This course was first offered July-August 2012, and will be offered again May 13-June 21, 2013.  

Go in-depth with Rebecca, Carolyn, and Heather as they explore using iPads, tablets, and other gadgets in the library setting.  This six-week eCourse will touch on many of the aspects we’ve covered in our webinars and presentations, and much more!

Registration and other information available: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3819

At the end of this eCourse, you will be able to:

• Understand your  library’s/community’s needs related to tablets and other technologies
• Become familiar with the types of tablets and other electronic tools that can enhance library services and staff productivity
• Set up a multifaceted tech tool program
• Use tablets and other tech tools efficiently and effectively
• Communicate effectively with a network of individuals with the same interests regarding tech tools
• Stay up to date with tablets and other tech tools

Now that personal electronic devices like tables, smart phones and digital cameras are ubiquitous, it’s important for librarians to be able to incorporate these devices into both library services and internal staff activity. In this first-of-its-kind eCourse, Virginia Tech librarians and gadget experts Rebecca Miller, Carolyn Meier and Heather Moorefield-Lang will show you what you need to know about these gadgets, from surveying the landscape of available products to purchasing and implementing these devices in your library. Over the six weeks of the eCourse  you will also gain new tech skills, such as communicating via video blog or podcast and using Twitter and social bookmarking tools to share ideas.