Monthly Archives: September 2011

Tech Talk Overdrive Adds Kindle Support

Posted on September 21, 2011 by Brian

Overdrive, the largest distributor of ebooks to public and school libraries, announced today that they have now added Amazon’s Kindle to their list of supported devices. The change will greatly increase the visibility of library ebook lending among ebook users, … Continue reading →

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Game Talk Language Arts through Roleplaying

Posted on September 7, 2011 by Brian

This year at Barrington Middle School, language arts teacher Larry Graykin is using the conventions and imagery of fantasy roleplaying games to engage students in the learning process. You can listen to a brief interview with Graykin on NPR’s All … Continue reading →

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Book Talk Review: Bitter Seeds

Posted on September 3, 2011 by Brian

Bitter SeedsIan TregillisTor, 2010 Pretty much anything Cory Doctorow recommends ends up sooner or later on my to-read list. He doesn’t often steer me wrong, and this book was no different: Bitter Seeds is a novel about an alternate World … Continue reading →

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