NAGW hosts an ongoing series of webinars in an effort to foster continuous learning and information sharing throughout the year for its members. A complete list of scheduled webinars is shown below. Additional webinars will be added throughout the year. Currently, NAGW's webinars are only available to members. Not a member? If you're eligible, why not register today?
NAGW Members can register by logging into the Members section of the site and then selecting Webinar Registration under the Webinars menu.
Introduction to jQuery
Date: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM CST
Length: 60 minutes
Presented by Nathan Smith, City of Lees Summit, Missouri
The JavaScript library jQuery makes it simple to add impressive client-side functionality to your web page. This introductory session will cover adding jQuery to a web page, essential jQuery syntax, and using jQuery plug-ins. Examples will include an accordion-style FAQ, form validation, and an interactive goal-tracking dashboard.
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Avoiding Social Media Turbulence: A Step-By-Step Process For Launching Your Pilot Program
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM CST
Length: 60 minutes
Presented by Chad Ostroff, City of Sugarland, Texas
In October 2009, Sugar Land, TX launched their Twitter pilot program and has been closely monitoring the results of this three-month trial run. Attend this session and get the up-to-date lessons learned, successes and setbacks, along with an overall strategy for implementing your own program, from NAGW board member and Sugarland web coordinator Chad Ostroff.
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The Firefox Accessibility Extension
Date: Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Time: 12:00 PM CST
Length: 60 minutes
Presented by Jon Gunderson, University of Illinois
Learn more about this useful Firefox extension from the person who developed it. Jon Gunderson is the coordinator of assistive communication at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, and a key player in the field of web accessibility. The tool he developed not only that makes it easier for people with disabilities to view and navigate web content, but it also allows developers to check their use of structure and mark-up to support accessible views of web content.
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