[Md-sligo] FW: Saturday Technology Training Sessions, Spring, 2014, First meeting - January 18th, 1pm - 4pm

[Brown, Debbie]

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From: Timony, James (DCPL) [mailto:James.Timony at dc.gov] 
Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 11:28 AM
To: Timony, James (DCPL)
Subject: Saturday Technology Training Sessions, Spring, 2014, First meeting - January 18th, 1pm - 4pm

Saturday Technology Training Sessions
DC Public Library
Spring, 2014

If you need accommodation including American Sign Language interpretation, please let us know as soon as possible.  Our accommodation statement and contact information are here: http://www.dclibrary.org/node/2095

The first Saturday Technology Training Session of the year is Saturday, January 18th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm.

The topic of the meeting will be the new media and technology classes that are currently being taught in the Digital Commons space at the MLK library, and how to make them accessible.  Some of these courses include internet safety, blogging, podcasting, music production, audiovisual production, computer hardware and computer programming.

The Digital Commons (http://www.dclibrary.org/digitalcommons), is the new computer lab and meeting space on the first floor of the MLK library, that houses new technologies like 3D printers and is aimed at encouraging creation and innovation, and includes courses taught by staff that include blogging, music production and computer programming.

The Saturday Technology Training Sessions for Spring 2014 will be a chance for Adaptive Technology beginners and experts to share information, learn about new technologies, and participate in hands-on and small group trainings.  The classes will be structured in two parts so that the first hour is an opportunity for expert-level community members to share information in a one-to-many format and participate in question and answer sessions, and the second hour is reserved for break-out groups, one-on-one training and hands-on practice using the specific technologies.

There will be no official presentations at any of these meetings but rather the opportunity for members of the community to share information and experiences.  The classes are open enrollment, with no reservations and with seats filled on a first come first served basis.  Adaptive Services has Adaptive Technology PC Workstations, laptops, iPads and iPod Touch devices.  Expert-level Adaptive Technology users are encouraged to  volunteer to help out at these sessions.  Please contact us to volunteer.

Saturday Technology Training Sessions are held in room 215, Adaptive Services at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library, 901 G Street NW.  The library is located between Metro Center and Gallery Place/Chinatown.

James Patrick Timony
Librarian, Adaptive Technology
DC Public Library
202-727-1335


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