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Hot, Free, and Downloadable: tech for teens and why you care

Hot, Free, and Downloadable: tech for teens and why you care. Amy Boese and Marcus Lowry Ramsey County Library Minnesota. Ramsey County Library: Teen Services. Seven Libraries Five School Districts 740 programs per year (365 gaming at Roseville) 10,000 Teens

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Hot, Free, and Downloadable: tech for teens and why you care

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  1. Hot, Free, and Downloadable: tech for teens and why you care Amy Boese and Marcus Lowry Ramsey County Library Minnesota

  2. Ramsey County Library: Teen Services • Seven Libraries • Five School Districts • 740 programs per year (365 gaming at Roseville) • 10,000 Teens • Three sushi places, one Pizza Ranch, no Waffle House • Two librarians

  3. How we do it. • Active classes • Librarian instructors • AmeriCorps CTEP • Community Ed., TV • School collaborations • Youth serving organizations • Passive access to tech • Drop in tech

  4. Coolest. Things. Ever. Replicator in action Replicator II

  5. http://www.sketchup.com/intl/en/product/gsu.html • Free! • Most popular 3D modeling software

  6. http://pixologic.com/sculptris/ • Free! • More detail • Less architecture, better suited for forms

  7. http://scratch.mit.edu/ • Free! • Golden oldie of video game creation, still golden • In many school classrooms • Focuses on creative animation, programming

  8. http://www.stencyl.com/ • Free! • Creates a stand-alone flash game • Focuses on creating playable games, less on how to create the pieces

  9. http://inkscape.org/download/?lang=en • Free! (No, really.) • Open source vector editor • Future Fashion Designers

  10. http://pixlr.com/ • Free! • Online photo editor • Taking and Editing Great Photos

  11. http://www.weebly.com/ • Free! (But you have to sign up.) • Create your own website, link all of your stuff in one place • http://jnsbhello.weebly.com/mangaaaa.html

  12. http://clubcreate.com/ • Free! (Sign in to save your work.) • Remix songs or create your own • Ability to import vocal and instrumental tracks

  13. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ • Free! (open source.) • Audio editor • Podcasting • Edit sound for importing elsewhere

  14. Tangents, or:Not free, hot, or downloadable • Minecraft • Flip • Apps • Python • Artemis • Whomptrix

  15. Challenges • Teen tech open lab – drop in versus drop off • Cutting edge tech sometimes FAILS • Free software goes away (RIP: aviary.com) • Schools block free software • Libraries block downloads • Vendor issues: bugs are bugs • Staffing changes

  16. Why we think you should care. • Navigation of new technology • Gamification • Courage is learned • Inspiration and exploration • Career exploration • “People do this for $$$, you could too.”

  17. Time for more play.

  18. Thanks! Questions? aboese@rclreads.orgmlowry@rclreads.org

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