Schools around the country have figured out how to get screen addicted kids to get back in shape. Now XRKade is at USF and Hillsborough County schools just might see the light. If you didn't get a chance to try DDR at NTA, SEM, or SST, give PCI a call and get a gaming program to come to your library soon!
Here are some other gaming articles from this week's Creative Loafing.
The 365 Library Days Project, is a grassroots community project on Flickr where libraries around the world are posting 365 photos in 365 days. Jennifer brought this to my attention because she sees it as an "interesting (free) way to raise our profile online, and directly support the whole Library 2.0 / Web 2.0 thing. " I think she has a point. As we move forward into the the hands on training sessions, perhaps we could use this as a project. If not, we may use this as a project for teens during OST. Take a look at what some libraries have posted.
Check out the article in todays Tampa Trib4/9/07 (Baylife page 6) about more teachers moving to use Internet tools, programs and Web sites to enhance the curriculum. They mention podcasts and and the use of Google Earth in some classes. I really wanted to add a link for everyone to be able to read the article or even scan the article and attach it (which I did), but it did not come out good enough for you all to read. Not being able to do that could even be a learning experience for me because one of you I'm sure could actually tell me how I could have had the article here for you to read. I even went to TBO.com to try and attach it that way, but the article was not there. But regardless check it out when you get time, very interesting. Looks like the way of the future.
Last Friday we had our first gaming afternoon at three of our branches, NTA, SEM, SST. For the last few hours of the afternoon kids could play various games (I was at NTA and the boys chose a basketball game, the girls chose a skateboarding game but mostly spent their time creating their characters). My favorite is Dance Dance Revolution, and I tried it (yes, the boys were actually willing to dance against librarians; the girls didn't offer, but we could never have kept up with them), and it is true, DDR is like taking an aerobics class, especially if you take it beyond beginner level. And now, schools all over the country are figuring out how to get kids to get up and moving! From the April 30, 2007 New York Times, P.E. Classes Turn to Video Game That Works Legs.
