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Category Archives: Education & Training
NCompass Live: Strategies for Identifying Fake News
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Strategies for Identifying Fake News’, on Wednesday, October 24, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
With the proliferation of fake (or, at least, dubious) news, students need to know the strategies necessary to be a good consumer of information. This involves fine-tuning their critical thinking skills and using prior knowledge when determining the validity of research information. This presentation will give school librarians ideas and information they can incorporate in their information literacy curriculum.
Presenter: Judy Henning, Assistant Professor – School Library Program, University of Nebraska at Kearney.
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
150 Attend Sparks Grant Open House in Verdigre
On Tuesday, October 16th, over 150 residents attended the Sparks Grant Open House at the Verdigre Public Library.
“Which one is the homework computer?” asked Carter Nelson, a 6th grader at Verdigre Public School, the day after attending the open house. Those homework computers that Carter was referring to are part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), National Leadership Grant (NLG) awarded to the Nebraska Library Commission in partnership with the Nebraska Office of the Chief Information Officer in April of 2018.
The IMLS Sparks Grant, Nebraska Schools and Libraries–Breaking the Ice and Igniting Internet Relationships, as the name implies, is intending to kindle partnerships between schools and libraries, and through Internet sharing, to help narrow the Homework Gap for public K-12 students. The Verdigre Public Library has a new Homework Hotspot located in the library, with the internet for the hotspot provided by Verdigre Public Schools. The school offers internet speeds that are 7 times faster than internet speeds offered at the public library. Students and staff members from Verdigre Public Schools can access the school’s internet connection to complete homework by using either one of the two new desktop computers purchased by the grant or their own school issued devices. The library offers a location for students who may not have internet at home, have poor connectivity or very slow internet at home to complete their schoolwork.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts attended the Open House. The Governor summarized the Sparks Grant and answered questions from the open house attendees for an hour. The 100 plus students attending the event asked some tough and light-hearted questions ,”How does a state know how much money it will spend next year before knowing its income?”, “What are food stamps?”, and “Did I hear you’re a Cardinals fan?”
Verdigre is one of five Nebraska communities that are participating in the grant project. The other communities include Bancroft, Genoa, Imperial, and Wymore. The Sparks Grant is for one year, at the end of that year, each community will evaluate the project and decide if they want to continue the project with local funding.
This shared internet is made possible in part by IMLS grant: LG-99-18-0018 and the following partners.
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Tagged #IMLSGrant, #SparksNebraska, grants, public Library, Verdigre
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NCompass Live Rescheduled: Virtual Tours in the Library with Nebraska History
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this week’s NCompass Live, ‘Virtual Tours in the Library with Nebraska History’, has been rescheduled for next Wednesday, October 17, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
Featuring “Tusker Power!”, a virtual field trip to visit ‘Archie’ and company in the Elephant Room at the University of Nebraska State Museum, this workshop is designed to show you how easily you can bring virtual tours to your library.
Presenter: Annie Mumgaard, Virtual Learning Educator/Coordinator, University of Nebraska State Museum.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Oct. 24 – Strategies for Identifying Fake News
- Oct. 31 – Teaching Digital Literacy in Your Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
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2018 NLC Grants are Open for Applications
Are you thinking about applying for one of the three NLC grants? Youth Grants for Excellence, Continuing Education/Training, and Internship Grants all are available right now! Don’t let your library miss out on these opportunities! Recent NCompass Live sessions have featured these grants and are available below.
Youth Grants for Excellence makes funding available specifically for innovative projects for children and young adults in accredited public libraries and state-run institutional libraries in Nebraska. The program is designed to encourage creative thinking, risk-taking, and new approaches to address problems and needs of children and young adults in your community. This grant application is due October 15, 2018. Applications must be received by the Nebraska Library Commission submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. CT. You will be notified by November 16, 2018 if you are awarded a grant.
Continuing Education/Training grants help assist Nebraska libraries to improve the library services provided to their communities through continuing education and training for their library personnel and supporters. Successful applications will show how the continuing education and/or training proposed will support the library’s mission. Applications must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. CST on December 7, 2018. We will inform applicants whether they have received a grant on or before January 11, 2019.
Internship grants work to introduce high school and college students to the varied and exciting work of Nebraska libraries. The internships are intended to function as a recruitment tool, helping the student to view the library as a viable career opportunity while providing the public library with the finances to provide stipends to the student interns. This grant application is due November 16, 2018. Applications must be received by the Nebraska Library Commission submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. CT. The Award Announcement will be December 21, 2018.
