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App of the Week: Cambox
Title: Cambox Cost: .99 Platform: iOS The cam is for video, the box is for beat.’ With Cambox you can create, record, and share video beatbox creations.’ Capture a sound in each of eight boxes to...
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App of the Week: Michael Jackson The Experience HD
Title: Michael Jackson The Experience Cost:’ $4.99 Platform: iPad: requires iOS 4.2 or later When Michael Jackson The Experience came out for Xbox Kinect every teen in my library wanted to give it a...
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App of the Week: SoundCloud
Title: SoundCloud Cost: Free Platform: iOS 4.0 or later, Also available in the Android Market. Launched on January 12th of this year, SoundCloud is not the first sound recording app, but I would argue...
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App of the Week: Shazam
Title: Shazam Cost: Free Platform:‘ iPhone, iPod touch, iPad (requires iOs 3.0 or later), Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Phone 7 I like to listen to public radio on my way home from work because...
View ArticleLive Music in Chicago
by Colleen Seisser Chicago is famous for it’s rich history of Blues music. ‘ However, like many urban areas today, there is some fantastic music being made in Chicago. ‘ On the right night, walking...
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App of the Week: Sing! Karaoke
Title: Sing! Karaoke‘ by Smule Cost:’ Free (additional credits must be purchased or earned for some songs) Platform:’ iOS 5.0 or later on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad; Android 4.0 and up. So you may not...
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YA Programming Behind the Scenes: DJ Mixing
DJ mixing ‘ is’ essentially’ creating a continuous musical track by combining songs or sounds, mixed together using loops, scratching, or other techniques.’ The Teen Advisory Group tends to be drawn...
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App of the Week: Discovr
‘ Title: Discovr by Filter Squad Cost:’ Free Platform:’ iOS 7.0 or later on iPhone, iPod touch and iPad (optimized for iPhone 5) Over the last several weeks, I’ve been busy spreading the word about...
View ArticleIn the Know: August 2014
I was having a serious Cady-with-a-d Mean Girls moment two weeks ago as I walked into my first day in a new Teen Librarian position. Would the teens like me? Would they pity laugh at my jokes like the...
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Introducing African-American History Month through Music and Art by Deborah...
February is African-American History Month and libraries all over the country are celebrating this month with a variety of programs and displays. For teens, music and art are tools that will bring them...
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