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

Although aimed primarily at health websites, this is a nice, compact way to show students what to consider in using information on a website

Example of a google form you could use to have students validate they read YHBA, or some other type of thing you want to track. This particular one is from Texas, but you could easily adapt it.

Trying to put the audio with the google drive slides. No matter whether you get it together or not, many valuable resources on the page.

Great article; makes suggestions beyond "google it". Includes a nice chart with suggestions by grade level.

Brings up interesting points. Is it easy for your students to use databases?

This is a very nice high school media center site; it uses google sites.

Minnesota Reads.  What would be comparable to this for our state?  Wonder who's behind it.

Prezi demo by one of its founders.

This particular page is entitled "Fluid Environments for Life-Long Learning"   it gives many great examples of student engagement throughout various platforms.

Karen DeFrank's Dr. Seuss Powerpoint.  She allows you to update and use it, but please leave the credit to her intact.

Lists of books from the monthly titletalk chat (last Sunday of the month)  I find it easiest to follow the chat itself on tweetchat

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.

Jean kept this collection of resources for a class she taught as an adjunct.  She decided to make it public, but asks that you honor her copyrighted material.

This site looks like a lot of fun for younger learners. On this site, kids, parents, teachers, librarians can create, share, and access reading logs, have access to a digital dictionary, and practice spelling and vocabulary. it appears like you can even use this tool for online or hybrid book clubs. Share this with your librarian.

This is an addictive geography game for students and adults.  The only problem is, it goes so fast you don't really have time to process.

Great list of online PD opportunities; it highlights summer, but many of these occur year round.

This particular page has a music video about returning overdues; the entire media webpage looks like it has many great ideas.

Glogster guides, examples, and tutorials.

The blog that accompanies the database for LLL..  What started as a collection of links to assist with lessons and resources for books has become its own industry!  Subscription to database $100 per year.