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Recommended reading list from American Assoc of School Libraries.

Sharing Research in our Field http://t.co/NSh3NAku21 - AASL (aasl) http://twitter.com/aasl/status/423193758234992641

A good annotated list with a few tools new to me.

Chrome is a powerful and useful browser and the choice of many.  It is powerful, well organised and reasonably quick. One of the better aspects is that there are some very useful extensions available. Listed (and linked) in this post are a few useful ones.  

A useful, annotated list of eight places where you can find a wealth of free e-books.

Post about audiobooks. The author listens whilst they are walking, driving, working, gardening - basically, whenever allows. A few favourites listed with some videos from youtube accompany the descriptions.

"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

" 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."

You can find inspirational ideas on the Pinterest site. Listed in this post are a few good Pinterest ideas for teachers: best apps, websites, virtual fieldtrips and classroom ideas.

A list of ideas about how educators, who are interested in the idea of connecting their classes to other classes or individuals, can approach the task of creating connections. There are many reasons why students benefit from these interactions and this post makes it a little easier to get started.

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

A good list of activities from the "Book Chook". Many could be adapted for specific libraries/schools

A good list of display ideas from the "Book Chook". Many could be adapted for specific libraries/schools.

This page offers aan annotated list of web sitesthat you can use to help with citing Internet resources

"This post offers a few resources on guidelines, and then a list of the top sites for open source images that are safe to get pictures from. "

Post listing some great sites that offer music that can be used and shared.

There are many tools available for students to publish their ideas to in the year 2015 and you no longer need a great knowledge of HTML and CSS. With the surge of online blogging and publication systems, students now have many opportunities to express their thoughts and ideas with the added chance of getting global feedback on those insights. The author of this post offers a list of some of the online publication tools they recommend that enable students to post their creative impressions on."

An infographic that lists of young adult books that would also have appeal to adults

"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"

"Hollywood continues to tap kid's books, from classic fairy tales to the latest dystopian. To celebrate the highly the anticipated big screen version of John Green's best-seller, The Fault in Our Stars ll , SLJ has compiled a list of upcoming projects that will be coming to a theater (or TV) near you."

"Published on 29 Nov 2014. Part one of a Library Q&A - all about becoming a librarian and MLIS degrees. The list of questions were: 00:45 - What skills do you need to be a librarian? 02:40 - What lead me to become a librarian? 03:57 - Do I have a degree, and are MLIS degrees needed in other countries? 04:34 - What kind of coursework did I do for my degree? 06:05 - Did I do a thesis? 06:36 - Did I go to Dal, and if yes, what did I think of it? Also: What advice would I give to new/aspiring MLIS students? 09:15 - Considering an MLIS degree, but concerned about not being able to find a job afterward - what are my thoughts on this? 10:49 - Do librarians make a lot of money? 12:36 - How should someone go about getting a library job while at university? Do they hire non-MLIS students?"