Teens, TechTechnologytech·nol·o·gy[tek-nol-uh-jee]

noun 1. the branch of knowledge that deals with the creation and use of technical means and their interrelation with life, society, and the environment, drawing upon such subjects as industrial arts, engineering, applied science, and pure science. 2. the terminology of an art, science, etc.; technical nomenclature. 3. a scientific or industrial process, invention, method, or the like. 4. the sum of the ways in which social groups provide themselves with the material objects of their civilization. From Dictionary.com

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ProgrammingCopyright Karen Jensen, MLS www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com

10 Tech Trends for 2013•Mobile Devices•Apps•Cloud Storage•Internet & Internet Connected Things•Ereaders•Sony Playstation 4/ Xbox One/Nintendo Wii U•Minecraft•Wifi Speakers for mobile devices•Wifi printers for mobile devises•Tumblr takes off in a big way

Not just STEM, STEAMSTEM=Science, Technology, Engineering and MathAdd the A for ARTBalance of creative thinking, problem solving and self expression added into the science.

Why Tech?•Teens want it•Teens need it (see Digital Divide or Digital Gap)•Education is very STEM focused•21st Century Literacy Skills•40 Developmental Assets•Libraries need to be relevant and meet the information needs of teens, which means more technology

Tech Take Apart and “Robot” BuildingGoals: Have teens explore the inside of

tech; social outlet; creativity

Materials: Old tech (computers, printers, cell phones, laptops, etc.), screwdrivers, wire cutters, and misc. tools

First, take apart an old desk top computer. Have someone identify things like the CPU and other parts.

Then, let the teens go wild taking apart the discarded tech.

On day 2, they can use the pieces to make art “robots”. Note, pieces can also be used to make jewelry.

See also: How to make a Lego/Raspberry Pi Robot

Skype Book Discussion Club

Skype in the ClassroomAuthors who Skype (for free!)

Skype is an online video chat program that you can download for free. Combine this tech with a traditional book discussion group to bring tech into literacy. Many authors will Skype for free (see link below) and love to meet with readers.

You could also do a sort of sister city/pen pal book discussion with another library and meet their teens. For example, have a Divergent discussion in March when the movie is released.

STEM Themed BooksNick and Tesla has built in projects. They also have projects on their website.

Do a reading club with a STEM themed book and find projects that you can easily do from the Science Fair books. STEM Girls Booklist.

Do a Sci Fi book club and have someone come in and talk about telescopes and observatories. #YALIT that takes place in space.

Do a mystery book club and have a forensic scientist come in and talk about crime solving procedures. Or watch How Sherlock Changes the World on PBS.CSI Program outline.

ApptasticProgramming

App Labs – Have teens come and get hands on training on using various apps. Or, gives teens the opportunity to explore creating their own apps.

Teens Who Have Made Apps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHxMzJ-2wiU, http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/us-yahoo-summly-daloisio-profile-idUSBRE92P01C20130326

How to Make an App: Easy to Follow TutorialsWikiHow

Self Directed Programming – Programming in which you ask teens to create and share on their own time. These can be shared via social media with tags, for example. Or you can have actual contests. (Ideas on the following slides). Themes: Genres, Specific titles, holidays, Book face, @ Your Library, Get Caught Reading, etc.

Creative Ways to Use Instagram:Book FaceBook Quotes/CoversBook Spine PoetryGet Caught Reading@ My Library

Instagram – very popular with tweens and teens, visual in nature, quick & easy interface

#Hashtags, now has videoSee Starbucks as example

Top Instagram Tags & Instagrammers How to Be a Pro on Instagram

Photo Apps = Photo Contests, CreationGenerating Marketing Creativity with Apps

5 Best Photo Editor Apps

Comic Book Photo Shake Word Foto Filter Mania

Tumblr – everyone who works with teens should be using this; easy to use, very visual and easy to organize

