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mrossi — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:59:28 CST

Do you have questions about the At Your Library Video Conference? Contact:

Lisa Mullins
Coordinator, ELA & Social Studies
Region 7 Education Service Center
lmullins@exch.esc7.net
Phone: (903) 988-6801

Agenda - June 24, 2009

mrossi — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:39:06 CDT

9:00 - 9:15	ROLL CALL	Lisa Mullins	Agenda (.doc)
9:15 - 9:35	Session 1	Dan Gibson, Storyteller and Banjoplayer dan.gibson@juno.com	Texas Tales n’ Tunes A professional raconteur and banjoplayer, Dan Gibson, entertains, stimulates thinking, and sparks imagination through his repertoire of folk tales, ghost tales, outrageous cowboy poetry, and shameless whoppers. You are encouraged to sing along, tap your toe, and laugh out loud during Dan’s presentation. No handout. http://www.dangibson.net
9:35 - 9:55	Session 2	Neil Krasnoff, Librarian Lehman Hs, Hays CISD krasnoffn@hayscisd.net	Marketing High School library collections and services to students and teachers using the 6 Ps ( Product, Prices, Packaging, Promotion, Place, People) MarketingLibraryServicesWith6P (.ppt) 6P Model for Library Marketing (.doc)
9:55 - 10:15	BREAK
10:15 - 10:35	Session 3	Laura Alfaro, Librarian Facilitator, San Antonio ISD LAlfaro@saisd.net	The School Librarian and National Media Market So what IS the National Media Market? Why should K-12 school librarians be interested in what the Market offers? What does this small conference showcase that you won’t see at the Texas Computer Educators Association conference or the Texas Library Association conference? Newcomers to the National Media Market learn the ins and outs of media for the K-16 market and its impact on copyright issues, licensing issues and the need for more widespread professional development in understanding media for K-12. NMM2009 (.ppt) NMM2009 (.doc)
10:35 - 10:55	Session 4	Michelle Martinez-Vega K-12 Databases Help Desk K12Help@esc20.net K-12 Databases Official Website http://web.esc20.net/k12databases/accessk12.html K-12 Databases Mini10s http://moodle.esc20.net/course/category.php?id=22 Digital Knowledge Central http://dkc.esc20.net	K-12 Databases Mini10 Training Modules Do you have just 10 minutes to share at a faculty meeting? Maybe your principal has ten minutes to hear about the importance and value of online resources. Or perhaps students can get tuned in to the difference between using quality online resources instead of searching the open web. The K-12DB Mini10s (MiniTens) are ten minute training modules designed to support awareness, use and integration of the resources included in the state funded K-12 Database Program.
10:55 - 11:15	Session 5	Maria Elena Ovalle, Coordinator for Instructional Resources, Region One ESC movalle@esc1.net	17 Books in 20 minutes Hear booktalks on the Best SciTech Books for Youth for 2008 and the seven books on the Tejas Star Book Award List. Ideas for integration into the curricula will be covered. Best SciTech Books/Tejas Star (.ppt)
11:15 - 12:45	LUNCH
12:45 - 1:05	Session 6	Bonnie Barnes, Educational Consultant, Library & Instructional Media Services, ESC Region XI BBarnes@esc11.net	Databases “Deal or No Deal”! We’ll play the game of “Deal or No Deal” and learn about the new database deals that you can get through the state-wide purchasing consortium TETPC, hosted by ESC Region XI. With no membership fees and the lowest prices in Texas, you’ll save money, time & paperwork on your resources. Bonnie Barnes from TETPC and ESC Region XI will show you the best deals from vendors such as netTrekker, ProQuest, BrainPOP, Facts on File and many others.
1:05 - 1:25	Session 7	Elaine Sloan, Librarian, Beaver Technology Center for Math and Science, Garland ISD esloan@garlandisd.net	Making Thinking Visible as you Read Picture Books Aloud My research is from two books, Reading With Meaning: Teaching Comprehension in the Primary Grades by Debbie Miller and Reading Is Our Business by Sharon Grimes. I have a powerpoint and a website, http://www.texaslibrarian.com where I share skills such as text connections, inference, drawing conclusions, etc. for over 100 specific, current picture books. Brochure (.pdf)
1:25 - 1:45	Session 8	Gloria Voutos, Librarian, Dallas ISD gvoutos@dallasisd.org	“Spice" to your Stories - Curriculum connections with Multi-Cultural Literature in the Library and Classroom To those with ears to hear, libraries are really very noisy places. On their shelves we hear the captured voices of the centuries-old conversation that makes up our civilization. ~Timothy Healy
1:45 - 2:00	WRAP-UP	Lisa Mullins

At Your Library Video Conference

mrossi — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:07:10 CDT

Wednesday, June 24, 2009
9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Once again school librarians will join together for a day of professional development presented by the best of the best!

