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[1] - 2 5 items total Discover the Waters of Our National Parks 7/13/2011 5:18:05 PM The National Park Service and the Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) Foundation have teamed up to offer hands-on, science-based activities for a new educational series called Discover the Waters of Our National Parks. Through Project WET's global ... Site of the Week—Happy Birthday, Houdini (Mar. 24, 1874) 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM www.akahoudini.org/htdocs/index.phpIn this age of high-tech magic, Harry Houdini is still considered to be one of the most astounding magicians of all time. His amazing tricks (some of which have never been accomplished by anyone else) are a quirky, but f... What’s Right With This Picture?: Chicago’s YOUmedia reinvents the public library 11/30/2011 5:20:25 PM Armani Harris, a high school senior in Chicago, used to just hang out or go home after school. “I didn’t do much,” he says. But then the 17-year-old stumbled onto YOUmedia—an innovative learning space that’s housed in a 5,500 square foot room full of n... SLJ Reviews ABDO's Inside MLB and Inside the NFL 8/1/2011 5:18:24 PM How is your sports section doing? If your answer is a sheepish “not so hot,” you’re not alone. Given the always-changing nature of professional sports, it doesn’t take long for materials to get out of date. Before you know it, your book on “current” N... Print, Meet Digital: SLJ Reviews Scholastic’s TrueFlix 5/1/2011 5:16:52 PM Indeed, we live in interesting informational times. Every time you turn around, the print and digital realms are combining in unusual and intriguing ways. Few nonfiction resources embody this union more noticeably than Scholastic’s TrueFlix. A mashup ... SLJ Reviews Wolfram|Alpha: The computational search engine has much to offer libraries 2/3/2011 5:15:25 PM Stephen Wolfram (left) is one smart guy. His book, A New Kind of Science (Wolfram Media, 2002), a scientific tome weighing in at more than five pounds, managed to draw mainstream attention to the importance of computational systems. In 2009, after almos... Webcomics: Classics Illuminated 11/15/2010 5:14:05 PM Graphic novel adaptations of the classics are a venerable genre of print comics, so it's surprising that so few webcomics artists have jumped onboard. But what the genre lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. Some of the following recommendations ... Digital Natives Politically Active? Not So Fast 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Are so-called digital natives more engaged in cultural and political causes? Experts are questioning whether the innate facility young people have with technology has truly translated into more thoughtful participation in the political arena-or whether th... Prezentit.com - A Cool New Presentation App 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Buying presentation software can be a very expensive proposition. That's why I'm constantly looking for free, high-performing presentation tools. Fortunately, there are a lot of good ones to choose from, and some of them even allow you to store your prese... Art Teachers Bring 21st-Century Vision to 2010 Conference 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Art teachers face a tsunami of budget cuts, despite playing a key role in the development of 21st century skills-sound familiar? I was fortunate enough to attend the annual conference of the National Art Education Association, held April 14–18 in Ba... The Unhappy Place: What libraries can do to welcome kids who struggle with print 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:ResourcesTake A ClassLibraries terrified me as a child. They were places with too many rules, with an organization system that made no sense, with intimidating counters and information stored in a form I couldn't access.But I loved bo... Drupal Gets Easier: Making a site? Ning-less? Try Drupal Gardens. 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Psst! I can hook you up with one of the most powerful tools on the Web. This is the good stuff; the juice that runs the Web sites of the White House and the United Nations World Food Programme, not to mention those of Beyonce and Britney Spears. It's Drup... One Hot Topic: K-12 Web Sites About Global Warming 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Climate Change-Kids SiteWhat's Up With the Weather?Global Climate ChangeGlobal WarmingOlogy-Climate ChangeClimate Change-Kids Sitebit.ly/aEQkSVThis site does a great job of making climate change understandable to elementary and middle... Digital Resources: Streaming Video, at Your Command 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM On demand, instant access, available now! For most school librarians, these words seldom reflect what is currently available to their students or teachers. Instead, videotapes, DVDs, and multiple pieces of equipment are still necessary for educators to ch... School Librarian Creates Web Lesson on Oil Spill 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Melissa Corey helped turn a catastrophe into a teachable moment. After the explosion of Deepwater Horizon, a drilling rig leased by BP PLC on April 20 off the coast of Louisiana, Corey, a library media specialist at Benton High School in St. Joseph, MO, h... An Internet Safety Bill That Librarians at Last Can Love 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM From the folks who brought you the failed Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) and the successful but little loved Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), comes a legislative initiative that librarians may love.It's a proposed $25 million to 50 million... 