The Young Adult Library Services Association sponsors Teen Tech Week to draw attention to the importance and availability of various technologies in libraries. Besides offering technologies such as audiobooks, DVDs, electronic games, computers with Internet access, and more, libraries also have librarians with expertise in using many of these resources effectively. This year, Teen Tech Week (March 5-11) celebrates the teen-selected theme: “Be the Source of Change.” The 2017 theme encourages teens to take advantage of all the great digital resources offered through the library to make a positive change in their life and community. Here are resources to support that change:
Books featuring teens as change agents call attention to young people who are lobbying for change in their schools, communities, and the larger world. Tune in to this podcast episode to hear about teens who work for change by participating in political campaigns, defying social hierarchies, and even going to war.
Students reflect on their school year, creating a digital scrapbook consisting of images and text to present to their school community.
Students investigate issues of plagiarism, fair use, and paraphrasing using KWL charts, discussion, and practice.
Students investigate how and why copyright law has changed over time, and apply this information to recent copyright issues, creating persuasive arguments based on the perspective of a particular group.
This lesson takes advantage of students鈥� interest in music and audio sharing. Students investigate multiple perspectives in the music downloading debate and develop a persuasive argument for a classroom debate.
Striking images can leave lasting impressions on viewers. In this lesson, students make text鈥搒elf鈥搘orld connections to a nature- or science-related topic as they collaboratively design a multimedia presentation.
How will you recognize Teen Tech Week?