Channel Weekly, Vol. 14, No. 42, August 16, 2012

1. See how BadgerLink can perk up your classroom - Thursdays from 3:30 to 4 p.m.
2. Enhancing summer reading - weigh in now
3. Website of the Week - Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids
4. Calendar
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1. SEE HOW BADGERLINK CAN PERK UP YOUR CLASSROOM - THURSDAYS FROM 3:30 TO 4 P.M.

The BadgerLatté webinar series explores BadgerLink's rich collection of information tools. Each session covers one resource, database, or interface and is open to anyone who wants to learn. Fall 2012 is designed for teachers and library media specialists.

This webinar will be archived. The archive of previous webinars can be found at http://www.badgerlink.net/training.html.

You may view the full announcement at: http://www.badgerlink.net/BadgerLatteFall2012.pdf.

Copyright and BadgerLink Resources
September 13 Encyclopædia Britannica
To Join Click: http://bit.ly/RIr56P

September 20 Soundzabound
To Join Click: http://bit.ly/NugbP9

September 27 ECB VideoLink
To Join Click: http://bit.ly/QvpRaX

October 4 EBSCO
To Join Click: http://bit.ly/RIrkP7

Games and Learning
October 11 Encyclopædia Britannica
To Join Click: http://bit.ly/TzGjLh

October 18 EBSCO
To Join Click: http://bit.ly/O2X4tf

Technical Information:

Live Meeting Audio Information:
Computer Audio
To use computer audio, you need headphones or computer speakers. If you would like to speak in the session you will need a microphone or headset.
Telephone Audio
To use the telephone for audio, dial the conferencing service and enter the participant code.

  • Conferencing Service: 1-877-381-7791
  • Participant Code: 9819140232

First Time Users:

  • Before the meeting, check your system to make sure it is ready to use Office Live Meeting.
    • To check your system, go to: http://bit.ly/livemeetingtest. If you successfully enter a Live Meeting session, your system is ready. Otherwise you will be asked to download Live Meeting or update your system.
  • If you still have trouble using Live Meeting, please contact Kara Ripley at kara.ripley@dpi.wi.gov or (608) 224-6165 to set up a time to test your system.


2. ENHANCING SUMMER READING - WEIGH IN NOW

What if you could connect with summer readers at your library in an entirely new way? What if you could offer them a reading program with interactive digital capabilities, so they could read, play, listen, and create? And what if you had free tools to provide that program? Pretty exciting, right? Find out how the Public Library Association (PLA) received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the planning of a National Digital Summer Reading website application and how they intend to make it work. The PLA's summer reading website provides a project description of the planning process; some individuals are under the assumption that the end product of this grant is an app that can be deployed for summer reading. They hope that research and planning leads to the creation of a NDSR app but the job at hand is to lay the groundwork. Share your input now via the website: http://summerreading.pla.org/


3. WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Ben's Guide to U.S. Government for Kids -- http://bensguide.gpo.gov/ -- Ben's Guide provides information and activities specifically tailored for educators, parents and students in K-12. It is a service of the educational component of GPO Access, the Government Printing Office's free online service of official government information from all three branches of the U.S. government. (website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)


4. CALENDAR

September 14, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Oshkosh

October 11, 2012 - Public Library System Youth Services Liaison meeting, DeForest

October 12, 2012 - Public Library System Continuing Education and Certification Consultants meeting, DeForest

October 23-26, 2012 - Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) annual conference, La Crosse

November 9, 2012 - Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Sheboygan

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Roslyn M. Wise
Editor, Channel Weekly
Department of Public Instruction
Division for Libraries and Technology
PO Box 7841
Madison, WI 53707-7841
Phone: (608) 266-6439
FAX: (608) 267-9207
 

For questions about this information, contact Roslyn Wise (608) 266-6439