Here’s a short list of tweets posted over the last week that librarians and the teens that they serve may find interesting:
- “@nytimes: E-Book Revolution Upends a Publishing Course http://t.co/N8Qo8M6†– @kefornier
- A caution on restricting access to edu content RT @audreywatters: G+ and the Future of Sharing Educational Resources http://bit.ly/q0bkdC – @kishizuka
- Cool: article in HuffPo on NYC Haunts by @yalsa President-Elect Jack Martin. http://t.co/cUbOZZg. @yalsapresident
- love that Barnes & Noble receipt lists “other books I might like” based on my purchase-Libraries should adopt this idea – @technolibrary
- Part 2 of a 3 parter in Boston Globe on reading and e-books: http://t.co/DZ7adSc – @candyschwartz
- Amazon launches Kindle textbook rentals http://t.co/zXdvYGD – @alixinbeverly
- http://t.co/t51ilp0 -social collaboration is a core skill that every person needs -need to teach at school – @karenarnold3
- New short report: College students and technology http://pewrsr.ch/pFlHGQ – @pewinternet
- Jodi Picoult & Daughter To Publish YA Novel: GalleyCat http://t.co/sCt2LlR via @GalleyCat –
- “It’s literacy snobbery when we try 2 teach kids what 2 think bout tech instead of how 2 think bout tech” http://j.mp/pMmkYl – @covs97
- Scientific American’s Guide to Finding good information on the internet http://bit.ly/od1ou5 – @alatechsource
- Scribd Launches Float, an App for the Digital Bookworm http://tinyurl.com/3smh379 – @robingood
- A Tale of Two Worlds: Old School, New School http://zite.to/pLSyiV LOVE this infographic! Print and put in your staff room 😉 – @heyjudeonline
- Dr. M. Joycelyn Elders: How Our Fear of Teen #Sexuality Leaves #Teens More Vulnerable:
http://bit.ly/nrYXJm #wmn #HCR #LGBT #youth – @rhrealitycheck
Do you have a favorite Tweet from the last week? If so add it in the comments for this post. Or, if you read a Twitter post between July 22 – July 28 that you think is great, send Linda a direct message on Twitter (@lbraun2000) and it will go into the pool for consideration for next week’s Tweets of the week YALSA blog entry.
It really grinds my gears when there is all this talk about how integrating apps into education is the be all and end all of technology and cutting edge education when there are schools with 70-80% of students on free and reduced lunch and an iPad or iPhone is as far away a dream and unnecessary luxury as a Chanel bookbag.