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Looking for solid grant opportunity websites
I am looking for web sites that have grants for libraries. Any help here would be great!
Read more…Websites with Reading Passages and Quizzes
I have teachers who are looking for a resource where struggling readers can read a passage (online) and then answer questions/take a quiz regarding fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, etc. The websites I've found are very limited and have that speci
Read more…AZ Literacy Groups?
My nonprofit group, Skateboard Moms, is planning a road trip to the Phoenix area (and possibly Sedona) in early December. Part of our mission is to encourage children to read via our Rolling4Reading program. Wondering if any of you AZ folks might ha
Read more…Google Books--Discoveries and Usage in Your Library!
Please pardon any duplications, but I just received a link last night from the Google Books Team. You can now view the entire list of magazines in the DB. Hit the link for details: http://books.google.com/books?as_pt=MAGAZINES&rview=1 I think it's
Read more…Survey for Library Evaluation
I am hoping to survey students and teachers about how they use and perceive the library. I want to use the results to improve my program and for advocacy reasons. Has anyone done a user survey? Any advice? Sample questions would be very useful!
Read more…The end of the library as we know it???
Hi all, I found this really cute little tool and thought that I would have some fun with it. You can make your own and post it in your reply/comment as well then we cna come up with some inventive librarian ideas... See what you think... The sit
Read more…Wireless Network Access Policy
We are trying to increase the use of online teaching and learning tools by convincing our district tech people to allow open access to our wireless network. They are reluctant to do so. I'm searching for examples of policies that address this issue.
Read more…Library Twitter accounts?
How many here have library twitter accounts? We are starting to tweet micro-book reviews, links, news, etc. http://twitter.com/SwayneLibrary Please share your experience & twitter account username. I like to follow libraries.
Read more…New Moon @ The Library Monday after the Movie!
We are planning a teen event at our library Monday after the New Moon Movie opens. We are looking for ideas to lure teens back to a 6PM event. Does anyone have any great ideas for our book/movie discussion? I am thinking of running a chatzy or someth
Read more…Huge discussion is happening re librarians and social media and change. Your thoughts?
It seems like the SLJ cover Doug and I wrote is waking an elephant that has been hiding in the room. Take a look at the responses to my blog post and the article and the conversations in the other blogs: * Doug Johnson Where are the Others? * Buffy H
Read more…Book Review Sites
How many of you use book review websites as part of your process? I started a review site -- www.bookfrontiers.com -- and wondered if people regularly read such sites as Rss feeds or not. How do you decide which books to purchase or recommend to stud
Read more…Annual Reports
At this time of year many school librarians are writing annual reports. These reports are a gold mine of ideas for other librarians so I thought how could these be shared? I've wanted to try out Google Spreadsheets sharing option for a while and saw
Read more…Battle of the Books Club
I have just taken over the 5th and 6th Battle of Books club at my school. I was able to market the club at the end of last year and we have over 20 students in attendance, half of the club members are boys! I am looking for successful strategies to i
Read more…Nonfiction Signage
We are trying to decide how to make our nonfiction section more user friendly for our students, who right now take one look at it and back quickly away. Our first need is better visual cues for what types of books are in each section. Does anyone hav
Read more…Monthly School Library Webinars!
Please help me plan, host, guest the Classroom 2.0 School Library Webinar series. This is a great opportunity and we will need a solid team to make it work. Share your ideas here. What topics would you like to see? Who should we invite as guests? Wh
Read more…Certificate programs after MLS
Has anyone taken the online certificate programs with technology that Drexel or Syracuse offers? Has it been helpful with career advancement within your school?
Read more…Lesson Ideas/Websites for teaching Fifth Graders Report Writing
Greetings everyone. I am looking for good ideas on how to teach 5th grade report writing without students plagiarizing from the Internet and how-tos for taking notes from non-fiction sources. Thanks!
Read more…Spanish Event: Lessons learned and best practices in INFOLIT programs
Desde hace varias semanas desde el National Forum on Information Literacy con el apoyo de la ALA/ACRL y otras instituciones relacionadas con la Alfabetización Informacional en los Estados Unidos, se inició un proceso para lograr el establecimiento po
Read more…CYOA
Has anyone had any success reading choose your own adventure books aloud? I need something for 4th and 5th grade and I remember I loved these as a child. Do you think they would be interested?
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