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February 24, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
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February 21, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
Storytelling, no matter in what form and created in whatever media is a powerful tool to transmit knowledge, culture, perspectives and points of view. (10) Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators, a free ebook by Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano (aka @langwitches), was written especially for educators, who want to teach 21st century skills, such as collaborating, communicating, […]
February 20, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
We’ve got to start writing. (Please share this information broadly among all school library stakeholders!) As an update to my post on the FY 2011 Budget situation regarding ESEA funding: Julie Walker posted this on the AASLForum List yesterday: Yesterday (February 18), Democratic and Republican leaders of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Education […]
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February 19, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
Ocoee Middle School’s (FL) inspirational music video–Gotta Keep Readin’–brightened my day yesterday. I thought it might do the same for you and your students. This video was inspired by the Flash Mob Dance on the Oprah Winfrey Show performed by the Black Eyed Peas and several thousand of Oprah’s fans. A Full list of credits […]
February 17, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
It’s not about the future of libraries. It’s about the future of librarians. We get to decide what the future looks like. And it is possible that the brightest day (for our communities) is yet to come. Somedays you need a little inspiration. Dave Lankes’, speech at the HMCPL Staff Development Day in Huntsville, Alabama, […]
February 15, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
I’ve been playing around a bit with WebList and it looks like a promising, and super-easy, pathfinder alternative. Here’s my first creation for Copyright-Friendly Images. I can see this as a very handy option for presentations, as well. Gather a list of URLs around a particular topic or need, and WebList automatically creates a thumbnail […]
February 14, 2010 by Joyce Valenza
I discovered Word Sift through Jen Dorman’s blog. Below is Karen Thompson’s demonstration of some of the ways the tool might be used in the classroom. WordSift was created to help teachers manage the demands of vocabulary and academic language in their text materials. We especially hope that this tool is helpful in supporting English […]
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