AIE — Adventures In Education

Oct 24, 2008 - "Friending" students online-a good idea or risky business? In the arena of social networking sites, such as "Facebook," "MySpace," "Twitter," or "LinkedIn," there may be a place for teacher to student communication, and vice versa. The challenge, however, may be figuring out what is considered to be a "constructive" or "appropriate" use of such sites. (Adventures In Education)

Oct 8, 2008 - Make "scholars" out of your students and patrons As a specialized search tool within Google, Google Scholar gives the user a simple way to search for scholarly literature on a broad range of topics. (Adventures In Education)

Sep 9, 2008 - Light on cash? Go to the library. These trying economic times, which have been proven to be challenging for many businesses, have actually had a positive affect on several libraries throughout the nation. (Adventures In Education)

Aug 13, 2008 - Has your school gone green yet? More and more schools have begun adopting "greener" methods of operating, from waterless urinals and geothermal cooling systems, to solar panels that soak up the sun's rays for energy. For most "green" schools, this is predominantly a reaction to an increase in energy bills, concerns about public health, and an overall interest in supporting an eco-friendly learning environment. (Adventures In Education)

Aug 5, 2008 - Video games gain popularity in libraries across the U.S. Young adult section's circulation has increased by 18 percent and more kids and young teens are at the library thanks to a librarian's idea to incorporate video games into her library environment. (Adventures In Education)

Jun 13, 2008 - E-books are gaining popularity but are they more eco-friendly than paper books? The obvious answer to this question, in many consumers' minds, would seem to be yes. After all, we're not killing trees, right? This may be true, but there is more to it than that. (Adventures In Education)

Jan 22, 2008 - Bringing open resources to textbooks and teaching. As the founders of two of the world's largest open-source media platforms - Wikipedia and Connexions - we have both been accused of being dreamers. Independently, we became infected with the idea of creating a Web platform that would enable anyone to... (SF Gate)

Jan 21, 2008 - Classroom 2.0. (Peter Scott's Library Blog)