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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
636.7
You know this number, don't you? Well, here's a new spin on the classification system:
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Friday, March 6, 2009
Día de los niños / Día de los libros - Children's Day / Book Day
A compendium of resources to celebrate children and bilingual literacy on April 30th and every day:
Web site and resources for El día de los niños / El día de los libros - hosted by ALSC and ALA; very thorough; register your event
Founder and advocate Pat Mora's site - great resources, helpful background info on Día; email her...she might send your library a personal message!
Celebration information - Colorín Colorado - more great resources, ideas, activities
Día activities and resources - Presented by REFORMA
Join ALSC and REFORMA in celebrating Día 2009 - press release by ALA
I apologize in advance if any of these link addresses change before I have a chance to correct them.
Web site and resources for El día de los niños / El día de los libros - hosted by ALSC and ALA; very thorough; register your event
Founder and advocate Pat Mora's site - great resources, helpful background info on Día; email her...she might send your library a personal message!
Celebration information - Colorín Colorado - more great resources, ideas, activities
Día activities and resources - Presented by REFORMA
Join ALSC and REFORMA in celebrating Día 2009 - press release by ALA
I apologize in advance if any of these link addresses change before I have a chance to correct them.
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Oh, the things a librarian can do!
Dorothy and Herb lived off of her librarian salary and used his postal clerk salary to amass an amazing art collection. Now, that's lifetime achievement! Read somebody else's blog with more information.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thing 23: El Fin
Again, I'm not much of a "blogger" so I'll answer the questions that were posed in the order they appeared.
What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
I had the most fun with image generators and RSS feeds. They were of use to me immediately on a personal and professional level. I check my RSS feeds every morning, which surprises me, since I really didn't think I would develop a habit like that.
How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I've learned to be brave, explore, and attempt. A couple of recent studies on teen culture and the Web 2.0 (see my blog post) have shown me that those growing up with console and online gaming, Internet, and mobile phones from birth are much more ready for trial-and-error.
Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
After researching digital media and teen culture, I decided to blog on it in the form of a short bibliography. Even if no one else reads it, I will have it in a place to reference to.
What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
Each hyperlink included in the blogs takes the user away from the 23 Things site. It was frustrating because then I had to keep pulling it up to see what to do next in the instructions, or to post at the end. Of course, I did finally get in the habit of right-clicking on hyperlinks to open them in new windows or tabs.
And last but not least…
If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again choose to participate?
You bet. Bring it on. I'm ready.
What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
I had the most fun with image generators and RSS feeds. They were of use to me immediately on a personal and professional level. I check my RSS feeds every morning, which surprises me, since I really didn't think I would develop a habit like that.
How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I've learned to be brave, explore, and attempt. A couple of recent studies on teen culture and the Web 2.0 (see my blog post) have shown me that those growing up with console and online gaming, Internet, and mobile phones from birth are much more ready for trial-and-error.
Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
After researching digital media and teen culture, I decided to blog on it in the form of a short bibliography. Even if no one else reads it, I will have it in a place to reference to.
What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
Each hyperlink included in the blogs takes the user away from the 23 Things site. It was frustrating because then I had to keep pulling it up to see what to do next in the instructions, or to post at the end. Of course, I did finally get in the habit of right-clicking on hyperlinks to open them in new windows or tabs.
And last but not least…
If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again choose to participate?
You bet. Bring it on. I'm ready.
Thing 22 Podcast Discovery
It took me a while to think of a topic to search for. I did start with the NPR website, and I also looked it up in my iGoogle search for gadgets.
On my iGoogle I added the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! podcast. I also tried to add a learn Spanish podcast, but it was a premium site which I was unwilling to subscribe to.
I went to podcast.com and looked up the weekly radio broadcast issued by our President. I also found a couple of podcasts to learn Spanish.
I was very unimpressed with PodcastAlley, whose "five featured podcasts" were titles which would be unprofessional of me to repeat here.
As I chose not to join Bloglines, I instead added the RSS feeds in Internet Explorer of Learn Spanish with Coffee Break Spanish (great for beginners!) and Show Time Spanish (better for advanced Spanish-speakers). A sidenote: They are speaking castellano (Castilian Spanish), the dialect you hear from Spain. The Coffee Break Spanish lessons also address dialects and pronunciation from other countries.
I think my new Blackberry phone supports MP3 audio, so my next step will be to see what I can get on my mobile phone.
On my iGoogle I added the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! podcast. I also tried to add a learn Spanish podcast, but it was a premium site which I was unwilling to subscribe to.
I went to podcast.com and looked up the weekly radio broadcast issued by our President. I also found a couple of podcasts to learn Spanish.
I was very unimpressed with PodcastAlley, whose "five featured podcasts" were titles which would be unprofessional of me to repeat here.
As I chose not to join Bloglines, I instead added the RSS feeds in Internet Explorer of Learn Spanish with Coffee Break Spanish (great for beginners!) and Show Time Spanish (better for advanced Spanish-speakers). A sidenote: They are speaking castellano (Castilian Spanish), the dialect you hear from Spain. The Coffee Break Spanish lessons also address dialects and pronunciation from other countries.
I think my new Blackberry phone supports MP3 audio, so my next step will be to see what I can get on my mobile phone.
Thing 21 YouTuber-rific
Who needs TV when you have YouTube? It's entertaining, informational, inspirational, escape-worthy, time-warping.
Below is a video I've come to know well through my work. It's professional and hip and worth a look.
And here's another I discovered and think is pretty funny:
Below is a video I've come to know well through my work. It's professional and hip and worth a look.
And here's another I discovered and think is pretty funny:
Friday, February 13, 2009
Children's book inspires class to make a thousand origami cranes
Read the Lincoln Journal Star article here.
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