Teen Librarian Toolbox
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Teen Librarian Toolbox
by Karen Jensen, MLS
The Classroom Bookshelf
by Mary Ann Cappiello
May 22, 2009 by Joyce Valenza
This year I asked some study hall students to help us get long overdue books back on the shelves. We’re starting with posters. Commercials to come next week. Thanks Evan and Sean!
May 21, 2009 by Joyce Valenza
Thanks to another lovely tip from LII: New this Week, I’ve just added the fabulous PBS Video site to my video pathfinder. Video content on this beta site is free and streamed and includes: award-winning national programming and locally produced shows. . .Watch your favorite shows and catch the episodes you may have missed, all […]
May 19, 2009 by Joyce Valenza
Many of you out there will find the new CoSN study, Leadership for Web 2.0 in Education: Promise and Reality, a very useful document, a document that might just inspire change and innovation–well, at least some reflection–in your district. Released on May 1 by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and supported by a MacArthur […]
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May 19, 2009 by Joyce Valenza
Transformativeness is a challenging concept to teach. I’ve been working on it ever since the The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education was published back in November. Remix Culture: Fair Use is Your Friend, a video recently released by the Code of Fair Use Project at Stanford University, addresses fair […]
May 17, 2009 by Joyce Valenza
SORRY MISPLACED POST — THIS WAS MEANT TO GO IN NONFICTION MATTERS
May 16, 2009 by Joyce Valenza
Wolfram|Alpha launched this week. It is likely to be the go-to search tool for particular types of knowledge finding. It will NOT be a go-to place for finding articles or documents. It is NOT the place you will send students to find information about hot topics or history or art. But it may just replace […]
May 16, 2009 by Joyce Valenza
I know it’s early, but for those of you who, like me, are excited about attending this year’s NECC, I have a few suggestions for you to add to your planner. For conference leads, or simply to connect with the conference from near or far, consider joining the NECC 09 Ning. It is already going […]
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