'Meet Me at the Corner' Web Site Offers Virtual Tours 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM If your students have ever ached to climb the Empire State Building, peek in at a New York City cultural event, or bird-watch in Central Park, check out the new Web site MeetMeAtTheCorner. Targeted at the nation's estimated 1.9 million home-schooled child... MIT Launches New Web Site for Educators 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Educators looking to put more pizzazz into high school math and science just got a whole lot smarter, thanks to a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Web site called Highlights for High School The site, launched on November 28, features some o... Neuroscience for Kids 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.htmlNow is the time when anxious students think about undertaking a major project. Yes, science fairs are looming in schools across the country, and neuroscientist Eric Chudler is here to help. The director of educati... New Video Game Helps Kids Fight Obesity 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Who says gaming encourages a sedentary lifestyle? "The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective"is a new video game that teaches kids to fight childhood obesity by staying active. "The Amazing Food Detective" is the only free, online video game... Shoah Foundation Revamps Web Site for Educators 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM For librarians who want to teach about the Holocaust, the Shoah Foundation Institute has streamlined its Web site, adding easily accessible lesson plans and video clips of survivors and witnesses.The free site,based at the University of Southern Californi... Follett, Gale Display New Wares at AASL 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM The 13th national conference of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), held October 25–28 in Reno, NV, featured several vendor announcements.Follett Software Companyreleased the latest version of InfoCentre at AASL. InfoCentre 3.0, a ... Digital Resources: Need Great Language Dictionaries? Go Digital 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Where do you find an alphabetical listing of words with their meanings, spellings, variant forms, pronunciation, etymology, synonyms, antonyms, usage examples, and more...in five different languages? Well, if you suggested an 'online dictionary,'; then yo... Public Web Browser 2.10 Web Browser/Web Kiosk Utility 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Have you ever introduced students to quality subscription databases and Web sites only to watch them make a beeline for their favorite search engine to select the often dubious-and sometimes downright inappropriate-hits topping their results list? Well, y... My Pop Studio 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Mypopstudio.comWith all the diverse content of the Web available to them at the click of a button, it's never been more vital for young people to develop a critical eye toward the media that they consume. Celebrity obsession and the beauty ideal, gender s... SchoolLoop Offers Social Networking for Teachers, Parents, and Kids 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Social networking is a hit with tweens and teens-and now many teachers, parents, and students are taking advantage of these popular online communities within their own schools.More than 200 schools in California, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, and Utah h... L.A. Unified Kicks off Innovative Way to Fight High School Dropout Rate 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has devised a creative way to help at-risk students and dropouts-it's using YouTube, MySpace, text messaging, and radio stations to get its word out. The program, 'My Future, My Decision,'; also has a Web co... Free Online Game Targets Childhood Obesity 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM A new, Web-based game teaches kids about healthy eating-then shuts itself off after 20 minutes to remind youngsters to get active. Available in both Spanish and English, "The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective'; takes children ages 9 to 1... Is There Life after Harry? 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:After Harry PotterHarry Potter Fan FictionPotterCastAfter Harry Potterwww.bcplonline.org/kidspage/kids_harrypotter.html#ifyoulikeHave your students finished reading the Harry Potter books? On their next visit to the library, share thi... The Buzz: What's New in Technology 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Virtual Reality EyewearLooks So FlyWii Takes AimTransform Longhand with Digital ScribeMake Your Own Camera CozyLibraryThing via AquaBrowserGale Hearts VideoPlantronics Does Two-in-OneAre You a Bubble Wrap Genius?Virtual Reality Eyewea... Internet Public Library Expands 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM The Internet Public Library (IPL), an online resource site aimed at students of all ages, is getting an overhaul meant to broaden its current services into a virtual