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By Betty Sue Flowers. A friend uses this in his law school writing class. Kids in my AP class have found it very helpful.

Jeff Utecht describes how you can use Goodreads to track students' independent reading.

Held annually during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of intellectual freedom and draws attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States, including books commonly taught in secondary schools. Here are ideas for celebrating Banned Books Week -- with your students, your children and anyone who believes in having "the freedom to read."

Bill Gates says some surprising things about need for tech in schools!

UNBELIEVABLE BritLit blog from school in Ireland. It has EVERYTHING. amazing poetry podcasts--organized by techniques and devices

how reading changes on an iPAD or tablet. How could we being using this? when will my school get ereaders? Even I resist carrying my 4 pound book home.

Kidblog.org is designed for elementary and middle school teachers who want to provide each student with their own, unique blog. Kidblog's simple, yet powerful tools allow students to publish posts and participate in discussions within a secure classroom blogging community. Teachers maintain complete control over student blogs.

Nice database of school jobs help wanted

A creative message from a school principal to teachers about getting on with the 21st century: uses Glogster Edu

"The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on). The organizers focus on the key elements of comic strips by allowing students to choose backgrounds, characters, and props, as well as to compose related dialogue (shown at left). This versatile tool can be used by students from kindergarten through high school, for purposes ranging from learning to write dialogue to an in-depth study of a formerly neglected genre. The tool is easy to use, made even easier with the Comic Strip Planning Sheet, a printable PDF that comic creators can use to draft and revise their work before creating and printing their final comics. After completing their comic, students have the ability to print out and illustrate their final versions for feedback and assessment."

A Ning for Librarians, especially School Librarians. It's just gone through a shift in sponsorship

An interesting site to review for the Media lit class-- what does this mean for studying popular culture & technology in schools? What does this site shed light on as issues from a critical perspective?

Digital Investigator Training Digital DIF Investigator Applying the Digital Information Fluency (DIF) Process Digital Investigator Training is a way for middle and high school students to learn valuable digital information fluency skills. Educators interested in the teacher's guides should contact us at: 21cif@imsa.edu Start Here (materials open in a new window.) In this training course you will learn to: Power Search for Digital Resources Evaluate Digital Materials Use Digital Materials in an Ethical Manner

it'd be a miracle if this is not blocked at school

resources & strategies for teaching expository writing in middle school and beyond