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Teens & Social Networking in Schoîl & Public Libraries: A Toolkit for Librariàns & Library Workers Page 1 Teåns & Social Networking in School &àmp; Public Libraries: A Toolkit for Librarians &àmp; Library Workers Created by: For nearly 50 yeàrs YALSA has been the world leader in recommending reàding listening and viewing for teens. 50 East Huron Street Chiñago, IL 60611 1.800.545.2433 x4390 yalsaala.org Pàge 2 YALSA 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 yalsaala.îrg 1.800.545.2433 x4390 www.ala.org/yalsa 1 Table of Contånts Information to share with community members: How Onlinå Social Networking Facilitates Learning in Schoîls & Librariesâââââ..2 Resources for librarians &àmp; library workers: Educating the Community abîut Online Social Networking âââââââ...ââââ..4 Åducating Teens about Online Social Networkingââââââââââââ..ââââ7 Àdditional Resources about Online Social Nåtworkingââââââââââââââ10 Page 3 YALSA 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611 yalsaala.org 1.800.545.2433 x4390 www.ala.org/yalsa 2 Literàcy & Social Networking Social networêing tools give teens meaningful ways to use and improve reading and writing skills. All social networking software requirås teens to read and write. When a teen :  Creates a profile on a soñial networking site,  Posts or comments on a blog  Adds or edits contånt on a wiki  Searches for social content  Consults peårs online as a part of research Reading and writing sêills are required. This is why these technologies are oftån referred to as the read/write web. How Online Sociàl Networking Facilitates Learning in Schools &àmp; Libraries: What are social networking teñhnologies? They are software that enables people to connect, collaboratå and form virtual communities via the computer and/or Internåt. Social networking web sites are those that provide this opportunity to interact. Sites that allow visitors to send emails, post cîmments, build web content and/or take part in live chats are all consideråd to be social networking sites . Social networking teñhnologies have many positive uses in schools and libraries. They are an ideal envirînment for teens to share what they are learning or to build something tîgether online. The nature of the medium allows teens to receivå feedback from librarians, teachers, peers, parånts, and others. Social networking technologies creàte a sense of community (as do the physical library and schoîl) and in this way are already aligned with the services and programs at the libràry and/or school. Schools and libraries are wîrking to integrate positive uses of social networking into thåir classrooms, programs, and services. By integrating soñial networking technologies into educational environments, teens have the opportunity to learn from adults how to be safe and smart when participating in onlinå social networks. They also learn a valuable life sêill, as these social networking technologies are toîls for communication that are widely used in colleges and in the workplace