FOR THE ENGLISH TEACHER...or student:

I recently came across some teaching materials I put together as an English teacher--in another life.  

I'll post these as I find them:  You never know who might be able to use them!

Here's one about pronouns...

The Obsessively Detailed Map of American Literature's Most  Road Epic Trips

...from Atlas Obscura

Written by Richard Kreitner

Map by Steven Melendez

Electronic Privacy -- WHO Knows WHAT You Have Read?

The Rise of Reading Analytics and the Emerging Calculus of Reader Privacy in the Digital World

by Clifford Lynch

Electronic Privacy--WHO knows WHAT you are reading and have read? How? 

This isn't as "dry" as it looks!  Or, maybe, it's just me?

ABSTRACT

This paper studies emerging technologies for tracking reading behaviors ("reading analytics") and their implications for the reader privacy, attempting to place them in a historical context,  It discusses what data is being collected, to whom it is available, and how it might be used by various interested parties (including authors).  I explore means of how tracking what's being read, who is doing the reading, and how readers discover what they read.  The paper includes two case studies:  mass-market e-books (both directly acquired by readers and mediated by libraries) and scholarly journals (usually mediated by academic libraries); in the latter case, I also provide examples of the implications of various authentications, authorizations and access management practices on reader privacy.  While legal issues are touched upon, the focus is generally pragmatic, emphasizing technology and marketplace practices.  The article illustrates the way reader privacy concerns are shifting from government to commercial surveillance and the interactions between government and the private sector in this area.  The paper emphasizes U.S.-based developments.

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RELATED:

"You Can Be Prosecuted for Clearing Your Browser History"

by Juliana DeVries

June 2, 2015

"Khairullozhori Matanov, a friend of the Boston bomber, is being sentenced 

under a law whose purview is growing disturbingly wide."

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"Surprise!  NSA Data Will Soon Routinely be Used for 

Domestic Policing That has Nothing to do With Terrorism"

by Radley Balko

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"They're Watching You Read"

by Francien Prose

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"New and Old:  Serious Reader Privacy Concerns Both Inside and Outside of the Library"

Gary Price

from Library Journal

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"Libraries and National Security:  An Historical Review"

by Joan Starr

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"Librarians are Dedicated to User Privacy.  

The Tech They Have to Use is Not"

By April Glaser & Alison Macrina

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"Technical Analysis of Client Identification Mechanism"
(The Chromium Projects)
"Online Tracking..."
(Princeton.edu)

(Technical, but loaded!)
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SHARE YOUR FAVORITE QUOTES!!

I keep coming across great quotes that I want to share.  

If I do, I bet you do, too!

HERE IS  A PLACE 

TO SHARE THEM! 

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My first quote has relevance here:

When searching for subjects to discuss in the classroom, 

my caveat* is always the same.  We'll use it here, too:

Share whatever you want,

 "...AS LONG AS IT'S LEGAL AND MORAL"

                      --Mrs. Meier

*caveat /ˈkavēˌat,ˈkävēˌät/  noun

a warning, a condition, or a limitation

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 "The cracked pot waters the wildflowers."

                                          --from a famous parable

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 "Develop a servant's heart."

                          --Great People
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 "The Library is the people's university."
                         --Bill Ptacek
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"We can't help everyone, but 
everyone can help someone."
                                    --President Reagan
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"Sometimes you're the windshield.
Sometimes you're the bug." -- Internet Wisdom

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"You're never too old to say, 'Horses!' 
when you drive by some horses." -- Internet Wisdom

Personalized Learning Starts in Libraries

from eSchool News--Daily Tech News & Innovation