Online Shopping Class


How many public libraries are teaching an online shopping class? SJCPL has been doing it since 1999! Some times we get a full house, other times not so many! Last night we had six people at Francis Branch.

What do people want out of a class like this? Here's what I've found....

How many public libraries are teaching an online shopping class? SJCPL has been doing it since 1999! Some times we get a full house, other times not so many! Last night we had six people at Francis Branch.

What do people want out of a class like this? Here's what I've found:

Some hands on practice (we go to Amazon and eBay ....other sites if we have time)

Info about security, cookies and credit card use. This site has some tips!

Info about useful resources like Safe Shopping to find out more.

In all of the public training I do, I like to bring a lot of myself to the class. Last night I shared a story about having my debit card # stolen and used on an online casino. The kicker -- it was probably taken from me personally, not online!

Shopping examples I use include books, CDs, DVDs, clothing. On eBay I use a search for a Fiestaware gravy boat or an "I Dream of Jeannie" Bottle to illustrate how online auctions work. If it's hands on have the class do a search on words FIESTA GRAVY which sounds silly but yields the results I want.

Let me know if any of you have done a class like this and what has worked well.

M.



Posted: Wed - June 11, 2003 at 10:16 AM      

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