Joel Haack @ursus417

@JimWichman Boss - was in your vicinity last Saturday for a Future Ready Librarian gathering for ISL. Northview Middle. Nice facility. Not my favorite way to spend a Saturday, but came away with a few nuggets of wisdom and some good conversation with our PV library team.

@JimWichman Hey there, Boss. Greetings to you and your marvelous family. They're growing up fast. Wow. Thought for the day - nobody's life, liberty, or property is safe when the legislature is in session. Especially schools. Just sayin'.

@SAULib A room with a view! Now all you have to do is change the name above the door to the Archive Room.

@SAULib Heard rumors about an Ugly Holiday Sweater Day in the library. Any incriminating pictures?

An afternoon of professional development yesterday, and now I feel WORSE about education. Something is off kilter here.

Love this. Sums up the trip along Aye-Aidy (I-80) through Iowa perfectly. http://youtu.be/WyeY0hWU28I

Great music videos on historical events by a couple history teachers. http://youtu.be/wXsZbkt0yqo French Revolution ala Lady Gaga, and more

@SAULib Cookies! Yum. Especially if you can make them in a fancy KitchenAid mixer. Although Mr. C and I have been trying to cut back lately

@SAULib If you stay up that late, Santa will never come visit.

Some good material on World Book online for K-1: Early World of Learning. Reads info and stories aloud to kids. AEAonline, WB

Why does Firefox work great at home, but has a myriad of glitches at school? Won't even let me open Googledocs. Back to Explorer for now.

Article in Wall St Jrnl on reading, boys, video games, gross out books. Definitely worth a look http://bit.ly/bERzxC

Use http://bit.ly/ to shorten URLs so they fit 140 limit of Twitter. Put in URL, get shortened one back to copy and paste into Twitter.

Proverb finished by a 3rd grader: "You can't have your cake and..... you can't have mine!" Wise beyond his years.

@garnicanikki82 I agree. Navigation is confusing. Whoever wrote the code on this program had to be under 21 and from another country.

@EcubedJDW Fearless Leader - How do I create a column that lists only the RVDH or PV people in it? Support has been less than helpful.

Did a book pass with 6th to survey new titles. Went OK, but need differentiation for some reluctant readers.

September 1st. The train has arrived. Time to return to Hogwarts for some remedial wizardry (101g).

The more we use social networking in schools, the more kids will go underground and find another way to communicate. See My Space. Uncool.

Glogster http://soc.li/MQV8xnB RH team - take a look. Interesting possibilities