To experience this example of transliteracy training all YOU need is a Chicago Public Library Card! YOUmedia is an innovative, 21st century teen learning space housed at the Chicago Public Library's downtown Harold Washington Library Center. YOUmedia was created to connect young adults, books, media, mentors, and institutions throughout the city of Chicago in one dynamic space designed to inspire collaboration and creativity.
High school age teens engaging with YOUmedia can access thousands of books, over 100 laptop and desktop computers, and a variety of media creation tools and software, all of which allow them to stretch their imaginations and their digital media skills. By working both in teams and individually, teens have an opportunity to engage in projects that promote critical thinking, creativity, and skill-building.
Mentors from Digital Youth Network as well as Chicago Public Library librarians lead workshops to help teens build their skills and create digital artifacts – from songs to videos to photography to blogging. Teens learn how to use a variety of technology and digital equipment, including still and video cameras, drawing tablets, and video and photo editing software. YOUmedia also provides an in-house recording studio featuring keyboards, turntables, and a mixing board.
All high school age teenagers are welcome, and the YOUmedia technology is available for free with a valid Chicago Public Library card. Now, let me hear you say TRANSLITERACY! That's what these teens are learning--how to navigate across all information technologies! Maybe now they'll break it all down for Mom & Dad!
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Do You Know About Gigablast? The Green Search Engine?
Well, if you don't check it out and play around with it!
You can search the directory of categories or just type in a phrase like library innovations and see what comes up. I found this fascinating link by searching creating library buildings:
Gigablast, located in New Mexico, calls itself the Green Search Engine. Gigablast as 90% of its power comes from wind energy, using PNM's Sky Blue energy program, thus only using a miniscule 13 amps of coal power. How cool is that!
Gigablast also makes it easy to perform your query on the coal-based search engines by clicking links below the search results. So try them, and if you don't find what you want, click the others, which use millions of coal and oil-based amps.
In the world of search engines, and there are many many more than GOOGLE, search technology underlies the engine's power. One great example of this is the use of Gigablast by a Meta Search Engine appropriately called, Mamma, as in "ask yo Mamma!" Go on, ask her!
You can search the directory of categories or just type in a phrase like library innovations and see what comes up. I found this fascinating link by searching creating library buildings:
Gigablast, located in New Mexico, calls itself the Green Search Engine. Gigablast as 90% of its power comes from wind energy, using PNM's Sky Blue energy program, thus only using a miniscule 13 amps of coal power. How cool is that!
Gigablast also makes it easy to perform your query on the coal-based search engines by clicking links below the search results. So try them, and if you don't find what you want, click the others, which use millions of coal and oil-based amps.
In the world of search engines, and there are many many more than GOOGLE, search technology underlies the engine's power. One great example of this is the use of Gigablast by a Meta Search Engine appropriately called, Mamma, as in "ask yo Mamma!" Go on, ask her!
I Love My Librarian, The Award!
What better way to say how much your public library means to you! Nominate your librarian for the third year of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award!
Nominations for 2010 stay open through September 20. Nominate your favorite librarian at our own eminently love-able Belmont Public Library!
There are nearly 123,000 libraries nationwide, and librarians touch the lives of the people they serve every day. The award encourages library users like you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. We want to hear how you think your librarian is improving the lives of the people in your school, campus or community.
Up to ten winners will be selected this year and receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and $500 travel stipend to attend an awards reception in New York hosted by The New York Times. In addition, a plaque will be given to each award winner’s library.
The award is administered by the American Library Association with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York and The New York Times.
You can read about the 2009 winners here.
Nominations for 2010 stay open through September 20. Nominate your favorite librarian at our own eminently love-able Belmont Public Library!
There are nearly 123,000 libraries nationwide, and librarians touch the lives of the people they serve every day. The award encourages library users like you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. We want to hear how you think your librarian is improving the lives of the people in your school, campus or community.
Up to ten winners will be selected this year and receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and $500 travel stipend to attend an awards reception in New York hosted by The New York Times. In addition, a plaque will be given to each award winner’s library.
The award is administered by the American Library Association with support from Carnegie Corporation of New York and The New York Times.
You can read about the 2009 winners here.
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