learning lab for both media specialists and scholars.Drexel University, the University of... Yahoo! Creates Social Networking Site for Teachers 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Spread the word: Yahoo! has developed a free social networking site that lets teachers and librarians create, modify, and share standards-based curricula.Yahoo for Teachers is a Web-based tool strictly for educators, allowing them to search a subject-such... Six Controversial Databases: Content on Current Events 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM When it's time to find the answers to a controversial subject, prepare for a heated debate, or write a position paper on today's hottest topic, there shouldn't be any argument that databases provide the best resource content. Here are six that can easily ... It's That Time Again 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Brain TeasersCrazy QuizGeoBee ChallengeHarry Potter Wizard ChallengeWho's Who and What's WhatBrain Teaserswww.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.htmlDo you know kids (or teachers) who love the challenge of a good math or logic problem? Eac... Turning Teens on to News 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM In an era when young people derive their news from Comedy Central's The Daily Show-if they have any interest at all in what's going on in the world-what's big media to do? NBC News has chosen to meet kids on their own turf-the Web-repackaging more than 60... New Media Exemplar Library 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Projectnml.org/exemplarsKids out there are creating content like crazy. Easy-to-use tools for blogging, sharing images, mashing, and remixing are freely available online, and countless users-fully half of all teenagers, according to a recent Pew study-are... Products to Fight Summertime Learning Loss,Part Two 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM In addition to summer book reading, there is also a wealth of online activities that librarians and parents can use to help fight learning loss over the summer months-while also providing great support to classrooms during the school year. Last month (pp.... Encyclopedia of Life. a New Web Project 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM www.eol.orgThe recently announced Web project the Encyclopedia of Life is remarkable enough for its overarching goal-documenting all 1.8 million named species and untold numbers yet to be discovered. But the Web site itself isn't bad either. No, I'm not t... Art Museum Image Gallery is an Eyeful 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Unlike thousands of other teachers or librarians, I have had the unique privilege to chaperone high school students on school-sponsored trips to other countries and around the United States. During each of these trips, I encouraged (OK, dragged) students ... Ohio Opens SchoolRooms 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Some 2,400 public and private schools across Ohio have access to a unique new learning site. Launched by statewide library network INFOhio and library automation firm SirsiDynix, SchoolRooms provides K–12 students with a variety of resources-all via... School Libraries to Boost Digital Media Purchases, Report Says 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Despite these tough economic times, school libraries will continue to purchase print materials-especially nonfiction titles-but the biggest growth will be in electronic media, says a recent report by Simba Information, a marketing firm that focuses on the... Everyday Explorers 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM everydayexplorers.nationalgeographic.comThere's a new user-generated video site, but it's perhaps not what you'd expect. Among the posted clips: a pair of mourning doves, in time-lapse, busily tend a nest atop an air-conditioning unit. A school of Pennant... CyberPatrol Offers Free Online Safety Videos 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, CyberPatrol has unveiled a series of family-oriented online safety videosthat provide parents, educators, and others with easy to understand and useful advice on how to protect children from predators, c... Tutor.com Partners With the Marines 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM The United States Marine Corpshas signed a one-year contract to offer Marine families 24/7 access to Tutor.com's Live Homework Help program through base libraries. Students of all ages, from K-12 and adults, can use the free service to connect to an exper... Making Science Fun 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM It's not often that the words rap music, animation, and science are mentioned in the same sentence, but a science Web site is hoping to get kids excited about the subject by bringing all three together.Super Science Fair Projectshas launched a new contest... Web site Helps Kids Understand Obama-McCain Election 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM With the McCain-Obama presidential election right around the corner, teachers and school librarians will be interested in 'Presidential Elections: In History & Today,'; a free Web site that features historical background on the elections, as well as class... Oprah Adds Kids' Titles to Her Book Club 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Oprah's Book Club is about to expand-now it will include recommendations