School Library Jounral RSS School Library Journal en_us Thu, 16 May 2013 17:29:18 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/csp/cms/sites/dt.cms.rss.XMLServer.cls Iceberg in Moonlight, South Orkney Islands (Lynch) ©Wayne Lynch with permission of Matchbook Digital LLC. Reviews in this column first appeared in SLJ ’s blog Touch and Go. After each review, you’ll find the date it appeared online. Online, there ar... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/894730-354/best_of_apps__enhanced.html.csp Josephine Marc-Anthony DigitalContent 914529@eschoolibraryjournal.com Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:23:57 Armani Harris, a high school senior in Chicago, used to just hang out or go home after school. “I didn’t do much,” he says. But then the 17-year-old stumbled onto YOUmedia—an innovative learning space that’s housed in a 5,500 square foot room full of n... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/889108-354/whats_right_with_this_picture.html.csp Mark Tuchman DigitalContent 721587@eschoolibraryjournal.com Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:20:25 How is your sports section doing? If your answer is a sheepish “not so hot,” you’re not alone. Given the always-changing nature of professional sports, it doesn’t take long for materials to get out of date. Before you know it, your book on “current” N... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/890868-354/slj_reviews_abdos_inside_mlb.html.csp DigitalContent 782103@eschoolibraryjournal.com Mon, 01 Aug 2011 17:18:24 Indeed, we live in interesting informational times. Every time you turn around, the print and digital realms are combining in unusual and intriguing ways. Few nonfiction resources embody this union more noticeably than Scholastic’s TrueFlix. A mashup ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/890052-354/print_meet_digital_slj_reviews.html.csp DigitalContent 753260@eschoolibraryjournal.com Sun, 01 May 2011 17:16:52 Stephen Wolfram (left) is one smart guy. His book, A New Kind of Science (Wolfram Media, 2002), a scientific tome weighing in at more than five pounds, managed to draw mainstream attention to the importance of computational systems. In 2009, after almos... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/888337-354/slj_reviews_wolframalpha_the_computational.html.csp DigitalContent 695323@eschoolibraryjournal.com Thu, 03 Feb 2011 17:15:25 Graphic novel adaptations of the classics are a venerable genre of print comics, so it's surprising that so few webcomics artists have jumped onboard. But what the genre lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. Some of the following recommendations ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/883839-354/webcomics_classics_illuminated.html.csp Brigid Alverson DigitalContent 561282@eschoolibraryjournal.com Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:14:05 Are so-called digital natives more engaged in cultural and political causes? Experts are questioning whether the innate facility young people have with technology has truly translated into more thoughtful participation in the political arena-or whether th... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884988-354/digital_natives_politically_active_not.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 584945@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Buying presentation software can be a very expensive proposition. That's why I'm constantly looking for free, high-performing presentation tools. Fortunately, there are a lot of good ones to choose from, and some of them even allow you to store your prese... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884812-354/prezentit.com_-_a_cool_new.csp Christopher Bell DigitalContent 584069@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884800-354/art_teachers_bring_21st-century_vision.html.csp Melissa Techman DigitalContent 584024@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:ResourcesTake A ClassLibraries terrified me as a child. They were places with too many rules, with an organization system that made no sense, with intimidating counters and information stored in a form I couldn't access.But I loved bo... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884763-354/the_unhappy_place_what_libraries.html.csp Ira David Socol DigitalContent 583828@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Psst! I can hook you up with one of the most powerful tools on the Web. This is the good stuff; the juice that runs the Web sites of the White House and the United Nations World Food Programme, not to mention those of Beyonce and Britney Spears. It's Drup... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884758-354/drupal_gets_easier_making_a.html.csp Christopher Harris DigitalContent 583794@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Climate Change-Kids SiteWhat's Up With the Weather?Global Climate ChangeGlobal WarmingOlogy-Climate ChangeClimate Change-Kids Sitebit.ly/aEQkSVThis site does a great job of making climate change understandable to elementary and middle... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884756-354/one_hot_topic_k-12_web.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 583790@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 On demand, instant access, available now! For most school librarians, these words seldom reflect what is currently available to their students or teachers. Instead, videotapes, DVDs, and multiple pieces of equipment are still necessary for educators to ch... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884749-354/digital_resources_streaming_video_at.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 583759@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Melissa Corey helped turn a catastrophe into a teachable moment. After the explosion of Deepwater Horizon, a drilling rig leased by BP PLC on April 20 off the coast of Louisiana, Corey, a library media specialist at Benton High School in St. Joseph, MO, h... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/884638-354/school_librarian_creates_web_lesson.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 583187@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 From the folks who brought you the failed Deleting Online Predators Act (DOPA) and the successful but little loved Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), comes a legislative initiative that librarians may love.It's a proposed $25 million to 50 million... