Welcome Class Leaders of the Laptop Lab!

For information on taking classes of the Laptop Lab, please visit the Laptop Lab homepage. Find hands-on classes via the ACPL Events calendar.

This is the resource area for the leaders and planners of the ACPL Laptop Lab program. Staff and volunteers will find links to the documents and materials to run the class. If you are logged in via Google Docs you will be able to edit (as collaborator online) or view and download locally to your computer as PDF, Doc, PPT, etc. or to customize and print as you need.
*What classes can I offer?
*Class Leader Checklist
*Inventory
*Frequently Asked Questions
*Survey
*Flyers
*What if? How to handle speed bumps...
(Currently a work in progress.)

Don't forget that whatever publicity you produce needs to include the following language:

This project is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Service and Technology Act, administered by the Indiana State Library.

Aware of your visitor's needs, you as Class Leader will organize and lead the use of the Laptop Lab at your location. While the Library Technology Trainer Vincent Shaw is here, he will help you become comfortable in leading class. When scheduling the lab with Vincent, ensure that you have staff or a volunteer in-class to observe, participate, lead and perhaps create new class offerings.

If you have any other questions regarding the use of the Lab, access to files and more, you may e-mail pmartin@acpl.info Such as "Can I schedule the lab for use?" A library worker needs to go with a lab.

Planned Curriculum

  Online material for the classes can be found at the Laptop Lab Blog, that you can find from the link bar above.  The following classes are under development for the curriculum:

  1. Basics: mouse and keyboard, using windows and windows

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  2. Jobs, resumes, posting online

  3. Internet I - learn and connect

  4. Internet II

  5. Internet III

  6. Google and all its gadgets

  7. Communicate: Chat, Messenger, Video, Social Networks

  8. Messages, MySpace, FaceBook, YouTube, Forums

  9. Blogs - your personal web site, push button publishing.

  10. Pod Casting - your words and your voice, your show, digital

  11. Gaming - free, multi-player

  12. School - group projects, presentations, research

  13. College - preparation, researching colleges, financial aid

  14. Parents - Keep kids safe, School district communication

  15. Household management - multiple calendars, to-do lists, etc.

  16. Consumer research: finding product reviews from reputable sources

    Music - on phone, personal music player

  17. Photography I

  18. Photography II

  19. Movie making

  20. Animate

  21. Production: Make some music, beats, videos, programming

  22. PC building workshop

  23. Repair - when things go bad

  24. Web 2.0 - You in the web!

  25. Care: Medicare, Social Security, Medical research

  26. Genealogy research

Classes will be announced via the E*vents Calendar and through Library displays and notices.

 

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