for kids books via a list compiled by the American Library Association's children services division. The 100-book list is mostly composed of titles published in the last two years, w... Libraries Promote Reading with StoryTubes 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Funny accents, strange wigs, and spoiler-free plot summaries are the common elements in the winning videos made by contestants in StoryTubes, a new contest for kids that promotes reading-and new media skills-by capitalizing on the popularity of YouTube. S... Digital Resources: Presentation in A Box 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM There's an underground movement that is seeking an alternative to the PowerPoint presentation. Rather than introducing a unit of study, a staff development presentation, or even a booktalk using the standard presentation software, many librarians are opti... Secure Social Networking 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Connect Safely-Smart Socializing Starts HereGetNetWise-Social Networking SitesNSTeens-Post-to-be PrivateSocial Networking BasicsStaySafe.org for TeenagersConnect Safely-Smart Socializing Starts Herewww.connectsafely.orgThis up-to-date... Once Upon A School 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM onceuponaschool.orgJust about anyone, I think, would be willing to lend a hand to benefit his or her local school. It just takes a little inspiration and some clear direction, which you'll find in abundance at the Web site Once Upon a School. The brainchi... Harvard's Berkman Center Launches Publius Project 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM error: ERROR #6901: XSLT XML Transformer Error: SAXParseException: Expected entity name for reference (, line 2, column 68)... How Can Kindergartners Learn Web 2.0? Ask Maria Knee 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Kindergarten teacher Maria Knee of Deerfield, NH, is this year's winner of the Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Education, which honors an early education teacher. Check out Knee's collection of online teaching tools and community outreach. Th... Papyrus E-reader Geared for School Market 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Lugging around an eight-pound laptop may not appeal to students already burdened with overstuffed backpacks. But what if that laptop replaced the books-and the notepads, for that matter-all for just $100? Enter Papyrus, an e-reader that would allow studen... 'OMG!' Electronic Communication Isn't 'Writing,' Teens Say 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM error: ERROR #6901: XSLT XML Transformer Error: SAXParseException: Expected entity name for reference (, line 2, column 155)... Batter up! Baseball Goes Online 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Just in time for baseball season, the Library of Congress (LOC) has assembled a Web clearinghouse devoted to America's pastime. The simply named 'Historic Baseball Resources';features multimedia offerings from the library's vast trove, including rare imag... IXL Math 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM For members of the right-brain camp-like me-math can be a particular challenge. So it's especially important for young learners to get a firm handle on the basics. And you know what that means-practice. The online resource IXL Math is a welcome alternativ... TikaTok Turns Kids into Authors 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM There's nothing like letting a child choose their bedtime story-and having one of those titles be their own. Through the new site TikaTok, children can compose the mysteries, adventures, and fantasies bursting from their imaginations, post them online for... Are You and Papa Hemingway a Match? 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM There's nothing like snooping through a person's library to sneak a peak at what they're reading. Now bibliophiles can compare their fave books to those of Ernest Hemingway-just the latest name to join the 'I See Dead People['s Books]'; list, an online re... Flickr Enters Online Video Market 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Yahoo!'s photo-sharing site Flickr has added something new: homemade videos. Aimed at amateurs who want to share short video clips with family and friends, the video technology will compete head-to-head with Google's YouTube, a widely popular video site. ... SLJ Chats with Lookybook Founder Craig Frazier 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Lookybook.com bills itself as "the world's longest bookshelf" and a "test track" for picture books-all for free. Before buying or committing to a picture book, parents, teachers, and librarians can view the work in its entirety using the site's whimsical ... Digital Resources: Scholastic, Rand McNally Bring the Fun Back 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM If your students need help in areas of science and math, or if they hate the thought of plowing through maps, globes, and atlases, there are two new products that are certain to bring some fun back into these subject areas-and it just might inspire some c... Let's Meet Online: (Mostly) free software for getting together on the Web 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:SkypeUStreamElluminateOther Tools to Consider Skype Now owned by eBay, this free program for computer-to-computer calls keeps getting better. While technically not a Web-based tool (you download the program and run... Scholastic Launches Summer Reading BUZZ! 