Geek Out @ your library, March 4-10, 2012
Book & Media Lists
Find materials to promote for TTW at your library from YALSA. (Looking for more ideas? Check out the downloadable Teen Tech Week pamphlet from YALSA and ALA Graphics). Add your recommendations in the comments!
- Get Your Geek On
Nominees for the 2012 Popular Paperbacks list - Tech Reads for Teens
- Fabulous Films for Young Adults
Since 2009, this list has selected movies along a theme. The 2012 theme is Song and Dance and will be finalized in January 2012. - Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
Amazing Audiobooks selects and annotates an annual list of notable audio recordings significant to young adults from those released in the past two years. Start building your audiobook collection here! - Odyssey Award
Co-administered by ALSC and YALSA, the Odyssey Award highlights the best audiobook production each year for children and adults. - 2009 Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
Check out the latest OBCB list (particularly the Science and Technology sub-theme)! - Get Creative
Fiction and nonfiction books from the 2007 Popular Paperbacks list to help teens tap into their creative juices. - I'm Not Making This Up
Make reality come alive with addictive nonfiction from the 2007 PPYA list. - Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
This list, which will be updated with the 2012 titles, offers a range of titles, including a lot of DIY/techie books that may appeal to teens.
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Comment by Marla Ford on November 3, 2011 at 9:49am
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I am excited about TTW, really looking forward to Geeking Out with my teens!
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Comment by Patti Palmer on January 10, 2012 at 11:47am
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These look like great lists, but many of these links are not working. Can we get them fixed?
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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.
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Incorporating STEM into Your Library and Teen Tech Week
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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
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Do you work at a public library? Tell us about how you plan to celebrate TTW this year!Continue
Teen Tech Week Displays
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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?
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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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