“The danger of allowing an advertising company to control the index of human knowledge is too obvious to ignore”

1. Google is polluting the internet “We’ve grown complacent as researchers; lazy as thinkers. We place too much trust in one company, a corporate advertising agency, and a single way of organising knowledge, automated keyword indexing.”… “…most people can’t tell the difference between ads and content any more, this commercial barrage is having a cultural impact.” “No wonder it has become nearly impossible to imagine a world without consumerism.” http://bit.ly/9ocZRN How to find directories for searching http://www.pandia.com/resources/search-directories.html google search news http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/this-week-in-search-102910.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FMKuf+%28Official+Google+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Reader assessing online information http://www.onlineschools.org/resources/online-research-for-students/ educational search engines http://www.startlocal.com.au/articles/educational_search_engines.html and http://www.noodletools.com/debbie/literacies/information/5locate/adviceengine.html
2. Sexting – Pew http://pewinternet.org/Presentations/2010/Oct/Teens-Adults-and-Sexting.aspx and eparenting http://www.media-awareness.ca/eparent/english/
3. Archetypes http://theunquietlibrary.libguides.com/archetypes
4. Using digital images in the classroom tl café http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/Eyes_to_See
5. School Time Games http://ow.ly/2ZYUi
6. Ebooks and audiobooks http://heyjude.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/turning-a-new-page-ebooks-and-audiobooks/
7. Libraries and the future of publishing http://www.oclc.org/nextspace/016/1.htm
8. Student perspectives of online learning http://www.hefce.ac.uk/news/hefce/2010/nus.htm
9. using Twitter to teach about govt; politics: http://bit.ly/ddnxbI
10. Reading Enriches Learning http://curriculumpress.edu.au/rel/
11. Assessment and Metacognition: Blogging Research Reflections http://is.gd/gq57Z
12. The Lancet: Core Clinical Collection Essential overviews of globally important diseases http://tinyurl.com/2cujlxh
13. Facebook is rolling out Friendship Pages that pull together posts, comments, photos and events 2 friends have in common http://goo.gl/FqDF
14. LOTE 100+ Language Learning Sites http://bit.ly/aLynlQ
15. Religion pathfinder http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Religion-and-Spirituality.xa_1.html skewed Google searches on religion – http://bit.ly/baIwtV
16. Download youtube http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/350935/download_youtube_videos_offline_viewing/
17. Videojug – Get Good At Life. The world’s best how to videos plus free expert advice and tutorials. http://ow.ly/318F7
18. Virtual tours PanoramicEarth. http://bit.ly/9jjYFo Natl Museum of Marine Biology Aquarium http://bit.ly/dlQoYM and http://blog.curriki.org/2010/09/23/virtual-field-trips-for-fall/
19. Facebook for Book Groups http://bit.ly/dgnEIZ
20. Print vs. Digital: Analyzing and Designing Book Apps for Works of Literature: Lesson http://nyti.ms/c4rTuc
21. Cool way to print news articles, blog posts, etc Joliprint: http://joliprint.com/
22. Globally Connected Teacher- http://bit.ly/aJb9KJ
23. Library design http://www.robinhood.org/initiatives/the-l!brary-initiative.aspx
24. Interactive reading websites http://jc-schools.net/tutorials/interact-read.htm
25. Spooky display idea http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2010/10/29/weekend-cooking-spooky-recycling-project/
26. Free Technology for Teachers: Professional Development http://bit.ly/bcHrsf
27. QR codes and using video to improve learning http://theactiveclass.com/2010/10/29/social-and-mobile-teaching-ideas/
28. Zoom.it viewing high resolution images http://ow.ly/31T8R
29. The ultimate intelligence test http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19592-take-the-ultimate-intelligence-test.html
30. More Physical Education for Children Boosts Bone Mass http://tinyurl.com/24c7435
31. 20 heroic librarians who save the world. http://icio.us/ddjzmv
32. Author Interviews and Advice for Writers: http://blog.booktopia.com.au/ten-terrifying-questions/
33. Some documentaries from snagfilms are available outside of USA … http://www.snagfilms.com