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Beware the "summer slide." That's Scholastic's intention this spring, as it rolls out its Scholastic Summer Reading BUZZ! offering kids book lists, interactive book-themed activities, and a chance to donate books to underprivileged children.For every four... MA Bill to Ban Minors from Violent Video Games Could Face Obstacles 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM A recent ruling by a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Minnesota that it is unconstitutional to restrict the sale or rental of violent and mature video games to minors is likely to impact similar legislation being proposed in Massachusetts.The Massachusett... BrainPop Offers Free Movies for Women's History Month 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM To celebrate Women's History month, BrainPOP is offering more than a dozen kid-friendly, animated movies about pioneering women and their accomplishments.The site spotlights influential historical women, from Cleopatra to Oprah, who struggled and broke ba... Poetry--as Close as Your Mobile Phone 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Today's high school kids might not be as eager as their grandparents were to tote around leather-bound editions of Walt Whitman or Emily Dickinson. But how about "mobile" poems? How about access, from the palm of your hand, to such teen-friendly poets as ... Verizon Upgrades Thinkinfinity.org, Free Teacher Web Resource 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Thinkfinity.org, the popular online hub for educators, is getting a face-lift. The Verizon Foundation, the site's sponsor, announced several improvements to Thinkfinity.org at WNET's Teaching & Learning Celebration, held March 7–8 in New York City.T... Online Science Fare: Science Fair Web Resources 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Canada Wide 2008 Virtual Science FairOnline (and Hands-on) ActivitiesNewton's Apple Science Try ItsScience BuddiesScience Fair Project Resource GuideZOOMsciCanada Wide 2008 Virtual Science Fairwww.virtualsciencefair.comFor those about... Partnerships with Children's Digital Library Benefit Kids 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) just got significantly bigger. The organization has announced that it will team with the Boston Public Library (BPL) to provide digital access to hundreds of titles from the library's Alice M. Jordan Col... Celebrate Teen Tech Week March 2 to 8 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Here's something guaranteed to get kids excited: the theme of this year's Teen Tech Week, from March 2 to 8, is "Tune In @ Your Library." More than 1,500 libraries nationwide have said they'll participate by showcasing youth-friendly technology that enhan... Watch David McCullough's Webcast on George Washington 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Librarians and teachers who want to make President's Day more than just another day off from school will have a rare opportunity on February 13 to connect their classes to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough for an online interactive session... New Online Tools from Leapfrog, Gale, PBS, Knowledge Adventure 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM LeapFrog School has launched a new, online version of Link to Lessons, an educator resource featuring easy-to-use classroom tools and activities. Designed for use with LeapFrog School products geared for PreK-Grade 2-such as English Picture Dictionary for... Tom Daccord's'Historical' Perspective about the Web 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM For six years, Tom Daccord's online resource, Best of History Web Sites, has offered librarians and other educators a treasure trove of Web sites, augmented with lesson plans, course units, and PowerPoint presentations. Now, Daccord, a history and technol... S & S Launches Blogfest with100 YA Authors 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM About 100 young adult authors will be ready and waiting for young readers' questions as part of a two-week "Pulse Blogfest" taking place March 14–27.Sponsored by Simon & Schuster, the blogfest will feature Scott Westerfeld, author of the "Uglies" se... Ebook Readers the Kindle, iLiad Reviewed 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Last spring, I shared my thoughts on the first-generation Sony Reader (see SLJ March 2007 'Test Drive,'; p. 23). While I found the ebook reading device somewhat flawed, I was quite impressed with its paperlike and retina-friendly E Ink display. Since then... Nation's Library Goes 2.0: Library of Congress on Flickr 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Flickr, the popular photo-sharing site, just got another subscriber. A big one. In an effort to enhance sharing of its image collection, the Library of Congress (LOC) has uploaded more than 3,000 photos to its new Flickr page. The goal: to afford better a... PBS Unveils Kids Play! Educational Web Site for Tots 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM If you think your tots would enjoy a lesson from Curious George or the Berenstain Bears, check out Kids Play!, a new subscription-based educational site from PBS.The online neighborhood offers a comprehensive early childhood curriculum to kids between