Generations of learners are hungry to create an

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Tech Freebies Program Ideas

• Robin Bryanrbryan_at_plcmc.org
• Technology Education ManagerImaginOn
• Matt Gullett
• mgullett_at_plcmc.org
• Emerging Technology Manager
• Virtual Village
• The Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg
  County

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Creators Participators

• Generations of learners are hungry to create and
  participate.
• They look for opportunities to develop skills and
  to create things.
• They are interested more in participating in
  creating their experience rather than just
  passively consuming it.

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Make It Happen

• Creating things at the library is nothing new
• Childrens programs often feature arts and crafts
  to supplement story experiences
• Creating with technology is the new arts and
  crafts for a new generation
• Painting Pixels
• Crayons Cameras

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Use What You Have

• Kidsize traditional adult programs, such as MS
  Office
• Excel becomes Fun with Charts and Graphs (and
  Skittles!)
• Word becomes Create a
• Downloadable freeware
• -Tux Paint art program
• -BabySplat
• -Picassa
• Web activities
• PBS Kids, StoryPlace, author sites, Image
  Generators, puzzle makers, scavenger hunts

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Using what you already have

• Word
• Excel
• Powerpoint
• MS Paint

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Other freebies and other things
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Purchased software and activities
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What Happens at ImaginOn

• Drop in tech activities
• Comic wall
• Animation collage
• DDR Day
• Programs
• Creative software (KidPix)
• Computer basics
• Computer guts
• Advanced skills (Photoshop, Dreamweaver)

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Imagine this

• ImaginOn Studio i

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Studio i

• An animation, video, editing and music creation
  room
• 3 stations
• 2 for downshooting 2D animation
• 1 live action or 3D animation (like claymation)
• Blue screen wall for changing the background
• eMac with keyboard for music creation

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Portable Animation Station

• iMac
• Mini station with camera, lighting, blue screen
  and whiteboard capability
• I Can Animate software (Mac only)
• Ability to provide animation programming at
  branch locations and schools

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What is created

• Fun, learn how to animate projects
• Family projects (such as animating family photos)
• School projects
• Music compositions
• Music videos
• Teen/Staff projects

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Software

• Stop Motion Pro
• Pinnacle Studio
• Sony Acid Music Studio
• Garage Band (Mac)
• Final Cut Studio (Mac)

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How can I do This?

• Windows comes with Movie Maker
• Photos can be turned into movies, not just video

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Next steps

• the greatest opportunity for change is
• currently found in after-school programs
• and informal learning communities.
• Participatory culture shifts the focus of
• literacy from one of individual expression
• to community involvement.
• Quotes are taken from Henry Jenkins paper,
  Confronting
• the Challenges of Participatory culture Media
  Education for
• the 21st Century.