AISLE members

Relatively simple, short application for a $500 minigrant for your library.  Due in March.

Honeycutt's page with links to many useful areas, including iPad apps, podcasts, and more

World Read Aloud Day-maybe we can promo this in connection with our AISLE Read Aloud list??

Horn Book's best books of 2011

Interesting list-- includes educators from many different walks, including some in specific disciplines.  Click on a name to learn how to connect with them.

Nice explanation of the twitter redesign, and how to use it.  (not everyone has the redesign yet)

Great livebinder that explains how search should go beyond google.  Gives other research tools and explanations.

John Schumacher's list for 2011.  One nice thing about the list is that he has the book trailers for many of the titles embedded in the list.  These books are more for elementary/middle

Great Websites for Kids (GWS) , the Association for Library Service to Children's (ALSC) online website directory, has been completely redesigned. The updated site boasts a fresh and colorful kid-friendly look and interactive social media enhancements. Clear, bright icons display subject categories and appear on every page, while eye-catching thumbnail images provide a visual preview of each great site represented. Special sections highlight Sites of the Week and Month, Most Popular pages and Top Rated selections. Prompts for each site offer "more selections like this." Visitors can actively connect with the site and further their online experience by rating sites; sharing their favorites on social media sites such as Facebook; and emailing recommendations to friends.

Quiz that has you declare "Phish" or "real".  Would be great to share with students-- and staff.

You can create a free registration.  The library of videos here is increasing exponentially. You can search by discipline, keyword, and many more ways.

A nice page from Berkeley that includes many aspects of evaluating a webpage.

Free "It's a Bookmark"designed by Lane Smith  to print out for Children's Book Week in May

Compilation of best book lists for 2011

Excellent Livebinder with resources for rationale for building a PLN, tools and ways to find other educators to connect with.. Created by an Evansville educator

Archives/upcoming webinars from ISTE's SIGMS "One Tool at a Time" webinars.  (Free)

Example of a mid-year library report using Flipsnack