Friday, August 15, 2003

A Young Writers' Roundtable, via the Web. Many young students struggle with writing. But online technology is helping students improve skills by offering them an audience for their work. By Lisa Guernsey. [New York Times: Technology] 7:45:07 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Spatial literacy: e-MapScholar. "e-MapScholar, a JISC funded project, is developing tools and learning and teaching materials to enhance and support the use of geo-spatial data currently available within tertiary education in learning and teaching, including digital map data available from the EDINA Digimap... [Information Literacy Weblog] 7:44:15 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Ice Cream of the Republic. Found Thomas Jefferson's recipe for vanilla ice cream while searching for a frozen custard recipe. D [More Like This WebLog] 7:43:27 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Ah! Practical subversion doesn't get any better than this... Books galore as craze hits city. Books: Bookcrossing has hit Manchester. On Saturday, hundreds of books will be released on to the streets of the city. [Guardian Unlimited] 7:42:23 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Helping Hands for Homework. Online technology enables students to exchange work, review papers for writing and comprehension problems and collaborate on solutions. Here are a few networks, Web sites and software programs that were built with peer exchange in mind. By Lisa Guernsey. [New York Times: Technology] 7:40:36 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Sand Castle Central - Sand Sculpture Tips, Tricks and Pics http://www.sandcastlecentral.com/ "your on-line source for all things sand sculpture, including free tips for beginners, information on the best sand carving tools, updated contest and master sculptor information, related links and lots of photos." [Neat New Stuff] 7:39:53 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Donors Choose http://www.donorschoose.org/ Teachers in NY City schools post classroom ideas they need funding for, so that donors can choose which ones to support. Case studies show how donors' gifts have been put to use, and a page called "Our Impact" gives a careful financial accounting. A useful idea that libraries might want to pick up on. [Neat New Stuff] 7:39:32 PM  comment []  Trackback []     BookSurfer http://booksurfer.blogspot.com/ Musings on books, reading, and related topics by Martyn Everett. [Neat New Stuff] 7:39:13 PM  comment []  Trackback []     qotd agust 15. Clive Barnes: "Television is the first truly democratic culture - the first culture available to everybody and entirely governed by what the people want. The most terrifying thing is what people do want." [Adam Curry: Adam Curry's Weblog] 7:38:56 PM  comment []  Trackback []     Reading Between the Lines: Focusing on Health Information Literacy. On Wednesday, September 10, 2003 from 1-3 PM (CST) the Medical Library Association (MLA) will be hosting the teleconference "Reading Between the Lines: Focusing on Health Information Literacy." The goal of the teleconference is to enhance the knowledge of information... [Information Literacy Weblog] 7:38:37 PM  comment []  Trackback []

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