The At Your Library video conference is available to everyone. Attend in person at your local Education Service Center or connect through TETN at your location.

Registration: contact your local ESC to register and for connection requests for this event

The agenda includes eight 20 minute sessions so we can share and learn about the impact of active library programs on student achievement.

See the archive page for information and materials from previous At Your Library Video Conference sessions.

Got questions?

Previous conference handouts and agendas

mrossi — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:42:36 CDT

The first "At Your Library" video conference took place in summer 2006.

Conference #1 - Summer 2006 (Wednesday, July 13, 2006)
Conference #2 - December 2006 (Friday, December 8, 2006)
Conference #3 - Summer 2007 (Wednesday, July 11, 2007)
Conference #4 - December 2007 (Monday, December 10, 2007)
Conference #5 - Summer 2008 (Wednesday, June 25, 2008)
Conference #6 - December 2008 (Tuesday, December 9, 2008)

Conference #7 is scheduled for June 24, 2009.

At Your Library #6

The At Your LIbrary Videoconference #6 took place in December 2008. Find handouts and the agenda.

At Your Library #5

The At Your Library Videoconference #5 took place in June 2008. Find handouts and the agenda.

At Your Library #4

The At Your Library Videoconference #4 took place in December 2007. Find handouts and the agenda.

At Your Library #3

In July 2007, we had another very successful "At Your Library" video conference. We had more than 200 participants scattered all over Texas. Click on the Handouts - Conference #3 and Agenda - Conference #3 to download videconference support materials.

At Your Library #2

In December 2006, we had a very successful "At Your Library " video conference in which 18 education service centers participated to include 69 remote sites. Session titles included:

Using Literature to Teach Writing
Curriculum Alignment and the School Library
ISBN -13
Before and After School Reading Programs
Trends in Young Adult Literature
The Library of Texas
Centers in the Library
Skype
Model lessons for integrating K-12 TexShare databases
Free Online Cataloging Records

