a communal blog that follows the latest and greatest in children's and young adult literature -- with annual awards -- well worth following

a joint blog by a group of nonfiction writers for kids

children's literature is the focus, especially multicultural ones, e.g., Asia

American book review magazine re children's literature

Book recommendations for males of all ages, created by Jon Sciezcka

"Keith Schoch is a veteran professional educator. He shares his thoughts and expertise with colleagues through three blogs: Teaching that Sticks, Teach with Picture Books, and How to Teach a Novel"

free online via Issuu (thanks, DGo, for pointing it out)

2009 slideshow/presentation of Frederick Lipp's visit to UWCSEA East

Upload a PDF and it is displayed in a flippable magazine interface -- free - could be good for the K2 Super Story publications....

a great website that introduces Diigo and its benefits for teachers and students

PDF of whole magazine, including an article on cutting edge school libraries.... by Joyce Valenza.... plus others.

"This is a world in which public is the new default. Thought leader Michael Schrage (2010) notes that "the traditional two-page résumé has been turned into a 'personal productivity portal' that empowers prospective employers to quite literally interact with their candidate's work." The rules for building your personal brand are changing at light speed. It's not enough to suggest that we have those admirable skills of creativity, initiative, and entrepreneurship; now we have to show them in action online. In short, our résumé is becoming a Google search result, one that we build with the help of others and that requires our participation. Most students are beginning to face this reality without much assistance from the schools charged with preparing them for the world beyond school. That has to change. We need to help students understand more than just the safety and ethics of participating online; we also have to give them opportunities throughout the curriculum to find and follow their passions and publish meaningful, quality work for real global audiences to interact with." Article by Will RIchardson

good slideshow that reinforces the basic tenets of effective presentations today

A free online university course, but some of the readings might be useful to teachers in primary/secondary  - DESCRIPTION: "This is a course for those who are interested in the challenge posed by massive and persistent world poverty, and are hopeful that economists might have something useful to say about this challenge. The questions we will take up include: Is extreme poverty a thing of the past? What is economic life like when living under a dollar per day? Why do some countries grow fast and others fall further behind? Does growth help the poor? Are famines unavoidable? How can we end child labor-or should we? How do we make schools work for poor citizens? How do we deal with the disease burden? Is micro finance invaluable or overrated? Without property rights, is life destined to be "nasty, brutish and short"? Has globalization been good to the poor? Should we leave economic development to the market? Should we leave economic development to non-governmental organizations (NGOs)? Does foreign aid help or hinder? Where is the best place to intervene?"

National Simultaneous Storytime - May 25, 2011 - Feathers for Phoebe by Rod Clement

interesting criticism of the Reading/Writing Workshop model as privileging Web 1.0, rather than recognizing the relevance of Web 2.0 in children's lives....

you can draw and replay your drawing....