01/20/2011Tech Lab2012 Conference, Atlanta GEThe 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:
**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 EXPERIENCESINTERNET PROVIDED TO ALL LABS COURTESY OF JOB-HUNT.ORG #T1 Digging up Dirt: Evaluating and Researching Online Sites and Services 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. #T2 What are They Thinkin'?: Real Time Feedback from Your Workshop Audience 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. #T3 Drupal for Your Website AND Your e-Learning Course(s) 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. #T4 HootSuite: Integrating Social Media Networks, Finally 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. #T5 Lets Start Your Moodle Course #T6 Toy Story: The Sequel 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. #T7 Are You LinkedIn? #T8 Using Data to Evaluate Your Web Presence and Development 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.
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