ReadingPower1 10/01/2011

• School Counselor Blog: Drop It [To Me] Like It’s Hot

  tags: eportfolio

• On Digital Collection Curation – LibGuides at Pennsylvania Digital Collections | Social Networking for Information Professionals | Scoop.it

  tags: curation Scoop.it

• BBC News – Is the internet rewriting history?

  tags: website evaluation

• Scholastic Administrator

  tags: library program advocacy

• Power tools recharged: 125+ … – Joyce Kasman Valenza – Google Books

  tags: valenza joyce library administration library management

• Facebook rolls out big changes to ‘lock in’ users – Seven News Queensland

  tags: facebook

• Book dating service « READINGPOWER

  tags: reading program reading reading promotion

• Me, Myself, and Pedagogy: Adventures in Self-Directed Learning

  http://pairadimes.davidtruss.com/reflection-on-wikis/

  tags: independent research

• David Truss :: Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts » Wikis in the classroom: a reflection.

  tags: independent research

• National Forum on Information Literacy | 21st Century Skills

  tags: Information Literacy

• The Effects of Technology on Reading Performance in the Middle-School Grades:A Meta-Analysis With Recommendations for Policy

  tags: reading online reading

• Values-Oriented Factors Leading to Retention of School Librarian Positions: A School District Case Study | Student Learning through School Libraries | Scoop.it

  tags: Whither

• Libraries get E-asier – Education – News – Rouse Hill Times

  tags: ebooks

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Book dating service

Idea from Maureen Twomey, article by Toni Leigh in Access,vol 25, 3, 2011 pp30, 31

Reading promotion associated with Valentine’s Day. Students and staff complete registration with name, grade and age. List titles of books they had already enjoyed and favourite genres. Library staff then match their “book” valentine. Add chocolate when they collect book.