Reviews of databases and more from School Library Journal
Chicago Unveils After-School Web site By SLJ Staff - 10/01/2008
Imagine if you could search all the quality after-school programs in your city with just the click of a mouse? More
One More Story, Please By Shonda Brisco - 10/01/2008
There's nothing more satisfying than hearing a favorite story read aloud over and over again. Unfortunately, for many children this opportunity isn't always available. However, there are two wonderful online programs that offer children not only the opportunity to listen to or read picture books, but to also become a published author themselves.
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Get Your Reference Collection to Pop By Shonda Brisco - 09/01/2008
If you've worked in a middle school or high school library for more than a year, you know the "Decades Research" assignment. That's when a history or English teacher requires that each student research a specific decade during the 20th century. With limited print resources—and a limited budget—you're probably discouraged with what you've been able to provide your students.
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Digital Resources: Presentation in A Box By Shonda Brisco - 07/01/2008
There's an underground movement that is seeking an alternative to the PowerPoint presentation. Rather than introducing a unit of study, a staff development presentation, or even a booktalk using the standard presentation software, many librarians are opting for the latest 2.0 technologies to share resources with students and teachers.
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The Ultimate Librarian Cheat Sheets By Shonda Brisco - 06/01/2008
Are you searching for ways to make sure your library collection is full of the best resources for your students? One of the easiest and probably best ways is to match your collection with what has always been the "Mother of all Selection Tools," otherwise known as the H.W. Wilson Standard Catalogs. In the past, these selection tools have been in print with updates arriving yearly.
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Digital Resources: Scholastic, Rand McNally Bring the Fun Back By Shonda Brisco - 04/01/2008
If your students need help in areas of science and math, or if they hate the thought of plowing through maps, globes, and atlases, there are two new products that are certain to bring some fun back into these subject areas—and it just might inspire some creative collaboration between you and your science, math, or history teachers.
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Digital Resources: Are Graphic Novels Giving you a Headache? By Shonda Brisco - 03/01/2008
Regardless of whether you’re at the elementary, middle school, or high school level, chances are you’ve been asked by more than one student to purchase a graphic novel. In fact, you’ve probably received lists of titles from students...and then cleverly hidden them away in a file only because you have no idea what’s good, what’s bad, or even what the difference is...
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Islam in all its complexity By Shonda Brisco - 02/01/2008
At a time when many schools find they should address the historic, religious, and cultural backgrounds of their multicultural student body, it's often hard to find Islamic resources that don't focus on the media hype that includes religious extremists, oppressed women, or terrorists. However, Oxford University Press now offers one of the first databases to specifically address Islam and the Mu...
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Podcasts are a great way to expand learning beyond the classroom or library. Here are more recommendations from Tech Chicks Anna Adam and Helen Mowers, following up their Dec. 2007 article Listen Up!
Gr 4-7–When their beloved Aunt Grace dies, Dan, 11, and Amy, 14–along with other Cahill descendants–are faced with an unusual choice: inherit one million dollars or participate in a perilous treasure hunt.
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