ReadingPower1 08/31/2011

• Evolution | ECB Surf Report

  tags: evolution

• The Value of an Existing Customer | Visual.ly

  tags: client services Customer existing value

• Welcome to the Alabama School Library Association Website. :: New Discussion Forum for ASLA!

  tags: library program

• Just Google It: How Search Engines Stunt College Students Research Skills -… – StumbleUpon

  tags: google

• The Seven Steps to Becoming a 21st Century School or District | Edutopia

  tags: future

• Flickr now lets you geofence your pics for improved privacy | VentureBeat

  tags: flickr geofence

• JuniorsJig | Sharing our Learning

  tags: storybird digital storytelling web 2.0

• Intelligence Squared debate: Catholics humiliated by Christopher Hitchens and Stephen Fry – Telegraph Blogs

  tags: catholic

• Ed Tech Crew » Ed Tech Crew 172 – An interview with Joyce Valenza

  tags: joyce valenza professional learning library program

• 30+ Cool Content Curation Tools for Personal & Professional Use

  tags: curation

• 45+ Free Online Tools To Create Charts, Diagrams And Flowcharts | Free and Useful Online Resources for Designers and Developers

  tags: infographic chart charts diagrams graphs

• Martin Pluss – New Technologies Copyright Workshop notes

  tags: copyright

• BiblioKat on Vodpod

  tags: sexting digital citizenship cybersafety

• Lessons from Geese: Breakthrough Line of One – YouTube

  tags: future purpose

• Making it Interesting: payitforward

  tags: future purpose social justice

• The Sunscreen song. [VIDEO]

  tags: future purpose

• No arms, no legs, no worries. [VIDEO]

  tags: future purpose

• This commercial may change your life. [VIDEO]

  tags: future purpose

• ASK Library staff – YouTube

  tags: library program client services

• Learning Through Digital Media » When Teaching Becomes an Interaction Design Task: Networking the classroom with collaborative blogs

  tags: blogging

• The Flipped Classroom Infographic #flippedclassroom #blendedlearning #edtech

  tags: flipped classroom flippedclassroom infographic

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ReadingPower1 08/30/2011

• QR Codes in an Academic Setting

  tags: QR qr codes

• Guide to Blogging in K-8 Flyer | Langwitches Blog

  tags: blogging

• http://www.ideaslab.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Understanding-Virtual-Pedagogies_CKC_ideasLAB.pdf

  tags: DIGITAL PEDAGOGY

• Teen book videos | Bright ideas

  tags: book trailers

• 30 Beautiful Websites Designed For Kids | Best PSD to HTML

  tags: WEB DESIGN

• Top 25 Project Gutenberg eBook Titles (US Edition)

  tags: gutenberg overdrive

• The Edupunks’ Guide: How to Do Research Online – Education – GOOD

  tags: research search information literacy

• eclection – Program Planning

  tags: library program

• iPad Programme Portal

  tags: iPad ipads portal

• The Mozart Effect: How Music Makes You Smarter | HowToLearn.com

  tags: music

• Music and the Brain

  tags: music

• apostrophes

  tags: punctuation

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ReadingPower1 08/29/2011

• Lessonopoly

  tags: library program curriculum

• http://blogs.mcpherson.edu/library/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Library-of-the-Living-Dead-Online-Edition.pdf

  tags: induction library program

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ReadingPower1 08/28/2011

• 21st century Library Word Cloud « 21k12

  tags: library program wordcloud word clouds

• Free Technology for Teachers: Create Word Clouds in Poll Everywhere

  tags: wordcloud word clouds poll

• Guide to Twitter in the K-8 Classroom | Langwitches Blog

  tags: Twitter

• How Parents Use Facebook To Spy On Their Kids [Infographic] – Edudemic

  tags: facebook

• Grade Inflation Through The Decades [Infographic] – Edudemic

  tags: assessment

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ReadingPower1 08/27/2011

• Web 2.0 Guru – Tools By Subject

  tags: web 2.0

• Punctuation Games

  tags: punctuation games

• Punctuation

  tags: punctuation

• Literacy Activities and English Games

  tags: punctuation grammar

• Punctuation 2 Quiz

  tags: punctuation

• Online Grammar Quizzes

  tags: punctuation grammar quizz

• The State of Digital Education Infographic – #edtech #edutech #edchat

  tags: blended learning

• Blended Learning: A Disruptive Innovation [INFOGRAPHIC] #edtech #edutech

  tags: blended learning

• Hurricane Irene tracker

  tags: hurricane disaster cyclone

• eNLVM – Browse NLVM Activities

  tags: maths

• Xpert

  tags: search search engine

• Study suggests readers read, comprehend more from print than e-newspapers | TeleRead: News and views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics

  tags: digital reading

• The Teaching Bank: How to Make Grammar, Punctuation, & Spelling Practice More Interesting?