For more information on these grants contact our Library Development Director, Christa Porter by email or at 402-471-3107.
Submitting NLA/NSLA Conference CE Hours
Back from this year’s NLA/NSLA Conference? Remember to submit your hours for CE!
For those in the Public Librarian Certification program and Library Board Members, use the NLA/NSLA Conference Continuing Education Report Form here: http://nlc.nebraska.gov/ce/nlaform.asp
The preconferences and all sessions are listed already. Just go through and click on the ones that you attended then hit submit. We’ll get these added to your (or your library’s) CE record.
If you have any questions, please let me know!
-Holli Duggan, Continuing Education Coordinator
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NCompass Live: Virtual Tours in the Library with Nebraska History
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Virtual Tours in the Library with Nebraska History’, on Wednesday, October 10, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
Featuring “Tusker Power!”, a virtual field trip to visit ‘Archie’ and company in the Elephant Room at the University of Nebraska State Museum, this workshop is designed to show you how easily you can bring virtual tours to your library.
Presenter: Annie Mumgaard, Virtual Learning Educator/Coordinator, University of Nebraska State Museum.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Oct. 17 – Cataloging Picture Books Made Easy
- Oct. 24 – Strategies for Identifying Fake News
- Oct. 31 – Teaching Digital Literacy in Your Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
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Tagged #GreatReadPBS, NCompLive
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What’s Up Doc? New State Agency Publications at the Nebraska Library Commission
New state agency publications have been received at the Nebraska Library Commission for September, 2018. Included are reports from a variety of Nebraska state agencies: Nebraska State Treasurer, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education, Nebraska Office of Probation Administration, Nebraska Supreme Court, and new books from the University of Nebraska Press, to name a few.
All items, except the books from the University of Nebraska Press, are available for immediate viewing and printing by clicking on the highlighted link above, or directly in the .pdf below.
The Nebraska Legislature created the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse in 1972, a service of the Nebraska Library Commission. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, and provide access to all public information published by Nebraska state agencies. By law (State Statutes 51-411 to 51-413) all Nebraska state agencies are required to submit their published documents to the Clearinghouse. For more information, visit the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse page, contact Mary Sauers, Government Information Services Librarian, or contact Bonnie Henzel, State Documents Staff Assistant.
Applications for CE/Training Grants are Open!
The Continuing Education/Training Grants are back this year and the applications are now open!
The purpose of these grants is to assist Nebraska libraries to improve the library services provided to their communities through continuing education and training for their library personnel and supporters. Successful applications will show how the continuing education and/or training proposed will support the library’s mission.
This year we are offering grants in three different areas: attending an out-of-state professional conference, taking an online CE course, and other larger CE group/staff projects.
Applications are due December 7, 2018
Applications will be evaluated and applicants notified by January 11, 2019
For more details about filling out the applications, the archived session “NCompass Live: 2018 Continuing Education/Training and Internship Grants” is now available.
Grant information and Application Forms
If you have any questions or would like more information, please contact Holli Duggan.
NCompass Live: 2018 Continuing Education/Training and Internship Grants
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘2018 Continuing Education/Training and Internship Grants’, on Wednesday, September 26, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
The Nebraska Library Commission will be offering Continuing Education/Training and Internship Grants this Fall. Full details coming soon! Join us for an overview of the two grants, including eligibility requirements, the application process and grant review, timelines and deadlines.
Presenters: Christa Porter, Library Development Director, and Holli Duggan, Continuing Education Coordinator, Nebraska Library Commission.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Oct. 3 – NO NCOMPASS LIVE – ENJOY NLA/NSLA!
- Oct. 10 – Virtual Tours in the Library with Nebraska History
- Oct. 24 – Strategies for Identifying Fake News
- Oct. 31 – Teaching Digital Literacy in Your Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
NCompass Live: Get a Youth Grant for Excellence!
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Get a Youth Grant for Excellence!’, on Wednesday, September 19, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
Sally Snyder, Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services at the Nebraska Library Commission, will tell you what you need to consider in making an application to the Youth Grants for Excellence program. Since the deadline for these grants is coming up on October 15, this workshop will be timely and should leave you better equipped to complete a successful application.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Sept. 26 – 2018 Continuing Education/Training and Internship Grants
- Oct. 3 – NO NCOMPASS LIVE – ENJOY NLA/NSLA!
- Oct. 24 – Strategies for Identifying Fake News
- Oct. 31 – Teaching Digital Literacy in Your Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
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E-rate Fall Applicant Training Announced
USAC has announced the dates and locations for their annual Fall Applicant Training, and Omaha is one of the training locations.
