Thursday, April 12, 2007

Geeks Bearing Gifts CE Class in McKinney

The Consumer Health Information Center at Central Park Campus (Collin County Community College District) is sponsoring the "Geeks Bearing Gifts: Unwrapping New Technology Trends" continuing education class on Friday, May 4, 2007 at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Class Description:
This class is intended to provide a fun, fast-paced, and informative introduction to and update on today's hottest technology trends. Program participants will be able to identify technology trends and they will understand how these trends will impact or can be integrated into traditional library services. Course structure will include brief vignettes and demonstrations of a wide variety of technologies. Some of the topics to be covered include instant messaging, podcasting, open source software, spyware and other malware, developments in mobile computing, blogs and wikis, radio-frequency identification, and more. The hands-on class is 4 hours.

Cost for Class: Free

Instructor: Michelle Malizia from NNLM/SCR

CE Credit: Upon successful completion of each class, the participant will receive 4 hours of continuing education credit awarded by the Medical Library Association (MLA).

Registration: As this is a "hands-on" class, seating is limited. To reserve a seat for this class please fax the registration form to Lisa Huang Central Park Library, at 972.548.6844 or e-mail the form to Lisa Huang. If you are unable to attend the class after registering, please call 972.548.6734 to cancel.

Driving directions to the Central Park Campus (2200 W. University Dr., McKinney, TX 75070).

The registration form is attached and can be downloaded here.

Questions? Contact Lisa Huang

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