  tags: punctuation

• English Enrichment Punctuation Yr 10

  tags: punctuation

• Dazzle your data handling class with an infographic project | Great Maths Teaching Ideas

  tags: infographic

• A New Model of Storytelling: Transmedia | Edutopia

  tags: digital storytelling

• Library Grits: E-Books – the decision has been made

  tags: overdrive ebooks wheelers

• Screencast-O-Matic – Free online screen recorder for instant screen capture video sharing.

  tags: tutorials web 2.0

• How to Quickly Record a Video of Your Screen With Screencast-O-Matic

  tags: web 2.0 tutorials

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ReadingPower1 08/26/2011

• Games for Learning symposium – a ‘must attend’ event for gurus and sceptics

  tags: gaming gamification games

• 13 breathtaking buildings of books – Holy Kaw!

  tags: library design

• Character Trading Cards – ReadWriteThink

  tags: writing story prompt card

• Smokescreen § Homepage

  tags: digital citizenship

• http://school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/pdf/evalhigh.pdf

  tags: website evaluation

• 100 Incredibly Useful YouTube Channels for Teachers | Online College Courses

  tags: youtube video

• Full List – The 50 Best Websites of 2011 – TIME

  tags: best websites

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ReadingPower1 08/25/2011

• Learning Technology | 7 Things You Should Know About Gaming Pedagogy

  tags: gamification gaming

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ReadingPower1 08/24/2011

• Digital Storytelling for Communities « The Unquiet Librarian

  tags: digital storytelling

• Make Your Own Pop-Ups!

  tags: popup frankenstein

• How Do We Prepare Our Children for What’s Next? | MindShift

  tags: Future education learning

• Online News and Magazines for Kids

  tags: newspaper magazines

• David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts » Broken or Transforming?

  tags: curriculum transformation education change

• ABCya! Word Clouds for Kids!

  tags: wordcloud

• Inspiring Students

  tags: inspiration

• 6sci [licensed for non-commercial use only] / Metaphorical Thinking Activities

  tags: metaphor

• Cool Cat Teacher Blog: Create an Online Folder for students to turn in work for free

  tags: Dropbox

• http://www.fablevisionlearning.com/posters/5_Bes_PeterHReynolds.pdf

  tags: poster inspiration

• Do You Suffer From Decision Fatigue? – NYTimes.com

  tags: decision

• Discover Your Twitter Character on Visual.ly | Visual.ly

  tags: Twitter infographic

• 5 life rules that games teach and Facebook won’t. «

  tags: gamification games

• Building a “Serious Game” for Education | Hack Education

  tags: gamification

• http://www.urbanschools.org/pdf/Linkages/10_Things.pdf?v_document_name=10%20Things

  tags: parent communication

• Bizarre library buildings | Helsinki Central Library

  tags: library design

• A Collection of Digital Citizenship Resources

  tags: digital citizenship

• Unshelved by Gene Ambaum and Bill Barnes

  tags: cartoon books humour

• A Crash Course in Innovation | Edutopia

  tags: innovation

• Facebook Makes Massive Privacy & Tagging Changes [PICS]

  tags: facebook

• How to Learn a Foreign Language Without Spending a Cent

  tags: lote language

• Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful? | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine

  tags: finland

• Presentations

  tags: library design

• http://www.smithsystem.com/presentations/Grilling-Sacred-Cows-Peg-Sullivan.pdf

  tags: library design

• World and Continents – Print Free Maps Large or Small

  tags: maps

• 12 Screencasting Tools For Creating Video Tutorials

  tags: video tutorials tutorials screencast

• Any New Books? A free new book notification service.

