Part I: Getting started -- Technology and Today's Youth -- Technology Setup -- Funding Technology -- Aligning Technology Programs with Your Library's Mission -- Part II: Connecting Teens with Technology -- Mentorship -- Career Readiness and Exploration -- Partnerships and Collaboration -- Part III: Technology in Practice -- Tech without Tech -- Making, Makerspaces, and the Maker Movement -- Collection Development -- Sample Technology Programs.
Summary:
"Connecting Teens with Technology at the Library presents a balanced view of the often complex relationship between teenagers and their technology. The authors share more than a dozen full lesson plans for technology-based programs, scalable for any library budget, that will help the reader to engage with their teenaged patrons"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.