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

[Michelle Clark]

-----Original Message-----
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


Look out for those in need this winter. When the temperature or wind chill
is 32°F or below, the District issues a Hypothermia Alert. For assistance
during an Alert: call the Shelter Hotline at 1-800-535-7252 or 311. Or, send
an email to the Shelter Hotline (uposh at upo.org).