[mdlug] Dearborn Library workshop ideas

[gib at juno.com]

I think the May 20th date works best since it will avoid the holiday on May 26.  So, I'm proposing a May 20th workshop 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM related to social tools including Facebook.  I recall that we had several suggestions for open source options.  Does anyone want to help put this workshop together.  If not I'm going to do this on my own.   I'm willing to accept any effort or help provided. We have a person who has offered to provided a networking presentation at our May 10th meeting.  I think it's going to be a great learning experience.  Many of the topics he listed were highly technical.  Does anyone else want to do a beginners or starter presentation?  We could start with a short presentation that you put together where you decide the contents.  You could give us the basics of how a home network is typically set up.  You could cover a bit about WIFI.  If no one else steps forward we will go with what we have. Tony offered to do a presentation on internet security.  He offered to do this in June.  But I think he said a Saturday.  I believe the library is closed on the weekends in the summer. So, we need to clarify timing on this.  Thank you Tony for stepping forward. I'm going to ask the library if they would like to allow us to set up Ford volunteers to help with workshops.  I think we can get a lot of support from them.  Any objections about using the club not-for-profit status to bring in some "ringers" to do workshops at the library? I need commitments from people to make this stuff work.  I'm about to just create some workshops and staff them myself. How about a May 27th 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM workshop on an introduction to open source software for people who never used it before?  Will anyone create a write-up on this to be used to create a flier?  If not, I'll make one. Maybe a Tuesday June 3rd 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM workshop on video and audio editing software.  Anyone?  Anyone?  I'll do it if no one else does.                        -------- Original Message ----------
From: "gib at juno.com" <gib at juno.com>
To: mdlug at mdlug.org
Subject: Dearborn Library workshop ideas
Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2014 01:08:58 GMT

A note form the Dearborn library about some thought I provided on workshops (I can send out a copy of the flier if anyone wants to look at it):

Regarding your
May meeting and a presentation on home networking, we would be happy to
promote that and all of your monthly meetings, as long as you provide
information for us to prepare a flier and get the information on the
website.  I have attached a sample flier so you have an idea of what
we'd need.  We'd need to get that done by May 3rd at the latest.
Remember that we would still be looking for three workshops to be done
in addition to your regular monthly meeting.  Regarding your idea for a
Facebook program - I think that's a fantastic idea that would be well
attended.  You could discuss a bit on what Facebook is, how it's used,
privacy settings, etc and walk patrons through creating an account.  For
potential dates, what about Tuesday May 20th or 27th 6p-8p, or Thursday
May 22nd or 29th 6p-8p, the computer lab is open all those evenings.

Regarding the WiFi charge, that was an oversight.  We do normally charge
for people that don't have library cards.  However, my intent was to
have some WiFi passes prepared for you to use, and I will make sure to
have that done for your next meeting.
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