the apps are all right! exploring the role of apps in children’s & teen services
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Tess Prendergast ALA 2014TRANSCRIPT
The Apps are All Right! Exploring the Role of Apps in Children’s & Teen Services
Tess Prendergast, Cen Campbell, Carisa Kluver & Barbara Klipper
American Library Association Annual Conference, June 28th, 2014, Las Vegas
Waking up to touch screens…
Picture: iPad Dream #2/ Lance Shields/Creative Commons
And apps…
Picture: iPhone Apps/Daniel Go/Creative Commons
Giving the gift that keeps on clicking…
Picture:Present/Jonathan_W@watie/Creative Commons
Parents, their kids and touch screens…
Picture: I am an iPad Dad/Wayan Vota/Creative Commons
But what about this stuff in children’s libraries?
Picture:Storytime at the Library/Christchurch City Libraries/ Creative Commons
Digital technology in the children’s library…
Picture: Families enjoying iPads in the children’s area/Harris County Public Library/Creative Commons
With librarians doing what we do best, we think the apps are all right!
Picture: Oct 23, 2013 Storytime/taylor library/Creative Commons