5 Things You Can Do with Tumblr1. Craft Tutorials: Example, Tardis Costume2. Booklists: Example, 10 Things I Learned About Surviving the Apocalypse from YA

Books3. New Books: Share the covers &

reviews4. Program Pics5. Book Quotes

Don’t Blog,Tumbl

Have a TAG? Let them Tumbl

Self Directed Programming with

Apps•Upload contest sheets teens can do them on their own time

•Share pictures & do caption contests, trivia and more

•Start a Hashtag – great for marketing while programming Example: #3wordbooktalk

•For Poetry Month: Do Instagram bookspine poetry, or do an Exquisite Corpse poem

•Use Facebook Groups to do a teen book discussion group

•Live Tweet while reading a book, a popular tv show premiere, or the Teen Choice Awards

•Do an online scavenger hunt, check-inSee also: Self Directed Programming and Check In @ Your Library

6 second videosPopular with teensExample: What is Teen Advocacy?6 Second BooktalksResources: How to Vine ; How to Add Special Effects to Vine ; Ultimate Guide to Vine ; 6 Tips for Making an Awesome Vine Video ; 6 Ways Your Brand Can Use VineExamples: Buzzfeeds 10 People You Should Follow on Vine

Vine

YouTubeMore popular than FBArranged by channelsFirst online awards show Resources: Video App: iMovie6 Biggest Mistakes Brands Make on YouTube ;How to YouTube with Success 10 Essential YouTube Tips and Tricks

See also:Instagram VideoiMovie App

Teen Film Festival

Hosting a Teen Film Festival

ResourcesWant to make a movie? There's an app for that of course. Here's more on iMovie. Here's some information on making book trailers. Here's a YouTube clip on making a Short FilmClipcanvas on How to Make a Short Movie Top 5 Online Tools to Make a Online for FreeHow to Use Windwos Movie Maker

See Also: See also: Lights, Camera, Action: 5 YA Titles about teen filmmakers

Teens can create short films using a variety of tools, like iMovie, Movie Maker, Vine, Instagram Video and more.

You can make it a theme: Say, make a video about why the library is important to you. Or do a booktrailer festival. Or you can keep it open ended.

Word App Review and Breakdown

Know Your Meme

Basically: An idea that spreads.See Urban DictionaryHave Meme contests. See also: Meme the shirts

Memes!

You can also print and turn into artwork!

Digital Photography & Photo Manipulation

Have someone come in and do a digital photography workshop and discuss things like lighting, setting up a shot, etc.

Then, you can have a GIMP workshop. GIMP is a free, online equivalent to Photoshop. You can download it online and a variety of free brushes. It is not easy to use at first, so classes are good.

Pixlr.com is an online photoediting program.

It stands for Graphics Interchange Format. They are those moving picture thingies that you see around the web.

GifBoom (app!)Cinemagram (also an app!)Gizmodo: How to Make a GIF in 5 Easy Steps Free Online GIFmakerMake a GIFMashable: Make Reaction GIFs with These 7 ToolsMashable: How to Make GIFs8 Free GIF Maker Apps

You can find a ready supply of GIFs on the Internet, but issues of copyright can be tricky. Many believe they basically fall under the halo of "Fair Use". There is a good discussion about this issue here and here. If you are worried about the Internet police coming after you, you can make your own. There are tools and tutorials out there.

Have a GIF making tutorial/workshop!

InfographicsInfographics is a visual way to represent data (great examples at the link above). Have teens create infographics of their reading experience. How many books of each genre have they read? Do they read more fiction or nonfiction? Also, you can use infographics to create a unique yearbook of your life. It can be a year in review or a life in review. Or have them create an infographic of their favorite book: how many times does Edward stalk Bella? Create a visual representation of the 12 Districts in The Hunger Games. How much of your teen collection if paranormal romance?

Ways to use it with teens:Nick Felton: Infographic BiographiesHave teens tell their life story, or HS story, or senior year story in infographics20 Tools for Creating Your Own Infographics

LegosLegos and StemMy Lego MakerspaceLegos and Tech

Using KitsSnap CircuitsKits allow kids/teens to learn basics of electronics safely.

