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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'>You may have gotten a letter and
flyer from YALSA about Admongo. If not, read on to learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0'><a
href="http://www.Admongo.gov"><span style='color:#0070C0'>www.Admongo.gov</span></a>
is an advertising literacy site, if you will, created by the Federal Trade
Commission to teach tweens critical thinking skills to apply when “digesting”
advertisements. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0'>The focus of
the project is an online game. As users advance through the game, they
will learn to answer three key questions about ads: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>Who is
responsible for the ad?</span></em><i><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0'><br>
</span></i><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>What is the ad actually saying?</span></em><i><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#0070C0'><br>
</span></i><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>What does the ad want me to do?</span></em><em><span
style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>There is also a tab for teachers that includes
curriculum for 5<sup>th</sup> and 6<sup>th</sup> graders. <a
href="http://www.admongo.gov/teachers.aspx"><span style='color:#0070C0'>http://www.admongo.gov/teachers.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>If you want to explore the game w/o actually
playing it, try the text version. <a
href="http://www.admongo.gov/html-version.aspx"><span style='color:#0070C0'>http://www.admongo.gov/html-version.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#0070C0;font-style:normal'>Jen </span></em><i><span style='color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>Library Development<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>Salem, OR 97301-3950<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>503-378-5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#0070C0'><a
href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"
title="blocked::mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'>jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>To receive the latest news about OSLIS, </span><span
style='color:#0070C0'><a href="http://www.oslis.org"><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'>www.oslis.org</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'>,
sign up for the listserv,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;color:#0070C0'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";
color:#0070C0'>OSLIST, at </span><span style='color:#0070C0'><a
href="http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oslist"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'>http://listsmart.osl.state.or.us/mailman/listinfo/oslist</span></a></span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#0070C0'>.</span><span
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