Thinking of hosting an NN/LM GMR technology class at your institution? Here are a few opportunities for you to do so.

Whether you are interested in keeping up with emerging technology trends or just want a review of technologies currently being used by library’s - Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends is the class for you.  This class can be 4-hours or 8-hours long and is limited to 20 participants. Requirements for the host institution: computers with Internet access for each participant.  Projector and instructor station for Instructor. More information on the class can be found: http://nnlm.gov/training/geekgifts/.  This class has been approved for 4 or 8 hours of MLA CE Credit.

Can You Hear Me Now: How to Make a Podcast is another class that is great in a hands-on environment.  This class is 3-hours long and is limited to 20 participants.  The GMR owns headsets so the hosting institution does not need to obtain them to host the class.  Requirements for the host institution: computers with Internet access for each participant (ideal) and the ability to install small software packages prior to class (Audacity, which is free, and the LAME encoder for Audacity which is also free).  Projector and instructor station for Instructor.  This class has been approved for 3 hours of MLA CE Credit. More information on the class can be found: http://nnlm.gov/training/podcast/.

Screencasting: Creating Online Tutorials is the newest class offering by the GMR.  Screencasts are digital outputs of your computer screen and can include audio narration.  They are effective tools to record short, informative instructional materials.  Students taking this course will learn ways to create screencasts to fit specific needs and actually create a short screencast.  This class has two possible options of 4 or 6 hours. This class has been approved for 4 or 6 hours of MLA CE Credit.  Requirements for the host institution: computers with Internet access for each participant (ideal) and the ability to install software packages prior to class (trial-version of Adobe Captivate and Jing-both of these software programs are free.)  Projector and instructor station for Instructor.  More information on the class can be found: http://nnlm.gov/training/screencasting/.

Remember to check out our other class listings on our website: http://nnlm.gov/gmr/training/classes.html.

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