Top Ten Reasons to sign up for Teens and Technology 2012

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.

I liked this article on the challenges facing librarians due to ever evolving technology.  Love the title of a recent presentation he did called "When Did I Become Tech Support?: Shepherd in the Rural Digital Wilderness."

In a TechSoup for Libraries blog Jim Boyd writes:

Book Trailer Bonanza!  View the creative book trailers created by Idaho’s public and school library staff, tweens, and teens during 2011 Teens and Technology course.  More than 30 libraries throughout the state partici

Start Flipin’ Out @ your Library!!

I just completed the TechSoup webinar “Flipin’ Out @ your Library” and it was a lot of fun. They shared some great ideas on how libraries can use Flip Video Cameras. Here are just a few that stood out:
• Video-tape your Storytimes and make them available on your website for families unable to attend in person

Will Richardson (www.weblogg-ed.com)has started a project called "Mapping the Filter: What Do You Block?" I would encourage Idaho school librarians to take a look at the site and add their data to his map if you can! He is just looking for a general sense of "low", "medium" or "high" level of filtering and any other specific information you care to supply.

In light of the smashing success of Teens & Tech Week, plus a recent article on FaceBook mentioning libraries, I (your new teens coordinator) did some research. Find out more:

This is a great hour-long overview of the what did and didn't happen at ALA Midwinter in Boston in January 2010 - in regards to technology. Four techys give their 10 minute overview with a few Q&A's. You will hear about

• www.thecopia.com -- a new social e-book platform

Tweens and Teens services are an important bridge between childrens' and adult services. Keep this fun audience involved in libraries and you'll create lifelong library users.