The document discusses the impact of technology on teenagers today, highlighting their extensive use of social networking, mobile phones, and gaming systems like the Wii. It emphasizes the changing landscape of communication and interaction for youth, including a shift towards user-generated content and digital outreach. Additionally, it addresses parental misconceptions about online activities and suggests ways libraries can engage with teens through technology.

1. teens n tech: where r wii? Laura Solomon OPLIN [email_address] www.librarygeekwoes.com

2. Serving today… A little background Cell phones MySpace WoW Wii Teen Second Life What does all this mean to me, Laura?

3. Where are we now ? http://flickr.com/photos/silvery/2414538926/

4. Browser birthday

6. “ Not a whole lot”…? “ Not a whole lot... her computer, her iPod, her cell phone, video games, that's it pretty much.”

7. Teen Laura’s technology

8. Laura’s mom’s technology

9. Wifi in the womb ?

10. Pay attention http://www.youtube.com/v/_M_336pDWoM

11. Gadgets galore 84% 63%

12. Why so much technology? CONNECTIONS

13. Everyone’s doing it “ Social networking penetration with teens close to 100%” Ad Age 2007

14. “ Let there be content !” L

15. … and share it 64% of online teens create content

16. Kiss authoritative goodbye By 2010, 70% of all digital information being created will be user generated

17. YOUTH DON’T NEED ANOTHER WEBSITE . MTV ASIA, 2008

18. The Myspace generation “ They live online. They buy online. They play online. Their power is growing.” --cover story, BusinessWeek (December 12, 2005 )

19. MySpace…get over it It’s ugly It’s controversial It’s where your kids are

20. "Advice to parents: give your kids their (My)space" Larry D. Rosen, Ph.D Author of Me, MySpace and I: Parenting the Net Generation

21. More from Rosen “ Parents have a total misconception about what their kids are doing online.”

22. More from Rosen clueless

23. More from Rosen

24. “ More than half of MySpace visitors are now age 35 or older ” comScore Media Metrix October 2006

25. Libraries with MySpace Clark County PL ( http://www.myspace.com/theinformationplace ) Worthington PL ( http://www.myspace.com/worthingteens ) Cleveland PL ( http://www.myspace.com/clevelandlibrary ) OPLIN ( http://www.myspace.com/clevelandlibrary )

26. FWIW …cell phones http://flickr.com/photos/compujeramey/168108824/

27. Bloom-Carroll High School Rural high school Near Lancaster Median income is $35,509

28. No cell? Not cool 91% own a cell phone 83% text Most important thing EVER

29. Cell = Swiss Army Knife?

30. What tools are vital ? Text messaging (72%) Customize wallpaper (72%) Take digital pictures (63%) Play games (56%) OTX (Online Testing eXchange) Nov. 2007

31. A new “digital divide” Cell No Cell

32. World’s first “social film” coming later this year

33. New words LOL POS IIRC YMMV WDALYIC OMG a whole new language??

34. Why, yes it is SMS language Chatspeak Txt Txtspk texting language txt talk

35. Cells in libraries ?

36. What can cells do in the library? Contests Access the catalog/website Get SMS about holds, overdues

37. http://www.twitter.com

38. Video games…at school??

39. The Wii

40. “ Let's get this out of the way first: the Wii's graphics look terrible compared with the competition. But within about a half hour of playing games on Nintendo's revolutionary Wii, you won't care. “ PC Magazine, 11/13/06

41. How long does it take to sell a Wii in the U.S.? 1 hour. Wired, 04/23/08

42. It’s all about the people

43. Wii commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch/v/p5cPVP_llfo

44. Wii Fit

45. But in MY library? YES!

46. Laura’s bday present Will be available for play during the break!

48. MMORPG Largest in the WORLD Introduction by 12 th grader ( http://youtube.com/watch?v=mmz3nxbnB2k )

49. An incredible level of complexity An incredible level of complexity Seeing is believing http://www.warcraftmovies.com/stream.php?id=56860&stream=&h=af23946841f708d18f5a765d0382ab8e

50. How can libraries support WoW?

51. Virtual is real

52. “ Most people over 30 have a bit of difficulty grasping the concept of why you’d want a digital version of yourself online.” New York Times , Dec. 10, 2006

53. Eye4You Alliance http://www.youtube.com/v/8r2sTKx7KvA

54. So what does all this mean to me, Laura?

55. Your “patrons” may not be in your tax locality

56. Outreach is now also digital

57. The word “friend” may be redefined

58. Experiment. There may be no better moment, in our lifetimes, to do so.

60. Questions? IM: lebachai (MSN, Gtalk, Yahoo, AIM) Twitter: laurasolomon OPLIN Old-fashioned email: [email_address] Slides will be at http://www.slideshare.net/OPLIN