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Toward Tech Savvy Trustees

WebJunction Webinar January 26, 2017 Bonnie McKewon

State Library of Iowa, Northwest District bonnie.mckewon@iowa.gov

Wait, What? Tech Savvy Who?

“I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technology:

“I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technology: 1) Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and just a natural part of the way the world works

“I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technology: 1) Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and just a natural part of the way the world works 2) Anything that’s invented when you’re between 15-35 yrs old is new and exciting and revolutionary—and you can probably get a career in it

“I’ve come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technology: 1) Anything that is in the world when you’re born is normal and ordinary and just a natural part of the way the world works 2) Anything that’s invented when you’re between 15-35 yrs old is new and exciting and revolutionary—and you can probably get a career in it 3) Anything invented after you’re 35 yrs old is against the natural order of things”

Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project http://www.slideshare.net/PewInternet/how-the-public-grades-libraries-and-uses-libraries http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/09/09/libraries-2016/

How Are Your Trustees Responding to Your State’s Board Education Standards?

#8 [Tier 1]

All members of the library board of trustees participate in continuing education each year— Changed Tier Level

http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/a-b/accr-and-standards/6thed.pdf

Sharper Tools in Your Trustees’ Toolbox

• Green Your Board

Meetings

• Green Your Board

Meetings

• Include Demos @ Board

Meetings

• Green Your Board

Meetings

• Include Demos @ Board

Meetings

• Share News, Articles, and

Websites @ Board Meetings

• Green Your Board

Meetings

• Include Demos @ Board

Meetings

• Share News, Articles, and

Websites @ Board Meetings

• Bring Presentations to

Board Meetings

• Green Your Board

Meetings

• Include Demos @ Board

Meetings

• Share News, Articles, and

Websites @ Board Meetings

• Bring Presentations to

Board Meetings

• Use Tech to Inspire Tech … And Lighten Up 

Green Your Board Meetings

http://www.minotlibrary.org/board-minutes/

City Of Cedar Falls, IA

http://www.cedarfalls.com/index.aspx?nid=87

http://www.thegazette.com/2011/09/06/north-liberty-forges-a-paperless-future-with-ipads

Gretna (NE) Public Library http://www.gretnapubliclibrary.org/ wordpress/applications-for- joining-the-library-board/

City of Sioux City

https://www.sioux-city.org/boards-and-commissions

Village of McFarland, WI http://www.mcfarland.wi.us

http://www.forsyth.cc/library/board_chair_message.aspx

Provide Demos @ Board Meetings

“Americans fall along a spectrum of preparedness when it comes to using tech tools to pursue learning online, and many are not eager or ready to take the plunge…”

Digital Readiness Gaps Pew Internet Research September, 2016

http://www.pewinternet.org/2016/09/20/digital-readiness-gaps/

Demonstrations Galore

Grand Forks PL http://www.gflibrary.com/

https://www.commoncraft.com/

Share Library-Related Articles and Websites @ Board Meetings

From Pew Internet Research http://www.pewinternet.org/

• Book Reading == October 2016
• Digital Readiness Gaps == September 2016
• Libraries 2016 == September 2016
• Libraries and Learning == April 2016

United For Libraries http://www.ala.org/united

More Demos …

• Your Own Library Website
• Your State Library Website
• Your State Association Website
• ALA / PLA / United For Libraries Website

WebJunction Website 

Arrange For In-House Board Education Programs

Your Own State Library and/or Regional System Staff

Use Tech To Inspire Tech

What I hear, I forget What I see, I remember What I do, I understand Confucius

And Lighten Up 

Tech Savvy Bingo

Play Jeopardy…What Is??

Play Jeopardy…What Is??

• Streaming music service

Play Jeopardy…What Is??

• Streaming music service
• A collection of animated, talking

picture books for kids

Play Jeopardy…What Is??

• Streaming music service
• A collection of animated, talking

picture books for kids

• Popular language-learning software…

discover over 70 languages

Play Jeopardy…What Is??

• Streaming music service
• A collection of animated, talking

picture books for kids

• Popular language-learning software…

discover over 70 languages

• Digital magazines from the world’s largest news

stand

Inspired By Hollywood Game Night: The LOGO Game

? ? ? What Is Your “Tech-Savvy Trustee” Pledge ? ? ?

Annotation Tools

The tool buttons will open in a row on the left side of your screen, once you click on the marker. Check mark

• Click on square, half-way down.
• Use the drop-down menu and choose

the check mark.

• Click on slide to indicate choice.

Green Your Board Meetings Include Demos @ Board Meetings Share News, Articles, and Websites @ Board Meetings Bring Presentations to Board Meetings Use Tech to Inspire Tech … And Lighten Up  Which of these approaches will you prioritize in support of tech-savvy trustees?

… Resources …

• Common Craft https://www.commoncraft.com/
• Libraries Transform

http://www.ilovelibraries.org/librariestransform/

• Pew Internet Research http://www.pewresearch.org/
• Project Outcome https://www.projectoutcome.org/
• Techopedia https://www.techopedia.com/

Toward Tech Savvy Trustees

Bonnie McKewon State Library of Iowa, Northwest District bonnie.mckewon@iowa.gov

Thank You !!