1. Chicago Public Library
2013 Teen Volume Conference
Chicago
YOUmedia Best Practices
http://www.slideshare.net/adriennestrock

2. History: Funding
In 2006, the John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation launched a five-year,
$50 million Digital Media and Learning
Initiative to help determine how digital
technologies are changing the way young
people learn, play, socialize, and participate
in civic life. --youmediachicago.org

4. History:
Research & Design

5. Research:
Mimi Ito
HOMAGO

6. HOMAGO

7. HOMAGO Design
Hanging Out

8. HOMAGO Design
Messing Around

9. HOMAGO Design
Geeking Out

10. Space Design:
Challenges &
Lessons Learned

11. There is more than
one way to HOMAGO!

12. Meet Niq, Graphic Design Mentor
https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnetwork.org/file/d/
0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkhBX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing

13. Niq
https://docs.google.com/a/digitalyouthnetwork.org/file/d/
0BzD0EggJhhONMlBnZkhBX3oybTA/edit?usp=sharing

14. Dreamyard
http://dreamyard.com/

15. ARTLAB+
http://www.hirshhorn.si.edu/collection/artla
b/#collection=artlab

16. YOUmedia: Branches

17. YOUmedia: Branches

18. YOUmedia: Branches

19. YOUmedia: Branches

20. YOUmedia: Branches

21. YOUmedia: Branches
Challenges &
Successes

22. Teens at the Harold
Washington Library
Center

24. Penny Bender
Sebring, Eric R.
Brown, Kate M.
Julian, Stacy B.
Ehrlich, Susan E.
Sporte, Erin
Bradley, and Lisa
Meyer

25. YOUmedia Users:
• 350-500 individual teens visit weekly.
• 39 percent reported attending weekly
for over a year.
• 40 percent are African-American males.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the Chicago
Public Library

26. YOUmedia Users:
-- Penny Bender
Sebring, et al.
Teens, Digital
Media, and the
Chicago Public
Library

27. YOUmedia Users:
•
•
•
89 percent believe it's cool to be excited
about interests at YOUmedia.
57 percent report improving one or more
digital media skills because of YOUmedia.
Over half report YOUmedia helping to
improve school work, writing, and
relationships with adults.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and
the Chicago Public Library

28. YOUmedia Users:
• Nearly 75 percent report a greater
awareness of post-high school
opportunities because of YOUmedia.
• 65 percent report a connection with at
least one adult in YOUmedia.
-- Penny Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and
the Chicago Public Library

29. New Research:
Connected Learning
"Connected Learning occurs when a young
person is able to follow a personal interest
or passion with the support of peers and
caring adults and can link this interest or
learning to academic achievement, career
success, or civic engagement." -- Penny
Bender Sebring, et al. Teens, Digital Media, and the
Chicago Public Library

31. YOUmedia
Programming

33. Harold Washington Library Center
Workshop Schedule

34. Challenges, Best Practices,
Lessons Learned:
Niq on program design

35. Library of Games

36. Homeschool Group

37. Resources:
http://www.slideshare.net/adriennestrock
• http://www.youmedia.org/toolkit
• http://dmlcentral.net/
• http://connectedlearning.tv/
• http://www.digitalyouthnetwork.org/
• http://ccsr.uchicago.edu/publications/teensdigital-media-and-chicago-public-library
• http://www.flickr.com/photos/youmediachicago
• http://libraryofgames.org/
• http://homeisforhomies.tumblr.com/