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gwyneth jones The Bloggers' Cafe - Join the UnConference!

Poor Clank...He can't go to the Bloggers' Cafe: The Unconference at #AASL2009 in Charlotte, NC! … Continue

Added by gwyneth jones on November 3, 2009 at 7:00pm — No Comments

Jack Week 6 Brainypics Contest: Imaginary Conversations

Say what? For week 6, we are asking for Brainypics where the sentence is what somebody is saying in an imaginary conversation that is happening in the picture. Just as you pick the word, picture and sentence, you get to come up with the conversation, too. The sillier, the better, of course. :] A little confused? Here are some examples I came up with to help you in your kids in their quest for iTunes and those dolla dolla billz.

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Added by Jack on November 2, 2009 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Jack Brainypics Halloween Winners

Thanks to everyone who got their students to create, vote for & comment on Brainypics last week. We received over 450 new flashcards! The kids must really love their vocabulary (or iTunes). Here are the 5 words for the SAT and ACT courtesy of last week's winners: jberestovoy, kody AND CHRIS, soccerrulz_93, vazquezd and libbrown.

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Added by Jack on November 2, 2009 at 11:57am — No Comments

mrsdurff Flatclassroom09-3 SoundingBoards

Every fall a global project takes place led by Julie Lindsay and Vicki Davis. This year over 220 students from 5 countries will research trends in information technology and globalizatio… Continue

Added by mrsdurff on October 30, 2009 at 10:20pm — No Comments

Nathan Miller New Children's Book

I have recently published a new children's book that has a librarian as the protagonist. Kids of all ages should enjoy this 116 page comical chapter book with questions at the end. For more information visit Authorhouse.com, Barnes and Noble, Joseph Beth, or Amazon.com and search for THE OFFICIAL LIBRARIAN: BESSY'S BACK, by Nathan Miller.. General information: by Miller, Nathan Binding: Paperback Publisher: Authorhouse Publish Date: 10/2009 ISBN: 1449023916 ISBN-13: 9781449023911 Description… Continue

Added by Nathan Miller on October 28, 2009 at 7:48pm — No Comments

Jack Week 4 Brainypics Winners

Last week was a great turn out for Week 4 of our Brainypics contest. The kids went flat-out bonkers with the TV theme, and we received over 200 new flashcards That said, picking the winners was tougher than it'd ever been before. Here are the 5 winners, helping their peers learn tough SAT & ACT vocab: paradox <3, Ben F, jmullooly, Kelly & bott_geneseohs for these flashcards. NOTE: We still have 6 more weeks of Brainypics fun. Next week's theme: what else? Halloween!… Continue

Added by Jack on October 25, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Susan Harari Wiki or blog for student book reviews?

Does anyone have a successful wiki, blog, ning etc that students have used to share book reviews? Are the examples public, so that others can view/share? Continue

Added by Susan Harari on October 25, 2009 at 2:38pm — No Comments

Jack Week 5 Brainypics Theme: Halloween

We want to celebrate Halloween, Brainyflix-style. We're looking for Brainypics with tricks, treats, great costumes (not so great costumes), pumpkin carving, candy gobbling & more. We'll pick the 5 best Brainypics submitted between Monday and Sunday at noon to compete for our cash prize. Even if your kids don't get picked, remember that they can earn an iTunes song for every 5 Brainypics they create. We have plenty of gifts to go around, so spread the word and get started at… Continue

Added by Jack on October 25, 2009 at 12:00am — No Comments

Jack Brainypics Week 3 Winners

Root-doot-doot-doot-da-dooo! Congrats to ipopstar, jkollar, paco416, Marina, and tennisgirl101 for the top 5 Brainypics from last week! They now qualify to compete for our $200 Grand Prize and have also earned an iTunes song as an extra bonus. You can participate, too! We'll pick 5 Brainypics each b… Continue

Added by Jack on October 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Jack Week 4 Brainypics Theme: TV (Really)

Each week we try to have a theme for the Brainypics Flashcard Contest. Inspired by a couple of our users for their Brainypics about "The Office" and "Saturday Night Live", we figured we might as well indulge in good ole fashion veggin' time... This week's theme: Grab an image from one of your favori… Continue

Added by Jack on October 19, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Dennis O'Connor Information Literacy Games: Kermit the Frog Search Challenge

It ain't easy being green....
Finding Kermit was the inspiration for one of the first Internet Search Challenges created by Dr. Carl Heine. The task is to track down a picture of Kermit ready for graduation in the least amount of time. Many teachers use this as a whole class lab activity. Put up a search challenge and… Continue

