Are you plurking … a competitor for Twitter with some interesting visuals!
www.plurk.com
Shirley

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In light of recent conversations regarding teaching students in the 21st century, this article from eSchool News  provides information from recent research in regard to technology and student learning.
Tech encourages students’ social skills
Studies illustrate how some classroom technology can lead to student collaboration
http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/?i=53593;_hbguid=34686b3f-0031-43aa-b144-a8988db9d684
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People are plugged into MP3 players and moving through their days to the beat of their chosen drummer – when and where they want to.  I’d made some assumptions about these devices and the people wired to them that were shattered when I got my own iPod.  I also finally discovered what my friends at [...]

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I can’t tell you how much I enjoy having my thumb drive: it carries with it just about everything that I want to have access to, such as backup documents, pictures, videos, and miscellaneous files. But that’s only half the story. Truth be told, my shiny USB (2GB Lexar JumpDrive Lightning) is also my portable [...]

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The Boise Basin Library has experienced an amazing response to eAudiobooks.  Our rural community spends much of its time on the road commuting to work, shopping for groceries, banking, attending extra curricular activities with our kids…. the list goes on.   Audiobooks have always been popular and some in high demand with hold lists; with the downloadable [...]

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better service.  See how libraries are using technology to better serve their customers…http://marylaine.com/lib20.html

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You may have already be aware of this, but wanted to share the fact that we are at least along with the current trend, if not a little bit ahead!  Here is David Lankes on Participatory Librarianship.   The web site with much more is at http://ptbed.org/

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