tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29880996219106191012024-03-13T14:59:04.401-05:00Schlib Tips and ToolsTips and Tools is about opportunities, resources and technologies for school libraries and classrooms.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-15044215073344476212010-11-13T13:47:00.002-06:002018-09-17T22:39:28.729-05:00Read Twitter as a Daily Newspaper<a href="http://per.li/">http://paper.li</a><br />
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paper.li organizes links shared on Twitter into an easy to read newspaper-style format. Newspapers can be created for any Twitter user, list or #tag.<br />
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A great way to stay on top of all that is shared by the people you follow - even if you are not connected 24/7!<br />
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Here's a good example from a Manitoba educator <a href="http://paper.li/joevans">http://paper.li/joevans</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-24956146134290823582010-09-24T21:33:00.003-05:002010-09-24T21:39:45.354-05:00Future of Museums and Libraries: A Discussion GuideThis recent item comes from the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington.<br /><a href="http://www.imls.gov">http://www.imls.gov</a><br /><br />" This discussion guide is the result of a two-day meeting<br />in which a diverse group of colleagues with many<br />perspectives on the future came together to share and<br />debate."<br /><br /><a href="http://www.imls.gov/pdf/DiscussionGuide.pdf">http://www.imls.gov/pdf/DiscussionGuide.pdf</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-3319187673570238852010-09-24T21:18:00.002-05:002010-09-24T21:20:39.040-05:00Alternatives to Traditional Book ReportsFree Technology for Teachers has posted some ideas for book reports. Each suggestion requires that students use technology to share the book experience.<br /><a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/five-alternatives-to-traditional-book.html"><br />http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2010/09/five-alternatives-to-traditional-book.html</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-83944927972979206212009-11-18T09:21:00.001-06:002009-11-18T09:23:47.419-06:00Widgets for the School LibraryWidgets are easy to add to your library blog or web pages.<br /><br />You may have noticed the widgets that are the right side of this blog. You can read more about these and other good widgets by going to this site:<br /><a href="http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/widgetworkshop">http://theunquietlibrarian.wikispaces.com/widgetworkshop</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-51971198580550595702009-11-03T09:23:00.001-06:002009-11-03T09:25:45.649-06:00Webinar for TLs<span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://bit.ly/30DcBn">http://bit.ly/30DcBn</a></span><br /><br />Moving Forward: Engaging the 21st Century Learner<br />Event Time: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Standard Time<br /><br />Are schools engaging today’s digital learner and empowering them with the skills and knowledge demanded by universities and employers in a global economy? As a library professional and educator, your interaction with the 21st century learner may hold the key to each student’s success in an increasingly competitive world.<br /><br />Join moderator Michelle Begora, Program Director at Follett Software Company and a panel of library experts to find out:<br /><br /> * What new skill sets are important to move the librarian role forward.<br /> * How new library technology is re-engaging digital learners.<br /> * Why librarians are ‘information managers’ who help students become competitive and competent in today’s world.<br /> * How librarians can improve student achievement by increasing the library-classroom connection.<br /> * How to integrate social networking to bring students back to the library.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-30946104048198846972009-10-31T19:22:00.001-05:002009-10-31T19:24:38.939-05:00K12 Online Conference<span style="font-weight:bold;">2009 K-12 Online Conference Overview</span><br /><a href="http://k12onlineconference.org/">http://k12onlineconference.org/</a><br /><br />The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2009 conference theme is "Bridging the Divide." This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote by classroom teacher and international educator Kim Cofino the week of November 30, 2009. The following two weeks, December 7-11 and December 14-17, over fifty presentations will be posted online to our conference blog and our conference Ning for participants to view, download, and discuss. Live Events in the form of three “Fireside Chats” are scheduled on our conference events page, and live events will continue in 2010 through twice-monthly "K-12 Online Echo" webcasts on EdTechTalk. Everyone is encouraged to participate in both live events during and after the conference as well as asynchronous conversations. Over 120 presentations from 2008, 2007, and 2006 are available, along with archived live events!