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Good Comics for Kids
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March 20, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
Earlier this week I was asked to test drive the beta version of a new web-based timelining tool. I’m already impressed. Mnemograph allows users to author, collaborate on, and share timeline documents. Timelines can be private or public. They may be embedded on blogs and wikis and other sites. After registration, Mnemograph suggests you give […]
March 18, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
A recent post on the LM_NET listserv questioned whether or not we should be teaching Boolean operators. The librarian noted that their use did not improve results. She wondered what do we teach kids about searching these days? That led me to thinking about all those lessons we learned back in library school that may […]
March 17, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
I just cast my ballot in that other election. ALA’s 2008 election is open online and will be through April 24, 2007. And this year we have the opportunity to elect a school librarian as ALA president. I pass this request along on behalf of AASL President Sara Johns regarding ensuring a voice for youth […]
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March 15, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
Last week, I finished creating a presentation to demonstrate to our students that slides don’t need bullet points or templates or clipart. Peter Norvig’s wonderfully awful Gettysburg Address PowerPoint inspired the idea. He imagined what it might look like if Lincoln used PowerPoint to present his famous speech. After sharing Norvig’s awful slides with our […]
March 10, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
We need your quotes, your call outs, your soundbites! Please help the AASL Guidelines Taskforce by adding your own voices from the field. Our new document (the one planned to follow Information Power and incorporate our new standards) will include quotes from library practitioners. We are looking for both practical and visionary ideas on a […]
March 7, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
I discovered Class of 2K8 through an LM_NET post from Naomi Bates this morning. Class of 2K8 is reader-focused site, aimed at librarians, booksellers and teachers, as well. It currently features 27 new middle grade and young adult novels from 27 debut authors who represent such major publishers as: Harcourt, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, and […]
March 6, 2008 by Joyce Valenza
David Loertscher, Professor at the School of Library and Information Science at San Jose State, and co-editor of Teacher-Librarian, presents us with a request and a challenge in his recent AASL Forum post. First, the request: If you have not already responded to the AASL Research Committee’s national survey, please take some time and respond. […]
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