Digital Reshift

July 7, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (8)

It is with bittersweet anticipation that I write what will be my last post to Digital Reshift. After a bit over a year of blogging technology possibilities for libraries, I am making a reshift myself to new opportunities in the School Library Journal print edition. More information will follow as details are solidified, but I am very excited about the chance to write in a longer print format. Blogging will of course continue on my other library blog, Infomancy [Subscribe].

I look forward to seeing you in comments on Infomancy and my forthcoming print articles! Thank you for reading...

June 26, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

As a conference speaker, one often wonders what people think about your presentation. Thanks to Bud "BudTheTeacher" Hunt and Cover It Live, I can replay the buzzing in the crowd from a recent presentation I made to the Colorado Association of School Libraries (CASL).

Cover It Live is a site that provides a chat room-like interface for live blogging an event. Like a chat room, text that is entered in a bottom pane is displayed with a time stamp and author attribution in the main window. Multiple users can be bl...Read More

June 23, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (1)

CASL, the Colorado Association of School Libraries, is trying something new this year. For the first time, they are holding a pre-conference day attached to the Colorado TIE - Technology in Education - confernece. What an exciting way to focus on the collaboration between technology and libraries!

I am quite excitied about keynoting the conversation today as we explore a rich future for libraries. Today's discussion will look at the idea of a Digital Reshift (subtitled finding library 2.0 in unlikely places). I will be looking at four key concepts: change, market, connect, and play. These may not seem like the most natural activities for libraries, but they are the ones that will secure our place in the future of schools.\

Follow the conversation live with a ...Read More

June 20, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (2)

Spore is coming! Don't wait until September, get a sneak peak at this revolutionary new game right now with the Spore Creature Creator trial (free download for Windows or Mac/$9.95 for the full Creature Creator). With this program, you can explore the possibilites of evolutionary trails not taken or just have fun creating a crazy combination. Either way, it provides a nice introduction to the ideas that will be filled out in the full game.

So what is Spore? Besides being one of the most anticipated game releases ever, Spore promises a revolutionary shift in gaming. In this game, players will guide and nurture the development of a culture from single-celle...Read More

June 19, 2008 | Link This | Email this | Comments (0)

Along with about 11 million others, I took the plunge and downloaded the just released Firefox 3.0. As you might have guessed, this geek tends to download the new stuff right as it comes out. But is Firefox 3.0 an upgrade you should be eyeing with anticipation? Or perhaps a bit of dread?

After a couple days of use, I am quite impressed with the new additions to Firefox 3. Most immediately noticeable after installation is that the included theme (the way the software looks) is OS specific. Firefox 3 looks and feels like a Mac application on my iMac, while also managing to look and feel just like a Windows application when run on XP or Vista. In a very nice touch, the firefox website has also been tricked out to know what OS you are using so all the screenshots match.

While this might create more...Read More