Webinars - What Do Students Need?

The Northern New York Library Network will present three webinars in winter 2007. In order to participate in these sessions, students will need:

• Computer with Internet connection
• Telephone, preferably with speakerphone feature
• Valid email address

Students must preregister for the webinars. A day or two before the webinar is scheduled, students will receive, via email, log on information. At a scheduled time, students will log on to an Internet site, and will call a toll-free telephone conference number. Students will see the webinar content on the computer screen, and at the same time, will hear the instructor on the telephone or speakerphone. Communication is two-way, and students may comment or ask questions as they would in any other venue. Webinar sessions will last about 90 minutes.

Students should register early, as attendance is limited, and then prepare to enjoy the experience of attending an educational event with cutting edge content from the comfort of one’s own office.

Winter Webinar content information:

• All webinars in this project are scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m. and end at 3:45 p.m.

• Social Networking/Web 2.0 - what it is and what it means to libraries. Includes MySpace, Library Thing, Flickr, del.icio.us, etc. (January 11, 2007)

• Podcasting - what it is, how libraries are using it, and how to get one started. (February 8, 2007)

• Wikis - What wikis are, how they can be used in libraries, and what it takes to set one up. (March 8, 2007)