Is He in Outer Space With Mr. Spock, Lieutenant Uhura , and the Gorn?Is He in the Steampunk City of New Babbage Second Life?On the roof of Red’s Revenge Factory & Public House?ISTE | Where’s Blue Bear? ContestJoin in on the Fun! Click above to See the Rules and Directions for the Where’s Blue Bear contest….Enter for a change to win an iPod Touch or Digital Camera. Join the Flickr Group to see ALL the fun pictures uploaded already!Thank You ALL! The Votes are in – and I’m your next PK-12 ISTE Board of Directors Representative!
Pinch me! I’m just that excited!
Thank you Doug Johnson for creating this very unusual and fun picture and for your kind blog post Gwyneth wins ISTE board seat which set me to blush!
I also want to say thank you to my friend Diane Cordel and her [...]
Where’s Blue Bear and Thank you ALL!
Publish or Perish: Can the iPad topple the Kindle, and save the book business?
Ken Aulette writing in the New Yorker on the iPad, the Kindle, and the future of books:
For the moment, Jobs is the publishers’ best ally. “Steve is very proud that Macmillan put a gun to Amazon’s head,” the insider said. But in the long term Apple and Google will not necessarily be better partners than Amazon. One day, they, too, will complain about the cumbersome publishing process, or excessive prices. Just days before the iPad went on sale, on April 3rd, there were rumors that Apple might list best-sellers for as little as $9.99. Apple agreed to the agency model for just one year, and, as publishers are acutely aware, Jobs has a history, with music and television companies, of fighting to reduce prices. One publisher said, “Maybe Apple will want to come back in a year and bite our heads off.” The iPad may even make it possible for [...]
Source: noreply@blogger.com (Grace Lee)
Are You Suffering from ALA Laryngitis? – Deadline Friday
I believe in Sara Kelly Johns and i voted for her…and I hope you will consider voting for her, too!
SKJ is running for ALA President….I’ve met her…and she’s cool… not only is she cool, she’s smart, approachable, passionate and she really cares about our customers….our kids! And that’s why i’m posting a guest message from her – my first ever! …Because voting this year is down for ALA! Can you believe it? We’re in a crisis situation for libraries in this country and we need smart, savvy, passionate leadership most of all! and our voting is down? Gah! So please take a min to read the below….(By the way in a related aside…the Library Crisis Webinar with Buffy J. Hamilton and Chris Harris is tonight at the TL Virtual Cafe!)
Now..from Sara Kelly Johns:
Are You Suffering from ALA Laryngitis?Vote by Friday in the ALA Elections!“In a speech Hillary Clinton gave [...]