[OPLINLIST] 2009 Teen Tech Week

[Ruth Metcalf]

HELLO EVERYONE!

 

Did you know that:

 

*	Email is 22 years old? - Today 87% of teens use email? 
*	PCs are 15 years old? - Today 60% of teens have a desktop or
laptop 
*	Blogs were first created in 1997? - Today 30% of online teens
keep blogs and regularly post  and 54% read blogs 
*	My Space was created in 2003? - Today 70% of online teens use
social networking sites 

 

For more Teen technology statistics see - Teen Checkup -
http://teencheckup.com/?s=teen+technology+statistics

 

These statistics might be helpful as you plan your 2009 Teen Tech Week
event. Other resources that might be helpful include: 

 

YALSA Teen tech Week site:
http://ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/teentechweek/ttw09/home.cfm

 

WebJunction "Gaming in the Library" Group:
http://www.webjunction.org/688

 

"Teens N. Tech: Where Are Wii?" Power Point by Laura Solomon:
http://www.slideshare.net/OPLIN/teens-n-tech-where-r-wii

 

Libraries and Youth 2.0 website - http://libraryyouth.ning.com/

Social networking site for youth services librarians and anyone else
interested in web 2.0 and its opportunities and possibilities for
library youth and young adult services. 

 

Readergirlz: An Online Book Community Celebrating Gutsy Girls in Life
and Lit - 

http://www.webjunction.org/internet-for-patrons/articles/content/451661

 

Let us know what your plans are for the 2009 Teen Tech Week. You can
post your information on the WebJunction Ohio Teen Tech Week page:
http://oh.webjunction.org/ohteentechweek or join our State Library of
Ohio group on Facebook and share information with us:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=56413984800&ref=mf

 

Sincerely, 

 

Ruth A. Metcalf

Library Consultant

State Library of Ohio

274 E. First Avenue

Columbus, Ohio 43201

PH:    614-644-6910

FAX: 614-466-3584

rmetcalf at sloma.state.oh.us

 

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