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There are dramatic changes taking place that seem likely to change our experiences with books and reading. They include: pre-publication "wikified" collaboration, electronic delivery, open licensing, increased author-reader and reader-reader conversation, shared annotations, and more. Join this amazing panel as we peer into the near and long-term future of the reading experience.

The following websites are loaded with helpful information that new teachers will appreciate. Valuable for experienced teachers as well.

The goal of the online community, said IB Director General Jeffrey Beard, is to "create the ideal community and technology platform for ensuring that students and educators at IB World Schools can safely communicate, collaborate and learn with their peers regardless of geographic, cultural or language differences.

Master Google: OK, we all use it, but make sure you know how to search like a pro. Here are a few ideas that will really help: 1. Make a custom RSS feed. First, search a topic, click "news" then "sort by date" then click "RSS" on the bottom left. Copy and paste the new url in your RSS aggregator (like Google Reader). 2. Limit searches by domain or geographical origin. After your search terms, type "site:" search followed by either domains ("org" or "edu") to search for only those sites OR use a country's two-letter code to return news items only from that country. 3. Use the "options" feature after a search. This will give you access to valuable applications such as the "Wonder wheel" or "Timeline." Try it! These are just a couple of the many hidden search features that Google offers.

Great collection of images with messages.

This year, I'm focusing on some ideas and technologies that I believe will impact everyone. These things will surely influence library users and nonusers alike. My biggest concern is how can libraries respond in turbulent economic times. So, here goes. In 2009, librarians, information professionals and libraries will be touched by:

As we increasingly move toward an environment of instant and infinite information, it becomes less important for students to know, memorize, or recall information, and more important for them to be able to find, sort, analyze, share, discuss, critique, and create information. They need to move from being simply knowledgeable to being knowledge-able.

The 'Fish market' series of learning objects uses game-play format to assist students to explore the complexities of a trading market. students discuss trading experiences (learning process, strategies) on VoiceThread

In the new global economy, with many jobs being either automated or "off-shored," what skills will students need to build successful careers? What skills will they need to be good citizens? Are these two education goals in conflict?

Being aware of the importance of template-based teaching with technology, I was delighted to learn this evening that VoiceThread now supports "Copying/Cloning your VoiceThreads."

Teacher effects dwarf school effects: your child is actually better off in a "bad" school with an excellent teacher than in an excellent school with a bad teacher.

For years now, the gaping hole in Google's online suite of applications has been a to-do list manager, but not anymore: today Gmail Labs adds a lightweight Tasks module to your email account.

A great resource list compiled by Mashable Editor, Paul Glazowski

Create and customize your own personal newspaper using feeds from your favorite sites; from the New York Times to Digg

While Google and Yahoo SafeSearch settings go a long way towards easing those concerns, there are always harmful websites that make it through the filters. Setting up a filter on your own Internet firewall is another option, but again - as long as your kids are connected directly to the Internet, nasty things like dangerous websites or child predators can always make it through somehow.\n\nThis is where a free web browser created specifically for children, like KidZui, can completely remove that parental worry.

Here are two 30 minute lessons that I've developed for 3rd grade students on the benefits and pitfalls of the World (Wild) Web. For good reason, parents and teachers are concerned when children begin browsing, so I wanted to compile an informative and memorable lesson.

The second app, Entourage EWS, provides a "significant improvement to Entourage 2008" that will allow users to sync their Entourage Tasks, Notes, and Categories with Exchange. This will be available as a public beta later this month, and the final release will be available for free sometime in 2009 for Office 2008 users.

Breaking news happens daily in my classroom, where I've taught my students how to be in the know. The students gain this ability when they construct their personal learning network (PLN) at the start of each project.

This is a collaborative VT from three different classes across the United States (2nd graders from Utah, 9th grade English students from Colorado, and 5th-6th grade music composition students from Texas). This VT is an example of the power of collaboration using technology. This encompasses art through words, visuals, and music.

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