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“Black & Proud”

M+R

I recognize what I’ve been given, and it is my job to uplift the voices of others and share my access and resources.” stories about teen pregnancy); and feature major characters of color and/or LGBTQIA storylines, but those aren’t books that a child you know would read, will you speak up anyway? Say, “Black.” Say it loudly.

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Why Are So Many Participatory Experiences Focused on Teens?

Museum 2.0

Over the past year, I've noticed a strange trend in the calls I receive about upcoming participatory museum projects: the majority of them are being planned for teen audiences. Why are teens over-represented in participatory projects? Teens are a known (and somewhat controllable) entity. The first of these reasons is practical.

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Teaching Online Safety: Building Curriculum

Tech Soup

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. has a special page dedicated to online safety for kids and teens. Privacy Security libraries tssecurity public access computing internet security tslibraries' AT&T designed an Internet Safety game.

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YMCA of Greater Seattle: Windows MultiPoint Server Case Study

Tech Soup

In most cases, we sent them the instructions, hardware, and software they'd need and then stood back and watched how the installation went. YMCA of Greater Seattle's Kirkland Teen program was one of our test sites. YMCA of Greater Seattle's Kirkland Teen program was one of our test sites. 10 users=15 hours/per week).

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The Nonprofit’s Guide to TikTok

Nonprofit Tech for Good

TikTok Videos: Not Just for Dancing Teens. The hashtag you create should be clever, easy to type, and memorable, and you must include clear instructions on how you expect supporters to take action. Users with under 1,000 followers have an average engagement rate of 51.1%. TikTok has the highest social media engagement rate per post.

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Community Science Workshops and Shared Authorship of Space: Interview with Emilyn Green

Museum 2.0

The people were of all ages--moms with babies strapped to their fronts, six year-olds using skillsaws, pre-teens building robots, teenagers doing homework. The Exploratorium is great, but it wasn''t super-accessible. or free access to the dump to get materials. So if a kid is not engaging, it''s likely some barrier to access.

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New Models for Community Partnerships: Museums Hosting Meetups

Museum 2.0

Librarian Aaron Schmidt tells the great story of a game night of Dance, Dance, Revolution at his library in which a teen asked him: “Hey Aaron, can I go upstairs to grab a magazine and book to read?” Look at the number of views (how many times each has been accessed). Talk to the folks at Instructables.

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