Using the Tools

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Using the Tools

• How Millennials Use the World Wide Web

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Who are Millennials

• Born 1980-2000
• 80,473,265 or 28.6 of the population.-U.S.
  Census Bureau 2000 census
• 28.5 of the population is Baby Boomers U.S.
  Census Bureau 2000 census
• Grew up with technology
• Video Games
• Internet
• Cell Phones, Digital Animation, and

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Technology

• 87 of those between 12 and 17 are online- Pew
  Internet and American Life Project 7/2005
• In August 2000, 54 million households or 51 had
  one or more computers. U.S. Census Bureau
• In March World of Warcraft reached 6 million
  subscribers. Blizzard Entertainment
• Myspace has over 4 million members.

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So how are they using it
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Online Journals

• Teens and Adults
• Socialize
• Blog
• Style
• Examples
• LiveJournal
• Myspace
• Facebook

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Podcasts

• Audio Blog
• Recorded
• Edited
• Released
• Why
• Gives Teens a voice
• Share Experiences
• Connect

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Youtube

• Video
• Visual Blog
• Music
• News Clips
• New Creations
• Music Videos
• Machinima
• Shared Experiences

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Forums and Listservs

• Virtual Bulletin Board
• Organized by topics
• Hierarchy based on experience
• Community around a common interest
• Paired with
• Games
• Virtual enviroments
• Webcomics

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Fan Fiction

• Structure
• Start on forums
• Grouped on websites
• enhance, rewrite, and continue beloved stories
• Origins
• Popular Serialized Fiction
• Games
• Television Series

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Comics

• Purpose
• Relates to shared experiences
• Social Commentary
• New Creation within stories
• Community
• Author Fan interactions
• Communities around comic

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To share their experiences

• About

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Art

• Online Studios
• deviantART
• Graphic Design
• CSS styles
• Photography
• Flickr
• Avatar
• Virtual Dolls
• Digital Editing

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Gaming

• Tabletop
• Online play
• Game Tips
• Player meetups

• Console
• Walkthroughs
• Reviews
• Industry News

• MMORPGs
• Game Guides
• Podcasts
• Machinima

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Movies

• Hollywood
• Star News
• Movie Reviews
• Anime
• New Cultures
• Future Filmmakers
• Youtube
• Flash

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Music

• Listen
• Ipods
• Music Videos
• Streaming Radio
• Create
• Remixing
• Homemade Music Videos
• Playlists

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Life

• Equality
• Ambiguity
• Diverse Communities
• Different from School, Home, and Physical
  community

• Freedom
• To speak
• To interact
• To be

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Further Resources

• Libsuccess Wiki http//www.libsuccess.org/index.p
  hp?titleBlogs_for_Teens
• MBMPL Pathfinders http//www.mbmpl.org/more.html
• Google http//www.google.org
• Library Community