Teacher librarian Joyce Valenza reflects on the 2013 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning, the highly anticipated list chosen annually by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL).
See the complete post: Joyce Valenza’s Picks from the Top 25 Websites for Teaching and Learning | The Digital Shift.
There is another Ladies Learning to Code event in Calgary. This one is an Introduction to JavaScript. The event costs $54.49, which I think is very reasonable. Register here. The event space is in Hillhurst, an area affected by the #yycflood. As invites were sent yesterday, I’m assuming the location is not damaged.
The American Library Association (ALA) this week launched a preview version of Digital Learn, a free online resource for librarians working with digital literacy learners. The new hub, which will be fully available June 30, follows recommendations released this month from ALA’s Digital Literacy Task Force.
via ALA Launches Online Hub to Support Tech Literacy | The Digital Shift.
See also: ALA Task Force releases digital literacy recommendations | ALA
Kickstarter just announced via its Twitter account that it will be opening up its crowdfunding platform for Canada-based projects as of “later this summer.” Thus far, that’s as specific as the company is getting, but anyone interested in finding out more can sign up at Kickstarter’s Canada launch page with their email and project category of interest to get an alert when things go live.
via Kickstarter Allowing Canada-Based Projects Beginning This Summer | TechCrunch.
People in Canada will be able to launch projects on Kickstarter this summer! More info soon! ❤ ❤ ❤ http://t.co/c8SDQSVAzS — Kickstarter (@kickstarter) June 27, 2013
You may also like: Funding Library Projects on Kickstarter and Indiegogo | The Modern MLIS
A brand-spanking-new Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life study (just released this morning) has found some surprising information about young people and their opinions of libraries and print books.
Here’s the lead:
Belying the stereotype that younger Americans completely eschew print for digital, those ages 16-29 have wide-ranging media and technology behaviors that straddle the traditional paper-based world of books and digital access to information.
One major surprise in a new report from the Pew Research Center is that even in an age of increasing digital resources, those in this under-30 cohort are more likely than older Americans to use and appreciate libraries as physical spaces – places to study for class, go online, or just hang out. [emphasis added]
See the full article: This Just In: Young Adults Love Libraries | The Digital Shift.
The Voynich Manuscript has eluded every attempt at deciphering. But new computerized statistical analysis suggests it has a genuine message and is not a hoax.
via Medieval book in unknown language contains message | Crave – CNET.
UPDATED: Canadian Coding Camp Bitmaker Labs Is Back In Business | ReadWrite
Learn-to-code programs go up against the status-quo education system. Now at least one code school has learned that it might also be going up against the law.
See the full article: Canadian Province Cracks Down On Coding Schools – ReadWrite.
See also: Canadian Hacker School Goes Dark After Government Probe | WIRED
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