the... Kids May Be Computer-Savvy, But Not Great Researchers, Study Says 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Just because today's kids grew up using the Internet doesn't mean they're adept at using the Web, says a new British study. "Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future'; says that although there's only patchy knowledge about how children and yo... AASL Study to Examine Role of Web 2.0 in Teaching 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM What role do social networking, blogs, wikis, and other Web 2.0elementshave in the daily lives of school librarians? That question will be examined for the first time in the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) longitudinal study for 2008.The... Let It Snow: Create your own snowflakes and other cool, seasonal things to do online 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Bentley Snow Crystal CollectionHow to Make a 3-D Paper SnowflakeMake-a-FlakeSnowCrystals.comSnowDaysSnowflake DesignerThe Snowflake FactoryBentley Snow Crystal Collectionwww.bentley.sciencebuff.orgBorn in 1865, Wilson Bentley grew up ... Obama's Call to Action Spurs STEM Initiatives 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM A national call to boost student mastery in STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) has prompted new initiatives of interest to the K–12 community. 'Reaffirming and strengthening America's role as the world's engine of scie... Facts on File Launches Curriculum Video On Demand 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Facts On File has launched its new Curriculum Video On Demand subscription service, created in partnership with content provider Films for the Humanities and Sciences. Curriculum Video On Demand, which features video content from some of the world's top p... Go!Animate 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Tired of those same old PowerPoint, poster board, and paper presentations? As a student and a teacher, I dread presentation days because I know I'll have to endure the same time-worn models over and over again. So I decided to look for more creative ways ... Innovation in Libraries Explores Mobile Services 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM From instant messaging to e-books, text referencing to cell phone search, libraries are serving up more mobile resources to patrons, helping to turn 24/7 services into more of a reality, according to speakers at the Innovation in Libraries event at the Qu... Art Appreciation: SLJ reviews new resource Picturing Books 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Even though I love children's picture books, I almost always cringe when a high school art student asks me to help them locate examples of titles that use "woodcuts" or "wash." While I handle these books on a daily basis, I admit that I'm not as familiar ... Web Site in a Rush: H1N1 threatening, EdReady goes up fast 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM If a pandemic or other significant event made it difficult or impossible for your students, staff, or teachers to physically attend school, how would you make sure that communication and education still take place? This is the question looming for educati... Back-to-School Resources: Sites to ease the transition for teachers, parents, and kids 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:At the Intersection of School & Home-Parent CornerExplore Elmo's ClassroomPBS Parents-Going to SchoolTeacher Helpers-Bulletin Board IdeasTeacher Tools and TemplatesParent CornerSome kids look forward to the start of school-others are ... Site of the Month: First Day of School Icebreakers 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM www.teachersfirst.com/firstday.cfmAh, the first day of school. For students, educators, and parents alike, it's a remarkable occasion, loaded with excitement, anticipation, and, yes, sometimes even a tear or two. To help get things off to a good start, th... Pixels Are Cheaper Than Paper 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Pixels are cheaper than paper, so comics publishers are getting into the webcomics act in a big way, using their Web sites to launch new series and offer hard-to-find older titles.Manga fans want their books right away, and Viz Media is responding by publ... Become The Queen of the Curriculum 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Kraus Curriculum Development Library OnlineGradeCostThe Big PictureLook & FeelHow It WorksReport CardIf you've ever spent any time on the electronic discussion list LM_NET, you know that librarians are regularly seeking curriculum gui... Let's Play Ball: Web resources related to baseball 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Baseball-As American as Apple PieClub MLBNational Baseball Hall of Fame-Enriching EducationScience of BaseballTake Them Out to the Ball GameBaseball-As American as Apple Piememory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_baseball.phpThe Library of ... Database Licensing - How Much is Too Much? 