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-23648702913095241402009-10-21T20:28:00.006-05:002009-10-24T20:27:05.311-05:00Manitoba School Library Association ConferenceThe conference occurs on Friday, October 23rd at Glenlawn Collegiate.<br />Visit the wiki for a presentation by Mike Friesen, Heather Eby, Jo-Anne Gibson and Rhonda Morrissette<br /><a href="http://thewiredlibrarian.pbworks.com/SAG-2009">http://thewiredlibrarian.pbworks.com/SAG-2009</a><br />and that of Margaret and Tom Stimson at <a href="http://schlib.pbworks.com/Web20">http://schlib.pbworks.com/Web20</a><br /><br /><div style="width:425px;text-align:left"><a style="font:14px Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;color: #0000CC;display:block;margin:12px 0 3px 0;text-decoration:underline;" href="http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/105198/MSLA-SAG" title="MSLA SAG">MSLA SAG</a><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://fpdownload.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,28,0" width="425" height="370" id="onlinePlayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.slideboom.com/player/player.swf?id_resource=105198" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#ffffff" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="title=MSLA SAG&url=http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/105198/MSLA-SAG&mode=0&idResource=105198&siteUrl=http://www.slideboom.com&embed=1&startAuto=0&autoReplay=0&autoOpenShareScreen=1" /><embed src="http://www.slideboom.com/player/player.swf?id_resource=105198" width="425" height="370" name="onlinePlayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"allowScriptAccess="always" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" allowFullScreen="true" flashVars="title=MSLA SAG&url=http://www.slideboom.com/presentations/105198/MSLA-SAG&mode=0&idResource=105198&siteUrl=http://www.slideboom.com&embed=1&startAuto=0&autoReplay=0&autoOpenShareScreen=1" ></embed></object><div style="font-size:11px;font-family:tahoma,arial;height:26px;padding-top:2px;">View <a href="http://www.slideboom.com" style="color: #0000CC;">more presentations</a> or <a href="http://www.slideboom.com/upload" style="color: #0000CC;">Upload</a> your own.</div></div><br /><br />One presentation on Web 2.0 has been put online at Slideboom and on the Schlib wiki at <a href="http://schlib.pbworks.com/Web20">http://schlib.pbworks.com/Web20</a><br /><br /><div><embed src="http://widget-16.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" scale="noscale" salign="l" wmode="transparent" flashvars="cy=bb&il=1&channel=2666130979430642454&site=widget-16.slide.com" style="width:400px;height:320px" name="flashticker" align="middle"></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2666130979430642454&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-16.slide.com/p1/2666130979430642454/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2666130979430642454&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-16.slide.com/p2/2666130979430642454/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=bb&at=un&id=2666130979430642454&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-16.slide.com/p4/2666130979430642454/bb_t024_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-81642843153558888152009-10-20T11:37:00.002-05:002009-10-20T11:38:40.453-05:00Cooliris<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2kcUdb7_8SA/St3nhuDhdkI/AAAAAAAAFS0/MzhjXO16COY/s1600-h/cooliris.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 112px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2kcUdb7_8SA/St3nhuDhdkI/AAAAAAAAFS0/MzhjXO16COY/s200/cooliris.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394722495144228418" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cooliris.com">http://www.cooliris.com</a><br /><br />Cooliris is a 3-D wall for browsing video and images. You can use it to browse the images & video on your computer or those that are on the web. There is a search function that can access some of the most popular source of images. Install the toolbar for easier access. Cooliris Preview is another useful application from Cooliris.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-34998240682706047102009-10-08T10:47:00.003-05:002009-10-08T10:55:48.270-05:00I'll Fight You for the Library<span class="description">If you are in a school library, watch this.