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NASA eClips™ are short, relevant educational video segments. These videos inspire and engage students, helping them see real world connections. New video segments are produced weekly exploring current applications of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The programs are produced for targeted audiences: K-5, 6-8, 9-12 and the general public.

should a link be on our school library web sites?

A website for teachers that contains a variety of lesson plans used to launch mathematical investigations. We invite you to use your mathematical eye to look at texts in new ways while helping your students to develop critical reading and problem solving skills.

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

Interesting

simulations in all subject areas

Kids search tools - wiki and glogster

"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"

For high school readers - Over the past ten years, Laurie has received thousands and thousands of emails and letters from readers about how Speak has given them the courage to speak up

library t'shirts

Take a look at these author websites to learn more about well-known writers of books for school-age kids

A wonderful blog about books, reading and school libraries by a teacher-librarian in a dual-track French-English elementary school. She had been teaching for 11 years.

My name is Cindy. I am a teacher-librarian in a dual-track French-English elementary school. I have been teaching for 11 years. Most of them as an

Filmmaker Neil Diamond casts a critical eye on Hollywood's depiction of native people

Some really good tips and suggestions for weeding 

some good responses in the comments to the question posed

"12 Books in 120 Seconds," the first in a series of three panic-stricken videos leading up to THE END. Narrated by the infamous Tim Curry and with music by the Gothic Archies, it threatens to expose you to everything the Baudelaire orphans have suffered so far, in less time than it takes to brush one's teeth

Love it! There are so many great student created "movie trailers" that students have created for novels on Youtube. This is a great spin on that idea.

Review: "Part of the nine-volume "Canadian Aboriginal Art and Culture" series, these books provide information about a variety of topics, including homes, clothing, food, tools and weapons, religion, celebrations and ceremonies, music and dance, language and storytelling, and art. In fact, with only one or two exceptions, all the chapter headings in these three titles are identical. " Recommended but NOTE: This series provides just enough information for elementary school students.

this may be a useful series to have in your library - elementary/middle years art and social studies

a wonderful collection of information and activities

Life magazine's collection of photos