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/864105-354/an_internet_safety_bill_that.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 452734@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 If your students have ever ached to climb the Empire State Building, peek in at a New York City cultural event, or bird-watch in Central Park, check out the new Web site MeetMeAtTheCorner. Targeted at the nation's estimated 1.9 million home-schooled child... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/864098-354/aposmeet_me_at_the_cornerapos.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 452698@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Educators looking to put more pizzazz into high school math and science just got a whole lot smarter, thanks to a new Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Web site called Highlights for High School The site, launched on November 28, features some o... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/864078-354/mit_launches_new_web_site.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 452598@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.htmlNow is the time when anxious students think about undertaking a major project. Yes, science fairs are looming in schools across the country, and neuroscientist Eric Chudler is here to help. The director of educati... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/864039-354/neuroscience_for_kids.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 452403@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Who says gaming encourages a sedentary lifestyle? "The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective"is a new video game that teaches kids to fight childhood obesity by staying active. "The Amazing Food Detective" is the only free, online video game... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/864014-354/new_video_game_helps_kids.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan DigitalContent 452278@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For librarians who want to teach about the Holocaust, the Shoah Foundation Institute has streamlined its Web site, adding easily accessible lesson plans and video clips of survivors and witnesses.The free site,based at the University of Southern Californi... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/864012-354/shoah_foundation_revamps_web_site.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 452269@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863916-354/follett_gale_display_new_wares.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 451789@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Where do you find an alphabetical listing of words with their meanings, spellings, variant forms, pronunciation, etymology, synonyms, antonyms, usage examples, and more...in five different languages? Well, if you suggested an 'online dictionary,'; then yo... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863908-354/digital_resources_need_great_language.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 451749@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Have you ever introduced students to quality subscription databases and Web sites only to watch them make a beeline for their favorite search engine to select the often dubious-and sometimes downright inappropriate-hits topping their results list? Well, y... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863892-354/public_web_browser_2.10_web.csp Jeff Hastings DigitalContent 451668@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Mypopstudio.comWith all the diverse content of the Web available to them at the click of a button, it's never been more vital for young people to develop a critical eye toward the media that they consume. Celebrity obsession and the beauty ideal, gender s... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863890-354/my_pop_studio.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 451658@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Social networking is a hit with tweens and teens-and now many teachers, parents, and students are taking advantage of these popular online communities within their own schools.More than 200 schools in California, Georgia, Kansas, Massachusetts, and Utah h... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863859-354/schoolloop_offers_social_networking_for.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan DigitalContent 451503@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has devised a creative way to help at-risk students and dropouts-it's using YouTube, MySpace, text messaging, and radio stations to get its word out. The program, 'My Future, My Decision,'; also has a Web co... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863842-354/l.a._unified_kicks_off_innovative.csp Debra Lau Whelan DigitalContent 451419@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 A new, Web-based game teaches kids about healthy eating-then shuts itself off after 20 minutes to remind youngsters to get active. Available in both Spanish and English, "The Incredible Adventures of the Amazing Food Detective'; takes children ages 9 to 1... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863804-354/free_online_game_targets_childhood.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 451228@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:After Harry PotterHarry Potter Fan FictionPotterCastAfter Harry Potterwww.bcplonline.org/kidspage/kids_harrypotter.html#ifyoulikeHave your students finished reading the Harry Potter books? On their next visit to the library, share thi... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863765-354/is_there_life_after_harry.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 451033@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Virtual Reality EyewearLooks So FlyWii Takes AimTransform Longhand with Digital ScribeMake Your Own Camera CozyLibraryThing via AquaBrowserGale Hearts VideoPlantronics Does Two-in-OneAre You a Bubble Wrap Genius?Virtual Reality Eyewea... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863738-354/the_buzz_whataposs_new_in.html.csp Staff DigitalContent 450898@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The Internet Public Library (IPL), an online resource site aimed at students of all ages, is getting an overhaul meant to broaden its current services into a virtual learning lab for both media specialists and scholars.Drexel University, the University of... