01/20/2011

Tech Lab

2012 Conference, Atlanta GE

The Tech Lab offers hands-on learning sessions for participants to be introduced to a specific type of technology. Instructors with experience in using the technology in the field of career development will walk participants through the steps to get started and perhaps move into advance applications. The 2012 Sessions 1- 8 are detailed below. Space is limited to 30 attendees per Lab to ensure hands-on experiences.  Questions? Contact malka.edelman@gmail.com.

Requirements:

• Personal Laptop with Wireless Capabilities (Internet provided complimentary from job-hunt.org),
• Registration Fee of $10
• Must register in advance
• Limit 2 Tech Labs per person

**Tech Labs are scheduled concurrently with Program Series.  Check out the agenda to ensure you don't overlap with a presentation/roundtable you'd like to enjoy as well!

TECH LAB EXPERIENCES

INTERNET PROVIDED TO ALL LABS COURTESY OF JOB-HUNT.ORG

#T1  Digging up Dirt:  Evaluating and Researching Online Sites and Services
Thursday, June 21 ~ 3:00 - 4:10 pm

Is that website really as good as it looks?  Do you want your clients or students using it? Learn how to evaluate and run background checks on online sites, services, and resources so you and your clients can avoid the inexpert, the unethical, and the fully fraudulent.
Margaret Riley Dikel, The Riley Guide and Susan Joyce, Job-Hunt.org

#T2  What are They Thinkin'?: Real Time Feedback from Your Workshop Audience
Thursday, June 21 ~ 4:30 - 5:40 pm

Learn how to use Internet polling techniques to gain audience feedback, knowledge, and opinions during your workshop or presentation in real time. You can instantaneously determine whether the concept that you were teaching was understood, or let the audience give their immediate opinions on a topic. All for free.
Janet E. Wall, Sage Solutions

#T3  Drupal for Your Website AND Your e-Learning Course(s)
Friday, June 22 ~ 10:30 - 11:40 am

Are you looking for a highly flexible platform for your e-learning course? Then, Drupal (http://drupal.org) may be the answer. With Drupal, you can build your website AND e-learning course(s). This interactive session will help you jump start your website with e-learning features including course content, discussion board, and grade book.
Hyung Joon Yoon and I-Pang Fu, The Pennsylvania State University 

#T4  HootSuite: Integrating Social Media Networks, Finally
Friday, June 22 ~ 1:50 - 3:00 pm

Participants will become familiar with the advantages of a platform-based free social media integration system designed to organize entities such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and WordPress incorporating RSS feeds.
Ellen Weaver Paquette, Rhode Island College

#T5  Lets Start Your Moodle Course
Friday, June 22 ~ 3:20 - 4:30 pm

Have you thought about setting up a Moodle course for your Career Development Facilitator course or Career Development course?   This hands on session will help you set up the first week with files and course activities.  All you need to do is bring your information to begin Moodling.
Mark Danaher, Manchester High School

#T6  Toy Story: The Sequel
Friday, June 22 ~ 4:40 – 5:30 pm

An interactive whirlwind tour of current "toys" to enhance your online productivity/presence. Let's use Bitly, Dropbox, Gotomeeting,PollEverywhere, Prezi,Tinychat,TwentyFeet, and Wordpress to expand our connections.
Ellen Weaver Paquette, Rhode Island College

#T7  Are You LinkedIn?
Saturday, June 23 ~ 8:00 - 9:10 am

LinkedIn is one of the fastest growing business professional social networks available. Whether you are looking to expand your own personal network or guide your clients in developing theirs, this workshop will demonstrate the potential of social networking and fully engage you in the process.
Shirley Rowe, The University of Texas at San Antonio

#T8  Using Data to Evaluate Your Web Presence and Development
Saturday, June 23 ~ 9:30 - 10:40 am

Congratulations, you have an online web presence! How do you know if you are reaching your target audience effectively and efficiently? In this session, participants will learn about data collection and analytics in web tools for personal and professional use.
Tristana Harvey, Harvey Career Planning & Consulting and Tracy M. Wallace, The Pennsylvania State University

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