Nioga Computer Training: Tech Classes for ALL with

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Sara Taylor, MLSTechnology Trainer

2010-2011

2015

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Libraries Lead People to the Future!• “The illiterate of the 21st Century will not

be those who cannot read or write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler• The problem is this: Almost every person I

have taught feels like this at some point (some more than others)!• Are we all, then, “illiterate”?• NO • NO • NO

Library as Place

American sociologist Harvey Sacks said regarding new technologies, each new one gives us “the occasion for seeing again what we can see anywhere.” Author Tom Chatfield says, “We need to treat novelty not as an end, but as an opportunity to re-scrutinize ourselves.”

Boren, Z. (2014). There are officially more mobile devices than people in the world. Retrieved from The Independent Web Site: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/there-are-officially-more-mobile-devices-than-people-in-the-world-9780518.html Chatfield, T. (2012). The Truth About Technology’s Greatest Myth. Retrieved from BBC Web Site: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140110-technologys-greatest-myth Forbes. (2015). Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2105. Retrieved from Forbes Web Site: http://www.forbes.com/pictures/fgjd45eldm/1-computing-everywhere-2/.

Mr. Chatfield states, “Today’s phones are more powerful than yesterday’s supercomputers. Today’s software is better than us at everything from chess to quiz shows.”

For the first time ever there are more gadgets in the world than there are people, including a growing number that only communicate with other machines, according to data from digital analysts at GSMA (Group Speciale Mobile Association) Intelligence. The number of active mobile devices and human beings crossed over somewhere around the 7.19 billion mark. (7.45 billion in 2015).

1. Computing Everywhere 2. The Internet of Things (IoT)3. 3D Printing 4. Advanced, Pervasive,

Invisible Analytics 5. Context-Rich Systems

6. Smart Machines7. Cloud/Client Architecture8. Software-Defined Infrastructure and

Applications 9. Web-Scale IT 10. Risk-Based Security and Self-Protection

Forbes Magazine talks about top trends going into 2016:

Digital Divide is Real: No such thing as “Digital Natives”

• Borrowing from Ms. Jessamyn West’s (@jessamyn) slides at CLA 2015 (Connecticut Library Association):• Libraries are great at providing computer and Internet

access to our patrons! (about 97% have free access from their local libraries)• It’s much harder to quantify “How do I use what I have?”• “We’ve been doing a lot of explaining…” say librarians

everywhere….• The digital divide contains multitudes – EVERYONE must

learn and relearn devices as they change and upgrade• We have to be online now, or at least know someone who

can get online for information, forms, etc.

West, J. (2015). CLA Conference slides. Retrieved from: http://www.librarian.net/talks/cla15/. Coneheads Photo: SNL www.nydailynews.com.

This was in 2014. As of 2015, we are at 98% for this optional question.

Boxes from: casecruzer.com

We are the only mobile unit in New York State still in operation past the original grant funding.

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