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Our First Virtual Author Visit via Skype with Sara Zarr « The Unquiet Library - 0 views

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The Unquiet Library Celebrated the National Day of Writing and Teen Read Week with our first ever virtual author visit via Skype! Our special guest was the amazing Sara Zarr, National Book Award finalist and author of Story of a Girl, Sweethearts, and her latest book, Once Was Lost.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Unquiet Library Celebrated the National Day of Writing and Teen Read Week with our first ever virtual author visit via Skype! Our special guest was the amazing Sara Zarr, National Book Award finalist and author of Story of a Girl, Sweethearts, and her latest book, Once Was Lost.</div>

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schoollibrarywebsites - home - 2 views

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examples of school library web sites and who they demonstrate effective practice in a school library program

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Gapminder.org - For a fact based world view. - 0 views

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Unveiling the beauty of statistics for a fact based world view - great visual data for many issues around the world

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Textbooks replaced with Sony e-reader - 0 views

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a high school replaces textbooks...

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Reading Blogs and RSS with Net Vibes (One Page Guide) - 0 views

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a one page guide to using Netvibes as your rss reader

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eBooks Vs. Books: A publishing smackdown - 0 views

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For those wondering whether an eReader is the ideal gift for their nearest and dearest bibliophile, or considering whether to make the upgrade to a book 2.0 themselves, fear not: Know Your Money is here to referee the smackdown between these two publishing pugilists.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">For those wondering whether an eReader is the ideal gift for their nearest and dearest bibliophile, or considering whether to make the upgrade to a book 2.0 themselves, fear not: Know Your Money is here to referee the smackdown between these two publishing pugilists. </div>

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Big Huge Thesaurus: Synonyms, antonyms, and rhymes (oh my!) - 2 views

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this looks great!

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Social Bookmarking - mylearning - 0 views

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workshop on Social Bookmarking

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http://delicious.com/CMIS_EVAL/graphic_novels - 0 views

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tons of great links to information about graphic novels

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Get to Effective Weeding - 11/15/2009 - Library Journal - 3 views

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An interesting take on weeding.... I've discovered that, whether our expertise is paleontology or board books, most of what holds us back from weeding is psychological. I'm reminded of that first step in most recovery programs: "We admitted we were powerless over [blank]-that our lives had become unmanageable." So, here's a program for people whose collections have become unmanageable-and it's only eight steps.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An interesting take on weeding.... I've discovered that, whether our expertise is paleontology or board books, most of what holds us back from weeding is psychological. I'm reminded of that first step in most recovery programs: "We admitted we were powerless over [blank]-that our lives had become unmanageable." So, here's a program for people whose collections have become unmanageable-and it's only eight steps.</div>

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iPod Touch - Information & Digital Literacy - 1 views

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50 Educational Apps for the iPod Touch

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WHOPOOPED.ORG - 0 views

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a cool interactive site about animal digestion... have fun!

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Discovery Box Homepage - 0 views

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This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This site provides the tools for you to build up an argument or description of an event, person or historical period by placing items in a virtual box. What items, for example, would you put in a box to describe your life; the life of a Victorian Servant or Roman soldier; or to show that slavery was wrong and unnecessary? You can display anything from a text file to a movie.</div>

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Digital Booktalk » Browse All Books - 1 views

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a small but growing collection of digital book talks - trailers of popular and classic young adult novels.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a small but growing collection of digital book talks - trailers of popular and classic young adult novels.</div>

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Best Children's Books of 2009 - 11/2/2009 - Publishers Weekly - 5 views

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From accounts of civil rights heroes, to harrowing (and hopeful) stories about contemporary teenagers, to picture books that perfectly capture friendship, curiosity, or flights of fancy, 2009 held a treasure trove of wonderful reading for children of all ages and interests. Narrowing them down to just 30 titles wasn't an easy task, but we believe the following books stand out for their remarkable writing, indelible characters, and arresting artwork.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">From accounts of civil rights heroes, to harrowing (and hopeful) stories about contemporary teenagers, to picture books that perfectly capture friendship, curiosity, or flights of fancy, 2009 held a treasure trove of wonderful reading for children of all ages and interests. Narrowing them down to just 30 titles wasn't an easy task, but we believe the following books stand out for their remarkable writing, indelible characters, and arresting artwork. </div>

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Conservative Group Calls for Boycott of Scholastic - 11/11/2009 2:00:00 PM - School Lib... - 1 views

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a conservative organization dedicated to upholding and reaffirming marriage and family life, has called for a boycott of Scholastic following the company's decision to include Lauren Myracle's controversial Luv Ya Bunches (Abrams/Amulet, 2009) in its spring 2010 middle school book fairs.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a conservative organization dedicated to upholding and reaffirming marriage and family life, has called for a boycott of Scholastic following the company's decision to include Lauren Myracle's controversial Luv Ya Bunches (Abrams/Amulet, 2009) in its spring 2010 middle school book fairs.</div>

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http://www.bookglutton.com/ - 0 views

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-this is very interesting - a collaborative reading tool - real time commenting.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">-this is very interesting - a collaborative reading tool - real time commenting. </div>

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The Scholastic Bookshelf: The Grapes of Math: Amazon.ca: Greg Tang, Harry Briggs: Books - 0 views

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Math wishlist

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How is it possible to count a complicated pattern of strawberry seeds or grapes on a vine or camel humps--in a blink of an eye? If children can open their minds to new ways of perceiving math, anything is possible! Greg Tang shows readers creative ways to use patterns and combinations of numbers to solve math puzzles quickly and effectively.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">How is it possible to count a complicated pattern of strawberry seeds or grapes on a vine or camel humps--in a blink of an eye? If children can open their minds to new ways of perceiving math, anything is possible! Greg Tang shows readers creative ways to use patterns and combinations of numbers to solve math puzzles quickly and effectively. </div>

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Math Curse: Amazon.ca: Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith: Books - 0 views

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Math wishlist

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Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes till the bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants -- can you make 1 good outfit? Don't worry -- it's just the Math Curse striking! An amusing book about dealing with numbers in everyday life.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Did you ever wake up to one of those days where everything is a problem? You have 10 things to do, but only 30 minutes till the bus leaves. Is there enough time? You have 3 shirts and 2 pairs of pants -- can you make 1 good outfit? Don't worry -- it's just the Math Curse striking! An amusing book about dealing with numbers in everyday life.</div>

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Cataloguing and Processing - 2 views

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the document that will be updated and used to develop cataloging standards for Saskatchewan and Manitoba - Fall 2010

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