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863704-354/internet_public_library_expands.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 450728@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Spread the word: Yahoo! has developed a free social networking site that lets teachers and librarians create, modify, and share standards-based curricula.Yahoo for Teachers is a Web-based tool strictly for educators, allowing them to search a subject-such... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863658-354/yahoo_creates_social_networking_site.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan DigitalContent 450498@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 When it's time to find the answers to a controversial subject, prepare for a heated debate, or write a position paper on today's hottest topic, there shouldn't be any argument that databases provide the best resource content. Here are six that can easily ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863641-354/six_controversial_databases_content_on.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 450413@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Brain TeasersCrazy QuizGeoBee ChallengeHarry Potter Wizard ChallengeWho's Who and What's WhatBrain Teaserswww.eduplace.com/math/brain/index.htmlDo you know kids (or teachers) who love the challenge of a good math or logic problem? Eac... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863616-354/itaposs_that_time_again.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 450289@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In an era when young people derive their news from Comedy Central's The Daily Show-if they have any interest at all in what's going on in the world-what's big media to do? NBC News has chosen to meet kids on their own turf-the Web-repackaging more than 60... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863614-354/turning_teens_on_to_news.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 450280@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Projectnml.org/exemplarsKids out there are creating content like crazy. Easy-to-use tools for blogging, sharing images, mashing, and remixing are freely available online, and countless users-fully half of all teenagers, according to a recent Pew study-are... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863612-354/new_media_exemplar_library.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 450269@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 In addition to summer book reading, there is also a wealth of online activities that librarians and parents can use to help fight learning loss over the summer months-while also providing great support to classrooms during the school year. Last month (pp.... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863468-354/products_to_fight_summertime_learning.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 449549@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 www.eol.orgThe recently announced Web project the Encyclopedia of Life is remarkable enough for its overarching goal-documenting all 1.8 million named species and untold numbers yet to be discovered. But the Web site itself isn't bad either. No, I'm not t... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/863398-354/encyclopedia_of_life._a_new.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 449198@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/860181-354/ohio_opens_schoolrooms.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 433109@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Despite these tough economic times, school libraries will continue to purchase print materials-especially nonfiction titles-but the biggest growth will be in electronic media, says a recent report by Simba Information, a marketing firm that focuses on the... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/860085-354/school_libraries_to_boost_digital.html.csp Rocco Staino DigitalContent 432630@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 everydayexplorers.nationalgeographic.comThere's a new user-generated video site, but it's perhaps not what you'd expect. Among the posted clips: a pair of mourning doves, in time-lapse, busily tend a nest atop an air-conditioning unit. A school of Pennant... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/860000-354/everyday_explorers.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 432203@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 As part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month, CyberPatrol has unveiled a series of family-oriented online safety videosthat provide parents, educators, and others with easy to understand and useful advice on how to protect children from predators, c... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859879-354/cyberpatrol_offers_free_online_safety.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 431597@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The United States Marine Corpshas signed a one-year contract to offer Marine families 24/7 access to Tutor.com's Live Homework Help program through base libraries. Students of all ages, from K-12 and adults, can use the free service to connect to an exper... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859866-354/tutor.com_partners_with_the_marines.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 431531@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 It's not often that the words rap music, animation, and science are mentioned in the same sentence, but a science Web site is hoping to get kids excited about the subject by bringing all three together.Super Science Fair Projectshas launched a new contest... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859748-354/making_science_fun.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 430939@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859717-354/web_site_helps_kids_understand.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 430784@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Oprah's Book Club is about to expand-now it will include recommendations for kids books via a list compiled by the American Library Association's children services division. The 100-book list is mostly composed of titles published in the last two years, w... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859564-354/oprah_adds_kidsapos_titles_to.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski DigitalContent 430019@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Funny accents, strange wigs, and spoiler-free plot summaries are the common elements in the winning videos made by contestants in StoryTubes, a new contest for kids that promotes reading-and new media skills-by capitalizing on the popularity of YouTube. S... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859427-354/libraries_promote_reading_with_storytubes.html.csp Jennifer Pinkowski DigitalContent 429335@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 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 opti... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859404-354/digital_resources_presentation_in_a.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 429220@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Connect Safely-Smart Socializing Starts HereGetNetWise-Social Networking SitesNSTeens-Post-to-be PrivateSocial Networking BasicsStaySafe.org for TeenagersConnect Safely-Smart Socializing Starts Herewww.connectsafely.orgThis up-to-date... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859396-354/secure_social_networking.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 429179@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 onceuponaschool.orgJust about anyone, I think, would be willing to lend a hand to benefit his or her local school. It just takes a little inspiration and some clear direction, which you'll find in abundance at the Web site Once Upon a School. The brainchi... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859393-354/once_upon_a_school.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 429164@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 error: ERROR #6901: XSLT XML Transformer Error: SAXParseException: Expected entity name for reference (, line 2, column 68)... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859154-354/harvards_berkman_center_launches_publius.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 427970@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Kindergarten teacher Maria Knee of Deerfield, NH, is this year's winner of the Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Education, which honors an early education teacher. Check out Knee's collection of online teaching tools and community outreach. Th... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859141-354/how_can_kindergartners_learn_web.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 427904@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Lugging around an eight-pound laptop may not appeal to students already burdened with overstuffed backpacks. But what if that laptop replaced the books-and the notepads, for that matter-all for just $100? Enter Papyrus, an e-reader that would allow studen... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859091-354/papyrus_e-reader_geared_for_school.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 427654@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 error: ERROR #6901: XSLT XML Transformer Error: SAXParseException: Expected entity name for reference (, line 2, column 155)... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859071-354/omg_electronic_communication_isnt_writing.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 427555@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Just in time for baseball season, the Library of Congress (LOC) has assembled a Web clearinghouse devoted to America's pastime. The simply named 'Historic Baseball Resources';features multimedia offerings from the library's vast trove, including rare imag... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859066-354/batter_up_baseball_goes_online.html.csp Staff DigitalContent 427530@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For members of the right-brain camp-like me-math can be a particular challenge. So it's especially important for young learners to get a firm handle on the basics. And you know what that means-practice. The online resource IXL Math is a welcome alternativ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859064-354/ixl_math.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 427521@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 There's nothing like letting a child choose their bedtime story-and having one of those titles be their own. Through the new site TikaTok, children can compose the mysteries, adventures, and fantasies bursting from their imaginations, post them online for... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/859024-354/tikatok_turns_kids_into_authors.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 427319@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 There's nothing like snooping through a person's library to sneak a peak at what they're reading. Now bibliophiles can compare their fave books to those of Ernest Hemingway-just the latest name to join the 'I See Dead People['s Books]'; list, an online re... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858974-354/are_you_and_papa_hemingway.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 427070@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Yahoo!'s photo-sharing site Flickr has added something new: homemade videos. Aimed at amateurs who want to share short video clips with family and friends, the video technology will compete head-to-head with Google's YouTube, a widely popular video site. ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858965-354/flickr_enters_online_video_market.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 427025@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Lookybook.com bills itself as "the world's longest bookshelf" and a "test track" for picture books-all for free. Before buying or committing to a picture book, parents, teachers, and librarians can view the work in its entirety using the site's whimsical ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858937-354/slj_chats_with_lookybook_founder.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 426884@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 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 c... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858918-354/digital_resources_scholastic_rand_mcnally.