Agenda - Conference #6

mrossi — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:41:55 CDT

9:00-9:15	Roll Call	Sharon Gullett
9:15-9:35	Session 1	Dan Gibson, Storyteller and Banjoplayer dan.gibson@juno.com	Texas Tales 'n' Tunes A professional raconteur and banjoplayer, Dan Gibson, entertains, stimulates thinking, and sparks imagination through his repertoire of folk tales, ghost tales, outrageous cowboy poetry, and shameless whoppers. You are encouraged to sing along, tap your toe, and laugh out loud during Dan's presentation. No handout. http://www.dangibson.net
9:35-9:55	Session 2	Karen Kahan, Director of Educational Technology, TEA karen.kahan@tea.state.tx.us	TEA and Libraries Karen Kahan, TEA's Director of Educational Technology, will brief us on TEA technology and libraries news and inforamtion, No handout
9:55-10:15	Break
10:15-10:35	Session 3	Gloria Meraz, Director of Communications, TLA gloriam@txla.org	Transforming Texas Libraries & Other TLA News TLA is one of the strongest advocates for school libraries in the state. Gloria will share information about TLA's Transforming Texas Libraries initiative and what can be expected during the next legislative session in regard to libraries. No handout
10:35-10:55	Session 4	Diana O'Connor, Librarian, Irma Rangel Young Women's Leadership School, Dallas ISD do2552@dallasisd.org	The Librarian's Role in Academic Integrity What can a librarian/ media specialist do to support academic integrity in your building or school district? After assessing the need based on student and faculty surveys, librarians can instruct about measures to avoid plagiarism (including helping teachers make " plagiarism proof" assignments), learn ways to develop consensus among teachers, instruct parents and finally, develop a school wide academic integrity policy. Video_conference_presentation_Dec_08.ppt A_Continuum_of_Influence.doc Your_school_on_the_continuum.doc Notecard_green_ink.doc
10:55-11:15	Session 5	Neil Krasnoff, Librarian, Lehman HS, Hays CISD krasnoffn@hayscisd.net	Free Web 2.0 Tools: Do You Get What You Pay For? With the many Web 2.0 tools available to librarians and students, which are the best to use? Join Neil Krasnoff as he shares his knowledge of blogging, voice blogging, wikis, sharing documents, notetaking, and creating bibliographies? What's worth paying for? Free_Web_2_0_Services.ppt
11:15-12:45	Lunch
12:45-1:05	Session 6	Liz Philippi, Library Systems Administrator, Spring Branch ISD elizabeth.philippi@springbranchisd.com	Some of Our 23 Things As a follow-up to Krasnoff's presentation, Liz will talk about some of the free 2.0 tools teachers and librarians in Spring Branch have learned to use and how these tools ignite student and teacher creativity and productivity. http://library2play.blogspot.com/ http://librestechsbisdcurr.pbwiki.com/Student+Products+for+the+21st+Century
1:05-1:25	Session 7	Maria Elena Ovalle, Coordinator for Instructional Resources, Region One ESC movalle@esc1.net	Selecting and Booktalking Science Books How and where do you find the best science books for the library? How do you nurture "scientific" thinking and investigation by booktalking science books? Tune in and find out. ScienceLiteracy.ppt
1:25-1:45	Session 8	Laura Alfaro, Librarian Facilitator, San Antonio ISD lalfaro@saisd.net	Consolidating a Library: Tips and Tools So your library is closing but you have all these materials to deal with? How do you manage? What do you do first? Due to the closing of some of our schools, librarians needed direction to meet the needs of students and the district. Listen to some considerations from the district level about this topic. ConsolidatingaSchoolLibrary_12092008.ppt
1:45-2:05	Break
2:05-2:25	Session 9	Susanna Garza, Coordinator, Instructional Technology & Media Services, ESC-20 susanna.garza@esc20.net	Preparing Students for the Future, Not the Past Research shows that unless we take a 21st Century Skills approach to leading, teaching and learning, we are going to make students unemployable in our rapidly changing, increasingly flat, digitally connected, highly competitive global society. Learn how the K-12 Databases can help encourage instructional change to meet thes demands. http://web.esc20.net/k12databases/training.html
2:25-2:45	Session 10	Lea Bailey, Library Services Coordinator, Irving ISD LBailey@irvingisd.net	Spanish Language Collections/ Mapping Does your collection reflect the Hispanic or Latino community? Yes, we need Spanish books to serve students’ needs. But, we also need resources in English and/or Spanish that reflect this community. This session will discuss the use of a simple tool that will help focus collection development endeavors. Participants will need to download the handout for reference. Spanish_collection_mapping.doc
2:45-3:00	Wrap Up

Handouts - Conference #3

mrossi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:21:32 CST

Handouts from the July 11, 2007 conference may be downloaded below:

Information from other sessions may be accessed on the following websites:

I Hear Voices (Kayla Steiner) - http://www.esc11.net/8239521793313/lib/8239521793313/at_your_lib.htm

Opening Doors to Learning (Barbara Jansen) -
http://library.sasaustin.org

Five Star Resources (Bonnie Barnes) -
http://www.tetpc.net/

The WWW - Wild World of Wikis (Marty Rossi) -
http://ma.gnolia.com/groups/schoolwikis

