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by Karen Jensen, MLS
April 22, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
I was going to share two cool little stories but the ones that make me angry cry out to be heard first. The Washington moms absolutely started something. But I am afraid it’s going to take a movement, a national mobilization to stop the insanity. What will it take to get folks to recognize that […]
April 19, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
Bloggers and other regular Web publisher folks can now register for free access to the full content of Britannica Online through Britannica WebShare. The Britannica folks explain their offer to a product that would normally cost $70 a year for individual subscribers. Britannica covers a wide range of topics with thousands of articles and multimedia […]
April 16, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
On Monday, April 14, the CPS Department of Libraries collaborated with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the AASL Web 2.0 Taskforce, and nationally known speaker Doug Johnson to host a program entitled “Beating the No U-Turn Syndrome: A New Approach to Teaching and Enforcing Copyright Compliance”. This event in Second Life focused on […]
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April 15, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
For quite some time I’ve been excited about the use of Nings for professional social networking. I love the energy and the collaborations I see on TeacherLibrarianNing and Classroom 2.0 Ning. We recently launched a Ning for our 12th grade Global Studies class as a vehicle for discussion, sharing ideas, and media. (Ning is ad-free […]
April 13, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
I bumped into the very amazing Alice Bryant in Reno way back last fall. We chatted about lots of stuff including the unique daily challenges faced by independent school librarians. Having never worked in an independent school, I am largely ignorant of the differences between the public and private school environments. I wanted a peek […]
April 10, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
Huh? Join the party! The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is developing a presence on ALA Island in Second Life just in time to celebrate National Library Week during the week of April 13-19. Our AASL Web 2.0 Taskforce is forging ahead under the able SL leadership of committee members Lisa Perez and Robin […]
April 8, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
The buzz about Flickr, the huge photo management and sharing community, initiating a video service has been sounding some time now. Flickr Video is now here. We can now pull more of our own media together in one portal. Flickr’s approach to video is different from YouTube’s. Flickr is not looking to host lengthy video […]
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