BOOM!Web 2.0: Engaging Teens Through Social Media

BOOM

[tiffany pahman]

25 may 2011

•Teen Services Librarian, Oshawa Public Libraries, began February 2008

•Worked in both Public and Academic libraries since 1999

•MLIS with a concentration in Youth Services

•Currently a member of the White Pine Selection Committee, CLASY, and YALSA

•Obsessed with Pop Culture including, but not limited to: Perez Hilton, MTV, Degrassi, 90210, Gossip Magazines, and reality television

How we use Web 2.0:YouTube

Blogging/Twitter

Site Creation Tools

Audio/Podcasting

Texting

Facebook

YouTubeOshawa Public Libraries annually hosts a Teen Summer Reading Club YouTube Contest.

Make Waves YouTube™ Contest Oshawa Public Libraries are offering teens an opportunity to join a Teen YouTube™ Video Contest that begins on July 4 and will run until August 28th.  To participate, teens must follow the contest rules*:•You must be 13-19 years old to enter. •You must obtain Parent or Legal Guardian permission before entering and written Parent or Legal Guardian consent is required before entries are considered. •Email your YouTube Video to: oplteenlibrarian@gmail.com•Example: To see an example visit http://www.youtube.com/user/OPLTeens

YouTube

Each Contest Entry must have the following:• Video will be between 1-5 minutes long.

• Video will include reading.• Somewhere in video you will say or somehow

include “Oshawa Public Libraries”• Video must be intended for family audience viewing and contain content that, in the opinion of the Oshawa

Public Libraries, is suitable for all persons.

YouTubeTeens are encouraged to contact Oshawa Public Libraries if they have

questions about the contest.  A Grand Prize Winner will be selected who will win a $150.00 Gift Card to Future Shop.

The contest will be judged by Oshawa Public Libraries Librarians. The winner will be announced in the first week of September.

Other Stuff to Know: To be considered, your video may not contain content that is inappropriate. People who are included in your video must have agreed to be filmed. You must have filled out our application and signed a release form You may not violate any library policies during the creation of your video. Winners will be selected based on how well they follow the rules and on how informative and entertaining their submission is. Decisions of the judges are final. *Please contact: Tiffany Pahman, 905-579-6111 ext. 5238, tpahman@oshawalibrary.on.ca for detailed rules and regulations.

YouTubeTeens are encouraged to contact Oshawa Public Libraries if they have

questions about the contest.  A Grand Prize Winner will be selected who will win a $150.00 Gift Card to Future Shop.

The contest will be judged by Oshawa Public Libraries Librarians. The winner will be announced in the first week of September.

Other Stuff to Know: To be considered, your video may not contain content that is inappropriate. People who are included in your video must have agreed to be filmed. You must have filled out our application and signed a release form You may not violate any library policies during the creation of your video. Winners will be selected based on how well they follow the rules and on how informative and entertaining their submission is. Decisions of the judges are final. *Please contact: Tiffany Pahman, 905-579-6111 ext. 5238, tpahman@oshawalibrary.on.ca for detailed rules and regulations.

Lights Out at the Library

Tik Tok on the Library Clock

Author’s Redemption

Ideas for Video @ the library

•Have teens record video book reviews. Post them to YouTube or Flickr channel.

•Have teens create book trailers and post them to your YouTube or Flickr channel.

•Hold a book trailer festival. Start off with a program on making movies. Give teens a few weeks to work, and hold a festival event to screen all the trailers.

•Hold a made-up movie trailer festival.

•Windows MovieMaker

•iMovie

Blogging

Blog: a web page where you can write journal entries, reviews, articles and more.

Blog authors can allow readers to post their own comments. No web design

knowledge is neededto create a blog.

Example: OPL TeenSpace

BloggingBlogger.com Probably the easiest to use of all the combination Probably the easiest to use of all the combination blog update/free blog update/free hosting sites. One of Blogger's major pluses is . One of Blogger's major pluses is its support for third-party blog sites, meaning you can set up and its support for third-party blog sites, meaning you can set up and update a weblog on your own website using Blogger. You are not update a weblog on your own website using Blogger. You are not restricted to using their hosting service. restricted to using their hosting service. Wordpress.com: : It’s an open source software originally designed It’s an open source software originally designed for blogging but is so powerful and popular that it is being used by for blogging but is so powerful and popular that it is being used by many business websites. It uses mySQL database on the back many business websites. It uses mySQL database on the back end.end.Tumblr.com : : A unique social media site that combines the best A unique social media site that combines the best qualities found in other sharing devices. Free service allows their qualities found in other sharing devices. Free service allows their users to blog, post images, embed their favourite YouTube or users to blog, post images, embed their favourite YouTube or other video, share inspiration quotes, etc.other video, share inspiration quotes, etc.

The above are just some of the more popular free blogging The above are just some of the more popular free blogging services available. services available.

Blogger versus Wordpress

A very nice, tech savvy person made a comparison chart!

Tumblr

Wix

Twitter

Twitter

PodcastingPodcasting is a way for individuals and companies to create audio programs and allow people to download, listen, and subscribe to them very easily.

Ideas:

Record book group discussions and link them

Have your TAB group write book reviews

Podcasting

Texting

Facebook

Facebook

Profiles verses PagesProfiles are for individuals,  Pages for organizations Profiles are for individuals,  Pages for organizations Pages are optimized for mass communication Pages are optimized for mass communication Profiles are optimized for individual communication Profiles are optimized for individual communication Note that their TOS says you can't create for an Note that their TOS says you can't create for an individual who doesn't exist.  If you do, they will delete individual who doesn't exist.  If you do, they will delete it. it. A question that everyone asks - "When should my A question that everyone asks - "When should my group set up a Fan Page versus a Facebook Group?group set up a Fan Page versus a Facebook Group?Best Answer yet:   Set up a Facebook FanPage as Best Answer yet:   Set up a Facebook FanPage as your main presence or outpost and use a group for your main presence or outpost and use a group for more adhoc, smaller organizing.more adhoc, smaller organizing.

Facebook

Benefits of FacebookConnection: Foster a strong relationship with the people who care about your organization. Raise awareness by posting updates and Notes, mobilize communities with Causes and Events, and stay connected with Discussion Boards, commenting and Wall posts.

Benefits of FacebookContent: You can organize events, share videos and photos, or discuss the latest issues relevant to your community with members instantly and efficiently in a safe environment.

Distribution: Communicate effectively both broadly and with targeted updates to existing and potential community members through Updates and News Feed with zero cost to your organization. Spread the word to others outside of your organization about upcoming events, important announcements or fundraising efforts.

Creating Sites for Events