[CASL-L] The Shallows - Book Discussion

[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

Join the discussion.  I am.


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From: Carl A. Harvey II <carl at carl-harvey.com>
To: aaslforum at ala.org
Sent: Thu, August 11, 2011 8:16:12 AM
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I got so excited about the book discussion, that I gave you the wrong linke to 
the Conference Ning!  The correct link is:    http://aasl11.ning.com/


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From: Carl A. Harvey II <carl at carl-harvey.com>
Date: Wed, Aug 10, 2011 at 8:43 PM
Subject: The Shallows - Book Discussion
To: aaslforum at ala.org



Are you ready?  As we prepare for the 2011 National Conference in  Minneapolis, 
we’ve started the online book discussion of the Nicholas  Carr’s  The Shallows: 
What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.  This book will be our One Book, One 
Conference title!  So, no time like the present to start reading and thinking!
Starting August 15th, we’ll start a weekly discussion on the AASL Conference 
Ning.   Click on groups and join The Shallows-Book Discussion group.    We’re  
going to take a chapter each week which should take us almost up to the  AASL 
Conference!   I’ll post some discussion starters in a forum, but  feel free to 
respond and ask your own questions, too!   I’m really  looking forward to the 
conversation!  Then, we can continue the  conversation on site in Minneapolis on 
Friday, October 28th!
In The Shallows, Carr asks the question: “As we enjoy the  Net’s bounties, are 
we sacrificing our ability to read and think  deeply?” Carr then describes 
throughout the book how human thought has  been shaped through the centuries by 
“tools of the mind” — from the  alphabet, to maps, to the printing press, the 
clock and the computer.  Our brains, the historical and scientific evidence 
reveals, change in  response to our experiences. The technologies we use to 
find, store and  share information can reroute our neural pathways.  A preview 
of “The  Shallows” is available via the AASL conference website.
Here’s the link to the official press release about our book discussion here.

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Carl A. Harvey II

School Librarian
http://www.carl-harvey.com
Library Ties Blog - http://www.carl-harvey.com/libraryties/

President, American Association of School Librarians
http://www.aasl.org




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Carl A. Harvey II

School Librarian
http://www.carl-harvey.com
Library Ties Blog - http://www.carl-harvey.com/libraryties/

President, American Association of School Librarians
http://www.aasl.org
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