Gaming in the Library

Benefits of Gaming in the LibraryLow Tech Gaming in the Library

Why?Computer Literacy Multiplatform Storytelling (Basic Literacy Skills) 21st Century EducationLateral Thinking, Creativity, Innovation (STEM Education)

“Lateral thinking is solving problems through an indirect and creative approach, using reasoning that is not immediately

obvious and involving ideas that may not be obtainable by using only traditional step-by-step logic.” (Edward de Bono) Physical Benefits That Impact Learning and Basic Literacy

Hand/eye coordination, for examplePatron (Customer) Satisfaction and Retention Supporting General Education

Challenges: keeping up with popular systems/games, game ratings

Coding Tools:Code AcademyScratchCode.org

Resources:Article at LibrarifiedLego: We Do ($200.00) – YouTubeBeyond Legos: Coding for Kids7 Apps for Teaching Coding SkillsTeaching Teens about Digital Literacy Through CodingCamp for Code: Library program teaches teens basics of programming, roboticsLifehacker: Learn to Code, the full beginners guideEdSurge: Teaching Kids to CodeCoding Books on Amazon

Coding @ the Library

Guardian Article: There is a fun Tumblr that looks at the coding in tv and movies and determines if it is real code or gobbleygook.

The Basics: Binary Code (YouTube tutorial)Teach binary code with fun pony bead, fuse bead, Rainbow Loom crafts, for example

MinecraftMinecraft is a game that was designed to help teach kids coding in a fun, game like environment. Minecraft is just one example of this type of gaming, but it is currently the most popular. In fact, many libraries now have Minecraft parties as a regularly occurring program because of the social and educational benefits.

See also, Why Everyone Should Learn to Code: http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/03/29/codecademy_hacker_school_why_everyone_should_learn_to_code.html See also these References from YALSA: http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2013/04/04/connect-create-collaboratecraft-a-teen-tech-week-post-mortem-minecraft-in-the-library/, http://www.questia.com/library/1G1-317588244/minecraft-programs-in-the-library-if-you-build-it

Justin the Librarian: Tweeting BearResources (found at this Digital Shift article)Raspberry Pi Quick Start guideRaspberry Pi project ideas from MAKE magazine An Adafruit Raspberry Pi starter kit for purchase Great Raspberry Pi Projects Created by Kids Winners at the Cambridge Computing Centre Minecraft Pi Edition David S. Whale (@whaleygeek) on setting up a Raspberry Pi club An 11 year old’s blog on Raspberry Pi Projects

Raspberry Pis

The Tweeting Bear!

Digital BadgingMacArthur Foundation Open Badges Digital Badges in the Classroom Hastac Article

Hastac defines a digital badge as a “digital badge is a validated indicator of accomplishment, skill, quality, or interest that can be earned in many learning environments. Open badging makes it easy for anyone to issue, earn, and display badges across the web—through a shared infrastructure that's free and open to all. ”

A Badging Example: YALSA http://www.hastac.org/dml-badges/Preparing-Librarians-Meet-Needs-of-21st-Century-Teens

Good Pro and Con article about using digital badges: http://www.edweek.org/dd/articles/2012/06/13/03badges.h05.html

Motivating Literacy with Digital Badging

Throwback Thursday Tech#TBT

#TBT is a digital trend where posters are encouraged to share old school pics of themselves on Thursdays with the tag. Here is a brief history of the trend: http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/where-did-throwbackthusday-come-from/

You can do it online, but you can also bring it into the real world!Host old school gaming programs – either video, hand held, or even by incorporating boardgames like Operation.

Watch black & white movies – or The Wizard of Oz – and discuss the way that movies have changed. Or watch old, crappy sci fi movies and do a Rifftrax Live. Make sure you have the proper movie licensing in place.

