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Learning by games or activity makes the study interactive & engaging. Learning through games is one of the highly effective teachings.

" 'The Giver,' a powerful and provocative novel, is sure to keep older children reading. And thinking." That's what The Times's book critic said about "The Giver" when the novel was first published in 1993. Today it is one of the most taught (and most challenged) books in middle schools, and a movie version has just opened.

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

This article gives an in-depth description of Small Demons, "a web-based literary database that visually indexes, annotates, and connects the people, places, and things in books we read and love to the world beyond their pages." Beyond that are many great ideas for how schools and libraries can use this site with the world of young adult literature.

As recently as 2007, there was note of an alarming trend of young people not reading

Video from The School of Life, a cultural enterprise offering good ideas for everyday life. http://www.theschooloflife.com/ Site includes a classroom and library (archive of study resources).