  tags: new releases books

• Fantastic Fiction

  tags: new releases books

• EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection EarlyWord: The Publisher | Librarian Connection » The Publisher | Librarian Connection

  tags: new releases books

• http://www.yalit.com/

  tags: new releases books

• The Dewey Decimal Rap – YouTube

  tags: dewey

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ReadingPower1 08/23/2011

• Rocco Staino: Ten Books About 9/11 to Share With Kids & Teens

  tags: reading teen list books

• InterAction Education – We make educational games and apps for tablets and mobile phones that help kids learn math and science.

  tags: gaming

• Ferreting Out Fake Reviews Online – NYTimes.com

  tags: reading reviews

• What About the Reluctant Reader? – NYTimes.com

  tags: reluctant reader

• What Big Media Can Learn From the New York Public Library – Alexis Madrigal – Technology – The Atlantic

  tags: advocacy library program

• Library Grits: Planning for the new year

  tags: library program planning

• What Messages Do We Give Students with Our Classroom Library Design?

  tags: library design

• BASE – Bielefeld Academic Search Engine | About BASE

  tags: search open access database

• Viddler.com – Digital Citizenship with Comic Life, Noteshare and Edmodo – Uploaded by MICDL

  tags: digital citizenship

• Our kids’ glorious new age of distraction – Neuroscience – Salon.com

  tags: brain

• People Only Want iPads

  tags: ebook reader 1 to 1to1

• Free Technology for Teachers: Find Helpful Bibliography Templates in Google Docs

  tags: life writing

• Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful? | People & Places | Smithsonian Magazine

  tags: pisa oecd performance finland

• Martin Perry: Romances and Thrillers – Studying Kindle Reader’s Genre Preferences

  tags: books reading

• The Gamification of Google: Image Labeler, Logos, Google+, and Now Badges in Google News | Singularity Hub

  tags: gaming

• Google Image Chart Creator: Create and Embed a Variety of Graphs and Charts

• ASCD Inservice: Petroglyphs to Pie Charts: Getting Started with Infographics

  tags: infographic

• SLAV WEE Project – home

  tags: web 2.0

• Ypulse Essentials: ‘Monsters University,’ 3D Textbooks, Facebook & Twitter Reach Record Visitors | Ypulse

  tags: social networking

• PLATTA Floor decking – IKEA

  tags: DECKING TILES timber paver

• Blackwood Deck Tiles – 1 Square Metre Cooper | buyster

  tags: DECKING TILES timber paver

• DECKING TILES, SOLID BLACKWOOD,INTERLOCKING RUBBER BACK | eBay

  tags: DECKING TILES timber paver

• D.I.Y – Decking Tiles – Hardwood Timber 300 x 300 mm | eBay

  tags: timber tile decking paver

• Harry Potter in 99 Seconds – YouTube

• Learning Architecture

  tags: library design

• UK – London Riots, as BBC News camera is stolen “Andy, we’ll leave it there” – YouTube

  tags: youth riots

• Australian Pilgrims WYD Gathering xt3 coverage

  tags: world youth day youth

• Kiva – Loans that change lives

  tags: social justice

• The world could use a good kick in the pants. – Girl Effect

  tags: poverty inequality girls

• Librarians are go: Running a “Human Library” event

  tags: human library living book

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ReadingPower1 08/22/2011

• Rogue websites | School pupils warned against cut-and-paste

  tags: website evaluation

• The Multitasking Test – ABC Science

  tags: mulittask

• Ebook Providers in New Zealand: OverDrive and Wheelers | Finding Heroes

  tags: overdrive ebooks

• Whitcoulls launches NZ’s first eBook platform – Business – NZ Herald News

  tags: ebooks

• BookFinder.com: Search for New & Used Books, Textbooks, Out-of-Print and Rare Books

  tags: books secondhand

• Book Lore : Secondhand Bookshop : buying & selling : Harden, NSW & Lyneham, ACT

  tags: books secondhand

• AbeBooks Official Site – New & Used Books, New & Used Textbooks, Rare & Out of Print Books

  tags: books secondhand

• Let’s talk about e-books & e-readers: Positives, pitfalls & perils by Kerrie Smith on Prezi

  tags: ebooks

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