apps for your youth department
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Apps for Your Youth DepartmentAngela [email protected]’s Services ConsultantIndiana State Library
Who am I? Who are You?
So you’ve got an iPad…
Media Mentorship
Media Mentorship - Objectives•how to identify and support the roles
librarians serve as media mentors to families in your community;
•evidence-based guidelines for media usage with young children
•how to partner with libraries to enrich your family engagement effort and support the goals of your educational program
Media Mentorship •72% of kids ages 0-8 have used digital media
•Parents and adults want to know what’s best
•What’s ok for my child? We can help with “appvisory” and “appplay!”
•Not all tech is created equal. Have you seen the educational apps section of an app store?
Why Apps?• Mobile/touch interface is easy
• Focus on the content and leave the tech behind
• More accessible for those with special needs, and really, accessibility for all
• Creation and Interaction (not just consumption)
• Publishing, coding, makerspaces, videos
How are libraries using these?•Using digital media in storytimes•App Play and App-visory in Programming
– Digital Literacy•Library programs that utilize technology•Mounted devices•Circulating devices•Curated lists of apps & technology•Training teens as media mentors
Storytimes?•Who plans and performs storytimes here?
•Anyone use any digital media in your storytimes?
In Storytime – Joint Media Engagement •39% use digital media in storytimes: apps, music
•We still want to encourage interaction w/app use
•Supports what we already do!
•Consider tech: adaptors, set-up to mirror the screen
Circulation and Display•There are some libraries who have
purchased iPads, loaded them up with educational games and other apps and circulated them to their patrons.
•Mounted/tethered tablets – ex. Krayola kiosk
•Mobile labs
Circulation and Display
App Play and Advisory Programming•How to use a specific app•Appy Hour – share apps that you’re using
with others•Informal learning, skill enhancing or
content creation•Teen volunteers – train your teens to be
mentors with digital media•Happy Tappers for preschoolers or young
kids
School Age•Have an iPad class or app class – digital
literacy
•Digital storytelling – story arc (Toontastic)
•Tellagami – video with avatarhttps://tellagami.com/
School Age•iPad poetry –
+ Penultimate app – journal/paper & ink look
+Instant Poetry 2 – photo + “magnetic” words
+ Poems by Heart app – recitation, memorization; record your own voice
School AgeInstant Poetry 2 example
School AgeSTEM – app to introduce and support a
program:•“Bats! Furry Fliers of the Night”•“The Human Body”•“Our Amazing World: Owls”
School AgeTinkerbox – physics puzzle game; teaches
basic engineering concepts
School AgeStopMotion Videos – Lego app, Smoovie
School AgeLet’s take a look at some apps!
Teens – Photo editing & Videos• Make movies and GIFs – GIFFer is a great
app/iPhone
• Kong – make selfie GIFs; +meme machine + group messenger
Teens – Videos• Video ----iMovie, Animoto (pro is worth investment
for more options) • Stop Motion----Stop Motion Recorder app, iMovie,
Flipbook Teen Librarian Toolbox blog– Karen Jensen, et. alhttp://www.teenlibrariantoolbox.com/2015/08/makerspace-making-movie-magic-with-tweens-and-teens-in-the-library/
Teens – Art & More• Brushes – iPad painting
• Keezy – music makerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Foo7b0BCmaY
• Mad Libs
Teens – Art & More• Manga Camera
Teens – Art & More• LongExpo – Light Painting program
Challenges•The dreaded passwords and accounts -
licensing•Updating devices•Settings•Small vs. Large Groups•Paying for it•Storing/Charging, Syncing, and all those
accessories!•Partner with your systems/tech staff
What makes a good app?•Simple•No ads!•Great graphics•Enhances and doesn’t distract•For preschoolers: it encourages joint
media interaction
Finding Apps• Common Sense Media -
https://www.commonsensemedia.org/app-lists • www.appfriday.com • SLJ – Touch and Go -
http://www.slj.com/category/technology/applications/ • Kirkus Reviews –
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/ipad/ • Find the Developers you like and go after their freebies• Young Children, New Media, and Libraries: A Guide for
Incorporating New Media into Library Collections, Services, and Programs for Families and Children Ages 0-5 - LittleELit book written by librarians and educators
http://littleelit.com/book/ - also includes evaluation rubric - https://littleelit.files.wordpress.com/2015/02/evaluation-of-new-media-haines-kluver.pdf
Resources• Best Practices for Apps in Storytimes – Cen Campbell presentation
(LittleELit.com) - https://ala.adobeconnect.com/_a1087453682/p73yvn708l8/?launcher=false&fcsContent=true&pbMode=normal
• Media Mentorships in Libraries Serving Youth – 2015 white paper & ALSC webinar, features other resources - http://www.ala.org/alsc/mediamentorship
• AASL’s Best Apps for Teaching and Learning - http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-apps/2015
• 50 Ideas for Mobile App Use in Libraries - http://nicolehennig.com/ideas-for-creative-uses-of-mobile-apps-in-library-services/
• 8 Great Apps for Creating Stop-motion Videos• http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/8-great-ipad-apps-
for-creating-stop.html
