libraries teaching digital literacy with techboomers.com

Libraries Teaching Digital Literacy with

Techboomers.comSteve Black

Founder, Techboomers.comsteve@techboomers.com

What we’ll be covering in this webinar

1. What is Techboomers.com? And who can use it?

2. Techboomers Site tour

3. How Libraries can Techboomers to teach students

4. Questions, ideas, and feedback

steve@techboomers.com

Techboomers.comFree courses that teach

how to use popular websites

+discovery tool to find

new websites

steve@techboomers.com

Why Build Techboomers.com?- Idea came from teaching my parents how to use websites

- Most educational videos and articles are:- Out of date- Not detailed enough- Not written with an audience like my parents in mind: relevant and non-tech language

Who was Techboomers.com built for?

50+ Adult FocusBut is useful for anyone with limited computer

skills

Tech Training Organizations

Libraries, retirement centers, senior centers, non-profits, and many

more.steve@techboomers.com

Techboomers.com Site Tour

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How Libraries Can Leverage Techboomers

1. Recommend and share it with patrons

2. Use tutorials to supplement existing programs

3. Create new classes using our courses / tutorials

4. Run drop-in “self-learning” classes

steve@techboomers.com

Recommend and Share with Patrons•Post Techboomers logo and link on website•Homepage, footer, resource pages, tech training pages• Partners: Oakville, Calgary, Greater Victoria + many more

•Share in Newsletters and Social Media• Join “What’s new on Techboomers” weekly email•Techboomers flyers / postcards (coming soon)

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Supplement Existing Programs with our Tutorials•Print our article tutorials for handouts•Share tutorial videos with your students•Use Techboomers course functionality for students to track their progress•Assign tutorials for homework to encourage continued learning at home

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Create New Classes using our Courses• Choose from the 30+ website courses we offer:• Social sites: Pinterest, eHarmony, Skype• Educational sites: Ancestry, WebMD, Wikipedia• Entertainment sites: Netflix, BBC Radio, Rdio• Shopping sites: Groupon, Amazon, Etsy• Let us know what other websites you’d like us to teach!

• Print handouts, share videos, use progress trackers and assign homework

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Drop-In Self-Learning Sessions•Run regular sessions where students are encouraged to come in with their devices (or use the library’s)•Students choose a topic on Techboomers, work their way through our tutorials, and ask questions as they come up.•Benefits of this type of class• Encourages self-learning• Teach more students at a time• No ongoing preparation for teachers

steve@techboomers.com

Questions?Ideas?

Suggestions?

Email: Steve@Techboomers.com

How Libraries can use Techboomers:

1. Recommend and share it with patrons

2. Use tutorials to supplement existing programs

3. Create new classes based on our courses

4. Run drop-in self-learning classes