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 426789@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:SkypeUStreamElluminateOther Tools to Consider Skype Now owned by eBay, this free program for computer-to-computer calls keeps getting better. While technically not a Web-based tool (you download the program and run... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858906-354/lets_meet_online_mostly_free.html.csp Steve Hargadon DigitalContent 426730@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Beware the "summer slide." That's Scholastic's intention this spring, as it rolls out its Scholastic Summer Reading BUZZ! offering kids book lists, interactive book-themed activities, and a chance to donate books to underprivileged children.For every four... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858876-354/scholastic_launches_summer_reading_buzz.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 426580@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 A recent ruling by a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Minnesota that it is unconstitutional to restrict the sale or rental of violent and mature video games to minors is likely to impact similar legislation being proposed in Massachusetts.The Massachusett... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858848-354/ma_bill_to_ban_minors.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 426439@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 To celebrate Women's History month, BrainPOP is offering more than a dozen kid-friendly, animated movies about pioneering women and their accomplishments.The site spotlights influential historical women, from Cleopatra to Oprah, who struggled and broke ba... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858845-354/brainpop_offers_free_movies_for.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 426425@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Today's high school kids might not be as eager as their grandparents were to tote around leather-bound editions of Walt Whitman or Emily Dickinson. But how about "mobile" poems? How about access, from the palm of your hand, to such teen-friendly poets as ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858817-354/poetry--as_close_as_your_mobile.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 426285@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858813-354/verizon_upgrades_thinkinfinity.org_free_teacher.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 426264@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Canada Wide 2008 Virtual Science FairOnline (and Hands-on) ActivitiesNewton's Apple Science Try ItsScience BuddiesScience Fair Project Resource GuideZOOMsciCanada Wide 2008 Virtual Science Fairwww.virtualsciencefair.comFor those about... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858772-354/online_science_fare_science_fair.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 426060@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The International Children's Digital Library (ICDL) just got significantly bigger. The organization has announced that it will team with the Boston Public Library (BPL) to provide digital access to hundreds of titles from the library's Alice M. Jordan Col... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858723-354/partnerships_with_childrenaposs_digital_library.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 425814@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Here's something guaranteed to get kids excited: the theme of this year's Teen Tech Week, from March 2 to 8, is "Tune In @ Your Library." More than 1,500 libraries nationwide have said they'll participate by showcasing youth-friendly technology that enhan... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858722-354/celebrate_teen_tech_week_march.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 425810@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Librarians and teachers who want to make President's Day more than just another day off from school will have a rare opportunity on February 13 to connect their classes to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough for an online interactive session... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858682-354/watch_david_mcculloughaposs_webcast_on.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 425610@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 LeapFrog School has launched a new, online version of Link to Lessons, an educator resource featuring easy-to-use classroom tools and activities. Designed for use with LeapFrog School products geared for PreK-Grade 2-such as English Picture Dictionary for... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858672-354/new_online_tools_from_leapfrog.html.csp SLJ staff DigitalContent 425559@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 For six years, Tom Daccord's online resource, Best of History Web Sites, has offered librarians and other educators a treasure trove of Web sites, augmented with lesson plans, course units, and PowerPoint presentations. Now, Daccord, a history and technol... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858661-354/tom_daccordapossaposhistoricalapos_perspective_about_the.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 425504@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858620-354/s_amp_s_launches_blogfest.html.csp SLJ Staff DigitalContent 425300@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Last spring, I shared my thoughts on the first-generation Sony Reader (see SLJ March 2007 'Test Drive,'; p. 23). While I found the ebook reading device somewhat flawed, I was quite impressed with its paperlike and retina-friendly E Ink display. Since then... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858611-354/ebook_readers_the_kindle_iliad.html.csp Jeffrey Hastings DigitalContent 425255@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Flickr, the popular photo-sharing site, just got another subscriber. A big one. In an effort to enhance sharing of its image collection, the Library of Congress (LOC) has uploaded more than 3,000 photos to its new Flickr page. The goal: to afford better a... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858610-354/nationaposs_library_goes_2.0_library.