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Happy Birthday, Melvil Dewey
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Library Inspiration Seen at the Art Institute of Chicago
Captured in the cafe of the modern wing of the Art Institute of Chicago … click image to expand.
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Are Selfies Good for Girls’ Self-Esteem?
“Selfie” (slang for photographic self-portrait) is the Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year for 2013. Do selfies promote a healthy self-image? Or narcissism? In a recent Slate article, Rachel Simmons (author of Odd Girl Out: The Hidden Culture of Agression in Girls) posits … Continue reading
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“You are, in effect, replacing independent journalism with visual press releases”
“You are, in effect, replacing independent journalism with visual press releases,” said a letter from the White House Correspondents’ Association to the White House published in last Saturday night’s New York Times. The correspondents’ complaint that too many events are closed … Continue reading
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Hi, Chicago Public Library!
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Great Webinar on Libraries and Makerspaces
The Nebraska Library Commission (NLC) hosted a terrific webinar (embedded below) in October (see? still catching up on my accumulated RSS feeds). “Tinkers, Printers and Makers: Makerspaces in the Library” gives a comprehensive overview of what makerspaces are (they include people); … Continue reading
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Has Ed Tech Lived Up to Its Promise?
On the MacArthur Foundation’s Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning blog in October (you can see I am trying to catch up on my RSS “read this later” pile), journalist Heather Chaplin interviewed Western Michigan University professor emeritus James Bosco … Continue reading
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Meet Emily Graslie and The Brain Scoop
STEM stuff is in the news so much lately (it even came up at our family Thanksgiving), often with futuristic technology or engineering focus. We even toss an “A” for art/aesthetics into the mix and call it STEAM. Ahhh, now … Continue reading
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One-word movies (NYTimes)
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Interview with Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton
Check out my colleague and co-author Charles Severance’s interview with Raspberry Pi co-founder Eben Upton for IEEE Computer: I sure wish I could have been there after Chuck and I collaborated on this Raspberry Pi book for kids! You should find … Continue reading
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