[LM_NET] AASL Celebrates NLW in SL!

[Joyce Valenza <joycevalenza@GMAIL.COM>]

In celebration of National Library Week, join the American Association
of School Librarians for a very special online program in the virtual
reality environment Second Life (SL) on Monday, April 14th at 9pm ET
/8pm CT/ 7pm MT/ 6pm PT.

Doug Johnson (http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com) will bring us a
presentation and discussion entitled:

"Beating the No U-Turn Syndrome: A New Approach to Teaching and
Enforcing Copyright Compliance."

For too long librarians have been seen as "copyright cops," impeding
the use of copyrighted materials by students and staff. This
presentation suggests we redefine our roles, helping those we serve
take maximum advantage of fair use provisions, finding authorities
with a "user-centric" view of copyright enforcement, and teaching
others to consider not just the legal, but moral side of intellectual
property acquisition, use and re-use. Heated discussion to follow.

To attend this event:

1. Go to www.secondlife.com and click on the orange button to create a
free avatar account
2. Verify that you will be using a computer that meets SL systems
requirements found at http://secondlife.com/corporate/sysreqs.php.
3. Download the client software at http://secondlife.com/support/downloads.php.
4. Install the software on your computer and log onto SL using your
avatar name and password
5. If this is your first time in SL, log on well in advance of this
program to go through the orientation activities that are provided by
SL for new avatars.
6. Then, on the day of the event, log on at least fifteen minutes in
advance.  Use the SLURL
http://slurl.com/secondlife/ALA%20Island/127/106/29 to teleport to the
event.
7. When you arrive, take a seat and then touch the notecard giver for
further information.
8. In this program, Doug Johnson will be using voice to communicate.
Make sure you are enabled for voice by clicking Editl -> Preferences
-> Voice Chat -> Enable Voice Chat.  To hear the presentation, make
sure that your sound is unmated and volume turned up.  Do NOT touch
the talk button to avoid extraneous background noises during the
presentation.

This program is brought to you by the AASL Web 2.0 Taskforce and  the
Chicago Public Schools Dept of Libraries.  See you in-world!

(Big thanks to committee members Lisa Perez and Robin Williams for
their SL vision, as well as their planning and construction talents!
Big thanks also to ALA staffers Jonathan West and Melissa Jones.)

Joyce Kasman Valenza, Ph.D. (chair of the 2.0 Taskforce)
Springfield Township HS Library
Phone: 215-233-6030 Ext. 2502    Fax: 215-836-5237
Library website: http://www.sdst.org/shs/library/
NeverEndingSearch (School Library Journal)
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334.html
TeacherLibrarianNetwork http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com

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