[tasla] FW: TLA webinars for school librarians

[Mary M Woodard]

Please see the information below from Ted Wanner at TLA regarding upcoming webinars for school librarians.

Mary M. Woodard
Director - Library Services
Mesquite ISD

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Mesquite, TX 75150

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mwoodard at mesquiteisd.org

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From: Ted Wanner [mailto:tedw at txla.org]
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 7:27 PM
To: Mary M Woodard
Subject: TLA webinars for school librarians

Mary, our TLA Spring webinars will be starting soon, and several are intended for school librarians. Would you please post this reminder to the TASLA list?

Ted

Ted Wanner
Texas Library Association

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Texas Library Association offers year-round continuing education through Premium and Strategic Initiative Webinar programs. The Premium presentations in the next few months will feature webinars on multimedia presentations, library management, and copyright law. The free Strategic Initiative webinars will focus on leadership.

Strategic Initiatives CE Webinar
These free webinars by top presenters are drawn from the TLA Strategic Plan.  Each quarter, Texas Library Journal will feature articles that will be broadened in coverage through live online presentations. The quarterly topic for Spring 2010 is Leadership:


May 12    3:30-4:30pm    Are We Speaking the Same Language? Librarians, Principals, the School Library Program, and Taking the Lead
http://www.txla.org/CE/strategic.html#school
Presented by Joel Castro, Principal, East Early College High School in the Houston Independent School District
Castro follows up on his article and addresses issue of how school librarians can build their relationship with principals and provide meaningful information to administrators that help build awareness about the library's value. He will also address how librarians can be indispensable to the learning environment.

PREMIUM WEBINARS

May 4     3:30-5pm    Digital Peeks: Book Trailers for Your Website (http://www.txla.org/CE/premium.html#Digital Peeks)
Presented by Naomi Bates, Northwest High School Library (Justin)
Naomi Bates offers this encore of her sold out TLA conference hands-on lab session. She'll cover creating engaging and exciting visual previews of some of the best titles in your collection. Learn how to become a digital media producer in a few easy steps and extend your reach to users outside the library. Sample videos will be available online for registrants to preview before the webinar.


"Getting a Handle on Copyright" Series
http://www.txla.org/CE/premium.html#Handle on Copyright
Presented by Gretchen McCord Hoffmann, Consultant, 2001 Texas Library Association President
This six-part series (you can register for one, several, or all of the components) covers general copyright principles, the application of current copyright laws in your library, addresses the use of various types of library materials and applicable copyright policies, and reviews the possible implication of social media, libraries, and copyright laws. The series components will be tailored for public and school libraries.

May 10    3:30-4:30pm    Basic Copyright Issues
Copyright laws can be confusing. What are the guidelines for librarians, patrons, faculty, and students in the age of the Internet? Gretchen McCord Hoffmann - librarian, attorney, and copyright consultant - will cover some crucial tips for making the right decisions. Later programs will go into details in different areas of copyright.

June 9    3:30-4:30pm    Fair Use vs. Copyright
What really constitutes Fair Use of copyrighted material for educational or personal purposes? The answers may surprise you!

Later programs in this series:
July 13    3:30-4:30pm    Digital Rights, Internet, and Social Media
Aug 10    3:30-4:30pm    Copyright Issues in Public Libraries
Sept 21    3:30-4:30pm    Copyright Issues in Academic Libraries
Oct 5        3:30-4:30pm    Copyright Issues in School Libraries

Pricing for Premium Webinars:

TLA Members $45          Non-members $55

Group Rate: $35 per person for groups of five or more, must be paid in one sum. Please contact the Continuing Education Specialist for details at tedw at txla.org<mailto:tedw at txla.org> or 512-328-1518 / 800-580-2852

Series Rate: One participant may take all parts of a webinar series for just $35 per webinar by purchasing the entire series (5 webinars in "Management Essentials", 4 or more webinars in "Getting a Handle on Copyright") in advance.

     Management Essentials series rate                $175 for 5 webinars
     Getting a Handle on Copyright series rate       $140 for 4 or more webinars





For more information, please contact TLA CE Specialist Ted Wanner at tedw at txla.org<mailto:tedw at txla.org> or 800-580-2852.


Ted Wanner
Continuing Education Specialist
Texas Library Association
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