1. Grant opportunity for public libraries serving youth in need
2. BadgerLearn now includes BadgerLearn Pro
3. Digital project planning resources now available
4. BadgerLink Resource of the Week: Badger Bulletin
5. Website of the Week: AnnualCreditReport.com
6. Calendar
1. GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES SERVING YOUTH IN NEED
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is accepting applications for 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The 21st CCLC program supports high-quality academic support, recreation, youth development, and family programs during after school hours and summers.
Applicants must primarily serve students attending schools with 40 percent or more of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced lunch or equivalent economic need.
Public school districts, private schools, charter schools, and community-based organizations (such as public libraries) may apply, either individually or in a consortium including two or more.
Awards are made for five consecutive years, contingent upon satisfactory progress toward goals. This competition is for potential new centers and those that are currently in the fifth (last) year of any five year cycle.
Applications are currently available and are due on or before January 31, 2014. Visit http://sspw.dpi.wi.gov/sspw_clcgrant to download the application and guidance materials.
The DPI is offering three grant workshops to help with the application process:
November 18: Madison, WI - Crown Plaza
November 20: Rothschild, WI - Holiday Inn
November 22: 90-minute Web-based workshop
Visit http://sspw.dpi.wi.gov/sspw_dpiclctrng for more information regarding the workshops.
Please contact Gary Sumnicht, 608-267-5078, or Alison Wineberg, 608-267-3751, with questions about the program and competition, and for assistance with applications.
2. BADGERLEARN NOW INCLUDES BADGERLEARN PRO
BadgerLearn has expanded its family to include another training portal, BadgerLearn Pro. BadgerLearn (http://badgerlearn.dpi.wi.gov) will continue to provide digital literacy training as a self service technology portal. Here are just a few of the resources that are available in BadgerLearn:
Contact the BadgerLearn team at BadgerLearn@dpi.wi.gov if you have any questions or want to suggest content.
BadgerLearn is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL). BadgerLearn Pro is a joint project under active development by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL), WiLS, and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC). BadgerLearn and BadgerLearn Pro have staff positions supported by funds received from the Institute Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
3. Digital project planning resources now available
Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, and Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist for the Wisconsin Historical Society, presented workshops at two statewide events this October: the Local History and Historic Preservation Conference in Wisconsin Rapids and the Wisconsin Library Association Conference in Green Bay. If you missed the workshops and are interested in learning more about digital project planning for your organization, slides and handouts are now available online:
Slides and handouts (http://bit.ly/HLB3Tz) from the Building Digital Collections workshops, Local History and Historic Preservation Conference;
Slides and handouts (http://bit.ly/1bdTgBd) from the Designing a Successful Digital Project "Start to Finish" session, Wisconsin Library Association Conference.
Both presentations can be found on the Recollection Collection (formerly known as Wisconsin Heritage Online) website: http://bit.ly/HLB3Tz.
4. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Keep up to date on what BadgerLink is doing by reading the Badger Bulletin (http://www.badgerlink.net/bulletin). Get searching tips, content updates, and learn about training opportunities.
5. Website of the Week
AnnualCreditReport.com -- https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp -- AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site to help consumers obtain their free credit report. This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
6. CALENDAR
November 8, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Minocqua
January 10, 2014 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, web conference
January 24-28, 2014 – American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
May 7-9, 2014 – Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Sheboygan
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/
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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
2. BadgerLearn now includes BadgerLearn Pro
3. Digital project planning resources now available
4. BadgerLink Resource of the Week: Badger Bulletin
5. Website of the Week: AnnualCreditReport.com
6. Calendar
1. GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC LIBRARIES SERVING YOUTH IN NEED
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is accepting applications for 21st Century Community Learning Center (CCLC) grants. The 21st CCLC program supports high-quality academic support, recreation, youth development, and family programs during after school hours and summers.
Applicants must primarily serve students attending schools with 40 percent or more of enrolled students eligible for free or reduced lunch or equivalent economic need.
