Tags: reading
Tags: reading
Cory Doctorow: Put Not Your Faith In Ebook Readers
Posted Thursday May 1, 2008, 1:33 am, Over one day old at BufferOverrun: Brian Johnson's Weblog on MSN Spaces
You can read books very easily on a Windows Mobile Smartphone - if you're a person who is able to find, install, and then learn to use the software that you need to do the reading. You can now get their e-Reader Pro product for free and it runs on Windows, Windows Mobile, and other platforms.
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More on How Gaming Promotes Reading and Library Usage
Posted Monday April 21, 2008, 12:31 am, Over one day old at The Shifted Librarian
But the games are age-appropriate and can help to interest kids in books, Wyant said. The library has restricted gaming hours to between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. because parents complained that their children were spending too much time at the library and not focusing on their studies.
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Amazon Announces Oprah Book Club on the Kindle
Posted Saturday March 22, 2008, 7:50 am, Over one day old at Ideas For Dozens
Then (and this is the key), Oprah and Jeff announce that, for a limited time, Oprah viewers who buy a Kindle from Amazon will get digital copies of all future Book Club books delivered directly to their device for free. Tagged: oprah, kindle, bezos, amazon, kindle, book club, reading
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21st Century Literacies from the NCTE
Posted Friday February 22, 2008, 1:08 am, Over one day old at Weblogg-ed
Reading and writing is still about the ability to understand and to create texts of various types, but it’s increasingly more now about connecting to other ideas, other people, and other conversations. Technorati Tags: ncte, literacy, education, reading, writing
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?Proficiency in Tossing Stuff Out?
Posted Monday February 11, 2008, 5:27 am, Over one day old at Weblogg-ed
And this: The pursuit of knowledge in the age of information overload is less about a process of acquisition than about proficiency in tossing stuff out. Living in the era of information overload forces a few key questions on all readers.
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How to Get More From Google Reader
Posted Tuesday January 9, 2007, 7:45 am, Over one day old at TechLifeBlogged
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Reading the Iraqi Constitution
Posted Monday January 8, 2007, 5:08 am, Over one day old at The Glass is Too Big
D. Every Iraqi has the right to engage in sports, and the State should encourage its activities and promotion and will provide its necessities| | | | I was right there with them nodding along until letter "D". I actually had to read this section 3 times before I was sure I read it right.
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Reading Everyware
Posted Tuesday May 16, 2006, 6:12 am, Over one day old at The End of Cyberspace
I've started reading Everyware: The Dawning Age of Ubiquitous Computing. The book it also makes clear just how valuable a biography of Mark Weiser, or at least an article that talks about the origins and development of his concept of ubiquitous computing, would be.
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