30 Clicks: Information Tools at Your Fingertips
What is 30 Clicks? Weekly 30 minute sessions, sponsored by the Cannell Library
to:
 explore new technologies,
 learn about information tools, and
 network with other interested Clarkers.
Who:
When:
Where:
Chocolate?
Everyone is welcome (Clark faculty, students and staff)
Wednesdays, 12:15-12:45pm (Room open and hosted 12-1pm)
Cannell Library, LIB 103 (You are welcome to bring your lunch.)
Of course, we’ll have some.
Spring 2012 Schedule
Date
Presenter
Topic
Description
Week 2:
April 18
Lorelle
VanFossen
Integrating
Podcasting
into Your
Online
Lifestyle
Want your own show on the web? Long time expert in podcasting and
multimedia publishing, Lorelle VanFossen, will show you how to
integrate your own video diary, webisode, or audio podcast into your
business or social web life to create your own "show" on the web. Bring
your lunch and learn tips on how to create and release audio and video
faster. If you have a digital microphone or video camera (with USB
connection), bring it along and we'll put it to work.
Week 3:
April 25
Lori
Wamsley
Money!
Money!
Money!
Do you have trouble keeping track of where your money goes? Not
sure what a 401(k) is? Trying to figure out if you can afford to buy a
new car or home? Wondering why you should care about your credit
report? April is Financial Literacy Month, so this 30 Clicks session will
show you free web tools to help you become more financially savvy.
Week 4:
May 2
Hannah
Erickson
Social Media
Is your unit or department considering starting its own Facebook page
Best Practices or Twitter feed? Do you already have one? Then this workshop is for
you. Hannah Erickson, who manages Clark’s main Facebook and Twitter
accounts, will give tips on time management, FERPA hazards, Terms of
Service, records retention, and other tricky issues facing anyone trying
to use (or considering using) social media while representing a state
institution like Clark College.
Week 5:
May 9
Catharine
Keane
Social Media
and Your Job
Search
Please join Cath Keane for some expert tips for your online job search.
She’ll show you how to use LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook to your
advantage. She’ll share some professional secrets including how not to
make the deadliest social media mistake. This session should be
interesting for everyone, whether or not you are actively job searching.
Week 6:
May 16
Erika Nava
Tegrity,
Last term, Spanish Instructor Erika Nava introduced us to Tegrity and
how she uses this video software to help enhance student learning in
her classes. This program allows you to record class sessions, make
tutorial videos of difficult concepts and even allows your students to
make recordings. This spring Erika is attending the Tegrity Users
Conference and has generously agreed to share more Tegrity skills and
ideas with the campus. Tegrity is both fun and easy to use. Join us.
Week 7:
May 23
Wendy Clark
Photo-Editing
with Google
Picasa
Edit your photos to create wonderful images for presentations,
graduation announcements, digital scrapbooks, and more – free! Crop,
straighten, and remove red-eye; add borders, text, and special effects;
change highlights and shadows. Picasa has tons of features and changes
are easy to undo. It even organizes all your photos in one simple place,
like iPhoto, with face recognition software that actually works.
Week 8:
May 30
Julie Austad
iPad for
Beginners
Are you considering purchasing an iPad? Do you have one but aren’t
sure what to do with it? Bring your iPad, or just yourself, and explore
everything from setting up your iPad with your preferred accessories,
(such as keyboards or covers) to selecting specific apps for your
lifestyle. Preview some essential apps and see some just-for-fun apps.
Organize your home, work, and school. Take a step towards becoming
paperless. There really does seem to be an app for everything:
timelapse photos, video chat, recipes, budgeting, and even apps for
your cat! If you have a favorite iPad app, bring it to share!
Part II