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SLJ Summit 2010: Tom Corbett, Cushing Academy on Vimeo - several interesting points, including seeing the library as not so much as the repository, but the portal to books, information and training users in digital literacy, which is a new skill set. I liked his illustration re: what is must've been like when the transition going from the horse-drawn cart and the first automobile took place, and the similarities with print to digital, etc.

Model School Library Standards for CA Public Schools - great resource for information literacy and scaffolding these skills across the curriculum.

Clear, simple tutorial for students on plagiarism and how to avoid it.

Digital Citizenship is a timely and much-needed response to California and federal mandates. The California School Library Association (CSLA) sponsors this online course for educators and their K-12 students. Lead developer is Dr. Lesley Farmer.

Example of how a school librarian is using Pinterest to share resources with students and teachers in her middle school. Teachers, school counselors, students, etc. could use it in a similar way.

Nice interactive tutorial on why we cite and how to cite, step by step using APA, MLA, Chicago, and CBE/CSE

Here your students will watch a short video/comic that explains copyright. Next, students can explore how copyright came to be by looking at the milestone files on record. Reading the Fine Print helps students answer questions such as: "Do I have to register a copyright to secure protection?"; "If it's on the Internet can I use it?"; and "Is it okay to use up to 5% of someone else's work?". Finally, students can learn what steps they need to take to secure a copyright for their work.

Section 108 of the U.S. copyright code allows libraries and archives, under certain circumstances, to make reproductions of copyrighted materials without permission of the copyright holder. This simple tool will help you determine whether or not a particular reproduction is covered by this exemption.

This tutorial is designed so that you can learn how to use the tools of web 2.0 for your classes or for fun.

An interesting perspective on Copyright from School Library Journal

Links to  use to help students evaluate different components of accuracy, reliability, etc. of websites