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- SearchResearch Challenge (11/6/19): How many species aren't 1:1 in gender ratios?I read an interesting article... ... in The Atlantic Monthly. To wit, The Quirk of Collecting That Skews Museum Specimens Male, and had a sudden insight... Even though I know that the majority of parrotfish on a reef are female (see our earlier blog post about parrotfish), I'd somehow assumed that in most animals, the number of females and males would […]
- Answer: Where's this lobster from? What's the story? This wasn't that hard... ... but the backstory is DEFINITELY a surprise. Well, it was to me. Remember: I found this cute little lobster image: and wanted to know.... 1. Where is this lobster image from? 2. What's the backstory of the source? (IIRC, it has a kind of crazy story. But I don't remember what it is!) As most of you did, I di […]
- A new "How Google Search Works" video I don't often blog about new YouTube videos, but when I do, there's a reason. After showing the long-lived and beloved Matt Cutts video "How Search Works," Google has finally released a few version of that brilliant explanatory video. So, this here's my Public Service Announcement for teachers who teach search research skills or info […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (11/6/19): How many species aren't 1:1 in gender ratios?
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K-12 Resource Guide: Resources by Content Area
K-12 Resource Guide: Resources by Content Area. Awesome resource list provided by UW Educational Outreach for those working with youth (children & teens) in the Puget Sound region.
Random House acquires Teen Author site, “Figment”
A while ago, on my library’s Teen Blog, I posted an article about “Figment”, a website community of over 300,000 of authors, most between the ages of 13-18, passionate about creating, discovering, and sharing stories. How cool is it that there … Continue reading
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Search Engines (#15)
Actually, I don’t like using Google because I find the conceit of the developers insufferable, and I hate that they offer stock — how can you possibly own stock in a company that doesn’t have a product? It’s stupid. I … Continue reading
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Podcasting (#14)
Personal Interest: Okay, I was one of the silly ones who thought that you needed an ipod to listen to podcasts. I am thankful that I’ve been set straight, and I love Podcast Alley. It’s great that you can serach … Continue reading
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Fake Magazine Cover
So I didn’t do the monopoly card, because I couldn’t come up with a witty short statement. The fake magazine cover did seem like fun, though. Then I went to the site to do the fake magazine cover, and kept … Continue reading
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OverDrive
The first thing I noticed was that the size is listed in KB, not megabytes (and I imagine books will never be less than 1 megabyte); this caused quite an issue with a service provider. I missed a decimal, and … Continue reading
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Delicious (and no, I won’t use the name’s periods, because they’re not logical)
I do like that you can add tags to refine your own lists; I can see that it could be confusing to have each person defining what something actually "is", since folksonomy isn’t a rigid taxonomy. The 8 minute … Continue reading
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