Agenda - Conference #3

mrossi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:21:14 CST

Time	Activity	Speaker	Description
9:00 - 9:15	Roll Call	Sharon Gullett, Region 7 sgullett@esc7.net	Roll call of each ESC. Please tell us how many people are attending at your site and remote sites.
9:15 - 9:30	Helping Legends Come Alive	Alice Tucker, Region 7 tuckera@gladewaterisd.org	Storytelling based on traditional folktales is a gentle way to guide young people toward constructing personal values by presenting imaginative situations in which the outcome of both wise and unwise actions and decisions can be seen. Woven into American history and culture are stories and legends of courage and sacrifice. Alice Tucker will start the day with the story of the Legend of the Bluebonnet. (no handout)
9:30 - 9:50	Out from Behind the Desk: Marketing the Library	Kim Picozzi, Region 2 kim.picozzi@esc2.us	You know the library is busy, but who else does? As chief information officer of the school, you can spread the word about programming and services while building influence for the school library. Strategies include: Parent Night, Holiday Open House, Department Head Meetings, PrinciPAL, Monthly Reports, In-service Days, Around the School, and Legislative Action Day.
9:50 - 10:10	BREAK
10:10 - 10:30	Hot Links, Hot Lists, Hot Stuff	Debbie Swartz, Mesquite ISD dswartz@mesquiteisd.org Mary Woodard Mesquite ISD mwoodard@mesquiteisd.org	Need easy-to-use lists of resources for lesson ideas, interactive websites that fit your content or learning activities to enhance your existing curriculum that utilize the Internet? Learn an easy way to post a list of websites selected specifically for student research projects.
10:30 - 10:50	A New Tejas Star	Maria Elena, Region 1 movalle@esc1.net	The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region 1 Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. All the children of Texas will have the opportunity to select their favorite book from the Tejas Star list during the 2007-2008 academic year. Participation for all children is encouraged, not just English language learners.
10:50 - 11:10	I Hear Voices...Coming from the Computer	Kayla Steiner, Region 11 ksteiner@esc11.net	Podcasting! Everybody seems to be talking about it. But if you've been afraid to jump into the podcasting water, this is your opportunity to learn about a new way to inform students, administrators, and your community about the great things going on @YourLibrary.
11:10 - 12:30	LUNCH
12:30 - 12:50	Opening Doors to Learning: Library Web Pages	Barbara Jansen, St. Andrews Episcopal School bjansen@sasaustin.org	Library web pages are a great way to reach outside the library walls to connect with students and resources. Using links and resources available on the Library Web Page, St. Andrews Episcopal School students find help in organizing large amounts of information and quick access to trusted information.
12:50 - 1:10	Learning to Read @ Your Library	Laura Alfaro, San Antonio ISD lalfaro@saisd.net	Attendees will learn about some of the challenges that beginning readers encounter AND how to help them. A handout will be provided to share during Family Reading/Science/Social Studies/Math Nights that target the challenges and strategies and short bibliographies for those excited beginning readers!
1:10 - 1:30	Five Star Resources at Bargain Basement Prices	Bonnie Barnes, Region 11 bbarnes@esc11.net	Region 11 has created statewide buying power for Texas school districts so that all schools can have the opportunity to purchase online resources at a large-volume discounted price. Bonnie Barnes will give details about the Texas Educational Technology "Group" Purchasing Consortium (TETPC) and how it will work for you.
1:30 - 1:50	BREAK
1:50 - 2:10	Collaborative Strategies for Librarians	Nancy LeCrone, Rockwall ISD nlecrone@rockwallisd.org	Use a one page lesson plan for collaboration between the librarian, instructional technologist, and classroom teacher that provides statistics, TEKS correlates, responsibilities, feedback and much more. Inform your students and staff of ongoing events in the library while enticing collaboration with an online calendar and newsletter.
2:10 - 2:40	The WWW: Wild World of Wikis	Marty Rossi, Region 20 martha.rossi@esc20.net	We'll explore what a wiki is, how wikis work and share examples of uses to support and promote the library program. Suggested guidelines for implementation of wikis will be presented as well as ways to discover the best wiki tools for your needs.
2:40 - 3:00	Wrap Up	Sharon Gullett, Region 7

Handouts - Conference #4

mrossi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:21:07 CST

Conference Handouts may be found on the Agenda Page.

We are having technical issues with some of the links on the agenda page. We will continue to work until all files are accessible. In the meantime, please use the following document for notetaking during the conference:handoutnotes.doc

Handouts will be available for most of the sessions; however some of the links are to webpages instead of handouts.

We've Come a Long Way, Baby
It's Monday, I Must Be at...
IIM: An Alternative to Big6
NetTrekker: Glorified Search Engine or Education Resource?
MS Office Supports Reading Comprehension
The Virtual Library: Keys to Success
Using Joomla CMS to Enliven Your Library Web Site
Support Your Local Author
Generation IPod (1 pdf)
Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Graphic Novels in the High School Library