Play Classic Atari Games OnlineDuring the Summer, have a series of #TBT with a 70s, 80s and 90s theme each week!

Another Way to TBT: Share old program or YA cover pics!

Life Hack Series

See “Be Flexible with the 2014 Teen Tech WeekTM Theme DIY @ your library” by Carla Avitabile and Christie Gibrich (YALSA Winter 2014)

See also: Buzzfeed Lifehacks

Life Hack is a popular theme on the Internet. The basic idea is that it presents short cuts and cool tips for a variety of tasks. Buzzfeed usually has some cool posts. You can help teens learn basic skills – often forgotten in today’s tech world – by creating a Life Hack series. It can include things like learning to sew a hem or a button, kitchen skills, basic electronics, etc.

For springbreak, have a Life Hack series with a different skill each day of the week. Or as part of your SRC do a weekly Life Hack around the theme. For Spark a Reaction you can include things like cooking (chemistry), battery recycling, and basic tech (how to use excel for budgeting).

Present your life

hacks as a Zombie

Apocalypse survival

class/challenge

Combining DIY and TechDIY on Tumblr• True Blue Me & Yo

u• The DIY Girl• Buzzfeed DIY• DIY Hoard• Why Not Just DIY

DIY on YouTube• Make Magazine• Monkey See• Do It Gurl• Rainbow Loom• Craft Teen• Project Teen

Resources: http://socialtimes.com/how-to-youtube-channels_b34414

Use Tech in your crafting programs. Or, have teens create their own tutorials. In fact, you can have a crafting program and create a tutorial at the same time. Then the library can have its own teen crafting channel on YouTube.

#DIY

Teach Programs

• Excel – Personal finance, data collection and sorting• Prezi (available online) – go beyond Powerpoint

presentations• Animoto – Basic accounts are free, can do short

photo videos• Blogging – teach teens the basics (Blogger vs.

Wordpress)• Mentioned earlier: Gimp (freeware version similar to

Publisher), Pixlr (free online photo editor)

A Bunch of Other Ideas

Buzzfeed: Teacher shows students power of social media

• Book playlists (How to) (What and How)• Data Privacy Day – discuss online privacy and digital

footprints (tie in with Homeland or Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow) – January 28th annually

• Geocaching and GPS• Basic car maintenance and repair workshop - Have a local garage bring a demo car to the parking lot and teach new drivers the basics.

Resources and Further Reading• Reaching Teens Subversively through Passive Programming:

http://www.programminglibrarian.org/library/planning/reaching-teens-passive-programming.html#.UtP2ZLRjs_s (Book Facing)

• 21st century teens & 21st century libraries http://www.districtdispatch.org/2014/01/21st-century-teens-21st-century-library-services-call-action/

• Today’s Teens, Tomorrow Techie http://www.bklynpubliclibrary.org/support/volunteer/t4• Libraries Connect Teens To Technology with Video Games:

http://library.austintexas.gov/press-release/library-connects-teens-technology-through-video-games-47499

• Recharge Your Library with Pop Culture and Technology: http://www.amazon.com/Recharge-Library-Programs-Culture-Technology/dp/1610693698

• Teaching Teens about Digital Literacy through Programming: http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2012/03/beyond-legos-coding-for-kids /

• http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2013/10/diy-your-library-teen-tech-week-materials-national-library-week-among-gems

• Teen Tech Camp http://www.memphislibrary.org/teens/techcamp• Pew: Teens and Technology

http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2013/08/22/our-latest-research-on-teens-and-technology/• Using Technology to Connect Teens and Public Libraries

http://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/slissrj/vol2/iss2/7 /• Retired Teachers Teach Community Art and Science:

http://auburnpub.com/lifestyles/it-s-alive-retired-moravia-educators-teach-community-art-and/article_c9a94f03-e932-5b61-ae88-38b3f117411c.html

On TLT: Tech with Nick and Tesla , Teen Tech 12, Check In @ Your Library,