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Mansel Wells

Our Documents: Ideas for Librarians - 12 views

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    Many librarians are interested in finding new ways to encourage more students and teachers to use library materials and do high level research. Their efforts are often limited by available time or unfamiliar subject matter. For that reason, librarians should be excited about the teaching possibilities available through the Our Documents initiative. This program offers school librarians ideas and materials to improve use of their collections. Here are some suggestions for using Our Documents in a school library.
Rhondda Powling

Slightly addicted to fiction - 9 views

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    Judi Jagger, 2011 WA Children's Book Council judge, has developed her own blog. It is a great read for anyone interested in children's and YA literature.
Rhondda Powling

Book Trailer Resources - 7 views

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    Naomi Bates' site for book trailer resources. It offers information about creating good book trailers as well as where you can find resources for creating your own.
Fran Bullington

Library Registration | Kay Cassidy - 6 views

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    Great site that provides book trivia contests to promote reading.
Fran Bullington

28 Things to do with a Digital Image - 5 views

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    A Google Docs collaborative presentation.
Rhondda Powling

Great Scavenger Hunt Contest | Kay Cassidy - 1 views

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    This site offers free reading promotion contests. Over 150 authors for YA and children's books have created trivia sheets on their books to encourage and reward students for reading.
Fran Bullington

Documenting+Student+Achievement.pdf (application/pdf Object) - 5 views

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    This pdf file provides questions to guide groups through the process of identifying library services that promote student learning and success.
Rhondda Powling

Hundred Zeros | Free Kindle Books - 4 views

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    "Hundred Zeros is a collection of best selling eBooks that are currently free on Amazon. You can download and read any of these books on your computer, mobile phone, tablet, Kindle or inside your favorite web browser. The list is updated every hour."
Rhondda Powling

250+ Places for Free Books Online - 4 views

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    Gizmo's Freeware provides a list of over 250 sites that offer free ebooks for download or online viewing. The list is organised alphabetically and in genres.
Rhondda Powling

Cataloging - 4 views

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    A portal linking to a huge variety of cataloging resources.
Fran Bullington

Search results - 4 views

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    Browse inside book widgets.
Rhondda Powling

"The Hunger Games" vs. "Twilight" - Laura Miller - Salon.com - 4 views

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    Laura Miller discusses which young-adult crossover hit series has the most empowered heroine.
Fran Bullington

Khan Academy - 4 views

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    Thousands of educational videos (math and science oriented).
Mansel Wells

Reference > Franklin Institute Educational Hotlists - 0 views

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    Reference Hotlist 1. The People History 2. Fun Trivia 3. Word Lab 4. RefDesk 5. Units of Measurement 6. LibrarySpot 7. 50 States and Capitals 8. Metric System and Unit Conversion 9. SpellWeb 10. New York Public Library 11. HyperHistory Online 12. Guide to Grammar and Writing 13. Biographies of Scientists 14. A Web of Online Dictionaries 15. SciCentral 16. HHMI's Virtual Lab 17. New York Times Books 18. The Time Zone Page 19. Time Zone Converter 20. A Dictionary of Units 21. Explorers of The World 22. WWWebster Dictionary 23. The Quotations Page 24. Research-It 25. American Sign Language Dictionary 26. Mad Scientist Network - An Ask-The-Expert Network 27. The Internet Public Library 28. The Library of Congress 29. Encyclopedia.Com 30. Encyclopedia of the Orient 31. Encarta Encyclopedia 32. Writing Style Guide 33. Columbia Guide to Online Style 34. "The Elements of Style" By William Strunk, Jr. 35. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations 36. A Word A Day 37. TheFreeDictionary.com 38. Knowledge-finder.com 39. Environmental Directory 40. Science & Engineering Encyclopedia 41. Metric Conversion Table 42. Adventures of CyberBee
Fran Bullington

The Library and Student Achievement - 3 views

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    Excellent Prezi show with data to support funding and staffing library media centers as well as data to support positive effects of collaboration on student achievement.
Fran Bullington

The Core - Newsletter - Archive - 3 views

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    Monthly newsletters with varying topics including book lists, monthly activities, and school library websites.
Mansel Wells

Welcome to Open Library! (Open Library) - 3 views

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    Over 1 Million Digital Books Now Available Free to the Print-Disabled
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