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- SearchResearch Challenge (3/22/23): What do you call the sediment that blocks a river from flowing to the sea? If you wander along coastlines as I do, you'll eventually see this... ... the place where a river runs to the sea. It's always a dramatic place--fresh water meets salt water, and wildlife often congregates due to the fish that hang out there. It's common to see squadrons of pelicans or seals chasing after the fishy bounty at the river's […]
- Answer: What do these everyday symbols mean? Symbol recognition... P/C Dan.... usually happens unconsciously, or at least very rapidly. Our world is full of symbols that we see, yet might not really understand. Here are a few such symbols... what are they? What do they mean? (And most importantly, HOW DID YOU LEARN what they are?) Let's answer this week's Challenges. 1. What's th […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (3/8/23): What do these everyday symbols mean? We think of ourselves as literate... P/C Dan.... and as we've discussed before, "literacy" means many things to different people. But a common aspect of literacy is understanding the meaning of the different signs that we see in our everyday life. A big part of this is just seeing the symbols that proliferate in our visual world. For instanc […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (3/22/23): What do you call the sediment that blocks a river from flowing to the sea?
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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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Wikis
I don’t know if I really need a wiki (or would have the discipline to keep up with it), but maybe having one will propel me into something so creative I can’t even comprehend what I’m about to do. I … Continue reading
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Kelli -- A Victory Gardener (of Information) 