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qXgPfMGG8E">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qXgPfMGG8E</a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/2qXgPfMGG8E&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/2qXgPfMGG8E&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />"I'll Fight You For The Library" performed by Taylor Mali as part of the Page Meets Stage Series at the Bowery Poetry Club in New York City on April 29, 2009 </span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-30391954497114720032009-10-08T10:26:00.003-05:002009-10-08T10:47:19.939-05:00Schlib on TwitterThe Twitterverse is full of people and organizations that will raise your awareness of resources and opportunities for learning.<br /><br />Here are some directories of teacher-librarians and other educators who are active on Twitter<br />Twitter4Teachers<br /><a href="http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/Librarians">http://twitter4teachers.pbworks.com/Librarians</a><br />Connexions<br /><a href="http://c4lpt.co.uk/connexions/">http://c4lpt.co.uk/connexions/</a><br /><br />Check to see who these people and groups are following for additional tweeters that may make a difference for you.<br /><br />BTW, Schlib is also on Twitter at <a href="http://twitter.com/schlib">http://twitter.com/schlib</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-81117289676709157712009-07-18T19:46:00.002-05:002009-07-18T19:53:17.483-05:00Hundred Best Blogs for School Librarians<a href="http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/07/07/100-best-blogs-for-school-librarians/">http://www.onlinecollege.org/2009/07/07/100-best-blogs-for-school-librarians/</a><br /><br />This list of good blogs for school librarians includes those that focus on technology, reading, teens, projects and library culture. You could use a reader such as <a href="http://www.google.com/reader/">Google Reader</a> or <a href="http://bloglines.com">Bloglines</a> to keep track of your favorite blogs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-60437185808943097102009-07-09T13:01:00.000-05:002009-07-09T13:02:16.246-05:00Screenjelly<p><a href="http://www.screenjelly.com/">http://www.screenjelly.com/</a></p> <p>"Screenjelly records your screen activity with your voice so you can spread it as a video via Twitter or email. "<br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-49752968288436373722009-07-08T09:54:00.000-05:002009-07-08T09:55:23.481-05:00Yahoo Search PadWatch this video to learn more about it.<br /><a href="http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/search/searchpad/">http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/search/searchpad/</a> <p>Launched July 7/09, Yahoo's Search Pad is a note-taking application that automatically tracks and organizes sites you find on Yahoo</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-90534604661070335402009-05-20T15:02:00.002-05:002009-05-20T15:04:31.885-05:00A.nnotate.com<a href="http://a.nnotate.com/">http://a.nnotate.com/</a><br /><br />Online document review and collaboration. You can upload, annotate, share documents made in Word, html or pdf formats.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-18932978221613174192009-05-19T16:38:00.005-05:002009-05-19T16:46:42.578-05:00Zotero 2.0<a href="http://www.zotero.org/">http://www.zotero.org/</a><br /><br />Zotero 2.0 is out. Collect and manage information with it, cite sources, work collaboratively. See the video at the site above for more info. Zotero requires you to have Firefox 3.0+<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2kcUdb7_8SA/ShMoR-N-QoI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/XXQ4d-8JGDk/s1600-h/Zotero+%7C+Home.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 216px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_2kcUdb7_8SA/ShMoR-N-QoI/AAAAAAAAFBQ/XXQ4d-8JGDk/s400/Zotero+%7C+Home.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337654272588661378" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-46645420083597622552009-05-19T16:12:00.004-05:002009-05-19T16:52:27.132-05:00Yauba<a href="http://www.yauba.com">http://www.yauba.com</a><br /><br />Yauba, still in beta, is a powerful search tool that finds the information you require in the form of web pages, social networking services like Twitter, images, rich media files, and many other file types. The company profile claims that Yauba "offers some of the most advanced Internet technologies, features, and innovations in the world." We've bookmarked this one for future use as it appears to be living up to the promise.