Schooliblit

Monday, August 18, 2003

Recent Good YA Reads
BILL'S BEST BOOKS: A Monthly Menu: August 2003 [ALAN--The Assembly on Literature for Adolescents of NCTE]
Several that I haven't heard of before are included on this month's list. I've got to get reading!
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ERIC Guide for Middle School Information
New Middle School Guide. From the ERIC Clearinghouse on Elementary and Early Childhood Education - A Middle School Web Guide. This, according to their website, is "the first in a new series of expanded "frequently requested information" on topics in early childhood and elementary education". The Guide covers many topics including demographics & statistics, key elements of middle schools and the history of middle schools. [Education Librarian]
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Australian Awards
CBCA Book of the Year Awards. CBCA Book of the Year Awards - Winners 2003
The list of award winners picked by the Children's Book Council of Australia was just posted this week. Let's hope that many of them get published on this side of the of the world too. [Kids Lit]
This post is from a blog to which I have newly subscribed. I'm looking forward to being inspired to post more about the children's and YA literature that I read.
I thought I posted the shortlist for the CBCA awards earlier, but I can't find it now. (Wasn't this weblog supposed to help me organize and keep track of information?) . I'm glad to see the final list, and I'll be sending my order to AustralEd right away.

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The Myth of Generation N. Shifty pointed the way to an interesting one from Technology Review. The Myth of Generation N says that the notion of universal computer competence among young people is a myth. And the techno-laggards among us risk being relegated to second-class citizenship in a world that revolves around, and often assumes, access to information technology.

"As a society, we need to come to terms with the fact that a substantial number of people, young and old alike, will never go online. We need to figure out how we will avoid making life unbearable for them." [LISNews.com]
Here's a thought-provoking one. As those of us in the wealthy, privileged sections of society rush ahead with technological innovations, how are we providing for the ones who aren't being carried along? This is the issue of the Digital Divide, but this article puts a spin on it that caught my attention.
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