Author Archives: Michael Sauers

The Nebraska Learns 2.0 Thing for December is Google Keep. 

With all of the holidays at this time of year, one thing that many people need is a way to take notes and make lists. While paper is reliable, it’s easy to forget and not all that easy to share unless all the involved parties are in the same room. So, in the spirit of not giving you too much extra to do at this time of the year, yet also showing you something that you might fine immediately useful, I present to you Google Keep.

Another facet of Nebraska Learns 2.0 is BookThing. Each month we pick a single title that we feel has relevance to librarianship and/or information theory. Some of the titles will be very obviously related; while others may not seem so on the surface but there is a connection. Your assignment will be to read the book and create a blog post answering some questions about the title.

The BookThing for December is Hieroglyph: Stories & Visions for a Better Future.

Nebraska Learns 2.0 is the Nebraska Library Commission’s ongoing online learning program. It is a self-discovery program which encourages participants to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY.

Each month, we offer you an opportunity to learn a new Thing (or lesson). You have all month to complete that Thing and receive one CE credit. You may choose which Things to do based on personal interest and time availability If the Thing of the month doesn’t interest you or if you are particularly busy that month, you can skip it.

If you are new to Nebraska Learns 2.0, your first assignment is to sign up to participate. This program is open to ALL Nebraska librarians, library staff, library friends, library board members and school media specialists.

We hope you’ll join your library colleagues in the fun as you learn about new and exciting technologies!

Have you listened to the NCompass Podcast lately? Here are the episodes from November 2014. To get all of the episodes delivered to you automatically be sure to subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

Episode 308: STEM Programs for All Ages

Episode 309: Cool Tools for You and Your Library

Episode 310: Books and Water Don’t Mix or How We Survived the Water Disaster

Episode 311: Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: Using the Arduino to Develop Coding Literacy in Libraries

Have you listened to the NCompass Podcast lately? Here are the episodes from October 2014. To get all of the episodes delivered to you automatically be sure to subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

Episode 304: How to Lead a Book Group With No Discussion Questions Provided

Episode 305: Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: Windows 10 Technical Preview

Episode 306: Teen Theater Groups: Creating Communities of Empowered Teens

Episode 307: 2014 One Book One Nebraska: Once Upon a Town

Have you listened to the NCompass Podcast lately? Here are the episodes from September 2014. To get all of the episodes delivered to you automatically be sure to subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

Episode 300: Resource Description and What? RDA for Non-Catalogers

Episode 301: Teen Tech Time: Remix Fun with Mozilla Webmaker Tools!

Episode 302: Broadband and Mobile Broadband Coverage in Nebraska

Episode 303: Mobile Beacon

Have you listened to the NCompass Podcast lately? Here are the episodes from August 2014. To get all of the episodes delivered to you automatically be sure to subscribe via RSS or iTunes.

Episode 296: #SVYALit Project: Using Young Adult Literature to Talk with Teens About Sexual Violence and Consent

Episode 297: Harlequin Take Me Away: the NLC Booktalks Romance

Episode 298: What You Need to Know to Apply for a Youth Grant

Episode 299: Tech Talk with Michael Sauers: RFID, Checkout Kiosks, Security Gates, and … a New Way to Check Out

The Nebraska Learns 2.0 Thing for August is Crowdfunding.

In these days of tight library budgets, sometimes you have a great idea but you don’t have the funds to implement it. If you find yourself in this situation, have you considered trying to crowdfund your idea?

Another facet of Nebraska Learns 2.0 is BookThing. Each month we pick a single title that we feel has relevance to librarianship and/or information theory. Some of the titles will be very obviously related, while others may not seem so on the surface but there is a connection. Your assignment will be to read the book and create a blog post answering some questions about the title.

The BookThing for August is dot complicated by Randi Zuckerberg.

Nebraska Learns 2.0 is the Nebraska Library Commission’s ongoing online learning program. It is a self-discovery program which encourages participants to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY.

Each month, we offer you an opportunity to learn a new Thing (or lesson). You have all month to complete that Thing and receive one CE credit. You may choose which Things to do based on personal interest and time availability If the Thing of the month doesn’t interest you or if you are particularly busy that month, you can skip it.

If you are new to Nebraska Learns 2.0, your first assignment is to sign up to participate. This program is open to ALL Nebraska librarians, library staff, library friends, library board members and school media specialists.

We hope you’ll join your library colleagues in the fun as you learn about new and exciting technologies!