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"If you don't have a Kindle, you can download Kindle for PC for free. There are also Kindle apps for iPad and iPod, as well as Droid. Amazon frequently runs freebies on books for the Kindle, but there are many books that are always free. This post lists/links some of the free Kindle books available. It is no way exhaustive, but begin to get a collection started by to collecting classic children's literature on the Kindle

Links to 3 articles about e-books and libraries

" Teachers and students have a variety of ways to show what they know and to express themselves. Some of the best online and mobile tools for showing, explaining, and retelling are offered in this infographic, "Show What You Know Using Web & Mobile Apps." Most of the apps listed in the infographic are free of charge. you may download the infographic as a PDF (2 MB) by clicking the image below. Web links and app names are hyperlinked within the PDF for one-click access to the apps and resources."

Reading Australia has been developed by the Copyright Agency and aims to make significant Australian literary works more readily available for teaching in schools and universities. These works are supplemented with online teacher resources and essays by popular authors about the enduring relevance of the works. There is a list of titles (download as a PDF). These titles have been selected by the Australian Society of Authors' (ASA) Council. They were asked to select works they thought students and others should encounter, to give a view of Australia's rich cultural identity: works that would tell Australia's history and also how we are currently developing as a nation. The ASA Council are adamant that this list should be merely the beginning, and it should be built upon with other works that have already been published, as well as the great new works that continue to be published in Australia. There is a wide range of teacher resources available (PDF) for Primary and Secondary school teachers and all of these teacher resources include classroom activities, assessments and links to the Australian Curriculum. In addition, many of the Secondary resources include an introductory essay on the text written by high profile writers. The Primary level resources have been commissioned by the Primary English Teaching Association of Australia and the Australian Literacy Educators' Association, and the resources for Secondary level have been jointly commissioned by the Australian Association for the Teaching of English and the English Teachers Association NSW."

A lot of great links o all things Makerspace

An annotated list, with links, that analyses 20 different tools that can be ued to create infographics.

Most colleges and universities have a responsible use policy that outlines rules and expectations. In this post there are several tips for students who want to use technology wisely and avoid getting in trouble with college or legal authorities.Also a link to explore these technology must-haves for college students.

Pinterest remains a popular tool that is being used by educators in a variety of ways. This post offers an easy to follow "How-to" if you want to embed pinterest images or boards. " You can link from your blog to your Pinterest boards, but often bloggers like to embed specific pins or entire boards into their blog to create a better user experience for their readers. Pinterest makes this easy to accomplish. You can embed either pins or boards into your blog in just a few steps."

"This guide is the result of a collaboration among a group of individuals who were grantees of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Global Libraries initiative. We came together as a voluntary project group to share our research, insights and experiences from Chile, Poland, Ukraine and other countries about the value of making in public libraries. We have compiled this short guide to share our learnings about: the case to support making in libraries; different services libraries can provide to encourage making; lists of equipment, software and other tools you can use to create physical or digital content; tips and ideas on how to implement maker activities; as well as links to other maker spaces, resources, and much more"

"IRIS is a collection of Information Literacy tutorials to help you learn about finding and using information effectively. You can use the links on the left bar to pick and choose the modules you need. The IRIS tutorials have been updated to a new look and format, indicated with NEW next to the tutorial name. For a while, expect this site to be a mish-mash of old and new formats! "

"Bloom's and Gardner's Writing Matrix for Years 3/4/5" This writing matrix is directly linked to blooms taxonomy and Gardner's multiple intelligences. It includes a wide range of writing activities

"Links to a poster from the website Edmodo on the best digital citizenship practices. This visual is available for free download in PDF format. Edmodo succinctly outlined the key tips students need to keep in mind while using the digital space. These tips are valid for any kind of online as well as offline activity. The purpose is to teach kids about proper nettiquette and ensure their safety when using the net."

Post that links to a lot of useful places for information on YA literature/books

"The BBC is to publish a continually updated list of its articles removed from Google under the controversial "right to be forgotten" rule. The ruling allows people to ask Google to remove some types of information about them from its search index.But editorial policy head David Jordan told a public meeting, hosted by Google, that the BBC felt some of its articles had been wrongly hidden. He said greater care should be given to the public's "right to remember". Following the ruling, Google set up a form on its site allowing people to request which links should be taken down."

Kathy Schrock's page features some wonderful links to many sites that help to explain the key literacies that are part of today's literacy landscape. Well organised under clear headings, these offer a great resource for educators and offer many opportunities for classroom inclusion.

"Digital storytelling is one way for students and teachers to share their knowledge. This page includes links to support the use of digital storytelling for both teaching and learning. "

The author of the post has created a Symbaloo page of free Image sources. The page is linked from here

This is about gathering data/information about readers - What you might want and how you go about it. It also links to other resources that might help.

"A new service for locating and reading newspapers from locations all around the world. Newspaper Map claims to have put placemarks for more 10,000 newspapers on one Google Map. To find a newspaper you can browse the map then click on a placemark to open the link within to read a newspaper."

A useful list with links and small annotations on most.