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Video: Your Day in iPad Apps
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Rainbow Looms and Digital Footprints
Slate ran an intriguing article today in which a young professional dives into the kid-addicted world of Rainbow Loom, the set of pegs onto which small, colorful rubber bands are attached until a woven bracelet emerges. Katy Waldman, in “Rainbow Loon: … Continue reading
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Reflections on North Quad MakerFest
Grad school is tough work when you’re a student, but it’s no cake walk for faculty or staff, either. So Saturday’s North Quad MakerFest, in which we all took a few hours out from exam study days, was powerful. Under … Continue reading
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The Noun Project: Now With PNG Download!
I’ve been a fan of The Noun Project since Emily introduced me to it a few years ago. We even included it in this book of ours. It provides a huge stock of black-and-white icons that you can download for … Continue reading
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Millennials don’t find education sector conducive to innovation
From “Millennials View Education as Least Satisfying Segment for Empowerment, Workplace Collaboration” by T.H.E. Journal’s Dian Schaffhauser comes this summary of a survey of young professionals: “Millennials,” who make up a quarter of the current workforce, consider educational institutions the least innovative, … Continue reading
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Harvard MARC Record Takes “Realia” to a Whole New Level
Let us pause for a moment to honor the Harvard librarians who created a MARC record for their therapy dog. Click image to enlarge. Wax guards help prevent wax and debris from getting into the bed and to make … Continue reading
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NQ MakerFest Today, noon – 4pm!
Happy Study Day, everyone! Take a study break and join us for North Quad MakerFest today in Space 2435 in North Quad on the University of Michigan campus. Click the image below for details! North Quad MakerFest | North … Continue reading
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Tomorrow is North Quad MakerFest!
Join us in Space 2435 in North Quad (105 S. State Street, between State, Huron, and Washington Streets in Ann Arbor) for this Saturday’s North Quad MakerFest from noon – 4pm! Click the image below to learn more. North … Continue reading
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Are online journalists responsible for fact-checking? And more on “visual press releases”
From Tuesday’s New York Times comes this article on truth, journalism, and online communication. An excerpt: Truth has never been an essential ingredient of viral content on the Internet … [D]igital news sites are increasingly blurring the line between fact … Continue reading
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How I Spent My Saturday Afternoon
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