Drumbeat/events/Festival/program/(re)Making libraries

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• Team:
• Hosts: Chicago You Media Centre and New York Public Library.
• Proposed 'space' or theme: Local learning incubator
  
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Summary

Collaborate and learn from librarians to are developing digital maker spaces for youth, help them improve their programs.

What do you want to achieve? (goal)

• Share activities that engage teens in libraries and media centers.
• Brainstorm new activities that could engage teens and activate learning.
• Brainstorm how teen projects can be shared across locations.

Who should come? How many? For how long? (audience)

• Educators who work with teenagers and technology.
• Educators who want to discover new ways to engage teens in active learning.
• Anyone interested in online learning tools.
• Artists, scientists and more.

This activity could last around 1 hour, and can be done by a maximum of ? participants.

What will they do when they get there? (activities)

1. Presentation, introductions
2. Experience examples of teen projects
3. Hands on brainstorming for new projects

What will you / they have at the end? (outputs)

• A set of examples of teen projects happening in Chicago and New York.
• A set of ideas to improve existing activities and a set of ideas to create new teen activities.

Additional background and context

• This activity will feature content located on youmediachicago.org and ym.iremix.org

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