Link to July 1 Wausau Daily Herald article.
Excerpt:
Teachers at Franklin Elementary School this summer turned a typical book exchange into a weekly learning experience.
Students who will enter grades one through five receive a postcard each week with some math and reading problems to complete. They can check answers at the school's book exchange, which runs from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. every Thursday.
Those who stop by also can win food and other prizes from participating organizations.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Monday, June 30, 2008
Should Be Nominated for Some Kind of Research Award
Link to June 30 boingboing post.
A Seero user mapped video of the famous car chase scene from Steve McQueen's Bullit (1968) onto Google Maps. The creator, "Steve McQueen," says: I'm a huge fan of 'the king of cool' and of all movie car-chase scenes. I thought it would be great to mashup famous chases with their GPS tracks. Keep in mind some of the chases cut from one place to another...so I tried to be as accurate as possible.
Collection development alert: I count just 11 DVD copies of "Bullitt" in LINKcat. (One of which is owned by Middleton, in case anyone's wondering.)
Off to the library Wii go: Books making friends with video games
Link to June 30 Kenosha News article.
Excerpt:
The Kenosha Public Library system hosted its first Wii Fest in April at Southwest Library. The event, the library system's first foray into video game programs, allowed people 12 and older to try out games on the Nintendo Wii.
The events feature games such as "Guitar Hero," where players strum a guitar-shaped controller, and "Dance Dance Revolution," which involves matching dance steps on a touch-sensitive mat.
Sue Siewert, public services manager for the Kenosha Public Library, said the events are intended to bring people together."
We're picking some games that would have appeal to older people as well," Siewert said. "This is all about getting the different generations to do something together. You're using technology, but it's a really fun thing. And sometimes the kids are training the adults on this."
Excerpt:
The Kenosha Public Library system hosted its first Wii Fest in April at Southwest Library. The event, the library system's first foray into video game programs, allowed people 12 and older to try out games on the Nintendo Wii.
The events feature games such as "Guitar Hero," where players strum a guitar-shaped controller, and "Dance Dance Revolution," which involves matching dance steps on a touch-sensitive mat.
Sue Siewert, public services manager for the Kenosha Public Library, said the events are intended to bring people together."
We're picking some games that would have appeal to older people as well," Siewert said. "This is all about getting the different generations to do something together. You're using technology, but it's a really fun thing. And sometimes the kids are training the adults on this."
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