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In an age of information overload Librarians are the pilots who can help us quickly navigate to what is meaningful. Said differently – librarian’s rock and they make a huge difference in schools. Here is a video made by a school for a library aid who got laid off due…

John Scalzi was interviewed by Library Journal recently. Among other things he addressed ePublishing, copyright, and the role of libraries in our culture. As always he dispatched wisdom with a solid dose of wit. The whole article is here – it will be a well spent 10 minutes to get…

Will e-publishing kill traditional publishing houses? The following is presented as an antidote to this meme. John Scalzi is not only an extraordinarily good science fiction writer he is also a pioneer in e-publishing and a very funny blogger. I loved this piece because it encapsulates so much of the…

I’m surprised we haven’t seen more of this. Notice to All Banker Types from a Teacher Also too: The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c Crisis in Dairyland – For Richer and Poorer – Teachers and Wall Street www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor…

Social media mirrors the dynamic features of a natural ecosystem. Which niche you are going to fill? Here are four examples with loving snarkitude – feel free to add more in comments. Hamsters constantly post small updates on every aspect of their life. Favorite habitats are Twitter and Facebook. They…

Data visualization is a tough thing to do really well – in fact this is one of the essential 21st Century Skills in extremely short supply today. But the world is slowly becoming a much better place to live and this outstanding video by Hans Rosling shows it clearly and…

PCI takes Halloween very seriously – but in a fun way. Basically it is an additional holiday since we have a big party over lunch including a street parade. Competition in the pumpkin carving and costume contests is fierce. In the picture below you can see my meeting with one…

E.D. Kain over at Balloon-Juice has a fascinating saunter through crime stats since video games became widely popular. According to the FBI, since 1990 violent crime has been on a steady decline. E.D.’s basic hypothesis is that some of this can be attributed to people experimenting with rage and mayhem…

Congress finally passed some support for state budgets to make sure there are enough teachers as school opens. Kind of “yay.” We accomplished this by planning to cut food stamps starting in 2014. This comic succinctly captures the essence of our national experience since the summer of 2007 when all…