1. THE FUTURE IS FUN!
GREAT TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
FOR YOUTH
ILA
October 11, 2012
Janet Piehl
Youth Services Librarian
Wilmette Public Library
jpiehl@wilmettelibrary.info

2. MEDIA MASHUP
 Can public libraries implement technology-based
programs for youth?
 Can youth develop 21st Century Learning Skills in
public libraries?

3. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
 Learning and innovation skills
 Information, media, technology skills
 Life and career skills
 Partnership for 21st Century Skills: www.p21.org

4. Technology and Literacy: 21st Century Library
Programming for Children and Teens
By Jennifer Nelson and Keith Braafladt
American Library Association, 2012

5. http://scratch.mit.edu

6. SCRATCH @ WPL
 Installed on 12 PC laptops with Internet access
 One librarian, plus one teen volunteer
 10 kids, working individually
 Grades 5-9. Occasionally grades 2-4.
 Network with families, technology teachers,
librarians

7. SCRATCH @ WPL
 Two-hour classes
 Group projects
 Digital Literary Magazine
 WPL kids’ projects:
http://scratch.mit.edu/users/wilmettelibrary

8. WHAT ELSE?
 Comic Life
 Stop-motion Animation
 Download the handout!