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teens n tech: where r wii?

teens n tech: where r wii?. Laura Solomon OPLIN solomola@oplin.org. www.librarygeekwoes.com. Serving today…. A little background Cell phones MySpace WoW Wii Teen Second Life What does all this mean to me, Laura?. Where are we now ?. http://flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/.

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  1. teens n tech: where r wii? Laura Solomon OPLIN solomola@oplin.org www.librarygeekwoes.com

  2. Serving today… • A little background • Cell phones • MySpace • WoW • Wii • Teen Second Life • What does all this mean to me, Laura?

  3. Where are we now? http://flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/

  4. Browser birthday

  5. “Not a whole lot”…? “Not a whole lot... her computer, her iPod, her cell phone, video games, that's it pretty much.”

  6. Teen Laura’s technology

  7. Laura’s mom’s technology

  8. Wifi in the womb?

  9. Pay attention

  10. Gadgets galore 84% 63%

  11. Why so much technology? CONNECTIONS

  12. Everyone’s doing it “Social networking penetration with teens close to 100%” Ad Age 2007

  13. “Let there be content!” L

  14. …and share it 64% of online teens create content

  15. Kiss authoritative goodbye By 2010, 70% of all digital information being created will be user generated

  16. YOUTH DON’T NEED ANOTHER WEBSITE. MTV ASIA, 2008

  17. The Myspace generation “They live online. They buy online. They play online. Their power is growing.” --cover story, BusinessWeek (December 12, 2005)

  18. MySpace…get over it • It’s ugly • It’s controversial • It’s where your kids are

  19. "Advice to parents: give your kids their (My)space" Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D Author of Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation

  20. More from Rosen “Parents have a total misconception about what their kids are doing online.”

  21. More from Rosen clueless

  22. More from Rosen

  23. “More than half of MySpace visitors are now age 35 or older” comScore Media Metrix October 2006

  24. Libraries with MySpace • Clark County PL • Worthington PL • Cleveland PL • OPLIN

  25. FWIW…cell phones http://flickr.com/photos/compujeramey/168108824/

  26. Bloom-Carroll High School • Rural high school • Near Lancaster • Median income is $35,509

  27. No cell? Not cool • 91% own a cell phone • 83% text • Most important thing EVER

  28. Cell=Swiss Army Knife?

  29. What tools are vital? • Text messaging (72%) • Customize wallpaper (72%) • Take digital pictures (63%) • Play games (56%) OTX (Online Testing eXchange) Nov. 2007

  30. A new “digital divide” Cell No Cell

  31. World’s first “social film” coming later this year

  32. New words • LOL • POS • IIRC • YMMV • WDALYIC • OMG a whole new language??

  33. Why, yes it is • SMS language • Chatspeak • Txt • Txtspk • texting language • txt talk

  34. Cells in libraries?

  35. What can cells do in the library? • Contests • Access the catalog/website • Get SMS about holds, overdues

  36. http://www.twitter.com

  37. Video games…at school??

  38. The Wii

  39. “Let's get this out of the way first: the Wii's graphics look terrible compared with the competition. But within about a half hour of playing games on Nintendo's revolutionary Wii, you won't care. “ PC Magazine, 11/13/06

  40. How long does it take to sell a Wii in the U.S.? 1 hour. Wired, 04/23/08

  41. It’s all about the people

  42. Wii commercial

  43. Wii Fit

  44. But in MY library? YES!

  45. Laura’s bday present Will be available for play during the break!

  46. MMORPG • Largest in the WORLD • Introduction by 12th grader

  47. An incredible level of complexity Seeing is believing An incredible level of complexity

  48. How can libraries support WoW?

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