READING BEAR: Wikipedia co-founder Larry Sanger announced the launch of Reading Bear (a project of WatchKnowLearn), billing itself as the "first free reading site" that focuses on teaching phonics, meaning, and context through videos, presentations, and ebooks. The project was assisted by a media grant from Shutterstock and content was provided, in true Wiki-style, by volunteers around the world. Now if only bears were that friendly and helpful in real life.