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Education, Technology

Affordable mini Raspberry Pi monitor smashes funding goal | theguardian
HDMIPi Kickstarter project for affordable 9in high-definition monitors for the Raspberry Pi took just 50.5 hours to hit target

Google to Launch ‘Helpouts’ on Monday | The Wall Street Journal
A new video service from Google aims to connect people with teachers, personal trainers, doctors and other experts is expected to launch Monday evening, according to a recent planning email. The new service, called “Helpouts,” has been in quiet testing for months. There are few restrictions on who can sign up to offer services, though Google has been reaching out to professional organizations such as the language-learning company Rosetta Stone to fill in the ranks of experts.

Google Wants The Government’s Data On You | Forbes
Google’s president for the Americas urged government officials Friday to open all municipal data so Google can use it to become everyone’s perfect personal assistant—an invisible entity that knows what you want before you do.

Libraries, Librarians

OCLC and ProQuest work together to automate e-book collection management | OCLC
Collaboration will help library staff keep e-book information current, offer library users quick and easy access to e-books from ebrary and EBL.

State Library of South Australia to create new technology hub to attract more users of its resources | news.com.au
Will embark on an ambitious program of events and create a university-style hub in a bid to arrest a fall of almost 200,000 visitors last financial year.

News: Libraries & Librarians; Education & Technology

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Libraries, Librarians

Former Assistant Librarian Fired for Reporting Sex Act In Children’s Section of Town Library | KOB4

Who needs a librarian when you have Google? | Sandusky Register

Tough Report on Job Placement & Salary Information for Librarians | Galleycat

Oklahoma’s Pioneer Library System Launches 24-Hour Vending Library | The Digital Shift

Education, Technology

Academics urge peers to self-publish research | The Bookseller

ResearchGate: “Forget About Revenue Until The Network Is Valuable Enough To Command It” | TechCrunch

Coursera teams up with State Department on series of MOOC-based ‘learning hubs’ around the world | Engadget

Our sources are reliable. | Wikipedia news from The Millions

Web inventor’s open data organisation announces new global network | theguardian. US, Canada, Russia and France among 13 to sign agreements with Open Data Institute co-founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Facebook Admits Teen Use May Be Declining | Mashable

Can You Use Electronic Devices On Airplanes During Takeoff and Landing? Soon, Yes! | TeleRead. Did you know Amazon ran the technical analysis of whether we have to shut down Kindles on planes | Washington Post. One more airline story: Airline Lost Your Luggage? Let Your Phone Find It | Mashable

5 Reasons to Teach Kids To Code [Infographic] | Kodable

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5 Reasons to Teach Kids To Code | Kodable

5 reasons to tech kids to code

Tile: Meet This New, Neat Little Device That Tracks Your Stuff | Information Space

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For months now, I have seen the advertisement below on my Facebook news feed.

The subject of the ad–Tile–is about to sweep the nation when it finally will be released to users who pre-ordered this very helpful device last winter. Currently, preordered Titles total more than $2 million. 

What is Tile?

Tile is a little device (image right) that can go anywhere or attach to any of your belongings in order to keep track of them. 

Read: Tile: Meet This New, Neat Little Device That Tracks Your Stuff | Information Space

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Web Trends to Watch in 2014 | David Lee King

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Want to know what trends web designers are thinking about for 2014? Here you go! This presentation has a list of 15 hot web design trends that designers should consider for 2014.

Children and the internet: a parent’s guide | The Observer | theguardian

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Jamie Oliver has banned his children from social media – and in many families there is a constant battle between demands for privacy and safety. Here, parents share the lessons they have learned and the techniques they use.

Read: Children and the internet: a parent’s guide | Technology | The Observer | theguardian.

Digital Kids: how children are using devices, apps and media in 2013 | theguardian.com

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A day-long liveblog covering the latest research, trends and views on childrens changing media habits…blending research links, videos, infographics and snapshots of previous Guardian coverage on children’s changing media habits, as well as some first-hand views from kids.

Includes clinks to media literacy reports, charts, survey results, etc.

Sample of the topics/questions:

  • Can Minecraft create the next generation of quantum scientists?
  • Question: where to start teaching my kids to code?
  • What do tablets do to children’s developing minds?

Read: Digital Kids: how children are using devices, apps and media in 2013 | Technology | theguardian.com.

Tech Trends for Information Professionals Presentation | Joe Murphy

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Tech Trends for Information Professionals – Internet Librarian International 2013 from Joe Murphy Librarian

Screw Teaching Your Kids–Get This Robot Instead | Co.Labs

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Gupta set out to find a way to teach very young children the basics of coding–sequences of instructions, subroutines, events, conditional statements–in a playful way. Today Play-i launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise $250,000 to manufacture two kid-friendly robots called Bo and Yana, which teach high-level programming concepts to children as as young as five.

Read more: Screw Teaching Your Kids–Get This Robot Instead ⚙ Co.Labs ⚙ code + community.

Expanding your site to more languages | Google Webmaster Help | YouTube

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