One of the most popular series for teens is a limited-time free download in .pdf format! Of course, they’re promoting Westerfeld’s newest book, Leviathan, but who can complain about that? As more and more publishers make their works available in online forms, I can see more and more ways that you could leverage this free/cheapContinue reading “Uglies free online!”
Category Archives: technology
Welcome to the 21st century library
I am a survivor of many a teen gaming tournament. I’ve organized and worked at both computer and console gaming events in several libraries, and I can say without a doubt that it’s plain hard work. And it’s worthwhile work – I’m just as likely to ask a reluctant reader what games they like toContinue reading “Welcome to the 21st century library”
The year in ed
I wanted to cap off this year’s blogging with a good activity. So I decided to use Wesley Fryer’s prompt to read the posts nominated for Most Influential of 2008 in the EduBlog Awards. Chris of BetchaBlog posted on the New Digital Divide. Just more anecdotal proof that the education field is suffering from theContinue reading “The year in ed”
The New Ownership
Today I read two very interesting items: 1) CC Learn reports that the University of Michigan Library has adopted CC licensing for all of its own content. Any work that is produced by the library itself, and to which the University of Michigan holds the copyrights, will be released under the Creative Commons Attribution NoncommercialContinue reading “The New Ownership”
she got her head in the clouds (sharada sharada)
Ok, so the song isn’t about cloud computing – but it’s close 🙂 I’m glad I waited to blog on this, because I bumped into a great new book on this very topic. The Big Switch : Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google by Nicholas Carr is fascinating. Carr interweaves history with present-day computingContinue reading “she got her head in the clouds (sharada sharada)”
NEKLS Tech Day reflections
If a small business owner comes in the door needing resources, web 2.0 tools may very well be the information that makes the difference for them. (attribution needed; comment if you can remember who said it!) This was one of the great revelations of NEKLS Tech Day! I feel as though we are all talkingContinue reading “NEKLS Tech Day reflections”
Copyrights (& wrongs)
It’s been a busy two months since my last post… besides ALA and some much-enjoyed vacation time, everything seems to have piled up! Off to the right you will see myself and Cory Doctorow, happy to meet briefly at a Tor event in Anaheim. I told him how rad we all found his new YAContinue reading “Copyrights (& wrongs)”
Sherpas Help Teachers
An article from the Christian Science Monitor points out the rewards that teens and teachers in rural Maine get when giving (and getting) tech assistance. I liked the multimedia feature that accompanied the article. But one thing nags at me– they talk about how relieved the teachers are to get tech help and how theContinue reading “Sherpas Help Teachers”
This time, it’s academic
Wright State University is now providing students with sound-proof spaces for podcasting. This is clearly a trend to watch!
Technically speaking
This week was pretty productive, technically speaking. I did a Cyber 6 Pack workshop with some school library media specialists, and made lots of notes about how I need to adjust the presentation as I forge ahead. But in other news, we discovered that we might have problems giving wireless access to a local schoolContinue reading “Technically speaking”