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Grubba is the free and online alternative for MS access and Filemaker pro. Choose a template or create your own forms and database to fit your individual needs. Suitable for beginner and advanced users.

Ideas to use for themed displays and bulletin boards.

Google Docs - New Fonts & Templates Google Search Education Using Google Docs to Facilitate a Writer's Workshop Google Apps Aligned with Bloom's Taxonomy

Free School Library Journal Online Event promoted on a Smore flyer http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2013#media Smore is found in the category of Media Sharing,among the selections in AASL's Best Websites for Teaching and Learning: smore https://www.smore.com/ "Flyers and newsletters become a snap with Smore! Design and create professional online flyers by choosing from an array of templates, styles, and colors to compliment your individual style and audience. With Smore you can embed links, audio, video, pictures, and text into your flyers and newsletters and then publish instantly to get your message and information out quickly. Grades 6-12." Here is a Pinterest board of Library Smores: http://pinterest.com/cshinn4/library-smores/

This seems to be a site similar to Google Docs where you can find and share professional documents.

Concise yet thorough pulse of ebooks and the evolution of writing. Reference to Japanese cell phone novels was good, and a trend worth watching.

Useful article for an overview of ereaders and their potential impact on reading and writing.

Gaiman discusses his own experiences with audio books and interviews others, including a representative from Audible.com and David Sedaris. You'll hear an affirmation of reading's impact on people, specifically the impact (and legitimacy) of audio books on people.

just released its standards-aligned Here in Chicago, AASL's Best Websites for Teaching & Learning Committee 2013 list. Sites, apps, and tools are selected because they engage users through innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. Honored websites, tools, and resources will provide exceptional value to inquiry-based teaching and learning.

http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards-guidelines/best-websites/2013#media In the category of Media Sharing,among the selections in AASL's Best Websites for Teaching and Learning are: Pinterest http://pinterest.com/ Create connections, encourage collaboration, ignite discussions, or simply share mutual interests through Pinterest. Uploaded or "pin" images and videos from websites, blogs, or your own computer, smartphone, or tablet to create boards. These boards can be private or public, and others can be invited to pin on any of your boards. Any "pin" can be "repinned", and all pins will link back to their source. Grades 6-12. smore https://www.smore.com/ Flyers and newsletters become a snap with Smore! Design and create professional online flyers by choosing from an array of templates, styles, and colors to compliment your individual style and audience. With Smore you can embed links, audio, video, pictures, and text into your flyers and newsletters and then publish instantly to get your message and information out quickly. Grades 6-12. Here is a Pinterest board of Library Smores: http://pinterest.com/cshinn4/library-smores/

An infographic on digital footprints done in Smore: http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.ca/2013/06/infographic-flyer-whats-your-digital.html A livebinder on Pinterest in school libraries and classrooms:http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id=456337