Monthly Archives: April 2011

Your Son Was Killed in Afghanistan | Lawsonry

Posted on April 28, 2011 by

http://www.lawsonry.com/2011/04/your-son-was-killed-in-afghanistan/ Sent mobile  Introduction On April 23rd, 2011, I had to tell two parents that their son died in a war that I do not believe in. The combination of my distrust in published American foreign policy objectives and my … Continue reading →

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CNET Editor:”The library?How quaint!” CNET is now off my Kindle

Posted on April 24, 2011 by

I just had to ‘buzz out’  loud this writer’s  Buzz Out podcast!  Coming from a technology magazine, I guess I should know better.  I’ve not read Mr. Cooley’s columns before but I was not taken aback by his shortsighted point … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogosphere, Essay, Libraries, Society, Technology, TV/Media

Making trained school libraries a key to staffing….

Posted on April 21, 2011 by

http://www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/news/ala/aasls-distinguished-school-administrators-award-recipient-walked-her-talk-and-improved-stud iPhone message… ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never confuse the special devices that connect us, with the precious moments that keep us together.

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different think – presentation books

Posted on April 18, 2011 by

Non-fiction professional reading but I believe very relevant to our daily work in the school library- visual design. Two books that I found very strong reading in my pursuit to strengthen my design skills yet also be valuable to my … Continue reading →

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@brainpicker, 4/17/11 12:50 PM

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Maria Popova (@brainpicker) 4/17/11 12:50 PM Well there we have it – Adobe throws in towel, adopts HTTP Flash support in iOS, a.k.a. “You win, Apple” j.mp/gyuWyV v Sent from my iPad

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@brainpicker, 4/17/11 12:50 PM

Posted on April 17, 2011 by

Maria Popova (@brainpicker) 4/17/11 12:50 PM Well there we have it – Adobe throws in towel, adopts HTTP Flash support in iOS, a.k.a. “You win, Apple” j.mp/gyuWyV v Sent from my iPad

Posted in Blogosphere, Economics, Innovation

Thanks Arlene!

Posted on April 15, 2011 by

Had a lovely chat with Arlene about BCTLA business and general social media experiences. We stumbled around Skype, NING and Twitter and had fun discussing topics and questions of interest from fellow teacher-librarians in BC. Arlene is at the annual … Continue reading →

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