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June 22, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
I mentioned the College@Home blog in an earlier post. This morning, a new post by Laura Milligan shares 100 Useful Niche Search Engines You’ve Never Heard Of. The free search tools cover: Extracurricular; Quick Answer Guides; City Guides and Travel; Shopping, Business; Academic and Reference; Social Media and People; Multisearch; Television, Video, and Radio; Medical […]
June 20, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
I presented lots of workshops this week. In the middle of it all, it occurred to me that I needed to be more explicit about an important 2.0 concept. These new tools, or instruments, play best when they play together. One of those things 2.0 teachers need to know is that the things they are […]
June 17, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
I’m hooked on makeovers. Following my years of careful television study, I now know: v-necks flatter nearly everyone, red shoes go with nearly everything, there are more than hundreds of ways to create the smoky eye. My interest in makeovers extends far beyond my wardrobe (which, btw, itself extends far […]
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June 17, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
As this blog illustrates, somedays a blogger is more on top of her game than others. And although I’d never suggest that others have the same issues, for me, bursts of brilliance are rare. The Edublogs awards recognize consistent brilliance in blogging over the course of the year. They also recognize a most influential blog […]
June 15, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
For those of us who love those quizzes that tell us where we fit, here’s one that may be just a little more highbrow. The Pew Internet & American Life Project now offers an Internet Typology Quiz. This quiz joins Pew’s other quizzes: Test Your News IQ and the Beyond Red vs. Blue: Political Typology […]
June 14, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
Graduation was Thursday. Thursday also marked our second annual YearbookDay in the library. This little video shares a little of the energy of the event. (Though you’ll immediately notice my camerawork has not improved.) Last year the signing happened spontaneously. This year it was consciously planned. It makes sense to celebrate the release of this […]
June 11, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
This time of year I reflect all over the place. I’ve just posted my Annual Report. Yesterday, I finished reading papers by and sitting in on the defenses of some of our most gifted seniors. I sat in on the final presentations of many others. It’s been a strange year at Springfield. A good chunk […]
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