Limewire is dead

1. Limewire http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/personal-view/8097020/The-LimeWire-party-is-over-but-were-still-not-going-to-pay-for-music.html and http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2010/oct/29/limewire-alternatives
2. Multitasking – Bad for Your Brain – Stanford Prof Clifford Nass. http://bit.ly/cCUuP9 video
3. ClipGrab Makes it Simple to Download Videos Off Websites http://ow.ly/2ZYTU
4. Crowdsourcing Your Library Challenges: I and my co-presenters Elisabeth Abarbanel, Michelle Fromme, … http://bit.ly/byYHQd
5. humour – Collaborative Planning http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVXhA_hs2J8&feature=player_embedded
6. Web 2.0 Never Forgets-Developing A Digital Footprint: http://bit.ly/ba93l4
7. Scratch http://youtu.be/y5x9-6pQcaM
8. 6 free sites for creating your own animations http://on.mash.to/9gKFU
9. Free webinar Nov. 9: How to Start a School Ereader Program http://is.gd/gnxdQ
10. 6 Reasons to Love the Textbooks from CK12: http://is.gd/gnx0
11. kidlitosphere & cybils http://www.slideshare.net/eaburns/kidlitcon2010-presentation-2
12. Survey Finds College Students Love Laptops But Not eReaders, Facebook But Not Twitter http://ow.ly/30UUk
13. One True Media – How to make amazing slideshows and video montages http://bit.ly/dt3357
14. QR codes in our newspaper and library http://bit.ly/c64SxS
15. Lateline – PE, good sleep and mental health http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2010/s3049074.htm
16. Christopher Columbus creates 21st Century Explorers…http://bit.ly/b8ZUo2
17. Triple Threat Innovation Tool – replaces laptops, paper, – drives innovation: http://bit.ly/bNAYIq
18. Web Research skills: http://bit.ly/deZy1t
19. Free Online Workshops | Teacher Reboot Camp http://ow.ly/30dEI
20. The 7 Steps to Innovative Leadership http://bit.ly/cDhfrG
21. VoiceThread as a Digital Portfolio” http://bit.ly/aPemRw
22. Teaching Online Courses – 60 Great Resources http://bit.ly/9jplYp
23. Huge collection of educational games: http://ramogames.com/
24. Value of links to info http://bit.ly/aVPgkA
25. library trends http://bit.ly/9wwLW4
26. 8 Innovative Uses for Delicious http://bit.ly/d86cC8
27. New Google Visualization tools – http://bit.ly/cVTUrv
28. Writing Process This Fun? http://j.mp/coWsYW
29. Games as documents. Beyond web2.0 in digital literacy: wp.me/p4iMv-11l
30. The Shelf Marker Song with primary classes- recommend: http://is.gd/gkBvk
31. New additions to “The Best Sites To Learn About The Internet” http://bit.ly/aEzLuR
32. How to Use Twitter for Personal Data Mining http://bit.ly/cIC1MX
33. Blio Reader http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4_LtNvCX7g
34. Create customized ‘textbooks’ or e-portfolios Symbaloo EDU and Weblist http://bit.ly/dsUN90
35. Teach collaborative revision with Google Docs – http://bit.ly/d9xd4f
36. Happiness-for-success tips http://bit.ly/95SNhP
37. Job Description – what do you think? http://librarygrits.blogspot.com/2010/10/describing-my-job.html
38. 101 Uses For Quick Response (QR) Codes: Creating audience engagement. http://bit.ly/aP2xWH
39. AASL’s new Building Level Toolkit http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aaslissues/toolkits/bldnglvl/building.cfm
40. science/chemistry teachers, this is really good! “The Periodic Table of Videos” http://bit.ly/DG5E
41. The (Very) Unofficial Facebook Privacy Guide http://scr.bi/alcUqR
42. e-cards you can send from the Guggenheim Museum! http://ow.ly/2Zt1y
43. 6 Free Sites for Creating Your Own Comics http://mashable.com/2010/10/24/create-your-own-comics/
44. Teaching Kids To Think Using Scratch: http://goo.gl/fb/QjIxo
45. Stixy? http://www.stixy.com/ tricky wiki interface
46. K12 Online video just went live… http://bit.ly/9MVNzF
47. Free Software To Make That Flip Video Experience Even Better! http://bit.ly/cMYLmg
48. Augmented reality manipulatives http://bit.ly/9NIJaQ
49. Digital Citizenship resource from CLI and DET: http://www.digitalcitizenship.nsw.edu.au/
50. Why Teachers Should Friend Students Online: http://bit.ly/9RBhCo
51. “Let’s Stamp Out Busyness” http://bit.ly/aziF5a
52. It’s OK to Have Fun! http://bit.ly/aOIxZQ
53. Teach collaborative writing with Google http://www.diigo.com/annotated/5d31d9d2d64431073b33b0cbe8b9a721
54. Sort Fix graphically facilitates search http://bit.ly/bj2JIx
55. Free interactive games for kids on http://www.Brainpopjr.com and http://icio.us/5cofxp
56. eConfused about eBooks http://j.mp/a0KIwj
57. Juxio is a neat, free online visual creation tool http://bit.ly/b8gMXb timelines, visual organization, science, stories, etc.
58. Instant feedback with Chatzy: wp.me/pai5A-p8
59. NaNoWriMo Boot Camp, Day 1: Choosing the Right Idea http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2010/10/twitter-tip-thursday_28.html
60. music site where you can play several videos simultaneously http://inbflat.net/