Without a doubt, technology is playing a huge role in much of society today, and it is important to create meaningful opportunities for children and young adults to master it while they learn essential analytical and problem-solving skills. In this webinar you will learn a variety of programming ideas, computing devices, and apps to help children and young adults thrive in a world based on technology. Additionally, we will discuss the importance of limiting screen time and offer ways to teach other vital 21st Century skills without the use of technology. This webinar will offer ways to assess children and young adults on successes and failures in mastering these essential skills. Share what you are doing to provide your library users with an exciting and fun time at THEIR library.

1. 21st Century Technology
Skills for Children and
Young Adults

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4. Agenda
• Highlight programming ideas, computing devices,
and apps to help children & young adults thrive in
a world based on technology.
• Offer ways to assess children & young adults on
successes and failures in mastering these essential
skills.
• Discuss the importance of limiting screen time
and offer ways to teach other vital skills without
the use of technology.
• Share what you are doing …

5. http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2012-horizon-report-HE.pdf

6. http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2012-horizon-report-K12.pdf

8. Game-based Learning
Using competitive exercises to get
students to challenge themselves
with the hopes of motivating them
to learn better and more
meaningfully.

9. “The trick is not in
knowing the single
solution. It’s having
lots of different
options and solutions
to turn to.”
Source: Wired Magazine April ,2012, page 22

10. Kinect in Education
• Robotic controls
• Augmented Reality in Twitter
• Enhance theatre arts
• Navigate locations, operating systems etc.
• Learn to play guitar
• Explore anatomy
• Learn sign language
• Manipulate air drawings (Brainstorming)
• Innovative presentation tool
Source: http://apps.kinecteducation.com/

11. http://www.civilization5.com/
http://www.trinity.edu/jdonald/bloodonthestacks.html
http://game.nypl.org

14. Source: @librarygame

18. Game Development Workshops
Visit http://goo.gl/dQrnd for a list of game engines!

19. Quick Scratch Demo

20. Tablets for kids

21. Apps for Kids …
Source: http://goo.gl/4thCp

22. Source: http://goo.gl/3oLgu

24. Reloop
Offer classes
on “fun”
technologies!
SpeedX 3D
Mocha VNC

26. SPC Seminole Gaming Club

27. Allen County Public Library Creates High-Tech 'Hackerspaces'
Source: http://goo.gl/wHZyR

28. More information at:
http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/instruction/scavenger.html

30. Share your location. Offer incentives for users to check-in
to your library and make it worthwhile for them!

31. Badges
http://www.openbadges.org

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34. Have drawing contests/music guessing
contests etc. using Draw Something or
SongPop etc.

35. Create your own
infographics!
http://create.visual.ly/
http://infogr.am/
http://piktochart.com/

38. Information fluency is the intersection of information literacy,
computer literacy and critical thinking.

39. So, I think information fluency is …
communicating, problem
solving, evaluating, analyzing,
synthesizing, and reflecting
on the entire process.
… having the ability to think critically while being able to apply
this thinking across a variety of “literacies” (e.g., information,
technological, cultural, scientific etc.) in order to “foster
understanding, support sound decision-making, and guide
action” in the classroom and beyond!

40. Transliteracy
The ability to read, write and interact across
a range of platforms, tools and media from
signing and orality through handwriting, print,
TV, radio and film, to digital social networks.
Source: http://goo.gl/WUwbn

41. Some strategies/practices that can help encourage
information fluency/critical thinking.

42. Allow people to do the work
and then follow up with them.

43. Pre/post testing using TRAILS

44. Free Education For All
What is the library’s role?

45. Source: http://goo.gl/bzpl1
Source: http://atc21s.org/

46. Limit Screen Time!
Teens playing Settlers of Catan in Portland Public Library

48. What are you doing?

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