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October 11th, 2007

I have a huge confession- I have absolutely no idea what happened here- my son who is a brilliant programmer, used his nerd power (wife’s description) to embed this. Do not- I repeat- do not, try this at home! It won’t work!

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On Searching

October 11th, 2007

2,138,000 hits on the Grim Reaper on a straight Google search.
1,340,00 on “Grim Reaper other names”
Looking for the plague- asked the question on kartoo.com about the causes of the plague in medieval times- this is amazing- brings up a great map with many links to key topics. What I see here is an enormous time-saver for kids- the main problem with Google is that nothing is vetted and kids just don’t have the skills or don’t care to properly assess the information. This site allows them to immediately go to key and authentic resources. I’m impressed- didn’t know they were out there.

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    I Love Kids’ Books
    I have the privilege of being a teacher-librarian in 2 elementary schools. That means I have the best of all worlds; I teach and work with children from Kindergarten through grade 8; my job encompasses the management of the libraries as well as developing the collections. And my homework? Reading and more reading! What more could a life-long bookworm ask for? The point of this blog is mainly for my own use- to make myself some notes about some of the many books I read- to prompt my failing memory, to use as the basis for book-talks or newsletter inserts and to provide information for others that may be interested. These will not be formal or lengthy- but just some of my thoughts.
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