Etools for DND. Auto leveling, stats.
Teen Gaming interest group
Games: goals.
Tools
Learning
Second chances
Goals: winning, shiny things, levels
LEET on wikipedia.
Carol has never been to game night in a public library. How long has she been around?
http://www.boardgameswithscott.com/
Use games for readers advisory
Be a strategy guide - not a level boss
Embrace your inner techno geek
Embrace change!!
Immerse in pop culture
The adventures of Blue Avenger
Teen Tech Week March 2009
Gamingwithchildren.com
videogame librarian.com
mediafamily.org (take with grain of salt?)
Handheld Program: cellphone clinic
PSP gamefest
DS party
Guitar Hero Tournament (red octane.com)
Library wish list online?
Overdrive will be offering video games soon?
Offering games from one console, but allow donations from other consoles.
Helen McGraw gaming check out policy looks good. $35 cap, means no new games? Buy used games from gamestop? Promised to work.
aadl.org (Eli has made their leaderboard available for libraries.
aadl.org/aadlgt
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
MyFacebook and Beyond: Beth Galloway
web 2.0 – web as platform (sims onstage)
collective intelligence (wikispaces)
data driven (slideshare)
everything is in beta (meebo)
simple programming (facebook)
cross platform (twitter)
rich user experience
assumptions:
everything meant to be shared
everything is meant to be critiqued.
everything is meant to be remixed.
programming
slideshow of teen pages. “This is my page” and why.
pimp your myspace
lecture/demo for parents?
author connections
biographical myspace
career mentoring
author connections
Links:
http://www.zinch.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/informationgoddess29
http://usernamecheck.com/
http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/index.html
http://www.gcast.com/?nr=1&&s=107261189
collective intelligence (wikispaces)
data driven (slideshare)
everything is in beta (meebo)
simple programming (facebook)
cross platform (twitter)
rich user experience
assumptions:
everything meant to be shared
everything is meant to be critiqued.
everything is meant to be remixed.
programming
slideshow of teen pages. “This is my page” and why.
pimp your myspace
lecture/demo for parents?
author connections
biographical myspace
career mentoring
author connections
Links:
http://www.zinch.com/
http://www.slideshare.net/informationgoddess29
http://usernamecheck.com/
http://thesimsonstage.ea.com/index.html
http://www.gcast.com/?nr=1&&s=107261189
Monday, August 18, 2008
Book Rec: The Wednesday Wars
Schmidt, Gary D.
THE WEDNESDAY WARS
New York: Clarion, 2007.
Holling Hoodhood is pretty sure that his teacher hates his guts. Between trying to have eighth graders assassinate him at recess and forcing him to read Shakespeare during their Wednesday private lessons, Holling doesn't have much hope of surviving the seventh grade. But when Mrs. Baker's "plot" to bore Holling with Shakespeare fails, Holling discovers that maybe there is much more to himself than just being "The Boy Who Will Inheirit Hoodhood And Associates". Maybe Shakespeare (with a little help from Mrs. Baker) can help him survive seventh grade afterall.
(By the end of the book, I was so intensely proud of Holling, I cried. <3)
THE WEDNESDAY WARS
New York: Clarion, 2007.
Holling Hoodhood is pretty sure that his teacher hates his guts. Between trying to have eighth graders assassinate him at recess and forcing him to read Shakespeare during their Wednesday private lessons, Holling doesn't have much hope of surviving the seventh grade. But when Mrs. Baker's "plot" to bore Holling with Shakespeare fails, Holling discovers that maybe there is much more to himself than just being "The Boy Who Will Inheirit Hoodhood And Associates". Maybe Shakespeare (with a little help from Mrs. Baker) can help him survive seventh grade afterall.
(By the end of the book, I was so intensely proud of Holling, I cried. <3)
Friday, April 18, 2008
KPLA 2008 - Wireless Administraton
Minimum age limit?
We've never had bandwidth issues, but that's something to keep in mind.
Printing - internet printing?
WiFi FAQs?
Beware of offering assistance to patrons with laptops. Could blame you with other issues?
Portal capture software (captive portal software)
Extended warranty on patron laptops?
Policy:
Over18
ID
Library card in good standing
2hr limit.
Be consistent with the rules.
Wireless server access? Encrypted wireless.
Router plugs into cell card, to get internet for bookmobile.
We've never had bandwidth issues, but that's something to keep in mind.
Printing - internet printing?
WiFi FAQs?
Beware of offering assistance to patrons with laptops. Could blame you with other issues?
Portal capture software (captive portal software)
Extended warranty on patron laptops?
Policy:
Over18
ID
Library card in good standing
2hr limit.
Be consistent with the rules.
Wireless server access? Encrypted wireless.
Router plugs into cell card, to get internet for bookmobile.
