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Social Networking By Staff - 10/01/2007
Look out Friendster and Xanga. The attorneys general of 50 states have banded together to pressure social networking sites into creating policies that would make it more difficult for minors to access these sites. Led by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper, the coalition says it has a “strong and urgent interest in tracking down ... More
Beating Information Overload By Steve Hargadon - 08/01/2008
Given the veritable tidal wave of information out there, I find it difficult to track the many discussions taking place online. Aggregators, such as Google Reader, help me manage numerous RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds, yet I always feel terribly behind, compelled, as I am, to read every piece of information just as I do with email.
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Keeping It Real: Youth Social Networking By Lauren Barack - 08/01/2008
While teens may appear to live their lives on social networking sites and in multiplayer games, their standing in the virtual world rarely trumps status in the real one, according to danah boyd, an expert on youth social networking (pictured above). Boyd’s theory stems from her recent response to author Clay Shirky’s July post on whether social positioning online has any impact offl...
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NECC Draws Librarians By Staff - 08/01/2008
More than 12,654 registered attendees flocked to San Antonio, TX, for the National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), held June 29 through July 2 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. So what was there for librarians? Plenty, according to Peggy Milam Creighton, chair of SIGMS, the special interest group for media specialists of ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Educa...
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NECC 2008 By Kathy Ishizuka - 08/01/2008
www.necc2008.org I don’t know about you, but conferences for me are oftentimes a sleepless whirlwind. Too many stimulating ideas, conversations, and iffy meals on the run—not to mention the airport trauma—make it difficult to fully absorb all that these events have to offer. Now, Web-based venues can effectively extend the experience online, serving those who couldn’t be...
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AudibleKids.com Offers 4,000 Kids' Books Jennifer Pinkowski - 07/29/2008
Audible.com now has a kid-centric offshoot. Launched this spring, Audiblekids.com has about 4,000 titles, categorized by age, grade, and subject.
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Secure Social Networking By Gail Junion-Metz - 07/01/2008
Connect Safely—Smart Socializing Starts Here www.connectsafely.org This up-to-date site designed for adults offers an excellent online discussion forum on social networking sites. You’ll also find the latest related news, with “commentaries” written by both staff and guest experts covering various legal, social, and safety issues.
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Mideast Youth For Peace By Lauren Barack - 07/01/2008
A Web site run by college students hoping to foster conversation about peace in the Middle East has won a $10,000 Berkman Award for its efforts to celebrate and embrace diversity in one of the most polarized regions of the world. The 21-year-old director of Mideast Youth (www.mideastyouth.com), Esra’a Al Shafei from Bahrain, received one of four such awards given by Harvard UniversityR...
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Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
Gr 4-7–When their beloved Aunt Grace dies, Dan, 11, and Amy, 14–along with other Cahill descendants–are faced with an unusual choice: inherit one million dollars or participate in a perilous treasure hunt.
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