[Libs-Or] Used PCs to Chromebooks (Today), New "Privacy Con" Speakers, and more

[Darci Hanning]

Greetings!
This came across my inbox this morning and I thought it might be of interest to those on libs-or.
Cheers,
Darci

Some great upcoming (and all free) Learning Revolution<http://www.learningrevolution.com/> events are below. Of particular note are the special "turn your old pcs into Chromebooks" event today, the new speakers we have for "Privacy Con" (the Library 2.106 event next week), and new library events in June and October ("Library as Classroom" and "Libraries of the Future"). Plus some quote and news at the bottom to challenge your thinking!
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March 8th, 4:00pm US-Eastern:  Webinar: CloudReady, Your Aging PCs + The Google Admin Console<http://www.stevehargadon.com/2016/02/webinar-cloudready-your-aging-pcs.html>
Ever wish your existing, aging computers ran like your Chromebooks and could be managed in the Google Admin console?  Join Neverware and The Learning Revolution to learn how CloudReady does exactly that on up to 8 year old laptops or desktops, extending their life along with making them run faster to help preserve budget. Receive a special 15% discount at the end just by attending! https://technologyrescue.eventbrite.com<https://technologyrescue.eventbrite.com/>
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March 16th, 3:00 - 6:00pm US Eastern: Library 2.016: Privacy in the Digital Age<http://www.library20.com/>
The Learning Revolution<http://www.learningrevolution.com/> and School of Information at San José State University<http://ischool.sjsu.edu/> are excited to announce the first of three Library 2.016 mini-conferences: "Privacy in the Digital Age." In this focused conversation, we will address the roles and responsibilities of libraries regarding the protections of intellectual freedom, privacy, free speech, information access, and freedom of the press. Are these still core values of the library profession, and if so, how are libraries and librarians responding to the increasing complexities of data tracking and desires for data-informed services and marketing? Keynote Speakers: Lee Rainie; Director, Internet, Science, and Technology Research; Pew Research Center; Jamie Larue, Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association; Jonathan Hernández, Associate Researcher, Library and Information Institute, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Deborah Caldwell-Stone, Deputy Director, Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association; and Alison Macrina, Director, Library Freedom Project. Sign up to attend or receive the recordings HERE<http://www.library20.com/privacy>.
NEW SESSIONS:<http://www.library20.com/privacy>

  *   Barbara Bailey, Janet Nocek, and Peter Chase, three of the four librarians who in 2005 challenged an FBI demand for patron records that came without a court order and forbid them from telling anyone they had received it. Their topic will be "A Current Update on Library Records, Privacy, and National Security Letters."
  *   Kelly Cottler, from the Gumberg Library at Duquesne University, on "Protecting Our Principles and Patrons’ Privacy on Social Media: Libraries Sharing Without 'Oversharing.'"
  *   Bonnie Tijerina, Melissa Morrone, and Audrey Evans (see their June 2015 panel discussion on this at TA3M NYC<http://libraries%2C%20digital%20privacy%2C%20%26%20data%20literacy%20%7C%20ta3m%20nyc%20june%202015/>).
  *   Jessamyn West<http://www.librarian.net/>, the rural "rarin' librarian" on "Approaching the Privacy Topic with Patrons."
  *   Julie Oborny, Web Librarian at the San José Public Library, on their "Virtual Privacy Lab."
  *   Martyn Wade, Chair of the IFLA<http://www.ifla.org/> Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression (FAIFE) Committee, on the IFLA Statement on the "Right to be Forgotten."<http://www.ifla.org/node/10273>
  *   Raymond Pun, a First Year Student Success Librarian at the California State University, Fresno, on "The ALA's Core Value of Intellectual Freedom in China: Challenges and Progressions."
  *   Shahid Buttar, Director of Grassroots Advocacy at the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF<https://www.eff.org/>) on the crucial importance of libraries in the fight to protect privacy rights and intellectual freedom.
  *   T.J. Lamanna, Adult Service Librarian at the Cherry Hill Public Library, on "Tor Relays Using Raspberry Pi."
  *   M. Ryan Hess, Senior Librarian for Information Technology at the City of Palo Alto Library, "Make your Library a Privacy and Security Resource."
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June 15: Library 2016 - "The Library as Classroom"<http://www.library20.com/classroom>
The library as creative classroom means we approach the learning opportunities we create with thought, user-directed planning, and insights from research. This classroom may include physical spaces for instruction and discovery as well as online, multi-scale platforms aimed at social learning and participation. Join host Michael Stephens for this mini-conference that will include discussions and presentations on play, collaborative exploration of ideas and technologies, and other ways that academic, public, and K-12 library spaces that have become creative classrooms. More information and sign up at http://www.library20.com/classroom.

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October 6: Library 2.016 - "Libraries of the Future"<http://www.library20.com/future>
As libraries shape their futures – and adapt to the future needs of their communities – what are the near- and long-term trends that point to our brightest opportunities. What can we learn from library innovators and innovators from other sectors and industries that will help us shape the future we want and that our communities aspire towards? Explore with us some of the key trends that point toward specific futures for libraries, and engage in conversations with civic, social, and education innovators to learn more about what they think about the future, and how libraries can become an integral part of their future visions. Libraries and librarians are well-positioned to envision the future – at the intersection of information, education, technology, and community – and this dialogue will help bring our best thinking together with the exciting visions of our collaborators, allies, and partners. More information and to sign up at http://www.library20.com/future.

Quotes Worth Noting

  *   "Education by choice, with its marvelous motivating psychology of desire for truth and the exercise of this desire for truth, will make life ever cleaner and happier, more rhythmical and artistic." - Buckminster Fuller
  *   "Children are nowhere taught, in any systematic way, to distinguish true from false, or meaningful from meaningless, statements. Why is this so? Because their elders, even in the democratic countries, do not want them to be given this kind of education." - Aldous Huxley
  *   "We know that children are capable of peak experiences and that they happen frequently during childhood. We also know that the present school system is an extremely effective instrument for crushing peak experiences and forbidding their possibility. The natural child-respecting teacher who is not frightened by the sight of children enjoying themselves is a rare sight in classrooms." - Abraham Mazlow
  *   "Academies that are founded at public expense are instituted not so much to cultivate men’s natural abilities as to restrain them." - Baruch Spinoza
In the News

  *   The results are clear: Homework is damaging to young kids and should be banned until High School - Signs of the Times<http://blog.learningrevolution.com/2016/03/the-results-are-clear-homework-is.html>
  *   Netflix Billionaire Reed Hastings' Crusade to Replace Public School Teachers With Computers - AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed<http://blog.learningrevolution.com/2016/03/netflix-billionaire-reed-hastings.html>
  *   How Billionaires Use Non-Profits to Bypass Governments and Force Their Agendas on Humanity - AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed<http://blog.learningrevolution.com/2016/03/how-billionaires-use-non-profits-to.html>
  *   William Doyle: What Makes Finnish Schools So Successful? - Diane Ravitch's blog<http://blog.learningrevolution.com/2016/02/william-doyle-what-makes-finnish.html>

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