If you are considering applying for E-rate this fall, we strongly recommend signing up for this workshop. There is a ½ day session for beginners followed by a full day for the main training. The workshop is free, but lunch is on your own.
The Omaha sessions will be held on November 13 and 14 at Creighton University. Full details and the link to register are in the USAC Schools and Libraries Program Special Edition News Brief.
The NLC will also be doing our regular fall E-rate workshops around the state, after USAC’s Omaha workshop. Those dates and locations will be announced soon.
If you have any questions or need any assistance with your E-rate forms, visit the NLC E-rate webpage or contact Christa Porter, 800-307-2665, 402-471-3107.
NCompass Live: Book vs. Movie: The Ultimate Showdown!
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Book vs. Movie: The Ultimate Showdown!’, on Wednesday, September 12, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
It’s the never-ending battle. Which was better – the book or the movie? Or the TV show? NLC staff will debate this hot button issue and discuss if we thought the book or the screen adaptation was better (it can happen!). Join us as we try to answer the age-old question – Is the book always better than the movie?
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Sept. 19 – Get a Youth Grant for Excellence!
- Sept. 26 – 2018 Continuing Education/Training and Internship Grants
- Oct. 3 – NO NCOMPASS LIVE – ENJOY NLA/NSLA!
- Oct. 24 – Strategies for Identifying Fake News
- Oct. 31 – Teaching Digital Literacy in Your Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
What’s Up Doc? New State Agency Publications at the Nebraska Library Commission
New state agency publications have been received at the Nebraska Library Commission for July and August, 2018. Included are reports from a variety of Nebraska state agencies: Nebraska State Administrative Services, Nebraska Emergency Management Agency, Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, Nebraska State Historical Society, Nebraska State Patrol, and new books from the University of Nebraska Press, to name a few.
All items, except the books from the University of Nebraska Press, are available for immediate viewing and printing by clicking on the highlighted link above, or directly in the .pdf below.
The Nebraska Legislature created the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse in 1972, a service of the Nebraska Library Commission. Its purpose is to collect, preserve, and provide access to all public information published by Nebraska state agencies. By law (State Statutes 51-411 to 51-413) all Nebraska state agencies are required to submit their published documents to the Clearinghouse. For more information, visit the Nebraska Publications Clearinghouse page, contact Mary Sauers, Government Information Services Librarian, or contact Bonnie Henzel, State Documents Staff Assistant.
NCompass Live: The Great American Read
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘The Great American Read’, on Wednesday, September 5, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
The Great American Read is the new PBS eight-part television competition and nationwide campaign to discover America’s favorite novel. Everyone can vote for their favorite from a list of 100 novels chosen in a national survey. Marthaellen Florence, from NET Television, and Katie Murtha, from Lincoln City Libraries, will join us to share resources and activities that you can use in your library to help your community participate in the program.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Sept. 12 – Book vs. Movie: The Ultimate Showdown!
- Sept. 19 – Get a Youth Grant for Excellence!
- Sept. 26 – 2018 Continuing Education/Training and Internship Grants
- Oct. 3 – NO NCOMPASS LIVE – ENJOY NLA/NSLA!
- Oct. 24 – Strategies for Identifying Fake News
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
NCompass Live: We Find and We Fix: Connecting a Community at the Library
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘We Find and We Fix: Connecting a Community at the Library’, on Wednesday, August 29, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
In 2000, Parchment, MI, (population 2,000) lost its primary employer, a paper mill. Since then it has struggled to maintain services and a sense of community. After hearing many people chatting in the library with great ideas, but lamenting that “nothing ever gets done,” the library started a monthly Town Hall meeting to turn those ideas into reality, with the motto, “We find and we fix”. Join us to hear about the discussions and great projects that the Parchment Community Library has facilitated. “Enthusiasm, something we’ve had in short supply these past few years, is growing in our community!”
Presenter: Teresa Stannard, Library Director, Parchment (MI) Community Library.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Sept. 5 – The Great American Read
- Sept. 12 – Book vs. Movie: The Ultimate Showdown!
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
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NCompass Live: Excel for Librarians
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Excel for Librarians’, on Wednesday, August 22, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
Microsoft Excel has a variety of uses in the library world from keeping track of budgets or managing program registrations to viewing circulation or collection statistics. Learn some hints and tips for working with already existing spreadsheets as well as building your own. We’ll also take a look at Google Sheets and see how that compares with Excel.
