2. Wireless Technologies in Library Instruction sCIL 2001 Open House January 5, 2001 Facilitated by Chad Kahl, CSU Los Angeles

3. Agenda Introduction –Some things to ponder… Presentations –Alice Kawakami –Lynn Lampert –Christina Woo Discussion period –Q & A –Share your experiences with others

4. Things to ponder regarding wireless technologies... Over 100 million wireless subscribers in the U.S. (more than one-third of the population), with 50,000 added daily –How will this affect your library services? Over 2 million personal digital assistants were sold in the first ten months of 2000 (+164% from same period last year) –Is your library ready for students’ use of PDAs? Get ready for a whole new set of terms and acronyms –PAN: Personal Area Network - cordless LAN for wireless devices –Bluetooth: de facto standard for seamless wireless connectivity –WAP: Wireless Application Protocol – wireless device specification standard –WML: Wireless Markup Language - HTML-like language for wireless technologies

5. First Presentation Alice Kawakami, UCLA, College Library, Instructional Technology Coordinator Gyromouse presentation

6. Second Presentation Lynn Lampert, California Lutheran University, Pearson Library, Web Development and Library Systems Coordinator “Making the Most of Wireless Technologies in Library Instruction: Elmo and SmartBoard”

7. Third Presentation Christina Woo, UC Irvine, Main Library, Social Sciences Librarian and Bibliographer “Sharing the wireless mic and laser pointer with ANY student in the room”

8. More information… Please check the sCIL webpage in the near future for links to presentations made at today’s Open House

9. Notes U.S. House of Representatives, Congressional Wireless Caucus, “NPD Intelect Reports ‘Tis the Season for Technology: Firm Identifies Fastest-Growing Items Based on Year-over-Year Sales”, “3Com Invited To Join Bluetooth Sig, Becomes Official Promoter of Bluetooth Wireless”, “The Internet In Your Pocket” by Anne Clyde, Teacher Librarian, v. 28, no. 1, September 2000, p. 52-4