The best of the web for k-12 media specialists and educators from School Library Journal
Yahoo! Teachers By Staff - 10/01/2007
Spread the word: Yahoo! has developed a free social networking site that lets librarians create, modify, and share standards-based curricula. Yahoo! Teachers lets educators search a specific subject and then pull up a list of preselected sites that adhere to state standards in math, science, social studies, and language arts. More
ACPL Mock Geisel By Kathy Ishizuka - 10/01/2008
www.acplmockgeisel.blogspot.com A blog launched by the Allen County (IN) Public Library (ACPL) is still evolving, much like its subject, books for early readers. Since last year, the Mock Geisel site has provided a forum for discussing the year’s best in beginning reader titles, potential contenders for the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, bestowed annually by the American Library Association ...
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Banned Books Week SLJ Staff - 09/24/2008
Banned Books Week is September 27–October 4. This annual event celebrates the freedom to express one's opinion even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular and stresses the importance of ensuring the availability of those unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints to all who wish to read them.
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Be Fire Smart Gail Junion-Metz - 09/17/2008
October is Fire Prevention Month. Please take some time out to remind kids how to be “fire smart.” This super Web site is just the thing to help you teach elementary-age kids the basics of fire safety and prevention.
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Back-to-School Survival Tips Gail Junion-Metz - 09/03/2008
Starting a new school year can be super stressful, but this cool site is just the thing for middle and high schoolers.
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How to Handle Bullies By Gail Junion-Metz - 09/01/2008
Cyberbullying www.cyberbullying.info What is cyberbullying? How is it different than facing a bully in real life? What can kids do about it? This site provides the answers in a playful format. Users visit Detective Henshaw's office and click on objects to reveal information, such as how different media (chat, text messages) are used to intimidate others.
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Hero Reports By Kathy Ishizuka - 09/01/2008
Move over Batman and Spidey, Gotham has a new hero: average New Yorkers whose random acts of civic courage are being logged on a new Web site called Hero Reports. A collection tool designed to lend statistical weight to compassionate acts, Hero Reports was launched by MIT Media lab student Alyssa Wright with support from The Center for Future Civic Media.
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Islam for Kids Gail Junion-Metz - 08/20/2008
September 1st marks the beginning of Ramadan, the monthlong Islamic observance that stresses fasting, worship, contemplation, and family. Many non-Muslim children (and their parents) know very little about how Muslims practice their faith.
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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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