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Gorgeous reflection on ebooks and what they can/can't do.

Each is a short presentation, less than 10 minutes.  All are effective and provide an important resources that I integrate into lessons.  I have used these videos here with upper-elementary students, middle school students, and even high school students.  The key is to include enriched content in a short, attention-grabbing way.  You will find that the formats and styles I use work with very wide and diverse age groups.

Interesting: Library 2.0 - resources recorded.

Below you will find sites to assist you in teaching research skills for all ages.Use the Teacher-Librarians tab at the top to find a megalist of stuff for you.

OASL Fall Conference presentation on mapping media to the Common Core.

Interesting reflection on the power of the library.

Libraries and big six publishers are at war over eBooks: how much they should cost, how they can be lent and who owns them.  If you don't use your public library and assume that this doesn't affect you, you're wrong.

Dewey decimal lesson   Good Dewey Chart

Library promotion with passive programming...

Role of the librarian clarified.

Excellent tips for nonfiction book evaluation. Wonderful information.

Great collection of activities for Read Across America

The Information Fluency Continuum, developed by the New York City School Library System, provides a framework for the instructional aspects of a library program. The framework is based on three standards that form the basis for the skills and strategies that are essential for students to become independent readers and learners.

OASL SITE

Adopt-A-Shelf is something I've been considering for my library for some time now. A few weeks ago, several librarians were discussing it on my state's listserv, so I thought I would start it in my library for the upcoming school year.

Welcome to the Cool Tools Wiki
Most technology is not created for education, it is re-purposed for education.

Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites The internet catalogue for students, teachers, administrators & parents. Over 20,000 relevant links personally selected by an educator/author with over 30 years of experience. 

New resource for me (or reminded one) with digital storytelling, movie making, free educator account with student account management, etc. Wow.

Tag, you're it! It's a game we all loved to play as kids. This book makes poetry fun and interesting by inviting poets to play a game of tag. It all starts off with Jack Prelutsky writing about the moon and what would happen if it was a balloon or cheese or a sun. And then Joyce Sidman's tagged!