Twitter Updates for 2009-10-17

Twitter Updates for 2009-10-16 http://ff.im/-9VshA #
RT @lrainie: 46% of American adults now use social network sites – up from 8% in 2005. New Pew Internet data: http://bit.ly/BA7P #
what a great quote: "no child left untested" #kasl09 #
"what are your first reading memories?" 1 of mine is remembering I was allowed 2 read 2nd grade books in 1st grade. it was such a big deal! #
public library: "such an important resource in the community" 🙂 always good 2 hear in other circles #kasl09 #
@mayfieldc awesome! 🙂 so cool. how did he finally figure out you were reading? in reply to mayfieldc #
@J_Nellie thats how the nekls office is 2day 2 — i'm not even there — in topeka at the school lib's conf in reply to J_Nellie #
@J_Nellie yikes! good luck; hope it's not a murphy afternoon lol in reply to J_Nellie #
@J_Nellie so glad 2 hear some1 else say they were addicted to those series as a child; i was always guilty that i read them so much in reply to J_Nellie #
@mrschupa 🙂 oh school book orders; i think i made my parents broke on those. I remember circling in pencil all the books i wanted from 1 in reply to mrschupa #
in for a treat; decided to crash the state lib session. can't wait to see what they've cooked up this year. #
@J_Nellie have no idea — never have had hbo. but i vaguely remember a series being out there; wasn't allowed to watch it lol in reply to J_Nellie #
@twitrhag doing sports roundup comm 2 kick off the session; overview of state lib website; subscribe 2 SLK News 2 get up-2-date game info #
Resource Sharing changes: Z39.50 targets for catalogs instead of OCLC marc records-the hybrid KLC. #
Illuminar AutoGraphics; will c jacket art, add tags, drag & drop reading lists. KLC & Database Searching will both have this interface #
Kansas Library Express Courier service: 3- or 5-day-a-week service #
4 more info on statewide info sharing, attend oct. 28 ILL summitt in Manhattan or 4 remote locations; contact patti @ state lib 4 more info #
commercial now on the Refomatic: contact the state lib ref desk by phone or on their website, http://www.kslib.info, for ref help on ks govt info #
refomatic info resources date back to 1854. #
homework ks is available 8am-11pm; can be used during school hrs; now incl act/sat practice tests, gre practice tests, lots of other areas #
dbs: 45 products: gale onefile; literature resource center; multiple world book versions; gale power packs; novelist; chiltons; lots more! #
ks audiobooks music & more: heavy use going on; mobile website version coming soon. #
Earl GIvens is the new lib tech consultant; call him for help w any of the online services #
new talking books device commercial: battery lasts 30 hrs on new player, not 6 hrs; users can play mp3 files, music, uses usb cartridge #
. @twitrhag up next on WebJunction Kansas. Online courses yes, but much more! Content, Friends (soc network in WJ), Groups, Contribute #
why do WJ? Learning! learn from each other; Courses-free to KS Libs. Children, YA, and Teens Services Courses-perfect for School Libs #
KS Continuing Education tab on WJ includes specific programs for KS Libs. #
More learning opps: Webinars (only 1 hr)-all archived. Find out abt webinars thru member center calendar of events. #
State Data Center commercial. Peter listing off lots of statistics. Will these videos be posted online? #
KS Center for the Book: http://www.kcfb.org ; also discussing letters about literature program #
Marc tyler nobleman is luncheon speaker. He's a cartoonist & writer. He just published boys of steel: the creators of superman #kasl09 #
Boys of steel book 1st standalone book ever abt creators of superman, Jerry siegel & Joe shuster #kasl09 #
Superman covers quiz #kasl09 #
Publishing is abt persistence. All professions & individuals can learn frm that. #kasl09 ex. Lincoln, KFC, Rowling, superman creators, Seuss #
@HighTechDad win7 rc ran gr8 on samsung netbook. Installed off flash drive. Look for instructions for how 2 get installer on it that way in reply to HighTechDad #
RT @libraryfuture Top 10 iPhone Apps as Judged by Mashable Readers http://bit.ly/1DsL7B "4 of the top 10 were Twitter clients" #
@dianadell saw tweet thx 2 @mayfieldc. From Lawrence ks. Use twitter 2 network & learn frm educators & librarians & 2 keep up w tech & news #
@HighTechDad 2 gb. Helps in any netbook 2 have that. I just had the release client. Don't know which version that was like. in reply to HighTechDad #
"superman gave families hope in a hero who wld always come home" during wii as they were sending sons overseas to fight. #kasl09 #
The art of a cartoon is the art AND the writing. Lots of kids want to draw but it's also abt the writing. #kasl09 #
Cations allow us to rebel by laughing at things we'd never do in real life. #kasl09 #
Cartoons allow us 2 laugh at taboo things #kasl09 #
Truth is funny #kasl09 "really? Someone told me it's not Plagiarism if they're dead" #
Cartoons allowus 2 make fun of authority or figures of respect-w no love lost. #kasl09 #
Cartoons can convey a full scene w minimal details #kasl09 #
"We all start out as cartoonists-doodlers-only the foolish ones like me continue as adults" –Mark Tyler Nobleman #
sitting in on session abt digital readers & digital texts: teaching reading in the 21st century #kasl09 #
intern'l childrens digital library: http://www.icdlbooks.org #kasl09 #
My mom #beatcancer! She is almost 9 years post-chemo and still cancer free!!! I love you mom 🙂 #
equitable access is a key component for education –from aasl 21st century skill standards #kasl09 #
pub & sch lib work together to achieve this; free, high-speed internet access imp part of this. #kasl09 #
Things That Keep Us Up At Night http://bit.ly/ymEC2 #kasl09 article mentioned in session; school lib article, but highly rec it 4 any lib #
6 Ways K-12 Teachers Can Teach Social Media http://bit.ly/1f3BQc #kasl09 #
What do 21st century skills look like? Standards for the 21st century learner in action book, http://bit.ly/3y0Cnm discusses this #kasl09 #
RT @rww: Good list of tech news sources by @timoreilly: http://twitter.com/timoreilly/technews #
@rmazar congrats on the #beatcancer milestone!! in reply to rmazar #
get students in the lib: look at school ayp & test scores: make lib bigger part of the picture to increase those scores #kasl09 #
@rmazar you reminded me abt the #beatcancer hashtag; thank you for that. such a good cause in reply to rmazar #
Book Trailers? #kasl09 Seen on School Tube/Teacher Tube. Will have to check those out. #
book trailers on library website; is that possible? #kasl09 #
alternative to book reports: book trailers/advertisements #kasl09 #
kids/teachers want them to have time to come to lib, but schools have no time #kasl09 #
alternatives: school library staying open at night #kasl09 #
RT @glambert: "Oh, I'm sorry. Did I break your Google Wave concentration?" http://bit.ly/sqh3D (SLJ rocks!) (via @TechnologyGeek) #
RT @MLx Social Learning Isn't Just for Kids: Learning in Public at Conferences and Workshops http://ff.im/-9YCID #
RT @BuzzEdition RT @mashable: 5 Ways Social Media is Changing Our Daily Lives – http://bit.ly/2h7n9m #
it's a kentucky story, yes, but still very good http://bit.ly/SC0cZ #

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