What a great Teens and Technology course we had this year! Sue and I enjoyed traveling around Idaho for the regional workshops, working with local mentors, and meeting dedicated and talented library staff. Here is a snapshot of some of the data and information that was collected through evaluations and surveys. Read the entire report HERE.

Teens and Technology Course results:

• 40 participants and four regional mentors (target 48 participants)
• 31 participants completed all requirements (78% completion rate; target 90%)
• 50 book trailers were submitted for the March 25 workshop
• Over 150 book trailers were created by teens through all the Teen Tech Week events statewide

Teen Tech Week data as reported in SurveyMonkey Evaluation

• 29 Public Libraries participated (20%; target 22%)
• 16 School Libraries participated (7.5%; target 12%)
• 1258 teens participated in registered TTW events (50%; target 2500)
• 20 of those registered were first time participants in TTW (400%; target 5)
• 59 library cards issued

 Teens and Technology Course Evaluation

Where were you on the skills and knowledge Ladder? Range: 1 is low - 5 is high

• My ability to work with teens to create a book trailer project:
  • Before course: 26 of 32 participants responded 1 or 2
  • After course: 24 of 32 participants responded 4 or 5
• My overall knowledge of using technology to create book trailers:
  • Before course: 27 of 32 participants responded 1
  • After course: 31 of 32 participants responded 4 or 5

 Course Method Evaluation – Range: 1 (Disagree) - 5 (Agree)

• Training methods were appropriate to achieve outcomes at regional workshop:
  • 32 of 33 participants responded 4 or 5
• Overall, I found the course valuable:
  • 32 of 33 participants responded 4 or 5