Thanks to everyone who attended the session on Twitter in Second Life at the Info Island International’s Open Air Auditorium on May 20, 2008. Slides, handout and links follow after the break. Follow me on Twitter @infogdss29
What Games Do You Play?
Any sports gamers out there? EA Sports has contracted Wieden + Kennedy to do a series of ads featuring real gamers who play Madden, NCAA Football, Tiger Woods PGA, NBA Live, NHL or Fifa Soccer. If you do, and are interested, contact Monica Ranes at monica DOT ranes AT gmail DOT com!
VTLA: Take a Bite Out of Teen Read Week!
Thanks to everyone who attended my session on Teen Read Week at the VT Library Association Conference. Slides and links follow after the break.
Get Your Game On! Gaming at the Library
Thank you to the Brantford (Ontario) Public Library for hosting me at a youth services cooperative workshop on May 16, 2008. Slides, handouts and links follow after the break.
Get Your Game On: Gaming with Teens at the Library
Thanks to everyone who attended my session at the King of Prussia (PA) Library on Videogaming with Teens at the Library! Slides and links follow after the break.
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Demonstrating a Memory Card Reader…
with the Flip Video, at MLA
NHPR Word of Mouth Appearance
I was a guest on NHPR’s Word of Mouth show this afternoon, with Cheryl Olson, Ph.D., and author of Grand Theft Childhood: The Surprising Truth About Violent Video Games. The session was recorded and is archived online for anyone who might want to take a listen.
Computers in Libraries: Digital Convergence & People Apps
Thanks to everyone who attended my session at Computers in Libraries on Digital Convergence & People Apps.
Slides are online at Slideshare:
Creative Writing Programs for Youth
Thanks to those who attended the Creative Writing Programs for Youth session at Metrowest MA Regional Library System on Thursday April 3.
Slides:
Links are at:
http://del.icio.us/informationgoddess29/writing
Gamers in the Stacks
Thanks to those who attended the Gamers in the Stacks session at PLA. It was presented at the Virtual Conference on Thursday afternoon, and LIVE on Friday morning.
Slides:
Look for links bundled PLA at:
http://del.icio.us/informationgoddess29/
HANDOUTS, courtesy of YALSA:
The 50 core titles poster was originally printed in the YALSA journal, Young Adult Library Services:
http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/Gaming_Lists_%26_Activities
YALSA’s Teen Gaming Interest Group:
http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/aboutyalsab/discussion.cfm
The TGIG has an ALA online community – log in with your membership # & password at
http://communities.ala.org/
Click “Divisions” and pick YALSA, and you’ll see the Teen Gaming Interest Group.
Another handout was on YALSA e-courses: my session on “Reaching Teens With Gaming” will be offered this summer.
http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/onlinecourses/info.cfm
YALSA membership form:
http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/joinus/joinus.cfm
Membership Benefits handout:
http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/joinus/benefitsmembership.cfm
A list of YALSA electronic resources:
http://ala.org/ala/yalsa/electronicresourcesb/electronicresources.cfm
YALSA programs at Annual in Anaheim: http://wikis.ala.org/yalsa/index.php/YALSA_at_the_2008_ALA_Annual_Conference
Gaming ones are:
Teen Gaming Interest Group meets SAT at 1:30
Beyond Gaming Tournaments is SUN at 8:30 AM