1. E-readers for Everyone:
Teaching Tips from Trainers

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4. E-readers for Everyone:
Teaching Tips from Trainers

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6. Today’s Agenda: Who is TechSoup? Who is TechSoup for Libraries?
E-reader Training Examples and Tips
Q&A from Participants

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9. The Edge Initiative - an effort driven by a coalition of leading library and government organizations - is developing benchmarks that will help libraries evaluate and continually improve their public technology services for communities.
Lots of testing, lots of people weighing in.. Each month, TS for Libs has a survey about one benchmark. Find out about it on our site AND IN OUR NEWSLETTER. We give a prize to one special librarian each month!
libraryedge.org

10. Benchmark 1: Library staff and volunteers provide assistance and training with the goal of increasing the level of digital literacy in the community.
The edge initiative suggests
libraryedge.org

11. Which e-reader should I buy? How do I get started with this e-reader?
Training Topics:
Which e-reader should I buy?
How can I get free books?
How do I get started with this e-reader?

12. One to one scheduled training
One to one on the fly training
Petting zoos
Use the library’s e-readers training sessions
Bring your own e-reader training sessions
Resources on the library’s website
Paper handouts
E-reader user group
Guest speakers

13. How do I get started with this e-reader? Which e-reader should I buy?
How can I get free books?
Which e-reader should I buy?
One to one on the fly training
One to one scheduled training
Petting zoos
Bring your own e-reader training sessions
Use the library’s e-readers training sessions
Resources on the library’s website
E-reader user group
Guest speakers
Paper handouts

16. “I’ve never seen that device before, but here, let me help you use it

17. Talk about e-readers. A lot.
How do you like your Kindle Fire?

18. Personal Responsibility

19. According to the recent Pew report on e-books and libraries, 48 percent of all owners of e-book reading devices such as Kindles and NOOKs say they don't know if their library lends e-books. And 47 percent of those who read an e-book in the past year say they don't know. How do you get the word out that the library not only has e-books available, but that you also are happy to help people learn to use their e-reader?

20. Q & A

21. Please join us for our next Edge Initiative Benchmark webinar, featuring Benchmark 2: Digital Content September 25th Special Guest: Donna Feddern
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