Tech Soup

APRIL 7, 2014

Last week, TechSoup for Libraries held a webinar called Public Tech Instruction: Teaching the Public on Internet Safety. The presenters, Austin Stroud of the Monroe County Public Library and Crystal Schimpf of TechSoup for Libraries, shared resources for teaching online safety and security. Assessments/Quizzes. GCF Learn Free.

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Nonprofit Tech for Good

DECEMBER 2, 2009

MySpace was and still is (for some) the easiest social networking site to grow a community quickly. Famous on MySpace and to teens across the world, outside of MySpace they are hardly known. As a regualr MySpace user, there is no denying that MySpace is more diverse than any other social networking site.

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Tech Soup

APRIL 2, 2013

TechSoup for Libraries. For the past few years, TechSoup for Libraries has been part of the Edge Initiative , an effort to create benchmarks and tools that support continuous improvement and drive investment toward public access technology. 3D printing at your local library? Technology for Good Goes Global.

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Tech Soup

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Basically it allows one computer to serve several people in a lab or library at very low cost and with minimum maintenance. We did periodic check-ins on how the MultiPoint Server system held up under use so here is a case study from one YMCA site. YMCA of Greater Seattle's Kirkland Teen program was one of our test sites.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

However, there may be increased risk to conversions on site as the transaction point may move toward the actual chat interface as tools like ChatGPT Plugins and AutoGPT advance. Start building your video-adjacent content library now. It is not safe when, for example, they do this when talking with a teen in crisis situations.

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Whole Whale

MAY 3, 2023

However, there may be increased risk to conversions on site as the transaction point may move toward the actual chat interface as tools like ChatGPT Plugins and AutoGPT advance. Start building your video-adjacent content library now. It is not safe when, for example, they do this when talking with a teen in crisis situations.

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Amy Sample Ward

JUNE 21, 2011

Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library. Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library. 100 Years of the flagship library in New York. Goal of the centennial project was to shine the light on the library’s resources and get new audiences engaged in the collections and connected to the curators and staff.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

APRIL 22, 2010

Photo from San Jose Library. OK then, for the rest of you, here are 10 sites you can use to find the volunteer opportunity that suit you best. Do Something Focused more on teen activism and engagement with causes, their site offers Virtual Volunteer opportunities so you can take action without leaving your couch!

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Museum 2.0

JULY 26, 2010

Chicago Underground Library (Chicago, IL). If you're looking for inspiration with a collections focus, the Underground Library is a compelling experimental space dedicated to archiving all media produced in Chicago. The library is run in the lobby of a theater company by a group of volunteers led by Nell Taylor.

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NTEN

AUGUST 25, 2009

But with the Internet now accessible from public libraries, cyber cafés and cell phones, getting online is easier than ever for nearly anyone. Imagine a typical Internet surfer and your first thought might be of a teen or young adult, not a grandparent or retiree. How to' networking sites are increasingly popular among older adults.

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NTEN

JUNE 21, 2011

The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton - Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen - American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov - The NY Public Library Jason Eppink - Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin - Babycastles Elaine Cohen: The New York Public Library 100 Years of the flagship library in New York.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

NOVEMBER 10, 2006

It will be interesting to see if this advice holds true for the voters of the future based on Dannah Boyd's post " What i mean when i say "email is dead" in reference to teens. Meanwhile Randal Moss gives us some food for thought about turnover in Social Network sites. Meanwhile, library geeks are talking about tagging.

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Museum 2.0

MARCH 28, 2008

Museums (and libraries) are trusted sources of information. They were both commissioned by organizations whose purpose is to support museums and libraries. Here's something to be proud of. Books are a distant second at 61%, and a majority of Americans find print and broadcast media and the Internet to be not trustworthy." In the Web 2.0

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Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

If you have computers available and parents come to the site anyway to pick up their kids, shouldn’t you offer this support? Serving as many teens as possible through your youth program is not a goal. How many teens do you want to serve in years one, two, and three? There may be more teens in your community that need support.

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Museum 2.0

APRIL 18, 2008

Institutions like the Library of Congress and the Powerhouse Museum are getting thousands of quality tags and comments on previously hidden away images. The Walker Art Center is turning its teen website over to the teens. Once acquired, the data could have been placed in a public site such as Freebase.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

OCTOBER 19, 2006

"We are in a moment of time where 57% of teens produce and share media. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience. Young people have access to computers in schools and libraries, but there is a difference in the quality of experience.

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Museum 2.0

AUGUST 18, 2008

People who engage deeply in any online community, whether a bulletin board or social networking site, want to meet in person. Several libraries have started to offer gaming nights where you can drink soda and play Wii to your heart's content. as physical analogs to virtual community platforms. I don't think so. Evaluate the outcome.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 16, 2007

The recent flurry of restrictions that has sent teens fleeing? Social networking sites like MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, even ExhibitFiles are tools that allows people--strangers and friends--to connect with one another. The bizarre obsession with "adding" friends? Or is it the stalkers? What makes Web 2.0 Exclusivity helps.

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Museum 2.0

MAY 5, 2009

I spoke about my recent obsession with book drops and how libraries are turning their most mundane transactions into the basis for beautiful, useful, sexy interactions with users. She made the clear point that teens use social networks to connect with people they already know, not to meet strangers.

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Bloomerang

APRIL 2, 2021

We have a live library in our lobby here at Bloomerang. If you have a tween or a teen, I’m sure you’re familiar with TikTok. It’s like the anti-social media site. I ran a takeover for Boston Public Schools around college month and of course, they are not going to give away the keys to all the teens.

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