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<p class="MsoNormal">The State of Oregon has a partnership with <a href="http://www.joinvroom.org/">
Vroom</a>. The Oregon Department of Education’s Early Learning Division is piloting Vroom outreach campaigns with
<a href="http://oregonearlylearning.com/vroom/">these early learning partners</a> throughout the state. However, Vroom is free and available statewide already so you can use it now!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">What can you do with Vroom?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Easy:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.joinvroom.org/"><b>Know what Vroom is</b></a> so you’re informed about what is going on and aren’t blind-sided if someone asks you about it. Vroom is a free early literacy app for parents available for Android
and Apple mobile devices. It sends parents simple real-world activities they can do with their kids during their regular routine (e.g. sorting colors while they’re doing laundry), and provide a snip-it of research to explain how that activity help their child’s
brain development/kindergarten readiness.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Know that Vroom is in English and Spanish</b>, it automatically defaults to a mobile device’s primary language.
<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Try Vroom yourself!</b> If you don’t have a child, make one up to try it out. That’s what I did! I learned Vroom is easy to use, and a great early learning tool for families. It only takes a couple minutes to download and register.
Then you just wait to be notified once a day when your new daily activity is ready to try! After a couple days you’ll figure it out well enough so then delete/uninstall the app from your phone. You’ll also see how it supports and aligns with
<i>Every Child Ready to Read</i>!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Link to Vroom from your library’s website</b> to inform your patrons with young children about the app. Look at
<a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/DEPARTMENTS/LIBRARY/EVENTSANDPROGRAMS/CHILDREN/Pages/EarlyLiteracy.aspx">
Salem Public Library’s website</a> for an example—Vroom is in the list of ‘Additional Online Resources for Parents and Caregivers.’<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Medium: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Encourage families</b> <b>with young children to download the app and try it too.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Print </b><a href="https://www.dropbox.com/sh/fbfi4yebjin1944/AAACaRqCMHVd8Bd4J1lDM4dea?dl=0"><b>Vroom promotional materials</b></a><b> to display and/or distribute</b> to families with young children. The graphics/files are
all free, you just have to pay for the cost of printing them. You also need to have a free
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox<sup>TM</sup></a><sup> </sup>account to access the files. If you are concerned about printing costs, look at the ‘Low Ink Flyers’ and ‘Low Ink Tip Card PDFs’ and determine if you can afford those. All promotional materials
are in English and Spanish too.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Do some of the activities on ‘Tip Cards’ during storytimes or early literacy trainings</b>, and then give families the cards to take with them so they can do the activity more at home. The ‘Tip Cards’ are available via
<a href="https://www.dropbox.com/">Dropbox<sup>TM</sup></a><sup> </sup>too.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Write about Vroom </b>in your library’s newsletter and/or via social media. Look at Salem Public Library’s
<a href="http://www.cityofsalem.net/Departments/Library/EventsAndPrograms/children/Documents/Fall%202015.pdf">
Fall 2015 newsletter</a> for an example—it’s at the top of page two.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Share ideas and get support</b> from staff at other libraries.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hard:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Demonstrate how to use Vroom</b> to parents during an early literacy training or conversation.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Partner with the other libraries</b> <b>to share the cost of printing</b> Vroom promotional materials and
<b>divide up the work</b> to display and/or distribute them in your region.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><b>Partner with a <a href="http://oregonearlylearning.com/vroom/">
pilot site</a> in your library’s service area</b> on planning and implementing the Vroom pilot project in your community. Not all libraries have a pilot site, but don’t let that stop you! Start a conversation with your current early learning partners about
Vroom.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hopefully this is helpful, please let me know if you have any more questions.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Katie <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Katie Anderson, Youth Services Consultant
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/pages/index.aspx"><span style="color:blue">Library Support and Development Services</span></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style="color:blue">katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>, 503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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