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Libraries are asking tough budget questions about subscription databases.Michael Stephens of Tame the Web and Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois was invited by th... The Best of the Web-for Shutterbugs 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM I picked up my digital camera the other day to find that my teenage daughter had taken several hundred photos in just a few hours, as she does with some regularity. Whether it's trying to capture midair poses with a friend jumping on her bed or a field of... Teaching with TED 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM TED, the annual gathering of the world's leading 'thinkers and doers,'; has inspired many. Now, thanks to educator Jackie Gerstein, there's 'Teaching with TED,'; a recently launched wiki that aims to bring some of that inspiration into K–12 classroo... CBTCafe - Video Tutorials 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Navigate to the CBTCafe Web site and select which program you would like to learn. CBTCafe has made it very easy to navigate around this page using the side bar under the main menu. Simply click on the program you're interested in, and the specific tutori... Driving Force: Web Sources on the Auto Industry 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:America on the MoveAutomobile in American Life and SocietyCar of the FutureHoratio's Drive-America's First Road TripModel T Road TripThe Showroom of Automotive HistoryAmerica on the Moveamericanhistory.si.edu/onthemoveTry to imagine a... That's Infotainment!: How to Create Your Own Screencasts 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM error: ERROR #6901: XSLT XML Transformer Error: SAXParseException: Expected entity name for reference (, line 3, column 8436)... Shaky Sites: Earthquake Resources Online 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:Earthquake Hazards ProgramEarthquake VideosEarthquakesEarthquakes for KidsFaultlineEarthquake Hazards Programearthquake.usgs.govThis comprehensive site, designed for teens and adults, includes real-time event maps, worldwide monitorin... A Souped-up Picture Book: WhatApple's iPad might mean for libraries 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM The critical question for me right now is whether, given a choice, without a nurtured bias for paper books, children would select a traditional, printed volume or a digitally enriched electronic version. Not what we would select, but what our students wou... The Buzz: Tools, trends, and gizmos 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Also in this article:MacBook LeatherboundGraphic Tees for Book LoversVodafone's $15 HandsetAs Free as a BirdMake a PDF from any Web PageThe Best Free Tools for Libraries MacBook LeatherboundThe book is a pretty swell design, having kicked around, since th... E-Rate in Line for a 21st-Century Makeover 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM The E-Rate program, which provides discounted telecom services to schools-may be getting a 21st-century lift.Supported by Edward J. Markey (D-MA), who crafted the House version of the first E-Rate bill in 1996, which helped bring Internet connections to n... The Science of Sports 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver coming up, the timing is perfect for the Science of the Olympic Winter Games, a video series from NBCLearn, the education arm of NBC News. Narrated by NBC News anchor Lester Holt, the 16-part series includes epis... Digital Resources: The National Science Digital Library 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM As budgets get tighter and educational requirements grow broader, it's become more difficult to find science and math databases that won't devour the entire library budget. However, there's one digital database that provides standards-based instructional ... Black History Trove: Librarian Mayme Clayton's collection will offer teacher resources 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM While the personal papers of Martin Luther King Jr. will be shared with the public for the first time at the Atlanta University Center beginning this month, another important, though lesser-known collection is also seeing the light of day.The Mayme A. Cla... iMinds - Feed Your Head 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Looking for an easy way to feed your head? iMinds lets you listen your way to well-roundedness with knowledge bites (mostly 7 to 13 minutes long), on a huge variety of topics in the following 12 categories: ideas and concepts, politics, law and business, ... Memorize.com - Online Flashcards 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Having trouble remembering things? Join the club.Last year, I began a quest to find ways to improve my memory and I discovered Memorize.com, a fun online program that's perfect for classroom teachers. (Plus, the price is right: it's free.) Memorize.com he... Ex Libris Launches bX Article Suggestion Tool 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM Just before the Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) meeting May 6-8 in Richmond, Ex Libris announced the general availability of its bX article recommendation service. The service takes its cues from "Web 2.0-type" applications, offering related arti... VTLS Releases VITAL 4.0 for Digital Collections 10/26/2010 5:13:45 PM VTLS has released VITAL 4.0, its digital and institutional repository solution, which allows these facilities "to ingest, create, maintain, validate, uniquely identify, secure, preserve, and export the contents of institutional collections." VITAL provide... | |
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Updated December 2011
Duane Hawkinson, High School Library Media Specialist