July 3rd, 2009
Got back last night from my maiden voyage to NECC. My feet are still throbbing, and my brain is, too. I’ll blog more about it over the coming days (need to face a publication deadline or two head-on first!), but here are a few thoughts:
- Many tools and Web 2.0 tools seemed familiar. Are we in a dip after a few wild years of innovation?
- We have embraced the NETS*S in our district, but the major program events had little connection to them. Hmmm …
- A teacher mentioned in the daily conference newspaper that she can make an online wiki that works just like a textbook. Mmm, just wondering … do we want a digital version of a textbook? Or a different learning tool altogether?
6 days until the L4L Summit and ALA …
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June 30th, 2009
From Scholastic’s On Our Minds blog comes this quote from Ellie Berger, President of Trade Publishing:
“Be willing to try new ideas and always keep the reader in mind. Our readers are 21st-century kids who live in a multiplatform world, who want fun and excitement, as well as the timeless quality of a good story.”
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June 25th, 2009
Take a one-minute break to see this video of Booklist’s staff reading … everywhere.
And then ask yourself — how many times have you been caught doing the same things as in this video? (Ummm, OK, has anyone else out there caught themselves driving and reading at the same time? Not that I’ve ever done that or anything. Honestly, Officer.)
And while we’re on the topic, is there anyone else out there who turns off their audio book at a stoplight so they can read a page or two in a different book?�
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