Central Massachusetts Year of the Teen » Technology http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org For those who serve teens in Central Massachusetts libraries Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:26:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 New national poll on teens and social networking http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2009/09/04/new-national-poll-on-teens-and-social-networking/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2009/09/04/new-national-poll-on-teens-and-social-networking/#comments Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:22:23 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/?p=103 Common Sense Media has just release the results of a new national poll on how teens use social networking, and how parents perceive their teens’ online behavior. The disparity is surprising. You can read the full poll results, a summary, or just check out a chart on the Common Sense Media website.

]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2009/09/04/new-national-poll-on-teens-and-social-networking/feed/ 0 Lori Drew case and cyberbullying http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/12/05/lori-drew-case-and-cyberbullying/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/12/05/lori-drew-case-and-cyberbullying/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2008 21:02:01 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/?p=101 graphic of a computerThere is a great posting by social networking expert danah boyd regarding cyberbullying as it relates to the Lori Drew case. She says, “Lori Drew abused her power as a knowledgeable adult by leveraging her adult knowledge of psychology to humiliate and torment a teen girl. Put another way, Lori Drew engaged in psychological and emotional child abuse. Child abuse includes the psychological or emotional mistreatment of a child. Unfortunately, most legal statutes focus on sexual and physical abuse and neglect because emotional abuse is very hard to substantiate and prosecute. But realistically, she should’ve been tried with child abuse, not a computer crime.” What do you think?

The article is definitely worth a look – the comments are insightful too! Find it at: http://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2008/11/30/reflections_on.html

]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/12/05/lori-drew-case-and-cyberbullying/feed/ 1 YALSA is looking for teen bloggers http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/16/yalsa-is-looking-for-teen-bloggers/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/16/yalsa-is-looking-for-teen-bloggers/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2008 13:35:18 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/16/yalsa-is-looking-for-teen-bloggers/ Do you know teen bloggers who would be interested in blogging for YALSA? Do you know teens who like to write about books, music, movies, etc. and would be a perfect candidate for a position as a YALSA blogger? Are you a teen that would like to write for the YALSA blog? If so, now is your chance.

At their meeting on Monday, January 14, the YALSA Board of Directors voted to include teens in the YALSA cadre of bloggers.

What do this mean? Well, first a teen that is interested in blogging for YALSA needs to fill out and submit a teen blogger application. The application will be reviewed and teen applicants will be notified of the decision.

Once a teen blogger is accepted, a blogging account will be setup for that teen and information on how to use YALSA’s blogging software will be provided.

This is a really exciting opportunity for teen writers. If you have any questions about being a teen blogger – or helping a teen in your community become a blogger – contact Linda Braun, the YALSA Blog Manager, at lbraun@leonline.com

]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/16/yalsa-is-looking-for-teen-bloggers/feed/ 0 “Instead of Band-Aid solutions, we need a paradigm shift” http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/15/instead-of-band-aid-solutions-we-need-a-paradigm-shift/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/15/instead-of-band-aid-solutions-we-need-a-paradigm-shift/#comments Tue, 15 Jan 2008 21:26:09 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/15/instead-of-band-aid-solutions-we-need-a-paradigm-shift/ Anastasia Goodstein has an excellent post today over at Ypulse.com on yesterday’s news from MySpace. Of course we all want teens to be safe online, but she points out the opportunity MySpace missed. Check it out!

]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2008/01/15/instead-of-band-aid-solutions-we-need-a-paradigm-shift/feed/ 0 One rockin’ library! http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/19/one-rockin-library/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/19/one-rockin-library/#comments Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:36:14 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/19/one-rockin-library/ I just read in a previous issue of Library Journal about a public library in New Zealand that has its own recording studio. Cool! The studio, called Beatbooth, was built with a budget of about $3,000 and opened in May. Users can record their productions and burn finished tracks to CD. They charge about $3.50 per hour (US) to use it. What a way to take unused space and make it into something that meet’s users’ needs! The other cool thing – it’s a partnership with a nonprofit music organization, the library, and a music store.

