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Overview
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The techTRENDS Challenge is now closed, however, you are more than welcome to complete the challenges to increase your technical knowledge and experiment with the various technologies.
The winners will be announced soon!
TechTRENDS is year-long program series that invites you to 'Grow with Us' in learning more about technology and how it is shaping our lives. Through library programs, web resources and online tutorials, there are many opportunities to learn how to use today’s technologies to your best advantage.
For those wanting to take that education a step further, we’ve developed a set of techCHALLENGES. Each challenge gives you the chance to experiment with various technologies and earn chances along the way for our grand prize drawing! Extra entries can be earned by attending techTRENDS Events! Each time you complete a challenge, simply fill out and submit this online techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry.
The library will be giving away one $300 gift certificate and two $100 gift certificates to Best Buy. All online entries must be submitted by midnight on November 15. The drawings will be held on November 16. The winners will be notified in person.
Limit of one entry per event or challenge and limit of one win per patron or family member.
Must be a Washington-Centerville Public Library cardholder or family member in order to participate.
Library staff family members are eligible to participate.
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Blogs, RSS & Newsreaders Challenge
- Peruse the Blogs, RSS, & Newsreaders topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Familiarize yourself with WCPL’s blogs. Set up your own newsreader account using a service such as Bloglines then subscribe to one of the library’s 6 blogs.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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Digital Music, Art & Books Challenge
- Peruse the Digital Music, Art, & Books topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Download an e-book or e-audiobook from the library’s Digital Collection.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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Digital Photography Challenge
- Peruse the Digital Photography topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Visit Flickr or other photo sharing sites and search for photos from library programs.
- Check out Google Earth and zoom in on either Centerville or Woodbourne Library. How many vehicles are in the parking lot?
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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eCommerce Challenge
- Peruse the eCommerce topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Check out online shopping sites like Amazon.com or Ebay to find out how to buy and sell goods online.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
- Come to the eCommerce program in November and get a bonus drawing entry!
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Gaming Challenge
- Peruse the Gaming topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Familiarize yourself with the library’s videogame collection using eCatalog. If you have a gaming console, check out a videogame.
OR – Come to one of our Tech Zoos, play a video game, and get a bonus drawing entry just for playing a game!
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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Jobs & Training Challenge
- Peruse the Jobs & Online Training topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Check out job searching sites like Monster.com or CareerBuilder websites to find jobs in your field.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
- Come to an Internet University program to get valuable job skills and a bonus drawing entry!
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Mobile Technology Challenge
- Peruse the Mobile Technology topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Learn how you can use your mobile devices to Ask a Librarian.
- Try using your cell phone to text message* a question to our librarians. Dial 265-010 and type askwclibrary {your question}. For full instructions, consult the Text A Librarian page on the library's Web site.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
- * Standard text messaging rates of your mobile phone plan apply.
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Online Safety Challenge
- Peruse the Online Safety topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Read 3 Online Safety Articles with tips for protecting yourself online. Implement one of the tips to improve your home online security.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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Social Networking Challenge
- Peruse the Social Networking topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Explore MySpace, including the library’s MySpace page. Invite the library to be a friend and send us a message describing a feature you like or think could be better on our MySpace page.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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Kid Tech Challenge
- Peruse the KidTech topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Explore the library’s kids Web site with a child. While there, play Penguin Diner, complete a Mad Lib, or write a story online.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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TV & Computers Challenge
- Peruse the TV & Computers topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Use the library’s subscription-free, Consumer Reports database to help you research which TV/Computer might be right for you.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
- Come to the Building a Web Site program in September and get a bonus drawing entry!
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Video & Podcasts Challenge
- Peruse the Video & Podcasts topic on the library's TechTRENDS Web site.
- Learn more about digital video and video sharing Web sites, like YouTube by helping a teen enter the library’s YouTube Library Commercial contest. (Deadline for entries is October 11th)
OR simply search for library-related videos on YouTube.
- When you have completed this challenge, submit a techCHALLENGE Drawing Entry
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*As a service to its users, Washington-Centerville Public Library provides links from its Web site to other sites and digital content. The Library is not responsible for the content of these external sites, and the inclusion of a link to any site does not constitute the endorsement of that site by the Library. Software and other files downloaded are at your own risk.
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