Monday, June 29, 2009
Wikipedia Life and Death
There was a fascinating article in the New York Times today about the power of Wikipedia in a life or death situation. A NY Times news reporter and his translator were taken hostage by the Taliban and the editor at the NY Times didn't want this information to go public in order to safeguard the lives of the two men. How did the editors at Wikipedia keep this information private and did taking information off the site conflict with its open access philosophy? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/29/technology/internet/29wiki.html?_r=1&ref=business
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Summer Reading!
This year as always NPR has a great Summer Reading List . Kepler's staff has some great recommendations , and don't forget the Palo Alto Public Library's "Book Letters" for recommended reading . Check out what the librarians are reading and write your own reviews. If you want to cross some great books off your list check out the "100 Best Books" from the critics at Time Magazine.
Students or parents who bug their children about reading should check out the reading lists on the Paly Library's READ! page. Pleasure reading is not only good and good for you, research proves it helps students perform better on those dastardly standardized tests.
Google Books has improved its interface and the ability to search within a book. http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-features-on-google-books.html.
If you shop at Kepler's mention Paly and we'll get 10% of your purchase. Books Inc. Town and Country also gives discounts to teachers and students.
Students or parents who bug their children about reading should check out the reading lists on the Paly Library's READ! page. Pleasure reading is not only good and good for you, research proves it helps students perform better on those dastardly standardized tests.
Google Books has improved its interface and the ability to search within a book. http://booksearch.blogspot.com/2009/06/new-features-on-google-books.html.
If you shop at Kepler's mention Paly and we'll get 10% of your purchase. Books Inc. Town and Country also gives discounts to teachers and students.
America.gov & Democracy Video Challenge
The new and improved america.gov site created by the State Department Bureau of Information Programs has some interesting articles, eBooks, video, podcasts etc. covering various topics such as global issues and multicultural America.
http://www.america.gov/ http://www.america.gov/amlife/people.html http://www.america.gov/global.html
Check out the Democracy Video Challenge and view the six winners that were selected from 900 videos submitted from over 95 countries. It's interesting viewing.
http://www.videochallenge.america.gov/
http://www.america.gov/ http://www.america.gov/amlife/people.html http://www.america.gov/global.html
Check out the Democracy Video Challenge and view the six winners that were selected from 900 videos submitted from over 95 countries. It's interesting viewing.
http://www.videochallenge.america.gov/
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