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PDF file of Cornell note taking lined graph paper

This page lists a variety of "free" software. Truly free and open source software is marked with an asterisk. Items without asterisks are no-cost proprietary software (for a definition of the difference, see this page.) Also see: Our Favorite Tools & Sites, and check out the free download for starving students at SoftwareFor.

a nice list of online digital resources and tools for creating, collaborating, researching, and sharing

Here's information about the Universal Service Program for Schools and Libraries, otherwise known as the e-rate program. A new criteria starting in the 2011-12 school year requires schools to teach students about Internet safety. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2011/08/internet_safety_ed_now_require.html http://statelibrary.mykansaslibrary.org/?p=10298 Five tips for e-rate success: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2011/11/03/five-tips-for-erate-success/

An Easy Way to Make Online Booklets

There are some good services on the web that will turn PDFs into books and booklets and some services that will even allow you to create embeddable booklets online, yet few are quite as simple to use as Simple Booklet. Simple Booklet is a new service offering free online booklet creation and publishing.

Universal Design for Learning. A categorized list of free technology resources to provide improved access and accommodations for learner differences

Good news! We are bringing the 90-Second Newbery Film Festival to Portland, Oregon on March 3, 2012! The screening will be at the Central Library (801 S.W. 10th Ave.) from 3-5 pm. Thanks to the Multnomah County Library System!

I'll be bringing the "best of the best" from the screenings we've already done in New York City (Betsy Bird's recap here) and Chicago (my recap here), and mixing them with entries I hope to receive from the Portland area in the next few months. Plus live Newbery-themed entertainment between the films, cabaret-style! The deadline for entries to the Portland screening is February 8, 2012. You can find complete rules and details about the contest here.

Studying about the Oregon State Capitol but can't afford a field trip to visit? Or, do you live too far away from the Capitol to visit? Then consider touring it via a series of short videos posted on the Oregon State Legislature's website. View 2- to 3-minute video segments labeled Rotunda and Seal, Capitol Marble, Tower and Grounds, Senate Chamber, and House Chamber. There's also an 8-minute video about the Golden Pioneer.

A school librarian created a list of resources related to holidays.

"As an initiative of the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences (IES), the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) was created in 2002 to be a central and trusted source of scientific evidence for what works in education." See their findings about Accelerated Reader: http://ies.ed.gov/ncee/wwc/interventionreport.aspx?sid=14.

"The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Donation Grant was created to help build collections and bring books into the lives of children in latchkey, preschool programs, faith-based reading projects, homeless shelters, charter schools and underfunded libraries." Applications are usually due in late January.

"The Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites that augment the classroom curriculum and improve teacher productivity, providing parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. Some selection criteria are academic content, potential for broad classroom use, technical merit, subject approach and management system. Winners are selected from titles submitted by publishers around the world."

The Oregon Poetry Association sponsors an annual poetry writing contest for K-12 students. The submission deadline is usually in January or February.

"The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) presents 30 Second Thought Leadership: Insights from Leaders in the School Library Community, a new video podcast series delivering brief and practical advice from respected school library leaders on important questions about school libraries today and in the future."

Most nominations for AASL awards and grants are due in January or February.

This document identifies the major shifts in the English Language Arts & Literacy Common Core standards, including an emphasis on reading informational text.

10 ways schools are teaching internet safety
Using third-party resources and having students act as investigators are some of the many ways educators are teaching about online safety and responsibility

A FREE Internet safety and cyber citizenship program for 3rd through 8th grades

Great story to introduce computer use/safety.