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Technically Involved: Technology-Based Youth Participation Activities for Your Library
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| Linda W. Braun |
| Item Number: 978-0-8389-0861-7 |
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| Publisher: ALA Editions |
| Price: $30.00 |
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160 pages
6" x 9"
Softcover
ISBN-13: 978-0-8389-0861-7
Year Published: 2003
To many librarians, teen participation plus technology can seem intimidating. On the other hand, these young adults have grown up with technology, and with a little guidance they can become a library resource. Here are practical measures to transform your library with teen power. Author and YA/technology advocate Linda Braun outlines some proven ideas to invite participation and channel teen interest in technology, giving teens an opportunity to serve their community.Instead of creating programs for teens, Braun advocates working with teens to create library technology-related projects for themselves—and others. Technically Involved offers ready-made training and skills checklists, as well as examples of successful youth participation activities, to inspire librarians and teens as they start out and help them determine what they need to know. Project ideas include online storytelling, tutorial design and tours, e-mail newsletters, literacy programming, and intergenerational programs. Explaining how and why to integrate technology into youth participation projects, Braun illustrates how libraries can open up possibilities for teens to initiate and develop activities on their own. Specific program suggestions and a wealth of appendixes provide details to:- Involve teens at every step of the process
- Identify activities that meet teens' developmental needs
- Provide training and skills so they can be successful
- Clarify roles and responsibilities for teens and library staff, including buy-in from Information Technology
- Understand trends and opportunities for youth service
Filled with success stories, examples, and a wealth of potential teen-library technology programs, Technically Involved gives librarians a proactive toolkit for harnessing teen energy with technology for the library.
About the Author
Linda W. Braun is an educational technology consultant with LEO: Librarians & Educators Online. She works with schools, libraries, and other educational institutions to develop the best ways to integrate technology into their programs and services. She develops online curricula and websites, provides technology training and integration possibilities, and consults on such topics as website design and staff training. She is adjunct faculty at Lesley University and at the University of Maine, Augusta. The author of Teens.Library: Developing Internet Services for Young Adults and Hooking Teens with the Net, she holds her MSLIS from Simmons College and MEd from Lesley University.
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Teen Girls and Technology: What's the Problem, What's the Solution?
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978-0-8389-0974-4
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To offset society's perception of girls as technophobic, educators, librarians, and caring adults must actively reach out with programs to engage girls with technology. Only then will their interventions open the doors for success. |
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Price: $40.00 |
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