Minor Musings
Posted by lpearle on 20 December 2012
Just in time for Winter Break!
Books, Reading, Etc.
- Publishing Personalities Advise on Designing the Bookshop of the Future. Some of this applies to libraries, too.
- We all love arguing with lists, so here are two from The Guardian (UK): 100 Greatest Fiction Books of All Time and 100 Greatest Non-Fiction Books of All Time.
- So cool – a map of Literary Manhattan.
- In addition to all the lists we usually see about Best Books, here are Granta’s Books I Read This Year lists and Bloomberg’s What High Profile Readers Like article.
- The rise of e-books means more than the loss of marginalia!
- Looking for a vacation timesuck? Storyverse.
School Life
- Critical thinking is important, right? Here are six short films that may help teach why. Then use Joyce’s post exploring Four Tools for Determining Web Cred.
- Parents always wonder/worry about internet safety. These 26 Tips should help (or at least start a much needed conversation).
Tech Stuff
- Rapid Learning E-Tab in PowerPoint or explore these Online Presentation Tools.
- Thinking about on-line security? Tips on how to manage secure passwords.
- We all “know” about 1:1 programs – or do we?
