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This is a collaborative book lovers wiki for students around the world to add to

Database of free onlione stories and poems. Browse by author, title, search the database or dowload to iTunes. You can also view stories online or print pdf pages.

"Millions of people are leaving personal information online, much of which is cached and remains available via search engines even after the author has removed the web page... When people who are not the original intended audience - such as potential employers - find this information, it can have a major impact on their decision making process."

myebook aims to revolutionise the way we create, publish and share ebook content online. Built on a feature-rich social platform, complete with powerful, browser-based, builder software, and a slick reader environment, there's never been an easier way for anyone and everyone to 'get it out there'. With myebook.com, we've made it possible for anyone to upload, or create from scratch, beautifully simple or adventurously complex page designs and covers online, in no time. What's more, you can publish your book with a single button and release it to the world before the (virtual) ink's dry! You can create as many publications as you want. And it's all free.

"The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture. The NEA presents The Big Read in partnership with the Institute of Museum and Library Services and in cooperation with Arts Midwest. The Big Read brings together partners across the country to encourage reading for pleasure and enlightenment. The Big Read answers a big need. Reading at Risk: A Survey of Literary Reading in America, a 2004 report by the National Endowment for the Arts, found that not only is literary reading in America declining rapidly among all groups, but that the rate of decline has accelerated, especially among the young. The concerned citizen in search of good news about American literary culture would study the pages of this report in vain. "

Lovely podcasts of some of her stories to share with your students highlight this storyteller's home page.

Thank you for sharing Heather Forest's website. I just had Storyteller, Priscilla Howe come to my elementary school library for the 2nd time. You can hear some of Priscilla's stories at her website - priscillahowe.com. Priscilla Howe storytelling folktales

This page compiles the 25 urban legends currently circulating most widely, as determined by frequency of access, user searches, reader e-mail, and media coverage

New curation and bookmarking tool - drag and drop images, text, video, web page into your collection and then share and publish online. Delivers content in a highly visual format.  Join up during testing phase!

BC's Drop Everything and Read Poster makes the back page of TEACHER magazine (magazine of the BC Teachers' Federation). http://dropeverythingandreadbc.ca

"This page highlights a range of library resources and links to tools and information to enhance induction with technology and inspiring learning for all. This also explains what i-skills are and why they are so important.  The RSC South West has developed a new interactive Information Literacy tool, created by Matt Ewens and David Bevington. Our aim is to pool together information literacy resources from around the world in one place. We would also welcome resources to be considered for inclusion in the tool. Please contact Matt Ewens (mattewens@rsc-south-west.ac.uk"

The iPad is being trialled in a large number of schools and educational settings across Australia. This theme page provides links to school trials, app review sites, blogs by teachers using iPads and a range of other useful resources for iPads in and out of the classroom.

This is a terrific mini lesson from Barry Lane. He shows (not tells) how to explode a moment into a full page of rich writing. The visuals in this video will catch any student's attention. I've called this technique the Magnified Moment. It's also tied to the idea of using imaginary binoculars to really see the details of an event. Fun to watch, this video is part of "Barry in a Box", a book and dvd Barry is selling on his website: www.discoverwriting.com

This toolkit was developed to provide resources and tools for librarians who are engaged in online learning efforts at their institution, whether in full course management systems or as stand-alone tools to incorporate into web pages or instruction sessions.

Autoplays YouTube videos and turns or related videos on web pages and in PowerPoint

2 page comic book style explanation