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