school libraries
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School LibrariesYoung Adults
Web 2.0 and Beyond
Lori Franklin LMS Olathe East High School ESU SLIM Ph.D. Student
Tells us the importance of building relationships with one another through formal and informal networks
Teens use social capital skills to learn how to form interactions that lead to relationship-building in the workforce, and with future friends and neighbors.
Social Capital Theory
Bourdieu, de Tocqueville, Coleman, Putnam, Fukuyama, Granovetter
Formed through social networking outlets Cell phones/Texting
Facebook, MySpace Blogging File Sharing iPod/MP3
Second Life YouTube
Networks
Trust is the foundation for Social Capital Places to meet Time to share Opportunities for talk Validation of needs Voice in decision making
Needs
Our generation – classroom Now – immersed in the “Light”
before they begin school Middle and high school
students say they are bored 50-70 % of the time
Learning less in school Learning more after school
The “Light” for Teens Today
Prensky, M. (March 2008). Turning on the lights. Educational Leadership, 65(6), 40-45.
Blogging and social networkingPew Internet Poll – more than 55%Photo/music/file sharingCell phonesGamingNot boring because
they design itNo exams Competence
After School Learning
Shift in traditional thinking Determine how Web 2.0 tools mesh with
the current school library situation Get rid of “Don’t…” Rethink, remodel “Do…” Embrace change
What Does This Look Like?
Gives teens a voice in decision-making
Provides them with opportunities for using Web 2.0 tools to promote library programming
Helps create a roadmap for future direction
Library Media Advisory Council
Lunch in the LibraryRethink hours of operationDesign of web sitePodcastingBlogging
Give Them a Place
Library Advisory CommitteeService ProjectsBlog – Library LogPodcastingAvailabilityCelebrations
Show Them You Value Them
Rethink library pass rules Film video announcements Assessments Lunch Events Clubs
Give Them a Place