Agenda - Conference #5

mrossi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:20:59 CST


9:00-9:15	Roll Call	Sharon Gullett sgullett@esc7.net	Agenda.doc
9:15-9:35	Session 1	Vicki Allen AT&T Texas Director of Education Advocacy va9187@att.com	What's New With Copyright? Teachers, principals, and students all need to understand not only the basics of US copyright law as they relate to the creation and publication of media products but also the opportunities presented for LEGAL remixing and reuse of media materials licensed through Creative Commons. This session presents practical suggestions for schools, educators, and students to avoid intellectual property liability problems and empower learners to LEGALLY create as well as share a wide variety of media/knowledge products on the global stage. http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7023.pdf
9:35-9:55	Session 2	Bonnie Barnes ESC Region 11 bbarnes@esc11.net	The World is Flatter and It Does Matter! Bonnie Barnes, Educational Technology Consultant from Region XI, will show you some of the Best Social Studies Resources and Lessons for Collaborative Projects using the K-12 Statewide Databases and Databases available through TETPC. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ssc/downloads/downloads.htm http://www.tetpc.net http://www.worldandischool.com
9:55-10:15	Break
10:15-10:35	Session 3	Nancy LeCrone Rockwall-Heath High School Rockwall ISD nlecrone@rockwallisd.org	Unlocking Library 2.0 with iGoogle and Blogs Following David Loertscher's premise that kids should create their own iGoogle web pages, this presentation will synthesize his ideas and describe how kids can develop Web 2.0 skills in a controlled environment. UnlockingLibrary2withiGoogleAndBlogs.ppt
10:35-10:55	Session 4	Barbara Jansen St. Andrew's Episcopal School, Austin bjansen@sasaustin.org	A New Kid on the Block Officially launched at the 2008 AASL Conference, "Standards for the 21st-Century Learner" replace “Information Power” as guidelines for helping students and school library media specialists become 21st-century learners. This session will provide an brief overview of the new standards and introduce you to the wiki that library media specialists are using to contribute ideas for implementing the standards in their programs. http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/learningstandards/AASL_LearningStandards.pdf http://21stcenturylearner.pbwiki.com/ http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/standardsinaction/standardsinaction.cfm St. Andrew's Library Website(click on Research Tools, then 21st century skills)
10:55-11:15	Session 5	Maria Elena Ovalle ESC Region 1 movalle@esc1.net	Tejas Star Book Awards The Tejas Star Book Award was created by the Region 1 Library Advisory Committee to promote reading in general and for readers to discover the cognitive and economic benefits of bilingualism and multilingualism. All the children of Texas have the opportunity to select their favorite book from the Tejas Star list during the 2008-2000 academic year. Participation for all children is encouraged, not just English language learners. http://www.esc1.net/tejasstarbookaward TejasStar2008-2009.pps TitleIIIMgmtInstiture050107
11:15-12:45	Lunch
12:45-1:05	Session 6	Ricky Pittman rickeyp@bayou.com	Why Authors Should Fall to Their Knees and Worship Librarians *Why Authors Should Fall to Their Knees and Worship Librarians* Want to be sure students are excited about reading? Introduce them to the people who create books! There is no other literary event guaranteed to get kids more involved with books than connecting them personally with authors or illustrators during an Author Visit. Presented from an author’s viewpoint, this presentation will address the role librarians play in connecting kids to authors and how to insure a successful visit. SchoolPrograms.doc ChecklistforAuthorEvent.doc http://www.rickeypittman.com/
1:05-1:25	Session 7	Nan Dosker ndosker@dallasisd.org Gail Shipley gshipley@dallasisd.org	Community Outreach - Building Young Readers A short introduction to the Parent and Tot program being done in twenty-one Dallas elementary schools. Participants are parents and their preschool children. The goals of the program are to develop the six pre-reading skills and to nurture trust and rapport with our Spanish speaking parents.
1:25-1:45	Session 8	Carol Nylund Longview ISD cnylund@lisd.org	*Moodlin' Around with Destiny* Looking for a new way to educate student library assistants about library use and procedures? Longview High School student library assistants receive training through an online course in Moodle. A quick preview of the components used in the online course will be presented http://juno.lisd.org/moodle Click on Library Services
1:45-2:05	Break
2:05-2:25	Session 9	Jennifer Krnavek jkrnavek@flourbluffschools.net	To Google or Not to Google? Online Databases vs. Search Engines Are your teachers and students reluctant to use the online databases your school subscribes to? The ideas presented in this session will help convince teachers and students alike to use databases for their scholarly research rather than evaluating each website a search engine produces. ToGoogleOrNotToGoogle.pdf ToGoogleOrNotToGoolge.pps (PowerPoint show)
2:25-2:45	Session 10	Marty Rossi ESC Region 20 martha.rossi@esc20.net	Size Does Matter "Are your images bloating up your website? Size does matter." Best practices will be shared for managing images on the library website. Streamline your pages and still get your message across. SizeMatters.pdf
2:45-2:55	Session 10a	Marty Rossi ESC Region 20 martha.rossi@esc20.net	K-12 Databases Update What's new on the horizon for the K-12 Databases funded by TEA? http://web.esc20.net/k12databases http://dkc.esc20.net
2:5-3:00	Wrap Up	Sharon Gulett