Added by Dennis O'Connor on October 18, 2009 at 2:37pm — No Comments

mrsdurff 2nd LAN Party of the K12Online2009 Conference

Please join us on October 20, 2009 at 22:00GMT/3:00pmPDT/4:00pmMDT/5:00pmCDT/6:00pmEDT for a live event of the 2009 K12Online Conference On October 20, the K12Online Conference is hosting a LAN party from 6:00PM to 8:00PM EDT. We invite everyone to gather at the LAN party site with colleagues in order… Continue

Added by mrsdurff on October 18, 2009 at 1:58pm — No Comments

Kathy Stemke THE MUSE ONLINE WRITERS CONFERENCE!

I'm taking part in a fantastic on-line conference with hundreds of authors and dozens of brilliant teachers. Some of my workshops include: Adding Suspense to your novel, Fine Tuning the Senses, Creating Teacher Guides, Getting to Know your Characters, How to Write Power Sentences, First Pages in the YA Market, Assulting a Writer's Thinking, Before Copy Editing, Tightening Up your Writing, Finding your Voice, World Building, and Creative Block Busters. I just may have overbooked myself. I'm on in… Continue

Added by Kathy Stemke on October 17, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Jack Brainypics Week 2 Winners

Congrats to our Week 2 Winners! They not only receive an iTunes song, but their Brainypics qualify for the $200 Grand Prize competition on DEC. 7. Submit Brainypics this week, and you can compete, too. Our theme for Week 3: GET CREATIVE! Give us Brainypics that are going to stand out and be super memorable. If that means your kids are gonna get goofy, wacky and weird in their Brainypics... LET'S SEE IT! :) Go to http://Brainyflix.… Continue

Added by Jack on October 13, 2009 at 11:30pm — No Comments

bj neary Impossible by Nancy Werlin

I have been thinking about this book a lot, musing about the characters and how society is being portrayed in this book. School, family, and friends were always important, a love of home and loyalty to oneself and others was always present in Werlin's world of Lucy, Zach, Soleded, Leo and Sara. I thought Lucy was such a strong character who worked hard as an athlete, was a good daughter to Soledad and Leo, a fast friend to Sara and like a sister to Zach as they grow up, and someone who knew what… Continue

Added by bj neary on October 13, 2009 at 7:07pm — No Comments

Abida Merchant Urgent Help!!!

Hello Everyone....I need urgent help...I read to Grade-Pre-K to Grade-4 when they come to the library before they check out books...i read short stories..fairy tales etc...i now have run out of stuff to read...If anyone knows of any compilations which are easy to read out loud and easy to understand....Plz help. Continue

Added by Abida Merchant on October 11, 2009 at 12:37pm — No Comments

Amanda Gray Why Dave is Brave is helpful for children with language difficulties

1- Clear and expressive pictures. This grabs the… Continue

Added by Amanda Gray on October 10, 2009 at 10:13am — No Comments

Richard Beaudry Sara Kelly Johns

Hello everyone, You will be happy to hear that one of our Teacher Librarian Ning members has announced that she is running for ALA president.

If you wish to know more, please go to her website. http://www.skj4ala.com/ Continue

Added by Richard Beaudry on October 2, 2009 at 12:51pm — No Comments

Richard Beaudry McKenna: Volunteers good, librarian better

MARY ELLEN MCKENNA, Northborough Daily News Tribune - September 24th The Daily News Tribune, from Needham, Massachusetts has posted an article from a mother who writes a response to another article posted September 18th ("Check this out: Volunteers help keep elementary school libraries open in Ashland."). While she admits that she would probably do the same thing she does recognize the importance of having school librarians. "I applaud the commitment level of the volunteers in Ashland. I woul… Continue

Added by Richard Beaudry on September 24, 2009 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Alejandro Uribe Tirado A proposed from Colombia on what is understood for Information Literacy

Concepts related and/or synonymic with Information Literacy (INFOLIT) according to the conceptual, linguistic and/or pedagogical position to assume: Spanish: Alfabetización en información, Alfabetización informativa, Desarrollo de Habilidades Informativas, Competencias informacionales, Competencias en información, Competencias informativas English: Information skills, Information competency, Information competencies, Information literacy instruction, Information… Continue

Added by Alejandro Uribe Tirado on September 24, 2009 at 8:46am — No Comments

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