Apps for TeensAmy Holcomb, Northbrook Public Library

Statistics● 78% of teens now have a cell phone, and almost half (47%) of them

own smartphones.

○ 37% of all teens have smartphones, up from just 23% in 2011.

● 23% of teens have a tablet computer

● 95% of teens use the internet.

*From Pew Internet Survey - Parents, Teens, and Online Privacy, November 20, 2012

Finding App Reviews● 9to5 Mac● Apps Magazine● iPad Insight● Mashable● PC Magazine● School Library Journal● VOYA● YALSA App of the Week

● Social Media○ Facebook○ Tumblr○ *Instagram○ *Twitter

Apps Teens Really Use

● Google○ Chrome○ Drive○ Translate

Apps Teens Really Use

● Books○ OverDrive○ Amazon Kindle

Apps Teens Really Use

OverDrive Media Console

● Library Related○ Boopsie○ Goodreads○ Pinterest○ Zinio

Apps We Want Teens to Use

Zinio - Magazine App

Apps We Want Teens to Use

● School Related○ Any.DO○ FirstClass○ Shakespeare○ VoiceThread○ WordReference

Apps We Want Teens to Use

● Just Cool and Fun○ Flow Free○ GoodGuide○ Manga Camera○ Solve the Outbreak