Public school districts, private schools, charter schools, and community-based organizations (such as public libraries) may apply, either individually or in a consortium including two or more.
Awards are made for five consecutive years, contingent upon satisfactory progress toward goals. This competition is for potential new centers and those that are currently in the fifth (last) year of any five year cycle.
Applications are currently available and are due on or before January 31, 2014. Visit http://sspw.dpi.wi.gov/sspw_clcgrant to download the application and guidance materials.
The DPI is offering three grant workshops to help with the application process:
November 18: Madison, WI - Crown Plaza
November 20: Rothschild, WI - Holiday Inn
November 22: 90-minute Web-based workshop
Visit http://sspw.dpi.wi.gov/sspw_dpiclctrng for more information regarding the workshops.
Please contact Gary Sumnicht, 608-267-5078, or Alison Wineberg, 608-267-3751, with questions about the program and competition, and for assistance with applications.
2. BADGERLEARN NOW INCLUDES BADGERLEARN PRO
BadgerLearn has expanded its family to include another training portal, BadgerLearn Pro. BadgerLearn (http://badgerlearn.dpi.wi.gov) will continue to provide digital literacy training as a self service technology portal. Here are just a few of the resources that are available in BadgerLearn:
- Tutorials on how to use a computer and mouse
- Websites on how to create an email address
- Videos on how to download an ebook from OverDrive
- Information about Digital Rights Management and copyright
- Training materials produced by the Wisconsin Library Systems
- Videos, webinars, and guides to the Affordable Healthcare Act
- Websites, webinars, and videos about cataloging books and digital resources
- Workshop presentation slides about reference interview skills
Contact the BadgerLearn team at BadgerLearn@dpi.wi.gov if you have any questions or want to suggest content.
BadgerLearn is a project of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL). BadgerLearn Pro is a joint project under active development by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction’s Resources for Libraries and Lifelong Learning (RL&LL), WiLS, and the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC). BadgerLearn and BadgerLearn Pro have staff positions supported by funds received from the Institute Museum and Library Services (IMLS).
3. Digital project planning resources now available
Emily Pfotenhauer, Recollection Wisconsin Program Manager, and Sarah Grimm, Electronic Records Archivist for the Wisconsin Historical Society, presented workshops at two statewide events this October: the Local History and Historic Preservation Conference in Wisconsin Rapids and the Wisconsin Library Association Conference in Green Bay. If you missed the workshops and are interested in learning more about digital project planning for your organization, slides and handouts are now available online:
Slides and handouts (http://bit.ly/HLB3Tz) from the Building Digital Collections workshops, Local History and Historic Preservation Conference;
Slides and handouts (http://bit.ly/1bdTgBd) from the Designing a Successful Digital Project "Start to Finish" session, Wisconsin Library Association Conference.
Both presentations can be found on the Recollection Collection (formerly known as Wisconsin Heritage Online) website: http://bit.ly/HLB3Tz.
4. BADGERLINK RESOURCE OF THE WEEK
Keep up to date on what BadgerLink is doing by reading the Badger Bulletin (http://www.badgerlink.net/bulletin). Get searching tips, content updates, and learn about training opportunities.
5. Website of the Week
AnnualCreditReport.com -- https://www.annualcreditreport.com/cra/index.jsp -- AnnualCreditReport.com is the official site to help consumers obtain their free credit report. This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. (Website reference courtesy of refdesk.com)
6. CALENDAR
November 8, 2013 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, Minocqua
January 10, 2014 – Council on Library and Network Development (COLAND) meeting, web conference
January 24-28, 2014 – American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting, Philadelphia, PA
May 7-9, 2014 – Wisconsin Association of Public Libraries (WAPL) annual conference, Sheboygan
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To access previous issues of Channel Weekly, or to subscribe or unsubscribe,
go to: http://channel.dpi.wi.gov/
==================================================
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