12 online informational resources, top reader's 
advisory sites, and web 2.0 sites and 
technologies. Through individual and group 
exercises, attendees will learn how to effective 
utilize these resources and tools and they will 
leave with a wealth of practical information 
about online resources for youth which they will 
be able to put to immediate use in their libraries.

The instructor will provide extensive handouts 
providing an overview of each web resource 
profiled detailing its strengths, weaknesses, 
comparisons to similar online tools, and 
practical tips for effective utilization which 
can be applied immediately. Additionally, the 
instructor will provide handouts on the 
following: site evaluation guidelines, youth and 
internet safety, what you and your kids should 
know about copyright, new media and youth: how 
the coming generations search for information, a 
glossary of new media terms, and an extensive 
webliography about online media tools for youth.

Preliminary Course Outline

Search Engines/Directories for Youth
--Overview, comparison, strengths & weaknesses, effective utilization
--Hands-on search exercises

K-12 Online Resources for Information & Homework Help
--Overview of resources according to subject areas and age level
--Search exercises and comparisons
--Copyright issues and citing sources

Web 2.0 and Youth
--Web 2.0 Technologies and Sites for Youth
--New media and multimedia search exercises
--Potential risks and internet safety
--Build five quick 2.0 library applications for your library

Online Reader's Advisory Tools and Resources for Youth
--Overview and comparison of tools and resources
--Hands-on search exercises

Instructor:  Bonnie Peirce.  Bonnie is Head of 
Children's Services at the Dover Town Library and 
was recently profiled in Library Journal's Movers 
and Shakers as a Web 2.0 guru.  She is a 
co-founder and the CTO of 
thebestkidsbooksite.com, a growing and unique 
knowledge brokering service serving child-focused 
professionals and families around the world. It 
is a interactive media channel where books, 
crafts, podcasts, online videos, and web 
resources intersect with people's interests. 
Bonnie also founded the Library Goddesses Blog 
Network, a collaborative blog network with 
companion wikis to enable librarians across the 
United States and Canada to share their knowledge 
of books and their professional experience with 
many different aspects of librarianship

Who Should Attend: Anyone from the California 
library community with an interest in finding information online for kids.

Prerequisites: This course requires that students 
be comfortable with basic computer skills, 
including using a mouse, navigating the web, and basic keyboarding.

Other Logistics:

*On-site check-in is from 8:30-9:00 AM;  instruction is from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM.

*Maps, directions, and parking information are 
available on the Infopeople Web site at 
http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop/Directions. 
Infopeople does not validate or pay for parking.

*Infopeople does not provide refreshments or 
lunch.  Since some training locations do not have 
in-house or convenient food service, Infopeople 
recommends that participants bring a sack lunch.

To view a complete list of Infopeople workshops 
and for general information about Infopeople 
training opportunities, go to the main Infopeople 
Workshops page at http://infopeople.org/WS/workshop

If you have questions about registration or 
scheduling of workshops, please contact Linda 
Rodenspiel, the Infopeople Project Assistant, at 
assist at infopeople.org or by phone at 650-578-9685.