The Team

Thanks to one of Helene Blowers' posts, I was reminded that there are many groups that are, in some way or another, related to or valuable to libraries. The Computers In Libraries convention is one (just like the publishers convention). While looking at one of Helene's blogs, I linked to the CIL2008 site and came across an activity that listed MultiMedia & Internet@Schools magazine. The title piqued my curiosity so I went to the site to see what it was about. It was interesting to see that they too (school librarians) are talking about the same issues we talk about, for instance, how to make sure people (in this case youth) are getting factual info from the web, and how to teach them to know the difference. In an article entitled, "Is That Really True? Urban Legends and Information Evaluation Skills", Debra Gniewek writes about how she created a unit on urban legends so students learn to look at information with a critical eye. I mention this because I think it is good to know that somewhere this is going on. I also mention it because I think it is something to keep in the back of our minds as we explain to customers why we are using X site over Y site.

As you surf the net, or are reading your favorite e-zine, keep in mind how whatever you are reading may be of use to us and pass on your links so we can all learn from it. As a matter of fact, check out the CIl2008 conference page and see what you think.

BTW, the MultiMedia & Internet@ Schools magazine is the media and technology specialists guide to electronic tools and resources for k-12 education. To read the articles in full you have to subscribe (free) but the synopsis of each is on the front page (no subscription necessary).