CogDogRoo - StoryTools
50 Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story (return) Note! 50+ Ways is no longer being updated here but over at the new site for 50+ Web 2.0 Ways to Tell a Story-- It has more organizational features and includes ways for you to add content to the site once you join the new wiki. Below you will find 50+ web tools you can use to create your own web-based story.
Google in Education
Articles exploring the usefulness of Google apps in education. Inside The 3D Cities of Google Earth gearthblog.com
Mobile Library
I'm talking to the Ann Arbor Downtown Development Authority's transportation subcommittee this week, and one of the things I have in mind for that discussion is how the bus system gets people to and from the libraries in town - not just the downtown library, but also the various branches around town. I see the bus and the library as two key parts of a system that has to work together - if you hope to have a kid who doesn't have to be driven around town everywhere and who has some way of planning out their own day to get from place to place, then the combination of bus and library gives them a place to go and a way to get there. What I did with my older son last week might be a good case in point.
Surviving Cataloging Class
Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Tracy Wasserman Many LIS students dread cataloging/classification class, a required course in some library schools. I found the class piqued my interest enough to take advanced cataloging/classification, a road travelled by few judging by the small class size. This was against the advice of my academic advisor, who cautioned not to take advanced cataloging unless I wanted to be a cataloger. Well, I thought, how would I know whether or not I wanted to be a cataloger if I didn’t take advanced cataloging?
Why SweetSearch Is the Best Search Engine for Students
SweetSearch is the product of 100,000+ hours of research that went into creating findingDulcinea's 700+ Web Guides and thousands of articles. This content links to tens of thousands of Web sites that have been evaluated as credible by our research experts and librarian and teacher consultants. SweetSearch searches a "whitelist" comprised only of these 35,000 links, as well as sites we uncover by sifting through recommendations of librarians and teachers on their blogs and social bookmarking sites.
Google Glass receives regulatory approval in Canada
Google Glass is one step closer to a wider release in Canada, after receiving approval from Canadian regulators, the company confirmed to the Financial Post on Friday. The Google Inc.-made computerized eyeglasses — currently available to a limited number of Canadians who are part of its Google Glass Explorer program — got the go-ahead from Industry Canada this summer, said Aaron Brindle, a Google Canada spokesperson. “Glass has regulatory approval from Industry Canada and we’re super excited to bring Glass north of the border,” he said in an e-mail.
The Ubiquitous Librarian
June 10, 2015, 1:56 pm By Brian Mathews June 8, 2015, 1:55 pm Carrie Donovan A few weeks ago I heard Carrie Donovan (Head of Teaching and Learning, Indiana University Libraries ) give a keynote address at The Innovative Library Classroom Conference. Here are the slides from her talk: Shaking up the Sediment: Re-energizing Pedagogical Practice while Avoiding Bottle Shock.
BOOKS TOOLBOX: 50+ Sites for Book Lovers
Lulu, a book publishing site, is in the news this week. But there are many more sites for book reviews, self-publishing and exchange. Here are more than 50 of our favorites. Disclosure: Lulu currently has an ad campaign running on Mashable. Book Reviews
This is a website that provides technology resources, which is something I would like to learn more about. by maddie1492 Mar 23