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Throw-able magnetic light... easy to make. What's not to like?
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Great infographic about why libraries matter even more today...
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Make your own sandwich containers out of milk and juice cartons.
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How to make a rolling robot... looks easy-ish.
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0 A.D. | Free software downloads at SourceForge.net
Real time strategy game based on 6 different Western civilizations.
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Typing came using cat memes from the internet.
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Developed in 6 weeks using Unity.
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Open source game engine.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Post Diigo Bookmarks and annotations! (weekly)
Sunday, November 18, 2012
Post Diigo Bookmarks and annotations! (weekly)
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StudentAid.gov | Mobile Apps Gallery | USA.gov
A nifty app for finding college info and financial aid information. Looks like you can do the FAFSA through the app, too.
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The Dudes of YA, a "Lit-Erotic" Photo Spread | The Weeklings
LOL very funny and very cool.
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In the First Person: real oral histories, diaries, letters, and more from English-speaking people around the world.
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Curious About Astronomy? Ask an Astronomer
Very interesting and easy to understand. Love the section on the Mayan calendar cycle! (http://curious.astro.cornell.edu/question.php?number=686)
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Stargazing Information | StarDate Online
Excellent resource for finding out when cool things are happening in astronomy. Tips and more.
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Interesting resource for media and lesson plans.
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Post Diigo Bookmarks and annotations! (weekly)
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Disabled American Veterans - Voluntary Services - Jesse Brown Scholarship
Scholarship available to youth (under 21) who have volunteered and are applying to college or university.
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Android is taking over a large share of the mobile market, which I think is good, because it's more open than Apple or Windows. Personally, I wonder how quickly mobile adoption will take place in US.
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post pc... all mobie era?
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post pc... all mobie era?
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HP Now Platinum Member of Linux Foundation
hp shows linux and open source support
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Do Something | Largest organization for teens and social cause
A list of scholarships available from DoSomething.org
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Gamefulness as a tool to connect, teach and grow.
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iRemix is a safe social media platform for libraries and educational use
Saturday, November 10, 2012
Cake pops: attempt #1
I am determined to make really cool and cute cake pops. So far, I am not succeeding...In this batch, I tried mixing cake and frosting to create the little Angry Birds. I used candy corn for the beaks and chocolate for the eyes. I used food coloring and chocolate powder for the one that was supposed to be the black bomb bird. However, I really felt that they turned out too sweet. But here's the attempt for the record. I think this project could be a great teen/tween program. Teens could be challenged to create all kinds of characters or shapes. The mix can be prepared ahead of time and it's not expensive to work with.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Feather and water
White pigeon feather, water droplets and a cool app on my cell phone helped make this picture. The app is called PicsArt and is pretty easy to use. You take a picture, apply filters and other effects and the result is pretty nice. Check out the site to see pictures created by other people. PicsArt.com
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
I voted! A tradition I learned from my mom
When I was a little girl, I remember going with my mom and watching her vote. The place we voted at was inside the city motor pool or fire station--I'm not sure which because I only remember a few things distinctly. It was a large building that had booths with fabric curtains set up inside. Outside the building, people shouted, held signs and gave out slips of paper that encouraged us to vote for a particular candidate. The booths were large and the election helpers would give my mom a card that she put into the machine. I remember the metal on metal sound the curtain made when you closed it. It surrounded you. The voting was very private.
I went to early voting this year. Apparently, El Paso, TX had the lowest early voter turn-out in a decade! I can believe it. It seemed empty where I went to vote, though the lighting was cheerful and everyone was glad to see me to use the touch-screens of democracy.
I vote because I want my children to vote. I vote because I want politicians to know I exist and that I'm watching. I know that as individuals, our voices are often limited or seem limited. But if everyone showed that they were paying attention, by casting a vote... one way or another... "they" will know and take notice in the government.
I miss my mother. I hope that carrying on in her footsteps in small ways, ways that I can remember her and cherish those memories, too, that she lives on. I always think of her when I vote.
I went to early voting this year. Apparently, El Paso, TX had the lowest early voter turn-out in a decade! I can believe it. It seemed empty where I went to vote, though the lighting was cheerful and everyone was glad to see me to use the touch-screens of democracy.
I vote because I want my children to vote. I vote because I want politicians to know I exist and that I'm watching. I know that as individuals, our voices are often limited or seem limited. But if everyone showed that they were paying attention, by casting a vote... one way or another... "they" will know and take notice in the government.
I miss my mother. I hope that carrying on in her footsteps in small ways, ways that I can remember her and cherish those memories, too, that she lives on. I always think of her when I vote.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Augmented Reality Shelf Reader: A dream come true
Yesterday, while doing some research about mobile technologies, I stumbled across this video. It describes an augmented reality (AR) technology that is being developed in Oxford, Ohio. As a person who has always disliked shelf reading (though I do like to shelve), I am in love with this. Automatically, the device shows you if a book is out of place! Check out the coolness below:
This technology app is being developed by Matt Hodges and Dr. Bo Brinkman who demonstrates the technology.
