The 4T Virtual Conference on “Data Literacy: Creating Data Literate Students” will take place July 14–15 and focus on teaching high school students statistical literacy, data visualization, and how to use data in arguments.
Tackk, Twitter, and Teenagers
By on October 28, 2015
This Indiana Instructional Technology Specialist and a local high school history teacher teamed up to create a successful new approach to an old classroom project.
“Cultural Competence” Is Essential to Serve Teens
By on February 7, 2014
With a society that’s growing increasingly diverse, librarians should proactively integrate cultural aspects of “diverse linguistic, cultural, and socioeconomic groups” into programs and services.
Teen Conducts Her Own Study on Screen Time’s Effect
By on December 3, 2013
Seventeen-year old Zarin Rahman suspected that the time she spent staring at screens was affecting her mood and school work. So the 12th grader at Brookings (SD) High School decided to conduct her own study.
YALSA Updates Teen Book Finder App with 2013 Titles
By on August 8, 2013
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) has just launched an updated version of its free Teen Book Finder app—which debuted in June, 2012—to include all of the books the association honored in 2013. The first of its kind, Teen Book Finder gives teens, librarians, parents, and young adult literature aficionados access to YALSA’s recommended reading and award-winning titles from the past three years.
Using Social Media to Engage Teens in the Library
By on June 10, 2013
Ideas about social media, teens, and the future of libraries were shared in a dynamic online exchange sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) and Connected Learning.
Connecting the Plots: Figment is turning teenage angst into published prose
By on August 1, 2012
The hot online writing community is engaging kids and educators alike, librarians, too. SLJ’s feature includes tips on how to use Figment in school.
Putting Tech into Teen Spaces
By on July 17, 2012
Guidelines from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) address media literacy, low-cost options for serving kids.
Study: Young People of All Races Are Politically Active Online
By on July 10, 2012
A large segment of today’s youth, regardless of race or ethnic group, now actively exercise their political muscle online, says a new study from the MacArthur Research Network on Youth and Participatory Politics.
Why I’m Taking My Fourth Grader to See ‘The Hunger Games’
By on March 22, 2012
Lauren Barack, a regular contributor to the Digital Shift, writes this time as a mother.
