http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/05/07/from-social-networking-to-virtual-worlds/ The official blog of the Young Adult Library Services Association Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:37:39 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/2008/05/07/from-social-networking-to-virtual-worlds/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Linda Braun Thu, 08 May 2008 11:20:28 +0000 http://yalsa.ala.org/blog/?p=1100#comment-896 We definitely need to be able to teach teens various technology safety skills. A ban of this kind certainly wouldn't allow us to do that. This could be a good topic for librarians to broach with their legislators during Library Legislative Day. Perhaps a general discussion on the reasons why libraries need to provide access to social networking resources, virtual worlds, etc. as a way to educate teens about being safe and smart online would be a good focus for meetings during Library Legislative Day activities. We definitely need to be able to teach teens various technology safety skills. A ban of this kind certainly wouldn’t allow us to do that. This could be a good topic for librarians to broach with their legislators during Library Legislative Day. Perhaps a general discussion on the reasons why libraries need to provide access to social networking resources, virtual worlds, etc. as a way to educate teens about being safe and smart online would be a good focus for meetings during Library Legislative Day activities.

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