This technology app is being developed by Matt Hodges and Dr. Bo Brinkman who demonstrates the technology.
Monday, November 5, 2012
Two weeks ago in Chopped (I mean My) Kitchen...
I like to pretend I'm on the TV show Chopped when I cook. There are 2 reasons for that. One, I have a need to try new things and two, I love to be gameful. Acting like I'm on a show where I can only what's provided (plus the pantry) makes things fun. I look through the kitchen, grab ingredients that need to be cooked and see what I can make. Two weeks ago, I made something that my son has decided is his second-favorite meal. It's a vegetarian potato pancake with green onions, zucchini and garlic.
As I remember, I used:
5 potatoes, shredded
2 zucchini, shredded
2 bunches of green onions, chopped
5 garlic cloves, shredded
2 eggs
Some flour
Some pepper
Some salt
I mixed it together and deep fried it (but since it's vegetarian, it's still healthy, right?)
It tasted a lot like those onion pancakes you can get at some Chinese restaurants. Not bad.
Here's a pic:
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As I remember, I used:
5 potatoes, shredded
2 zucchini, shredded
2 bunches of green onions, chopped
5 garlic cloves, shredded
2 eggs
Some flour
Some pepper
Some salt
I mixed it together and deep fried it (but since it's vegetarian, it's still healthy, right?)
It tasted a lot like those onion pancakes you can get at some Chinese restaurants. Not bad.
Here's a pic:
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Post Diigo Bookmarks and annotations! (weekly)
Saved links and annotations from Diigo from the past week. This week I've been thinking a lot about Social Media, Teen Hangout Spaces like YOUmedia and Copyright.
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How is the LoC going to archive our tweets?
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This site rules. There are some very easy-to-use tools so that you can figure some sticky copyright issues out in no time at all. Awesome!
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YouMedia is a way for libraries, museums and more to work together in order to help teens become content creators and become more technologically literate.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Exploratorium's Explo.tv
Explo.tv is a very interesting web project by the Exploratorium museum, which is located in San Francisco. Founded by Frank Oppenheimer (yes, he was on the Manhattan project), the museum has an emphasis on "hands-on" science. Explo.tv contains podcasts, webcasts, videos and slides--all about cool science. The site looks slick, is easy to use and fun to learn from. There's even a webcast where Thomas Dolby performs "She Blinded Me with Science" live. Awesome!!!!
See it here:
See it here:
Friday, November 2, 2012
Tweets from the week
Archiving tweets and retweets from the week... I know the Library of Congress is going to archive all the tweets in the world....but I'd like to keep a record of what I'm thinking about and saying, too for myself. Read more about the LoC project here!
Already voted or planning on voting? Take a picture and help @everylibrary raise money toward a $500 goal! librarianwardrobe.com/post/345002961…
— Nicole Pagowsky (@pumpedlibrarian) November 1, 2012
Try this IFTTT Recipe: Notify facebook friends of zombie outbreak from the CDC ifttt.com/recipes/51773
— Susan Barnum (@megalibrarygirl) October 31, 2012
Putting finishing touches on my costume then off to work!
— Susan Barnum (@megalibrarygirl) October 31, 2012
And that's the news!
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Messages in a bottle
Social media is a like a message in a bottle. It's posted, written, created and then shared out into a sea of networked sites. Some messages get picked up and read, but I wonder how many are just out there bobbing around in the Internet? How many people have sent out a message that no one's read?
Is it useful to write something down that no one might read? Journals and diaries have been used by individuals for years to write about what is going on and how they feel about life and what they see around them. Journals and diaries weren't meant to be read by others, but they are written down by individuals anyway. The usefulness comes for the writer of the diary: it helps solidify ideas, make thoughts concrete and physically malleable.
When diaries are shared, it's an insight into something that is often very personal, but was never meant to be shared.
A message in a bottle is meant to be read. It's written with hopes that someone, somewhere will see it, find it and a connection is made. But the writer doesn't know who, where or when it will be read or if it's ever read.
Our social media messages in a bottle are meant to be shared. Many of them are as personal as a diary, but really, we tweet, blog, share status updates and locations because we want people to find us, know us and connect--even if the connection is asynchronous. We want to be "heard." To read a thought is to keep it alive.
Oh... and happy NaBloPoMo!
Is it useful to write something down that no one might read? Journals and diaries have been used by individuals for years to write about what is going on and how they feel about life and what they see around them. Journals and diaries weren't meant to be read by others, but they are written down by individuals anyway. The usefulness comes for the writer of the diary: it helps solidify ideas, make thoughts concrete and physically malleable.
When diaries are shared, it's an insight into something that is often very personal, but was never meant to be shared.
A message in a bottle is meant to be read. It's written with hopes that someone, somewhere will see it, find it and a connection is made. But the writer doesn't know who, where or when it will be read or if it's ever read.
Our social media messages in a bottle are meant to be shared. Many of them are as personal as a diary, but really, we tweet, blog, share status updates and locations because we want people to find us, know us and connect--even if the connection is asynchronous. We want to be "heard." To read a thought is to keep it alive.
Oh... and happy NaBloPoMo!
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