I’m going to be blunt in this post. Databases are dead. (Okay, maybe that is a bit dramatic.) And who would mourn their loss? What value do they add to our internet experience? Both Joyce Valenza and I (and I’m sure scores of other librarians) have probably written similar posts in the past asking database [...]
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In “perpetual beta”
July 1st, 2007 · 2 Comments · Laptops, NECC07, Search tools, Teacher Learner
In her presentation at NECC on information fluency, Joyce Valenza described how she sees herself as “version 1.8,” in perpetual beta, because she is always learning. What a great way to project to your students and staff that you are always in the process of “upgrading” and exploring new things. She pointed out that students often [...]
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Searching in visual style
June 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Search tools, Tools, Web 2.0
When you are searching for sites that are helpful to use with students, it’s such a slow process, looking through each site to see if the graphics, design, layout, etc., are appealing for younger students. During a workshop I was teaching today on Pageflakes (great visual tool for introducing RSS feeds–Thanks Will Richardson for sharing it), [...]
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