Geek Out @ your library, March 4-10, 2012
Geek Out @ your library
This Teen Tech Week™ (March 4–10), YALSA invites you to Geek Out @ your library! This year’s theme encourages libraries to throw open their physical and virtual doors to teens and showcase the outstanding technology they offer, from services such as online homework help and digital literacy-focused programs to resources like e-books, movies, music, audiobooks, databases and more.
News
Thank You for a Spectacular Teen Tech Week™
Posted by YALSA on March 12, 2012 at 7:48am 0 Comments 0 Likes
We had an amazing Teen Tech Week this year; thanks to everyone who registered and helped make it a success by encouraging teens in your community to check out the tech available at the library.
What was your favorite part of Teen Tech Week 2012?
Resource for Sharing with Local Officials
Posted by YALSA on March 9, 2012 at 3:27pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Share this brand new Issue Brief from YALSA with the elected officials and policy makers in your town and state: http://bit.ly/AyI06V. It focuses on the role libraries play in keeping teens safe online, which is often a hot topic in local, state and federal government. Passing this on to your officials can help ensure that they are knowledgeable about the important work that you do. Is sharing this an act of lobbying? Nope. You're just providing information--not asking for anything. How might you share it? Send an email, drop by in person, include it in a newsletter for policy makers, have your teens deliver it, or however else you feel is appropriate.
Check out Teen Tech Week at the Denver Public LIbrary
Posted by YALSA on March 7, 2012 at 11:16am 0 Comments 0 Likes
Denver Public Library is featured in this excellent news report on Denver's Channel 9. Congrats to Nikki Van Thiel & her team.
Has your library or school had any great press? Share your stories in the comments!
STEM Tweetup
Posted by YALSA on March 5, 2012 at 1:37pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
Join YALSA's STEM Resources Taskforce at 1pm, eastern, on March 7th for a STEM Tweetup, using #yalstem. Find and share resources and ideas on how to incorporate STEM-focused programs and services into what you're already doing for and with the teens in your community. Never participated in a Tweetup before? At its most basic, a Tweetup is a gathering of Twitter users who get together virtually to talk by way of using a specific hash tag (such as #yalstem). A Tweetup is a great opportunity to connect with people who have similar interests. At the appointed time, simply log in to Twitter and use the #yalstem hashtag to share STEM related ideas and information or to search for ones being Tweeted by others.
About Teen Tech Week
Teens’ use of technology increased dramatically in recent years, yet more teens are doing this from home instead of the library. The Pew Internet & American Life project found that 93 percent of teens go online, with many using social networking sites, finding news and information, sharing content they create, and looking for information on health. Teens need to know that the library is a trusted resource for accessing information and that librarians are the experts who can help them develop the skills they need to use electronic resources effectively and efficiently. Teen Tech Week is a national initiative sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association and is aimed at teens, their parents, educators and other concerned adults. The purpose of the initiative is to ensure that teens are competent and ethical users of technologies, especially those that are offered through libraries such as DVDs, databases, audiobooks, and videogames.
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Tara Thibault-Edmonds replied to YALSA's discussion Incorporating STEM into Your Library and Teen Tech Week
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Celebrate technology for teens at your library this March with YALSA! #ttw12
Registration Benefits
After you register, you'll receive an email directing you to the Geek Out @ your library logo. In addition:
- the first 98 registrants will receive complimentary registration for a webinar on Feb. 1, 2012, on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) resources. All other registrants will receive a recording of the webinar.
- one registrant will win a Skype session with author JJ Johnson in a random drawing, courtesy of TTW Partner Peachtree Publishers
- all registrants will be mailed a Technology Resource Pack, including bookmarks featuring YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults and a Social Networking for Teens brochure. The resource packs are designed to help you extend Teen Tech Week throughout the year and will not arrive in time for Teen Tech Week.
Forum
Incorporating STEM into Your Library and Teen Tech Week
Started by YALSA in Uncategorized. Last reply by Tara Thibault-Edmonds Mar 14. 2 Replies 0 Likes
STEM -- Science, Technology, Education, and Math -- is the latest buzzword in education. How does your library incorporate STEM into its offerings? What are some ideas for using Teen Tech Week to…Continue
Celebrating Teen Tech Week in a Public Library
Started by YALSA in Uncategorized. Last reply by Beatrice Canales Mar 4. 16 Replies 0 Likes
Do you work at a public library? Tell us about how you plan to celebrate TTW this year!Continue
Teen Tech Week Displays
Started by YALSA in Sample Title. Last reply by Beatrice Canales Mar 4. 1 Reply 0 Likes
What kind of displays do you have planned for Teen Tech Week for your library or for your library's web site? Use this space to share ideas, photos and URLs. If you upload photos to Flickr, be sure…Continue
Teen Curators?
Started by Karen Lemmons in Sample Title. Last reply by Jan Yanecek Jan 4. 1 Reply 2 Likes
I recently attended the AASL National Conference in Minneapolis. I listened to an interesting session on teens as curators of digital and print media. How can we help teens become better…Continue
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