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- SearchResearch Challenge (7/21/21): How are these connected? (Islands, vertebrae, flowers) While looking at a sunflower the other day... ... I had an insight... and thought I'd share this with you. I realized that there is a deep, underlying, common property that connects the sunflower to the skeleton of a snake to the Hawaiian archipelago. In other words, there's a fascinating connection that I hadn't thought about before. This i […]
- Answer: All about Bonaire? Trying to find answers is easy... ... sometimes. This week's Challenge is a great mix of straightforward and complex. Let's dive right in. The Challenges were: 1. "Slagbaai" is the name of a large park on Bonaire. What does the name Slagbaai" mean? As most everyone figured out, [ Slagbaai ] gives a pretty good answer. In par […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (7/7/21): All about Bonaire? The Caribbean is a wonderful place... This is sunset from the tiny beach on the south side of Kralendijk (how to pronounce), the capital city of Bonaire. Yes, the sunsets really do look like that. I've visited many times, and still find it fascinating. It's a desert island that's managed to preserve its reefs in good shape--and the fact tha […]
- SearchResearch Challenge (7/21/21): How are these connected? (Islands, vertebrae, flowers)
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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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