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]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/11/ask-the-judge/feed/ 1 Girls guide to being safe online http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/04/girls-guide-to-being-safe-online/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/04/girls-guide-to-being-safe-online/#comments Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:49:26 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/04/girls-guide-to-being-safe-online/ Anastasia Goodstein wrote an article that your teen girls should read, about keeping private information private. You can find it at http://beinggirl.com/en_US/pages/articledetail.jsp?ContentId=ART11951.

]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/12/04/girls-guide-to-being-safe-online/feed/ 0 Teen Tech Week 08 – brought to you by D&D! http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/teen-tech-week-08-brought-to-you-by-dd/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/teen-tech-week-08-brought-to-you-by-dd/#comments Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:41:30 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/teen-tech-week-08-brought-to-you-by-dd/ The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), announced this week that Dungeons & Dragons, a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, Inc., is the 2008 Corporate Sponsor for Teen Tech Week, taking place March 2-8.  D&D!! How cool is that?

Registration information, resources, products and more can be found at the Teen Tech Week Web site, www.ala.org/teentechweek.

]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/11/29/teen-tech-week-08-brought-to-you-by-dd/feed/ 0 Singshot transformed: interesting program idea http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/singshot-transformed-interesting-program-idea/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/singshot-transformed-interesting-program-idea/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:44:11 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/singshot-transformed-interesting-program-idea/ I just read about a new “face” for Singshot.com - the former karaoke/audio reading website – on the YALSA blog. Here’s what Beth Gallaway had to say:

“I’m not clear if the site was originally owned by Maxis’ EA Games, with intent to launch another Sims Expansion pack, but I don’t care if it was a bait & switch, because the tools are really cool, like Movie Mashups – you can make your own machinima music videos with clips and stills from the Sims. You can create an avatar of yourself that looks like a Sims character. Plus, they added 100 new songs at the beginning of month, and this may become a regular thing: over 80 new titles were added at the end of September, with hits from current pop artists like Teddy Gieger, Nickleback and Fallout Boy, plus a nice mix of country, R&B, and Christian artists as well …”

Wouldn’t that be a fun teen program? Hook up the PC to a projector, plug in a couple mikes, and you’re ready! Or have kids create recordings of poetry, comedy routines, or stories – lots of possibilities!

]]> http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/10/12/singshot-transformed-interesting-program-idea/feed/ 0 Anastasia Goodstein touring in MA! You should go! http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/09/26/anastasia-goodstein-touring-in-ma-you-should-go/ http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/09/26/anastasia-goodstein-touring-in-ma-you-should-go/#comments Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:31:07 +0000 Maureen http://yearoftheteen.edublogs.org/2007/09/26/anastasia-goodstein-touring-in-ma-you-should-go/ Totally Wired book cover Anastasia Goodstein, author of the book pictured here, and of the Ypulse.com blog, will be touring Massachusetts in early October as part of her national book tour. She will be appearing at the libraries listed below. If you get the chance to hear her speak, go! She’s one of the top experts on this topic and it’s awesome that she will be in our state!

Contact the host library to be sure of the time/date before you go. The program at Marlborough Public Library is through the Central Region – you can register at http://www.cmrls.org/. Hope you can make it to see her!

Tuesday, October 2, time tba Clapp Memorial Library, Belchertown, MA

Wednesday, October 3, 4 p.m. Manchester-By-The-Sea Public Library, Manchester, MA

Wednesday, October 3, 7:00 p.m. Peabody Institute Library

Thursday, October 4, 3 p.m. Wareham Free Library, Wareham, MA

Thursday, October 4, 8 p.m. Strugis Charter Public School, Hyannis, MA

Friday, October 5, 6:30 p.m. Westport Free Public Library, Westport, MA

Tuesday, October 9, 6:30 p.m. Faneuil Branch Library, Brighton, MA

Wednesday, October 10, 10 a.m. Metrowest MA Regional Library System, Waltham, MA

Wednesday, October 10, 7 p.m. Chickering Elementary School & Dover Schools, Dover, MA

Thursday, October 11, 10 a.m. Marlborough Public Library, Marlborough, MA

Thursday, October 11, 7 p.m. Sargent Memorial Library, Boxborough, MA

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