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Novel Conversations is a free statewide lending library creating conversations across county lines and within communities. Through Novel Conversations, Indiana Humanities lends sets of books to Indiana book clubs, offers program and discussion suggestions, arranges author speaking events, and extends social sharing opportunities. We lend more than 360 titles, primarily fiction and biography, to reading and discussion groups at libraries, senior centers, schools, and other organizations, free of charge. Books include classic titles such as Little Women and To Kill a Mockingbird , as well as contemporary titles such as The Poisonwood Bible and The Time Traveler's Wife. View the book list for a complete listing.

Indiana History Society resource with many photos and primary documents

The State Library's Center for the Book includes information Letters about Literature, One Book programs, books abojut Indiana, and more.

Children's book club kits available from Indiana State Library.  Free to those with InfoExpress.  Several of the titles are fairly recent, used in many schools

Love this map and list: great YA books set in each state (Indiana could have All the Bright Places too)

Love this map and list: great YA books set in each state (Indiana could have All the Bright Places too)

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Great resource to find official websites for authors and illustrators. In Indiana, we also have free access to teachingbooks.net for this as well.

These kits (15 copies of each book) are available via the State Library.  Contact Suzanne Walker

We could make one of these for Indiana

The link has been changed.

Shows standards for different states. The Indiana link seems to be broken.

Great blog from an Indiana middle school media specialist.  In addition to many reviews and activities, it incorporates several other great links.

Several great ex for history and humanities. Some presentations; check "Extending the Lesson" DOE used part with Underground RR and Indiana

This digital library from the State Museum includes many useful resources and primary documents/artifacts.

Fabulous database which Indiana residents access for free via INSPIRE.  Easiest access is to go directly to this site and sign in with school email address.  Owner Nick Glass is in regular contact with AISLE.

The Council has an extensive list of book sets that can be borrowed by school and public libraries, book clubs, and others.  Delivery can be free via Wheels.  Typical loan time is 6 weeks.

This particular entry on Mike Gorman's blog has Flip Camera alternatives (now that Cisco is dropping them).  Gorman's blog has a lot of great information-- and he's from Indiana.  (Fort Wayne)

Homepage for ICE.  They are also an affiliate of ISTE.  This page will link you to their great newsletter, newsfeeds, and more.

Great post from summer 2014 (tweeted by Sherry Gick). Includes several sites useful for integrating tech and collaborating with teachers (and students) This could also be useful as we work on correlations between Indiana College and Career Ready Standards and our own standards.