KPLA 2008 - Web 2.0 in libraries.
Jessica Powell
Web 2.0 coined by Tim O'Reilly. Describes what happened to the web after the bust of 2000. Not a programming language or software, or anything like that.
Web 2.0 is constantly updating. reaches out to everybody. relies on viral marketing. (no more pop-ups!) The consumers themselves are talking about it! Harnessing the collective intelligence. the service gets better the more people who use it. user generated content is everything. Crowdsourcing. Giving the jobs to the common user. We work better as a group than one person. Web 2.0 is agile.
Blogging. I've never heard of this concept. ;)
The internet is now a conversation. Not static, one-way.
Emerging technologies:
dynamic websites - content changes constantly
permalinks - link will always direct you to that story. no matter if it's moved.
mashups - one persons free technology can be combined with someone elses free technology.
open source - companies willing to share their code with you.
digital video - there would be no youtube without cheap cell phone cameras.
google ad source - any person who is making an internet page can add a little text ad to their page to make money.
conversational media vs. packaged goods. connecting with peers.
User generated content
blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, Digg, Fark, amazon, ebay yahoo, cnn, BBC,
Implications.
Who controls it?
Rise of individualism, loss of national identity? greater participation?
creation of user gap?
Regulatory environment, beware the recording industry
Youtube, Myspace can be used for reference. Video how-tos on Youtube, music reference on Myspace.
Librarians as trend-spotters.
Let go a little.
Be open, be transparent.
The user is not broken!
Throw out the culture of perfect.
Paper is not king. Video and Sound, etc are perfect for reference.
Web 2.0 coined by Tim O'Reilly. Describes what happened to the web after the bust of 2000. Not a programming language or software, or anything like that.
Web 2.0 is constantly updating. reaches out to everybody. relies on viral marketing. (no more pop-ups!) The consumers themselves are talking about it! Harnessing the collective intelligence. the service gets better the more people who use it. user generated content is everything. Crowdsourcing. Giving the jobs to the common user. We work better as a group than one person. Web 2.0 is agile.
Blogging. I've never heard of this concept. ;)
The internet is now a conversation. Not static, one-way.
Emerging technologies:
dynamic websites - content changes constantly
permalinks - link will always direct you to that story. no matter if it's moved.
mashups - one persons free technology can be combined with someone elses free technology.
open source - companies willing to share their code with you.
digital video - there would be no youtube without cheap cell phone cameras.
google ad source - any person who is making an internet page can add a little text ad to their page to make money.
conversational media vs. packaged goods. connecting with peers.
User generated content
blogs, wikis, podcasts, RSS, Digg, Fark, amazon, ebay yahoo, cnn, BBC,
Implications.
Who controls it?
Rise of individualism, loss of national identity? greater participation?
creation of user gap?
Regulatory environment, beware the recording industry
Youtube, Myspace can be used for reference. Video how-tos on Youtube, music reference on Myspace.
Librarians as trend-spotters.
Let go a little.
Be open, be transparent.
The user is not broken!
Throw out the culture of perfect.
Paper is not king. Video and Sound, etc are perfect for reference.
Thursday, April 17, 2008
KPLA 2008 - Wii would like to play
Ruthie Maslin & Kelly Dean
Why Wii? Highly interactive, easy to use, fairly inexpensive. Cutting edge.
Most games suitable for everyone.
Doesn't use weapons, just the sports types.
Exercize, hand-eye coordination, balance, range of motion, interactive, brain/memory stimulation. can be done with physical limitations, mobility issues.
inexpensive, portable, new audiences, multigenerational opportunities, new technology/information literacy, diversity of participants.
Nerf attachments for wiimotes. Tote bag.
Challenge: locating a system, convincing activity directors, convincing seniors how easy it really is.
Is gaming really a library program?
Where should programs be conducted?
Should gaming programs be intergenerational or should they be targeted to a specific age group?
Should libraries add games and consoles to their circulating systems?
Problem: Not accessible for people with eyesight issues.
Why Wii? Highly interactive, easy to use, fairly inexpensive. Cutting edge.
Most games suitable for everyone.
Doesn't use weapons, just the sports types.
Exercize, hand-eye coordination, balance, range of motion, interactive, brain/memory stimulation. can be done with physical limitations, mobility issues.
inexpensive, portable, new audiences, multigenerational opportunities, new technology/information literacy, diversity of participants.
Nerf attachments for wiimotes. Tote bag.
Challenge: locating a system, convincing activity directors, convincing seniors how easy it really is.
Is gaming really a library program?
Where should programs be conducted?
Should gaming programs be intergenerational or should they be targeted to a specific age group?
Should libraries add games and consoles to their circulating systems?
Problem: Not accessible for people with eyesight issues.
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