Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) | Prevention Tips
Internet Crime Prevention Tips
All Video Tutorials (Oregon Middle School Library)
Oregon Middle School Library's tutorial video collection.
Flavorwire » Mixtape: 10 Best Songs About Libraries and Librarians
School libraries as a "third place" - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog
education technology libraries humor web2.0 school
Incredible photographs organized as an encyclopedia. Creative Commons licensing used. Wow! Quality images.
What does a good library tell you about a school? - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog
Teen Behavior Carries onto Facebook, MySpace
According to a study released in the Journal of Developmental Psychology (Jan 10), adolescent peer relationships and behavior problems predict young adults’ communication on social networking websites.
AudioOwl - Free Audio Books - Download mp3 and iPod format today!
audioowl online audio books by genre
Sexting, and What it Means to be a Girl
On January 15, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit heard arguments in Miller, et al. v. Skumanick, a child pornography case that, oddly, involves no child pornography. The case goes back to 2006, when two girls aged 12 were photographed by another friend on her digital camera. The two girls were depicted from the waist up, wearing bras. In a separate situation, our third client was photographed as she emerged from the shower, with a towel wrapped around her waist and the upper body exposed. Neither of the photos depicted genitalia or any sexual activity or context. In 2008 the girls' school district learned that these and other photos were circulating, confiscated several students' cell phones, and turned the photos in question over to the Wyoming County district attorney, George Skumanick, Jr.
SLMAM - School Library Media Certification by State
Serachable database of each state's requirements for school librarian/teacher librarian/library media specialist (title varies by state).
lots of links to current information and newspaper articles. use for articles to share with kids as current recording artists are included
Digital Natives: Rewiring young brains | PBS
According to the latest Kaiser Family Foundation data, 8- to 18-year-olds are spending more than 50 hours a week with digital media. That's more than a full work week. Are e-mail, mp3s and the web affecting your child's brain? Dr. Gary Small is the director of UCLA's Memory and Aging Research Center.
BBC News - A rare glimpse of the cave of crystals
Awesome video clip of cave filled with giant gypsum crystals would catch the interest of any dozing earth science student.
If Your Kids Are Awake, They’re Probably Online
The average young American now spends practically every waking minute — except for the time in school — using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Cyberbullying leads to suspension of 28 middle-schoolers in Seattle
The school has an anti-bullying program and a zero-tolerance policy for bullying. And even though the bullying didn't occur on school grounds, administrators stated that the district has a responsibility to get involved when an incident creates significant disruption or concern at school.
All about texting, SMS and MMS
Book Reports @Web English Teacher
Book Report Ideas - lots and lots of them!
This services enables you to send someone a link that will allow them to easily screen-recording their computer problem.
25 Best Sites for Free Educational Videos
RefSeek's guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration.
100 Incredible & Educational Virtual Tours You Don’t Want to Miss | Online Universities
Free Technology for Teachers: Six Resources for Learning About Fair Use
Welcome to X-BLOCK, the place for students to hang out, learn about cyber safety and share their online experiences with others. It is your turn to DRiVE. Make the cyber world your world!
The CREW Method Main Page - Texas State Library and Archive
Weeding manual for Modern Libraries
Calendar: Create monthly calendars from your photographs.
"Calendar: Create monthly calendars from your photographs."
BPL Teens » Author and Series List
Young Adult Books in Series and Sequels: Click on the letters below to browse alphabetical lists of authors or series names. Or use the search boxes at right to find authors, series names or individual book titles. Dates following titles are date of publication as near as we can determine.
Our What's Next™: Books In Series database helps you search series fiction.
A series is two or more books linked by character(s), settings, or other common traits.
WebJunction - Where librarians and library staff connect, create, and learn
For Pennsylvania Librarians:
HSLC/Access PA created WebJunction Pennsylvania in partnership with WebJunction, an online learning community that incorporates social software features to encourage community building. Members of the WebJunction community share their ideas and experience and promote best practices in libraries. Pennsylvania joins over fifteen other states in this cooperative educational system. Course content is contributed by the cooperative. The WebJunction system keeps track of courses taken and can generate a certificate upon course completion.
k12online09 « Creating Lifelong Learners
Matthew Needleman's blog includes his presentation on copyright and fair use in the classroom. As film maker who has moved to the classroom, he also shares his knowledge of media resources, creative commons material etc.
Websites Of The Year | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day...
Ask Now Ask a librarian online reference desk National state libraries Australasia
WildEarth.TV - Black Bear Den Cam
Webcam of actual black bear hibernating in her den.
Homework Help: Brightstorm SAT Prep - ACT Test Prep - AP Exam Help - Math Help - Brightstorm
Over 2000 free online Maths videos. Topics include: Algebra, geometry, Trigonometry, Precalculus and Calculus
YouTube - I Need My Teachers To Learn 2.0.mov
Poignant song for our times.
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Naming in a Digital World: Creating a Safe Persona on the Internet - ReadWriteThink
Naming takes on new meanings in digital settings—as students build personas through e-mail addresses, screen names, and online profiles, they can be unaware of the ways that others may read the information they share.
Personal Branding Online | Brand-Yourself.com Blog
Elevate yourself above the competition by building your personal brand and establishing a remarkable online presence that wows employers when they pre-screen you in Google.
What if... William Shakespeare wrote The Big Lebowski?
Blooms Taxonomy updated for the digital age! This article is an easy to read, clearly worded explanation of the evolution of the taxonomy and how it relates to today's learner.Schools shouldn't block social network sites. - By Nicholas Bramble - Slate Magazine
Free Technology for Teachers: Six Resources for Learning About Fair Use
Free Technology for Teachers: 15 Tools To Help Students Get Organized
Online organisational tools for students
How to Find Anything Online: Become an Internet Research Expert | Webdesigner Depot
http://grunwald.com/newsroom/releases/pbs_01_05_2010.php
“The significant increases in the usage, frequency and access to digital media in the classroom over the past several years, along with the research showing that integrating multimedia and technology into instruction can boost student achievement, is driving our strategy to produce the most effective media for learning,”
How E-Books Will Change Reading And Writing : NPR
Concise yet thorough pulse of ebooks and the evolution of writing. Reference to Japanese cell phone novels was good, and a trend worth watching.
"Young people also need guidance and adult assistance to learn how to safely navigate the virtual environments of the 21st Century. Schools must be proactive, rather than merely defensive, in helping students acquire the skills of digital citizenship needed today and in the future. Simply banning read/write web tools on school networks is an inadequate response: Educators must strive to learn alongside students and parents how these technologies can be safely and powerfully used to communicate and collaborate."
K12 Online Conference 2009 | Steal This Preso! Copyrights, Fair Use, and Pirates in the Classroom
Great K23 Online Conference Presentation on copyright, fair use, & Creative Commons for teachers
Looking to Ramp Up Your Library Web Site? Try a Blog.
whys and hows of using blogs in a school library media center - 1/1/2010 - School Library Journal
