Long List of Web Resources

Perhaps some of these sites or services will be of interest to you and your teachers.

Read Aloud America 2009 Booklists
http://www.readaloudamerica.org/booklist.htm
Book lists are available for adults and all levels in K-12

BreadArt Project
http://www.breadartproject.com/
Just for fun, take a slice of virtual toast at the BreadArtProject site, add your art, submit it to a gallery at FeedingAmerica, sponsors of the project.

TinEye Reverse Image Search Engine
http://tineye.com/
Submit an image to find its source. This service is in beta.

Fun, Interesting, Educational Things On Twitter
http://tinyurl.com/c8a4yr
From the Free Technology for Teachers blog on Sunday, March 29, 2009

ClassicPoetryAloud
http://classicpoetryaloud.podomatic.com/
Great for Poetry Month. These classic poetry podcasts are accompanied by the text of the poem that is being read.

Red River Rising : Manitoba Floods
http://bit.ly/LPxho
Archived radio and TV clips at CBC » link to Red River Rising: Manitoba Floods|CBC Archives . For current views and news, go through the Winnipeg Free Press to http://bit.ly/9Veug . You could also follow @redinwinnipeg at Twitter

Twittering YA Authors
http://www.mitaliblog.com/
Look for the entry of Friday, March 27, 2009

30 Ways to celebrate Poetry Month
http://tinyurl.com/dg24hq
Good ideas for the library and the classroom. Thanks to @GottaBook on Twitter

Patagonia:Footprint Chronicles
http://bit.ly/4jMGS1
Interactive. Tracks the social and environmental impact of products from design to you. This item is in our Earth Day link set at Diigo.

Where The Wild Things Are: Trailer
http://tinyurl.com/dlje5e
If you grew up with Maurice Sendak's beloved book, you might like to watch this. RT@npbooks

April is Poetry Month
http://www.diigo.com/list/schlib/poetry
Here are some links for that celebration. Look in the Poetry – List at the url above [Diigo]

Scholastic Videos
http://bit.ly/IpKMl
Lots of author readings & video book trailers at Scholastic. This particular link will take you to the interview with Christopher Paul Curtis. There is also a good related book trailer on the site. Other interviewed authors include Phillip Pullman, Pam Munoz Ryan, Mark Teague, Maya Angelou and more.

Elements of a Story
http://www.learner.org/interactives/story/index.html
Interactive site helps students learn about story "ingredients"