Is Info Lit Legit?

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The introductory post in a 2-strand series about Information Literacy

Is Information Literacy “legit” in our digital age?

While driving around in the car this week, listening to a local pop station for a change, the song “Hollaback Girl” came on the radio. As the lyrics “I ain’t no hollaback girl” popped to the hiphop beat, I thought to myself, I think that’s Gwen Stefani; and then I wondered, Hmm, what does “Hollaback Girl” actually mean?

To be honest, I’ve been wondering that off and on when hearing that song over the last ten years or so since it first came out, but have never quite been motivated enough to find out. Continue reading →

The Power in Numbers

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952.
4878.
2.

Those are my numbers. Not my sleep numbers, favorite lottery numbers, or for my very unique combination lock for the gym. Those are respectively the numbers of…

mosquito nets
people treated for tropical diseases
lives

that I could effectively provide, pay for, and save…with just donating 10% of my income each year—to another part of the world. Continue reading →

Advice from a Vine Star

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~ Using social media tricks to teach digital citizenship ~

It’s fun to see what comes through my Twitter feed, especially from sites outside my normal frame of reference, like Fast Company. This recent post featuring an interview of Vine star Jason Nash on social media etiquette totally made me laugh out loud several times, while also sparking fun ideas on how to more effectively market elements of digital citizenship to kids.

Besides the obvious avoidance of espousing the sharing of body part pics and using very colorful language, some of Nash’s ideas are notable, and also reveal how image can be manipulated, depending on your intent or message. What I really like about this video is his delivery—completely shameless yet honest, and actually quite insightful when you think about it beyond the initial giggle.

Here are a few potential ways this video could be leveraged to explore the facets of social media among young people today… Continue reading →

The Couros Effect

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(or: It Happened One Conference…)

Supposedly the ideas that come to us aren’t really original, but just remixes of influences, experiences and other ideas that we build upon and shape with our own transformative twist.

If this is the case, then maybe inspiration works in the same way…it’s not borne out of one particular incident, but builds momentum through our experiences, thoughts, and connections until we finally get motivated enough to do something with those converging coincidences after all… Continue reading →