Resources

Resources from Tech Days:

  • Tech Days 2020 [links will be active after September 24]
    • Change is a Constant: Technology, Service, and Constant Change — recording | slides | CE activity report form
    • Mind the Gap: How to Navigate Your Way Across the Digital Divide — recording | slides | CE activity report form
    • Productivity and Technology — recording | slides | CE activity report form
    • Technology Training for Non-Techies — recording | slides | CE activity report form
  • Tech Days East 2019
  • Tech Days West 2019
    • slides and handouts: Tue | Wed | Thu
    • CE activity report forms: Tue | Wed | Thu
  • Tech Days East 2018
  • Tech Days West 2018
  • Tech Days 2017
  • Tech Days 2016
  • Technology Day 2015

Scenes from 2017 & 2018 Tech Days workshops:

Hands-on time creating tracks for Ozobot mini robots, at Franklin Public Library in 2017. Ozobot​ ​is​ ​an​ ​intelligent​ ​robot​ ​that​ ​is​ ​programmed​ ​to​ ​follow drawn​ ​lines​ ​and​ ​perform​ ​actions​ ​by​ ​following color-coded​ ​sequences.

Ozobot mini robots

Hands-on time creating tracks for Ozobot mini robots, at Franklin Public Library in 2017. Ozobot​ ​is​ ​an​ ​intelligent​ ​robot​ ​that​ ​is​ ​programmed​ ​to​ ​follow drawn​ ​lines​ ​and​ ​perform​ ​actions​ ​by​ ​following color-coded​ ​sequences.

Keynote presenter Laura Solomon spoke at 2018 Tech Days West about emerging tech trends, and free and inexpensive tech tools we can use in our libraries.

Laura Solomon

Keynote presenter Laura Solomon spoke at 2018 Tech Days West about emerging tech trends, and free and inexpensive tech tools we can use in our libraries.

Kirsten Almo brought the stationary bicycle that Edgerton Public Library uses as an on-site pedal-powered charging station for mobile phones and tablets.

Bicycle-powered charging station

Kirsten Almo brought the stationary bicycle that Edgerton Public Library uses as an on-site pedal-powered charging station for mobile phones and tablets.

Mary Ostrander and Leah Portz from Verona Public Library provided tips and tricks to get your tweens and teens coding and exploring, using programs like Google’s CS First and starting a Minecraft club.

Coding & Tech for Tweens & Teens

Mary Ostrander and Leah Portz from Verona Public Library provided tips and tricks to get your tweens and teens coding and exploring, using programs like Google’s CS First and starting a Minecraft club.

Jill Miatech and Rachael Murphy of Kenosha Public Library talked about how you can swipe tech toys from your youth services staff, and use them to bring the joy of play to older adults. Attendees had lots of hands-on time learning about Ozobots, Spheros, MakeyMakey, and Osmo.

Tech Toys With Seniors: All Fun, No Fear!

Jill Miatech and Rachael Murphy of Kenosha Public Library talked about how you can swipe tech toys from your youth services staff, and use them to bring the joy of play to older adults. Attendees had lots of hands-on time learning about Ozobots, Spheros, MakeyMakey, and Osmo.

Appy Hour at Fitchburg Public Library

2018 Tech Days keynote presenter Jason Griffey went on to bigger things!

Jason Griffey

2018 Tech Days keynote presenter Jason Griffey went on to bigger things!