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Search a wide variety of social media all in one spot. "Mashpedia presents an organized mashup of results from Wikipedia, YouTube, Twitter, Flickr, Google News, Books, Blog Posts, and further contextual information, thus providing a quick, practical outlook for every topic. "

This would be a great addition to the school library page for any classes - middle years and up that do current events.

From the Calgary Board of Education and United Library Services Wired for Words is dedicated to providing our young avid readers with a place to get some advice on best-reads! And it is also a place where you can share information about what books you recommend or read the reviews sent in by other readers.

"While YouTube may be known for sharing silly videos or as a way to see your sister's children who live across the country, it is actually becoming a powerful form of online education. This listing provides a collection of videos that educators will find both interesting and inspirational. Whether you are working with students at the elementary level or with college-aged students, you are sure to find plenty of inspiration among these YouTube videos."

worth posting on the library's web site?

"The word "rebel" is so overused and misused in our culture that it seems pat and tired to apply it to J.D. Salinger. Yet, I can think of few prominent contemporary arts figures who actually deserve that label as much as he did."

Are we ready for this... what is now available in our libraries??? "Once upon a time - in the 1990s- e-books for children came on CD-ROMs, and for digital wizardry, offered only mouse clicks and hidden pop-up-like animations. Not anymore. Touch-screens and app stores have given new tricks to old books, and the number of new titles is blossoming."

"Every year, libraries are asked to remove books from their shelves, because they are found to be inappropriate. These "challenges" can occur for any reason, and do not necessarily result in a book's removal from libraries. But the list of the 10 most challenged books in 2009 does show which books some parents find objectionable, and why they feel their kids shouldn't be reading them"

recommended titles for all ages

"I believe there is room for us to (1) continue debating the pros/cons, strengths/weaknesses, etc. surrounding the different iterations-containers-of books, (2) continue having our favorites, and yet (3) agree that there is a unifying concept of "the book" that encompasses all-print books, ebooks, and whatever other formats may follow."

grammar checker, online proofreader, plagiarism detector)

"A Mohawk writer from the Six Nations territory in southern Ontario, Janet was born in Vancouver British Columbia January 29th 1963. She began her creative career as a visual artist, and started writing in 1996. Since then, she continues to stretch her abilities as a writer working and studying in the genres of poetry, short fiction, science fiction, play writing, spoken word performance poetry and video poetry. "

"Keepers of the Morning Star: An Anthology of Native Women's Theater showcases the exciting range of Native women's theater today from the dynamic fusion of storytelling, ceremony, music, and dance to the bold experimentation of poetic stream-of-consciousness and Native agit-prop. While negotiating complex issues, including family, community, repatriation, sovereignty, urban relocation, and cultural and spiritual appropriation, this collection celebrates the enduring power of Native women's traditions to heal and transform."

A positive and interesting review of the play "SongCatcher: A Native Interpretation of the Story of Frances Densmore." in this collection can be found at American Indians in Children's literature.

"For the students and scholars who use Kindles (or other e-book readers) when writing papers, the next question becomes, how do I cite material I read on a Kindle? "

is it too early to start thinking about supporting students when they use ebook readers?

this is an amazing video and post - worth watching with students - do your students agree with the point of views expressed

"This comprehensive resource will tell you everything you need to know about plagiarism, from the basic facts to free detection tools to preventing it in both the physical and online classroom. "

""One reason we like Kindles better than using a book because we can change the font size. We like the largest font because it makes us read faster. Another nice thing is to use the dictionary when we don't know what a word means right away. Also, another feature is we like the fact we don't have to carry around alot of books because the Kindle has a variety of titles downloaded onto it.""

"We've taken a musical angle on this top ten list, bringing you the very best in LEGOmation and brickfilm tributes to artists and bands that YouTube (YouTube) (and all its wonderfully creative users) has to offer."

library t'shirts

my favourite book blog for young adults

2009 Top ten challenged books

I embeded this video on the library pages at both schools and have recieved a variety of good comments.