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"New York State Board of Regents is considering eliminating a variety of mandates-including the teaching of library and information skills in the state's middle schools. "

Scratchpads are an easy to use, social networking application that enable communities of researchers to manage, share and publish taxonomic data online. Sites are hosted at the Natural History Museum London, and offered free to any scientist that completes an online registration form. Scratchpad users include societies, journals, scientists, students and amateurs. Any group with an interest in natural history is eligible for a site and you do not have to have an academic affiliation, or any professional qualification. All you need is a little time, some information you would like to share, and a little experience using the web. You don't need to even be a member of a group, although the best sites are usually those developed by a community who make regular contributions.

"The library weblog dedicated to resources for keeping current and professional development"

"The Emerging List of Top 100 Tools for Learning 2010"

NASN's core purpose is to advance the delivery of professional school health services to promote optimal learning in students.

Ever read one of those top ten lists or photo galleries where every item is on a different page? You spend more time clicking "Next" and waiting than actually reading anything. PageZipper is a free bookmarklet which automatically merges all the "Next" pages into one, so you can skip directly to the stuff you want.

Convert to PDF from any application by simply 'printing' to the PrimoPDF® printer - it couldn't be easier! Within minutes, you can create high-quality PDFs by converting from Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and virtually any other printable file type.

Google Wave (currently in preview) is a new online collaboration tool created by Google. It provides the opportunity for asynchronous and synchronous communication among users. Waves allow participants to share resources, images, videos, documents, etc in order to discuss, collaborate, etc. It's a wonderful tool and my guess is that it will only become more powerful when it is open to all and a little more polished. Even in it's current state, it's quite robiust.

Online conversions for different kind of metrics such as length, weight, temperature, area, volume, speed, frequency, light, cooking, currency. With pictures to allow more easy access the menu items and some explanations.

Includes tutorials on various Web 2.0 tools. The Collaborative Projects listed are most informative. This site also provides examples of using Google Earth for collaborative biology projects, although it is applicable for other disciplines as well.

Here are some good ideas about how to use blogs in the classroom. I look forward to expanding my use with students.

Pupils from Robin Hood primary school, Birmingham, worked with a film crew from the National College for School Leadership to express their desire to use their favourite technologies for learning in school. Also posted on the NCSL Future website - http://future.ncsl.org.uk

Record a sketch with or without voice. Explain something, have fun, or create art. Then embed the sketch player in your blog or point people to your sketch channel.

Project Gutenberg is the place where you can download over 30,000 free ebooks to read on your PC, iPhone, iTouch, Kindle, Sony Reader or other portable device.

Animoto is an amazing tool for creating quick animations with your images.

7 Technology Alternatives to Standard Homework Assignments

This is a wonderful resource from Discovery Education. The .pdf file provides you with 30 excellent Web 2.0 tools and a challenge to acompany each one.