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
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.
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