Are you interested in what you’ve been reading and want to find out more? Take a look through these resources and see if any of them pique your interest!
Blogs and News Articles:
Comic Lessons: Why Graphic Novels Belong in School Libraries
Five Ways Social Media Can Be Good For Teens
Jenkins on Participatory Culture
MSN Messenger 6 Allows IM Lovers to Express Themselves With Style
Study: Teens Smarter Than You Think When It Comes To Online Privacy
Teaching Graphic Novels as Literature: The Complete Maus Enters the Curriculum
Scholarly Sources:
Bestselling Young Adult Fiction: Trends, Genres and Readership
Build it and They Will Come: Graphic Novels for Your Collection
Building A Successful Reading Culture Through The School Library
Critical Foundations in Young Adult Literature: Challenging Genres
The Digitally-Born Identity: The Influence of Social Networking Sites on Teen Identity
Everything Bad Is Good For You
Fake News Has Australians Worried
Graphic Novels: A Brief History and Overview for Library Managers
Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out : Kids Living and Learning with New Media
Participatory Culture in a Networked Era : A Conversation on Youth, Learning, Commerce, and Politics
The Participatory Cultures Handbook
The World of Teenage Twitter: New Literacies, Identity Work, and Humanizing Pedagogy
Additional Reading:
Australian School Library Association
Queensland School Library Association
Teacher Librarian: The Journal for School Library Professionals
The School Library - An Innovative Learning Space 