This series of after-school webinars will allow participants to interact with other educators from a variety of locations in a virtual workspace as they learn about select online resources and issues of 21st Century learning and citizenship.

9/23/09 - Best of the Web 2009 CANCELLED!

10/26/09 - Online Bookmarking Basics
CANCELLED!
Online bookmarking allows people to save links to commonly visited websites on the Internet rather than on a specific computer. The benefits include having access to all of your bookmarks from anywhere, anytime you can get online and sharing your bookmarks with others. Learn how to set up an account and begin using features of online bookmarking.

10/29/09 - What´s Acessible Online in Lenawee County? Discovery, netTrekker & Gale 101 for Teachers
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Discovery United Streaming has video and multimedia, netTrekker d.i. provides a search engine for online resources organized by readability level, and the Gale databases include periodicals and reference materials. This webinar will provide participants with computer time to gain a better understanding of how to access these resources.

11/4/09 - Digitized Primary Source Documents
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The digitization of primary source documents and distribution over the Internet has been expanding and getting easier. This workshop will assist educators in finding relevant documents and planning for their use with students. They will also learn about exciting opportunities for local digitization projects.

12/1/09 - Information Literacy: What Students & Teachers Need to Know - Your Media Specialist Online

12/7/09 - Digital Citizenship, Part I (Social Networking)
The concept of Digital Citizenship relates to the idea we are individuals with rights and responsibilities participating in connected global community. To help prepare students for their digital futures we must learn about and teach Digital Citizenship ourselves. This session will focus on issues of privacy and safety using a backdrop of online social networking and media.

1/13/10 - Digital Citizenship, Part II (Cyberbullying)
This session will focus on the prevalence and prevention of cyberbullying.

Notes: Participate from your school, office or home! A link to the workshop learning space will be emailed to participants.