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 425251@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 If you think your tots would enjoy a lesson from Curious George or the Berenstain Bears, check out Kids Play!, a new subscription-based educational site from PBS.The online neighborhood offers a comprehensive early childhood curriculum to kids between the... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858590-354/pbs_unveils_kids_play_educational.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan DigitalContent 425149@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Just because today's kids grew up using the Internet doesn't mean they're adept at using the Web, says a new British study. "Information Behaviour of the Researcher of the Future'; says that although there's only patchy knowledge about how children and yo... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858568-354/kids_may_be_computer-savvy_but.html.csp Debra Lau Whelan DigitalContent 425039@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 What role do social networking, blogs, wikis, and other Web 2.0elementshave in the daily lives of school librarians? That question will be examined for the first time in the American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) longitudinal study for 2008.The... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858533-354/aasl_study_to_examine_role.html.csp Joan Oleck DigitalContent 424864@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Bentley Snow Crystal CollectionHow to Make a 3-D Paper SnowflakeMake-a-FlakeSnowCrystals.comSnowDaysSnowflake DesignerThe Snowflake FactoryBentley Snow Crystal Collectionwww.bentley.sciencebuff.orgBorn in 1865, Wilson Bentley grew up ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858476-354/let_it_snow_create_your.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 424581@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858368-354/obamaaposs_call_to_action_spurs.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 424039@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Facts On File has launched its new Curriculum Video On Demand subscription service, created in partnership with content provider Films for the Humanities and Sciences. Curriculum Video On Demand, which features video content from some of the world's top p... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858276-354/facts_on_file_launches_curriculum.html.csp Dodie Ownes DigitalContent 423579@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Tired of those same old PowerPoint, poster board, and paper presentations? As a student and a teacher, I dread presentation days because I know I'll have to endure the same time-worn models over and over again. So I decided to look for more creative ways ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858272-354/goanimate.html.csp Christopher Bell DigitalContent 423560@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 From instant messaging to e-books, text referencing to cell phone search, libraries are serving up more mobile resources to patrons, helping to turn 24/7 services into more of a reality, according to speakers at the Innovation in Libraries event at the Qu... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858234-354/innovation_in_libraries_explores_mobile.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 423370@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Even though I love children's picture books, I almost always cringe when a high school art student asks me to help them locate examples of titles that use "woodcuts" or "wash." While I handle these books on a daily basis, I admit that I'm not as familiar ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858177-354/art_appreciation_slj_reviews_new.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 423084@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 If a pandemic or other significant event made it difficult or impossible for your students, staff, or teachers to physically attend school, how would you make sure that communication and education still take place? This is the question looming for educati... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/858005-354/web_site_in_a_rush.html.csp Steve Hargadon DigitalContent 422225@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857841-354/back-to-school_resources_sites_to_ease.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 421405@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 www.teachersfirst.com/firstday.cfmAh, the first day of school. For students, educators, and parents alike, it's a remarkable occasion, loaded with excitement, anticipation, and, yes, sometimes even a tear or two. To help get things off to a good start, th... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857837-354/site_of_the_month_first.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 421384@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Pixels are cheaper than paper, so comics publishers are getting into the webcomics act in a big way, using their Web sites to launch new series and offer hard-to-find older titles.Manga fans want their books right away, and Viz Media is responding by publ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857654-354/pixels_are_cheaper_than_paper.html.csp Brigid Alverson DigitalContent 420464@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857317-354/become_the_queen_of_the.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 418771@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Baseball-As American as Apple PieClub MLBNational Baseball Hall of Fame-Enriching EducationScience of BaseballTake Them Out to the Ball GameBaseball-As American as Apple Piememory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_baseball.phpThe Library of ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857309-354/lets_play_ball_web_resources.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 418732@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Libraries are asking tough budget questions about subscription databases.Michael Stephens of Tame the Web and Assistant Professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois was invited by th... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857167-354/database_licensing_-_how_much.html.csp Jen Maney DigitalContent 418018@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 I picked up my digital camera the other day to find that my teenage daughter had taken several hundred photos in just a few hours, as she does with some regularity. Whether it's trying to capture midair poses with a friend jumping on her bed or a field of... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857161-354/the_best_of_the_web-for.html.csp Steve Hargadon DigitalContent 417988@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857157-354/teaching_with_ted.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 417967@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Navigate to the CBTCafe Web site and select which program you would like to learn. CBTCafe has made it very easy to navigate around this page using the side bar under the main menu. Simply click on the program you're interested in, and the specific tutori... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/857059-354/cbtcafe_-_video_tutorials.html.csp Chris Bell DigitalContent 417477@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:America on the MoveAutomobile in American Life and SocietyCar of the FutureHoratio's Drive-America's First Road TripModel T Road TripThe Showroom of Automotive HistoryAmerica on the Moveamericanhistory.si.edu/onthemoveTry to imagine a... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856989-354/driving_force_web_sources_on.html.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 417124@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 error: ERROR #6901: XSLT XML Transformer Error: SAXParseException: Expected entity name for reference (, line 3, column 8436)... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856813-354/thats_infotainment_how_to_create.html.csp Ellyssa Kroski DigitalContent 416233@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:Earthquake Hazards ProgramEarthquake VideosEarthquakesEarthquakes for KidsFaultlineEarthquake Hazards Programearthquake.usgs.govThis comprehensive site, designed for teens and adults, includes real-time event maps, worldwide monitorin... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856662-354/story.csp Gail Junion-Metz DigitalContent 415479@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The critical question for me right now is whether, given a choice, without a nurtured bias for paper books, children would select a traditional, printed volume or a digitally enriched electronic version. Not what we would select, but what our students wou... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856660-354/a_souped-up_picture_book_whatapples.html.csp Christopher Harris DigitalContent 415468@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Also in this article:MacBook LeatherboundGraphic Tees for Book LoversVodafone's $15 HandsetAs Free as a BirdMake a PDF from any Web PageThe Best Free Tools for Libraries MacBook LeatherboundThe book is a pretty swell design, having kicked around, since th... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856648-354/the_buzz_tools_trends_and.html.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 415408@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 The E-Rate program, which provides discounted telecom services to schools-may be getting a 21st-century lift.Supported by Edward J. Markey (D-MA), who crafted the House version of the first E-Rate bill in 1996, which helped bring Internet connections to n... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856612-354/e-rate_in_line_for_a.html.csp Lauren Barack DigitalContent 415228@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 With the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver coming up, the timing is perfect for the Science of the Olympic Winter Games, a video series from NBCLearn, the education arm of NBC News. Narrated by NBC News anchor Lester Holt, the 16-part series includes epis... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856542-354/the_science_of_sports.html.csp Dodie Ownes DigitalContent 414872@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 As budgets get tighter and educational requirements grow broader, it's become more difficult to find science and math databases that won't devour the entire library budget. However, there's one digital database that provides standards-based instructional ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856527-354/digital_resources_the_national_science.html.csp Shonda Brisco DigitalContent 414797@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 While the personal papers of Martin Luther King Jr. will be shared with the public for the first time at the Atlanta University Center beginning this month, another important, though lesser-known collection is also seeing the light of day.The Mayme A. Cla... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856515-354/story.csp Kathy Ishizuka DigitalContent 414737@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Looking for an easy way to feed your head? iMinds lets you listen your way to well-roundedness with knowledge bites (mostly 7 to 13 minutes long), on a huge variety of topics in the following 12 categories: ideas and concepts, politics, law and business, ... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856467-354/story.csp Dodie Ownes DigitalContent 414497@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Having trouble remembering things? Join the club.Last year, I began a quest to find ways to improve my memory and I discovered Memorize.com, a fun online program that's perfect for classroom teachers. (Plus, the price is right: it's free.) Memorize.com he... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/856462-354/story.csp Christopher Bell DigitalContent 414472@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 Just before the Ex Libris Users of North America (ELUNA) meeting May 6-8 in Richmond, Ex Libris announced the general availability of its bX article recommendation service. The service takes its cues from "Web 2.0-type" applications, offering related arti... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/855015-354/story.csp Edited by Josh Hadro DigitalContent 407257@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45 VTLS has released VITAL 4.0, its digital and institutional repository solution, which allows these facilities "to ingest, create, maintain, validate, uniquely identify, secure, preserve, and export the contents of institutional collections." VITAL provide... http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/technology/digitalcontent/854524-354/vtls_releases_vital_4.0_for.csp Michael Rogers DigitalContent 404806@eschoolibraryjournal.com Tue, 26 Oct 2010 17:13:45