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Another great piece on the role of the school librarian.

Some great ideas for collaborating with the library!

Excellent post on what should be taught as part of info literacy

lifelong skills that should be taught in the library. It isn't just about research. This post isn't just meant to be read by librarians. Really good info for all subject areas.

This looks very interesting.

Should check this new search engine out. We will add this to our DICSOVER Search page

Sites uses popular music to teach history. School librarian Joyce Valenza writes: "An article in the December 30 Washington Post turned me on to an amazing creative effort developed by a couple of teachers in Hawaii. History for Music Lovers on YouTube is song parody and remix at its most useful. The portal was launched by clever and talented Amy Burvall, of the Le Jardin Academy in Kailua, and Herb Mahelona, who used to work with her, at St. Andrew's Priory in Honolulu. I can see using these as models for creative student research projects. The clever remixing here also seems a cool way of examining transformativeness (repurposing and adding value) as it relates to fair use."... School Library Journal: NeverEndingSearch, Dec. 31; Washington Post, Dec. 30; History for Music Lovers

Watch these and imagine the possibilities in your class!

excellent presentation on info overload and how to manage overwhelming amounts of data.

Although this is geared towards librarians the presentation has much valuable information for everyone