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Seth Godin's marketing model interpreted to libraries. Very good interview. Excellent post.

"This interview is part of Tinkering Spaces, an informative series of interviews that center on designing kid-friendly creativity labs and makerspaces."

A great overview of Lance's research into the effectiveness of libraries.  He answers the question: Do school libraries or librarians make a difference?  His answer (A HUGE YES!) is back by 14 years of remarkable research.  The point is proved.  But this information remains unknown to many principals and superintendents.  Anyone interested in 21st century teaching and learning will find this interview fascinating.

Shaun Tan interview

"Google CEO Eric Schmidt created buzz (and some shock and criticism) when he suggested in a recent Wall Street Journal interview that, in the not too distant future, "every young person…will be entitled automatically to change his or her name on reaching adulthood in order to disown youthful hijinks stored on their friends' social media sites.""

An excellent video on digital footprint from Cybersmart.

"No matter how strong your math and science skills are, you still need to know how to learn, think and even write. Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon (and the owner of this newspaper), insists that his senior executives write memos, often as long as six printed pages, and begins senior-management meetings with a period of quiet time, sometimes as long as 30 minutes, while everyone reads the "narratives" to themselves and makes notes on them. In an interview with Fortune's Adam Lashinsky, Bezos said: "Full sentences are harder to write. They have verbs. The paragraphs have topic sentences. There is no way to write a six-page, narratively structured memo and not have clear thinking.""

Founded in 1998 by (now author) Kimberly Pauley as a basic stopover for people looking for information on young adult books, it has since evolved into one of the largest sites targeted towards tween and teen readers. You can find book reviews, author interviews & bios, press releases, industry news and much more on both children's and YA books.

Good overview of wikis in education

"We have created an audio magazine in which we tell the stories of the importance of school libraries and teacher librarians via interviews with teacher librarians, library staff, teachers, community members, parents, administrators, and most importantly, students. The format is along the lines of a 'This American Life' type of audio journal with a narrator, who sets the tone, describes the dilemma, and sets the stage for each interview. Each is short but dramatic and powerful. The intent is to distribute the audio journal widely on radio and across the Internet -- go 'viral' as create CDs to hand to legislators and decision-making administrators. Teacher librarians and others are able to download the journal and burn CDs to distribute to their local administrators and parents. stories from: Dr. Doug Achterman, Glen Warren, David Burt, Winny Duffy, Heather Keaton, APRIL Wayland, Manuel PEREZ, Dr. Leslie Farmer, Donald Gill, Jeanne NELSON, Anne Birchfield, Hannah Jackson, Kathy Green, and Sophie.

Buffy is interviewed concerning her work with Susan Lester and a veterans' project. Inspiring!

Gaiman discusses his own experiences with audio books and interviews others, including a representative from Audible.com and David Sedaris. You'll hear an affirmation of reading's impact on people, specifically the impact (and legitimacy) of audio books on people.

The worlds of Brian Selznick's Wonderstruck and The Invention of Hugo Cabret offer rich possibilities for classroom learning in every area of the curriculum. Read our guide to teaching with Brian Selznick's award-winning books, filled with rich resources for teachers and students. From a virtual field trip inside the American Museum of Natural History-the setting for much of Wonderstruck-to discussion guides, classroom activities, and interviews with Selznick, it's all here!

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