Comments on: Showing my age.

By: Kaki

Kaki — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:22:46 +0000

While working on time the other day with my third graders we came across a question that asked about how long it takes for film to be processed!! Even I had to think how long it used to take and the kids had no frame of reference to the question at all.

I also think about Amazon’s Kindle. I’ve never actually seen one but I can not imagine how that could take the place of a book. There’s nothing like a great read and looking forward to turning that page to find out what happens next. The mere physical act of starting on new pages is so thrilling sometimes- I can’t even conceive of using an electronic device to replicate that!

By: Jane

Jane — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:11:54 +0000

Yeah, I’m getting to be an old codger, or coot — not sure which. If hadn’t become a librarian in 1993 I’d probably be a Luddite. As it is, I’m happily living with one foot in each century. When I was at UNC-CH-SILS, I was about the only person who still took notes by hand. To me, it’s the best.. I use lined paper, not notecatds. I truly believe that the act of writing by hand, seeing what you write, and thinking it aloud as you write, helps us learn more than all this high-lighting.
But I know that times are always changing and that we’re not going back. ever, to some of the old ways of doing things. I LOVE “printed matter” and grew up surrounded by it. I love the daily newspapers, so tactile (and inky, yes) and easily browseable. I also love the Web. But sometimes I think about one old medium that has NOT gone away but has become increasingly important in daily life: RADIO. I don’t really see any particular comparison with print newspapers, but the example of radio is heartening, as no matter what new media arise, radio is going strong, because it has qualities you don’t find elsewhere.
Like your blog. If I could just combine mine into one big blog, maybe I’d mention it here, but I feel the need to keep my home and work lives separate. But Doug Johnson doesn\n’t, and he’s a fine blogger

By: erniec

erniec — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:56:58 +0000

Karen – we use Noodle Tools with our Middle Schools students. This web-based tool can be used for the creation of bibliographies and it has a note taking feature.
http://www.noodletools.com/index.php

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 21:32:58 +0000

I LOVE reading the Sunday paper. and after a hiatus of hummmm a while, I tried to get the Washington Post for a little political dialog. Not delivered to the area. Sigh.

Unfortunately, I fear we teacher-librarians will become as anachronistic as the printed newspaper if we (and our teachers) don’t teach note taking on the word processor without copying and pasting. The 3 X 5 card is and should be an item from the past, used to make name cards for projects on display.