2-17-2011

Agenda

Announcements and news

- No Shelf Required Ebook webinar-Camille will post archive links
- Handheld Librarian- Feb 23 & 24 from 11-6:30. See http://www.handheldlibrarian.org/ for program. Camille has booked Mann 100 for both days until at least 4 PM and Mann B61 as another concurrent space for the 23rd at least
- Making Mobile Services Work for Your Library: Mar. 9 from 2:30-4: http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail.aspx?ID=3267Camille has booked Mann 202A if you'd like to join
- Ed Tech Day-March 24 from 9-4 at Ithaca College-http://www.ithaca.edu/edtechday/. Sign up on your own
- 2011 Horizon Report: http://www.nmc.org/publications/2011-horizon-report. Please read

Mobile classroom quote-Gabriel got a quote for a mobile classroom (see attached) and we agreed to go forward with this. Gabriel will check to see if Macbook Airs can be substituted and update

Mobile device lending and drafts of tips and policies-Drafts of tips (Joy-Sony, Gabriel-iPad, Camille-Kindle) and policies and purchase request (Camille) by March meeting
Communication channels for technology groups-As per Mary and Oya's suggestions, consider ways to distribute info on emerging technologies (blog?) and part of every meeting devoted to reports
Workshop planning-March will be first half mobile devices (beyond ereaders-Gabriel can cover QR codes, Camille can cover location aware technologies or similar, other areas for Matt, Angela, Jim?; middle half will be coming mobile trends (John?) and last half will be free discussion). Camille will talk to Eveline about March (spring break?) scheduling and will email about topic coverage

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