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interesting discussion re: YA vs adult books

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.

images and questions to provoke discussion

Picture books that can be used at various levels to discuss the writing process

Could be used at many times, but seems very appropriate during COVID. These questions seem more authentic than some.

Three of them are free.

Great resources with book lists, podcasts, and more.  You can also join their listserv, which has monthly discussion topics.

Might serve as a list to work from for ordering/reading.

Thought-provoking article and discussion.  Some suggestions in the comments.

Actually contains several ideas for discussing/implementing with students.

You'll notice the pages of this wiki (on the left hand side) are the Common Core Standards. We have attempted to align iPad apps with each standard. There will be overlap - one app may meet more than one standard. Please leave comments, suggest apps, or share your experiences in the discussion tab of the appropriate page.

This blog post discusses Paper Rater. The free tool requires no registration and offers real-time, 24/7 analysis and detailed statistics about your work's originality, your word choice, grammar, spelling,style, word choice, readability. It suggests an overall grade, as well as opportunities for improving your writing.

Nice blog from Wake County, NC that describes the books students have been reading and discussing for a mock Newbery club.  Contains 4years of lists.

The teacher librarian smackdown at ISTE is always phenomenal. This year's will have the theme of Family Feud.  You can be part of the action by answering these survey questions.  We will be certain to share the results and all of the other great resources shared during this session in June. We have discusses having a Smackdown at ILF!

interesting. could discuss with staff and students

Good discussion. Also links to helpful videos and presentations

Might lead to an interesting discussion with students

Libraries are increasingly getting hip to using Twitter as a tool, with many offering the service as a point of contact with librarians. But Twitter is an excellent tool for librarian learning as well, offering lots of great opportunities for discussion.