A couple of weeks ago I put a call out on Twitter and Facebook asking for examples of library policies, programs, events, services etc that support translitearcy. One of the people who emailed me was Ryann Uden from the Barrington Area Library in Illonios. Ryann said:
Here at the Barrington Area Library in Illinois, we are focusing more attention on the transliteracy needs of our patrons. We are days away from opening a digital media lab (similar to one in Skokie, IL) and one of the librarians in our youth services department has been active in creating unique technology programs for kids.
Here is a link to the current and past classes created and presented by Amanda and Mike. http://balibrary.org/books/YSTech
You can see on the website all the classes they’ve done in the past including watching videos and listening to recordings they created in classes. Great examples! I’m impressed.
Then this week she emailed me to let me know there Media Lab is open. Check out the video they made to promote it and all the software they have
software
- Mac OS X
- iLife 11: iMovie, iPhoto, Garage Band, iDVD
- Final Cut Pro
- Aperture 3
- iWork 2009: Pages, Numbers, Keynote
- Logic Studio
- Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium: Photoshop CS5 Extended, Illustrator CS5,InDesign CS5, Flash Catalyst CS5, Flash Professional CS5, Dreamweaver CS5,Fireworks CS5, Acrobat 9 Pro, Adobe Bridge CS5, Adobe Device Central CS5
- Microsoft Office for Mac
hardware and peripherals
- MacPro with dual 24” LED flat panel monitors
- Wacom Bamboo Pen and Tablet
- Blue Yeti Professional Mic
- M-Audio Oxygen 61 USB Keyboard
- M-Audio Fast Track USB Audio Interface
- Canopus A/D Converter
- Canon Canoscan 8800 Film and Negative Scanner
- Bose Companion 2 Multimedia Speakers
- Sony Home Style Headphones
- Dynex Memory Card Reader
equipment available for one week check-out
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