Agenda - Conference #4

mrossi — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:20:52 CST

			handoutnotes.doc
9:00 - 9:15	Roll Call	Sharon Gullett sgullett@esc7.net	Agenda
9:15 - 9:30	Session 1	Susanna Garza susanna.garza@esc20.net	We've Come a Long Way, Baby Late breaking news on the status of the k-12 databases project and where we go from here. K-12 Databases Overview and Advocacy, part one (.pdf) K-12 Databases Overview and Advocacy, part two (.pdf)
9:30 - 9:50	Session 2	Beth Franke bfranke@bishopcisd.esc2.net Wendy Allen wallen@inglesideisd.org Lynn LaStrapes llastrapes@calallen.k12.tx	It’s Monday; I Must Be at… Three masters of organization teamed up to provide an insight into the management techniques and finesse necessary to meet the needs of the multiple campus libraries they serve. Presentation topics include: personnel, book ordering, budgeting issues, program planning, research strategies with bonus topics of story hour and library lessons. Tune in to find solutions that are sure to help those who have “mad skillz” and roller skate to multiple campuses. (no handout)
9:50 -10:10	Break
10:10 -10:30	Session 3	Melanie Bowen mbowen@newbraunfels.txed.net	IIM: An Alternative to Big6 – Melanie Bowen The Independent Investigation Method (IIM) is a proven model for teaching research to K-12 students and beyond, empowering them to become responsible, confident researchers. Learn how New Branufels ISD has integrated this model into their school curriculum. IIM Brings Excitement and Success to Research Projects (This is a .htm file that must be viewed using Internet Explorer)
10:30 -10:50	Session 4	Bonnie Barnes bbarnes@esc11.net	netTrekker: Glorified Search Engine or Education Resource ? Bonnie Barnes from ESC Region XI will highlight netTrekker, the number one Educational Search Engine for K-12 schools. She will show you how netTrekker with Differentiated Instruction emphasizes 21st Century Skills and meets Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and NCLB standards. Best Practices by Grade Level 02 07 (.pdf) 21c_sales_sheet (.pdf)
10:50 -11:10	Session 5	Laura Alfaro LAlfaro@saisd.net	MS Office Supports Reading Comprehension The best of both worlds: Reading and TechnologyApplications. Some ways to integrate MS Office and MS Photostory will be shared. You can do it too through your library program! AtYourLibrary-12102007-Alfaro (.doc) WORD-VocabularyBuilding.doc (.doc) YoursTrulyGoldilocksVOCABULARY (.pdf) ThreePigs Template (.ppt) Jeopardy1 Template (.ppt)
11:10 -12:45	Lunch
12:45 - 1:05	Session 6	Martha Rossi martha.rossi@esc20.net	The Virtual Library: Keys to Success What makes patrons revisit your webpage? Research says ideas presented during this session will encourage your students and teachers to use the library’s online resources. VirtualLibrary (.pdf)
1:05 - 1:25	Session 7	Neil Krasnoff krasnoffn@hayscisd.net	Using Joomla CMS to Enliven Your Library Web site Content management systems (CMS) such as Joomla provide excellent platforms for library Web sites. Participants will learn how a CMS driven Web site can be used to: publicize library programs, encourage student/staff involvement in content creation, and interact with users, while providing access to electronic resources. Using_Joomla_CMS (.ppt)
1:25 - 1:45	Session 8	Joy Stuart Stuartj@mineolaisd.org	Support Your Local Author Joy Stuart, Mineola High School Librarian, will describe the Author's Night she organized to promote the work of East Texas authors and to encourage her students to excel in reading and writing. You can easily replicate her ideas. AuthorVisit (.pdf)
1:45 - 2:05	Break
2:05 - 2:25	Session 9	Kim Strauss kstrauss@brenhamisd.net	Generation IPod: Using Podcasts to Promote Reading Teens spend many hours each day connected to their IPods. Let's use this interest to promote reading and books in our libraries! This presentation will demonstrate the use of Podcasting for student generated book reviews. Podcasting (.pdf)
2:25 - 2:45	Session 10	Carol Nylund cnylund@lisd.org	Is a Picture Worth a Thousand Words? Graphic Novels in the High School Library A discussion of the impact of graphic novels and/or manga on the circulation and the teen-age patrons of my high school library. (no handout) Graphic Novels,_Manga_and_Anime (This file is large (14.7 MB) and must be viewed using Internet Explorer) Here another link on another server that might be easier to access. http://tinyurl.com/37x2yw
2:45 - 3:00	Wrap Up	Sharon Gullett sgullett@esc7.net	Dream by Susan Bosak. TCP Press, 2004. 1-896232-04-3