Presenter: Megan Boggs, Seward (NE) Memorial Library.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Aug. 29 – We Find and We Fix: Connecting a Community at the Library
- Sept. 5 – The Great American Read
- Sept. 12 – Book vs. Movie: The Ultimate Showdown!
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
Friends of the Ravenna Library Receive United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards
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he Friends of the Ravenna (Nebraska) Library, along with the Friends of the Shelby (Michigan) Area District Library, have been recognized with United for Libraries’ Baker & Taylor Awards for outstanding efforts to support their libraries. Each group receives $1,000 and a plaque from Baker & Taylor to honor their achievements.
The Friends of the Ravenna Library held 19 programs to benefit its community in 2017, many of which contributed to funds raised for the city of Ravenna’s project to build a brand-new library facility. The new facility will be three times the size of the previous one at 7,600 sq. ft., providing ample space for the library’s annual programs and activities.
Given annually since 2000, the Baker & Taylor Awards have recognized more than 45 groups for outstanding efforts to support their library. United for Libraries: The Association of Library Trustees, Advocates, Friends and Foundations, is a division of the American Library Association with approximately 4,000 personal and group members representing hundreds of thousands of library supporters. United for Libraries supports those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise for libraries, and brings together library Trustees, advocates, Friends, and Foundations into a partnership that creates a powerful force for libraries in the 21st century. The Nebraska Library Commission supports membership to United for Libraries for all of the state’s public libraries to ensure that Nebraska library staff, friends, trustees, and foundations can take advantage of services to enhance fund raising, advocacy, and public awareness.
Nebraska libraries are encouraged to use a special website (www.ala.org/united/Nebraska) to access resources, webinars, online training, and publications for Nebraska library trustees, library directors, and library staff at no charge to the participating library.
NCompass Live: Some of Our Favorites: The System Directors Talk Books
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Some of Our Favorites: The System Directors Talk Books’, on Wednesday, August 15, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
The directors of the Nebraska Regional Library Systems – Denise, Eric, Kathy, and Scott – get together to do one of their favorite things: talk about the books they’ve been reading. The hour is sure to include some great suggestions – and maybe some surprises!
- Denise Harders, Director, Central Plains Library System
- Eric Jones, Director, Three Rivers Library System
- Kathy Terrell, Interim Director, Western Library System
- Scott Childers, Director, Southeast Library System
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Aug. 22 – Excel for Librarians
- Aug. 29 – We Find and We Fix: Connecting a Community at the Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
NCompass Live: Ditching Dewey: How we converted from Dewey to BISAC and lived to tell about it
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Ditching Dewey: How we converted from Dewey to BISAC and lived to tell about it’, on Wednesday, August 8, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
Parchment Community Library was encountering more and more adults who had never been taught the Dewey Decimal Classification system in school. They wanted their collection to be easily browsed, so in about 18 months, they converted from DDC to BISAC call numbers. Learn how their staff completed this challenging task – “at times we felt that we were trying to draw a map while driving full-speed down the road” – and hear how their patrons have reacted to the new system.
Presenter: Teresa Stannard, Library Director, Parchment (MI) Community Library.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Aug. 15 – Some of Our Favorites: The System Directors Talk Books
- Aug. 22 – Excel for Librarians
- Aug. 29 – We Find and We Fix: Connecting a Community at the Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
NCompass Live: Engaging Your Community
Join us for the next NCompass Live, ‘Engaging Your Community’, on Wednesday, August 1, 10:00am – 11:00am CT.
Participants will hear how the Rochester Public Library District has engaged its community with patron-driven programs. Our outreach has included creating a donation center, summer recreation, farmers market and a seed library. Participants will learn best practices and how to replicate similar programs in their community. We will share our secret to success: you must leave your physical building to reach your entire community!
Presenter: Janet McAllister, Director, Rochester (IL) Public Library District.
Upcoming NCompass Live events:
- Aug. 8 – Ditching Dewey: How we converted from Dewey to BISAC and lived to tell about it
- Aug. 15 – Some of Our Favorites: The System Directors Talk Books
- Aug. 22 – Excel for Librarians
- Aug. 29 – We Find and We Fix: Connecting a Community at the Library
For more information, to register for NCompass Live, or to listen to recordings of past events, go to the NCompass Live webpage.
NCompass Live is broadcast live every Wednesday from 10am – 11am Central Time. Convert to your time zone on the Official U.S. Time website. The show is presented online using the GoToWebinar online meeting service. Before you attend a session, please see the NLC Online Sessions webpage for detailed information about GoToWebinar, including system requirements, firewall permissions, and equipment requirements for computer speakers and microphones.
