Host a Workshop

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Interested in hosting a Storychasers workshop? Please complete our electronic contact form! If you have questions please contact us, we'd love to visit with you about possible dates and more specifics!

Generally Storychaser workshops are held in computer labs which are 3 years old or newer. Computer lab operating systems can be either Windows XP / Vista / 7 or Macintosh OS X. Wifi access for participant-provided laptops is preferred by not required. A 2 or 2.5 day workshop model can be selected by the workshop host, depending on scheduling availability. Ideally we like host sites to provide some participants for the workshop (in the case the site is a school) but this is not required.

Computer labs must:

Have at least 25 computers with high speed Internet access (1 per participant)
Have a LCD projector connected to a presenter computer, or capable of connecting to a presenter-provided laptop
Have audio speakers for the presenter computer
Have AC power outlets available for lead facilitator and co-facilitator laptops , and either:

Hardware ethernet connections
WiFi access in the lab (login credentials should be provided to the workshop lead facilitator

Have required software installed on all participant computers and the presenter computer in advance of the workshop.
Have a pre-defined, guest user / participant login setup which can access required software programs listed below. Login credentials should be provided to the lead facilitator in advance of the workshop.
Have an emergency contact person available during the actual workshop who can be called to assist in person with any technical difficulties. The name and cell phone number of this lab emergency contact person should be provided to the lead facilitator in advance of the workshop.

BYOL Classroom Requirements

Classrooms for BYOL (participant Bring Your Own Laptop) workshops must:

Have available wifi Internet connectivity, with a provided security key / authentication method compatible with both Apple and Windows-based computers
Have sufficient wifi Internet connectivity to accomodate 25 simultaneous users
Have tables and chairs for participants to sit in groups (generally) of 2 - 4.
Have electrical extension cords and power strips provided at each table.

Technical Support

All hosting sites must agree to provide an on-site technical support staff member to assist and facilitate participants for the duration of the workshop. This individual is required to be on-site and available as needed for the workshop, to assist with network issues, hardware issues, and software issues. The technical support staff member must be empowered to:

Open the building and the workshop lab location at least thirty minutes prior to the start of each day
Make administrative changes to computer software and hardware configurations (have an administrative password for lab computers)
Provide wifi authentication for participant guest laptops (if needed)
Whitelist websites on the network's content filtering system (if needed)
Troubleshoot software and hardware related issues in the computer lab

Required Website Whitelist

Lab managers should verify the following websites are accessible on participant computers, USING THE GENERIC/PROVIDED GUEST LOGIN ACCOUNT prior to the workshop. If one or more is not accessible, the local computer network administrator must whitelist the following websites to permit full access by both participant computers as well as guest laptops brought by participants and/or facilitators:

Please direct questions about these requirements to Storychasers at 888.384.5953 or storychasers [at] gmail [dot] com.

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