1. BOOM! Web 2.0: Engaging Teens Through Social Media BOOM [tiffany pahman] 25 may 2011

2. Teen Services Librarian, Oshawa Public Libraries, began February 2008 Worked in both Public and Academic libraries since 1999 MLIS with a concentration in Youth Services Currently a member of the White Pine Selection Committee, CLASY, and YALSA Obsessed with Pop Culture including, but not limited to: Perez Hilton, MTV, Degrassi, 90210, Gossip Magazines, and reality television

3. How we use Web 2.0: YouTube Blogging/Twitter Site Creation Tools Audio/Podcasting Texting Facebook

4. YouTube Oshawa Public Libraries annually hosts a Teen Summer Reading Club YouTube Contest. Make Waves YouTube™ Contest Oshawa Public Libraries are offering teens an opportunity to join a Teen YouTube™ Video Contest that begins on July 4 and will run until August 28th. To participate, teens must follow the contest rules*: You must be 13-19 years old to enter. You must obtain Parent or Legal Guardian permission before entering and written Parent or Legal Guardian consent is required before entries are considered. Email your YouTube Video to: oplteenlibrarian@gmail.comoplteenlibrarian@gmail.com Example: To see an example visit http://www.youtube.com/user/OPLTeens

5. YouTube Each Contest Entry must have the following: Video will be between 1-5 minutes long. Video will include reading. Somewhere in video you will say or somehow include “Oshawa Public Libraries” Video must be intended for family audience viewing and contain content that, in the opinion of the Oshawa Public Libraries, is suitable for all persons.

6. YouTube Teens are encouraged to contact Oshawa Public Libraries if they have questions about the contest. A Grand Prize Winner will be selected who will win a $150.00 Gift Card to Future Shop. The contest will be judged by Oshawa Public Libraries Librarians. The winner will be announced in the first week of September. Other Stuff to Know: To be considered, your video may not contain content that is inappropriate. People who are included in your video must have agreed to be filmed. You must have filled out our application and signed a release form You may not violate any library policies during the creation of your video. Winners will be selected based on how well they follow the rules and on how informative and entertaining their submission is. Decisions of the judges are final. *Please contact: Tiffany Pahman, 905-579-6111 ext. 5238, tpahman@oshawalibrary.on.ca for detailed rules and regulations. tpahman@oshawalibrary.on.ca

7. YouTube Teens are encouraged to contact Oshawa Public Libraries if they have questions about the contest. A Grand Prize Winner will be selected who will win a $150.00 Gift Card to Future Shop. The contest will be judged by Oshawa Public Libraries Librarians. The winner will be announced in the first week of September. Other Stuff to Know: To be considered, your video may not contain content that is inappropriate. People who are included in your video must have agreed to be filmed. You must have filled out our application and signed a release form You may not violate any library policies during the creation of your video. Winners will be selected based on how well they follow the rules and on how informative and entertaining their submission is. Decisions of the judges are final. *Please contact: Tiffany Pahman, 905-579-6111 ext. 5238, tpahman@oshawalibrary.on.ca for detailed rules and regulations. tpahman@oshawalibrary.on.ca

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11. Ideas for Video @ the library Have teens record video book reviews. Post them to YouTube or Flickr channel. Have teens create book trailers and post them to your YouTube or Flickr channel. Hold a book trailer festival. Start off with a program on making movies. Give teens a few weeks to work, and hold a festival event to screen all the trailers. Hold a made-up movie trailer festival. Windows MovieMaker iMovie

12. Blogging Blog: a web page where you can write journal entries, reviews, articles and more. Blog authors can allow readers to post their own comments. No web design knowledge is needed to create a blog. Example: OPL TeenSpaceOPL TeenSpace

13. Blogging Blogger.com Blogger.com Probably the easiest to use of all the combination blog update/free hosting sites. One of Blogger's major pluses is its support for third-party blog sites, meaning you can set up and update a weblog on your own website using Blogger. You are not restricted to using their hosting service. hosting sites Blogger.com hosting sites Wordpress.comWordpress.com: It’s an open source software originally designed for blogging but is so powerful and popular that it is being used by many business websites. It uses mySQL database on the back end. Wordpress.com Tumblr.com Tumblr.com : A unique social media site that combines the best qualities found in other sharing devices. Free service allows their users to blog, post images, embed their favourite YouTube or other video, share inspiration quotes, etc. Tumblr.com The above are just some of the more popular free blogging services available.

14. Blogger versus Wordpress  A very nice, tech savvy person made a comparison chart! A very nice, tech savvy person made a comparison chart! A very nice, tech savvy person made a comparison chart!

15. Tumblr

16. Wix

17. Twitter

19. Podcasting Podcasting is a way for individuals and companies to create audio programs and allow people to download, listen, and subscribe to them very easily. Ideas: Record book group discussions and link them Have your TAB group write book reviews

20. Podcasting

21. Texting

22. Facebook

24. Profiles verses Pages  Profiles are for individuals, Pages for organizations  Pages are optimized for mass communication  Profiles are optimized for individual communication  Note that their TOS says you can't create for an individual who doesn't exist. If you do, they will delete it.  A question that everyone asks - "When should my group set up a Fan Page versus a Facebook Group? Best Answer yet: Set up a Facebook FanPage as your main presence or outpost and use a group for more adhoc, smaller organizing.

25. Facebook

26. Benefits of Facebook  Connection: Foster a strong relationship with the people who care about your organization. Raise awareness by posting updates and Notes, mobilize communities with Causes and Events, and stay connected with Discussion Boards, commenting and Wall posts.

27. Benefits of Facebook Content: You can organize events, share videos and photos, or discuss the latest issues relevant to your community with members instantly and efficiently in a safe environment. Distribution: Communicate effectively both broadly and with targeted updates to existing and potential community members through Updates and News Feed with zero cost to your organization. Spread the word to others outside of your organization about upcoming events, important announcements or fundraising efforts.

28. Creating Sites for Events