Tasty Tech Tidbits and Tools

Pilot training program

A TASTE OF WEB 2.0 Ideas for what to call this series are welcome!

Goals:

• Raise awareness of web based tools in a fun, fast-paced, non-threatening environment
• Increase web 2.0 literacy across LIS
• Encourage innovation and fun in the workplace
• Welcome all LIS staff to present fun new tools they are using
• Foster a collaborative working environment
• Encourage use of tech tools to enhance efficiency
• Have fun and enjoy each other's company
• Encourage all LIS staff to present and/or attend
• Encourage playing with web tools
• Save money - may tools are in beta and are "free"
• Celebrate community and collaboration
• Enjoy a meal together; learn together outside usual workgroups; learn from each other
• Sandbox for staff to play with technologies and tools
• Tame technostress, technodivorce, technoshame, technophobia, technolust

Monthly lunch and dinner time presentations - cool and fun web tools

• Pilot project to begin Fall 08

• 1 hour each during mid-day and early evening
• Twice monthly; 2 in Oct; 2 in Nov; 1 in Dec
• Lunchtime program repeated at evening program - do we need the same person presenting at both sessions - even if the topic is the same - or do we want to be more fluid with topics and presenters?
• Raffle to encourage participation; all participants are eligible for the drawing at each session; all participants throughout the semester are eligible for the grand prize at the end of the semester
• Everyone brings their own bag meal
• Each presentation - 10 - 15 minutes long max for a total 30 - 40 min
• Time to share recent discoveries and new fun web tools at the end
• Create a blog to document training series - do we want/need this?

• Staff across LIS as presenters - starting with 3 presenters the first meeting:

Pending presenters accepting the invite!

• • Michael Roy - ChaCha, Jott, RTM - remember the milk and more!
  • Bryan - Delicious
  • Mary B. - GoodReads

Tentative schedule: Location Main Lib 105 10/9 12 - 1 pm 10/23 6 - 7 pm

11/6 12 - 1 pm 11/20 6 - 7 pm

12/4 - last meeting of the semester - grand prize drawing

Possible topics - please add other wicked good web tools and ideas! Sign up for a feed reader/RSS Bloglines/Google Reader Delicious GoodReads Flickr LibraryThing Facebook iTunes U Download a Podcast Feedzie Mozio Twitter Hiogi Ning Youtube Comment on a blog Meebo

• • What will the prizes be?
    • Small monthly prizes
      • Coffee card
      • Bookstore gift certificate
      • Coffee/tea mug with coffee card
      • Other ideas?
    • Large prize at the last meeting of the semester
      • iPod/iTouch
      • Canon Flip camera - perfect for Youtube and Flickr
      • Other tech toys?

• Encourage managers and supervisors
  • To give release time
  • Acknowledge participation in annual performance review

• Where and how to advertise and encourage other LIS staff to present and/or participate?
  • LISt blog
  • All LIS email from Mike
  • Flyers in mailboxes

• Catch phrases - ideas welcome! Please!
  • Take a bite out of web tech tools
  • Wicked wonderful web tools
  • Fun with Web 2.0
  • Tricks, tips and tools
  • Win a webtwoopportunity
  • Discover Web 2.0

Based on the concept of 23 things - topics could be used as springboard to design first sessions

• The 23 Things
• Infopeople Project 23 Things
• Vermont's 23 Things