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-26095348438832974182009-05-13T13:10:00.002-05:002009-05-13T14:05:56.116-05:00ShareTabs<a href="http://sharetabs.com/">http://sharetabs.com/</a><br /><br />If you are one to share links with other staff or students, consider doing that with ShareTabs. Enter your list of recommended links in ShareTabs which will then create a unique url for your list. Your new ShareTabs link presents the user with a page with tabs, one for each of your suggested links. Thanks to <a href="http://twitter.com/kjarrett">@kjarrett</a> Example: <a href="http://www.sharetabs.com/?classroom20live05022009">http://www.sharetabs.com/?classroom20live05022009</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-50335606216624749412009-05-11T20:05:00.007-05:002009-05-19T16:21:35.997-05:00QuinturaYou can save the tags from your search and then embed or share them. We used the keyword "Lwict" to generate this <a href="http://www.quintura.com/?request=lwict%20continuum&searchvia=1&page=1&savelink">tag cloud</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-30866632682893606742009-05-07T14:42:00.006-05:002009-05-07T15:08:11.178-05:00Latest Space Mission to the Hubble TelescopeHere are four good connections for learning more about the upcoming space mission to make final repairs to the Hubble Telescope<br />--A high quality interactive site: The space shuttle visits the Hubble Telescope <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ckhw7n%20">http://tinyurl.com/ckhw7n </a><br />--Tweeting astronaut: <a href="http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike%20%20">http://twitter.com/Astro_Mike </a><br />--The 150 Best Hubble Telescope Images Ever: <a href="http://2fotoz.blogspot.com/2009/05/150-best-hubble-space-images-ever.html">http://2fotoz.blogspot.com/2009/05/150-best-hubble-space-images-ever.html</a> Source: <a href="http://twitter.com/guykawasaki/status/1730134530">@guykawasaki</a><br />--Main Hubble Page - <a href="http://hubble.nasa.gov/">http://hubble.nasa.gov/</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-38922312244510175962009-05-07T08:45:00.002-05:002009-05-07T08:52:49.690-05:00Geospatial Revolution Project<a href="http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/index.html">http://geospatialrevolution.psu.edu/index.html</a><br /><br />The Geospatial Revolution Project will be a great resource for teachers of Social Studies/Geography and ICT. "The initiative is about the world of digital mapping and how it is changing the way we think, behave, and interact."<br /><br />Source: Google Maps Mania <a href="http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2009/05/geospatial-revolution-project.html">http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/2009/05/geospatial-revolution-project.html</a> May 7, 2009.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-8107413861519769512009-05-03T17:53:00.001-05:002009-05-03T17:55:31.974-05:00How A Book is Made<a href="http://bit.ly/owsCQ">http://bit.ly/owsCQ</a><br /><br />Here is a short animated explanation of how a book is made. You'll meet all of the people who are involved from the author to the consumer.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-71182460562615454732009-05-02T08:22:00.002-05:002009-05-02T08:29:48.327-05:00Word Sift<a href="http://wordsift.com">http://wordsift.com</a><br /><br />A "toy in a linguistic playground", Word Sift permits you to paste text, create a word cloud from that text, and search from that word cloud. For more features, watch the application of Word Sift in this YouTube Video <a href="http://bit.ly/16VT4G">http://bit.ly/16VT4G</a><br /><br />Source: @plnaugle via @larryferlazzo<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/1JfvsQzcCWU&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/1JfvsQzcCWU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-5490933202671659122009-05-01T13:20:00.002-05:002009-05-01T13:24:58.271-05:00Brain Pop - Free Resources on Hand Washing<a href="http://www.brainpopjr.com/health/bewell/washinghands/">http://www.brainpopjr.com/health/bewell/washinghands/</a><br /><br />This movie and accompanying lesson plans, game and handouts are free from BrainPop. They are suitable for use with elementary students. Thanks to Diana Dell for the tip. <a href="http://twitter.com/dianadell/status/1670979252">http://twitter.com/dianadell/status/1670979252</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-88755979399738177002009-04-30T13:11:00.004-05:002009-11-09T09:18:35.750-06:002009 H1N1 Influenza Resources for SchoolsThere is an enormous amount of resources pertaining to 2009 H1N1 that has come to light in the last week. Here are a few that might be of interest to your school:<br /><br />Hooray for Handwashing<br /><a href="http://ow.ly/AIXB">http://ow.ly/AIXB</a><br />Background information on health and hygiene, a story, posters and poems for children.<br /><br />CDC Posters<br /><a href="http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm">http://www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm</a><br />Available in 9 languages - Be a Germ Stopper, Healthy Habits, Cover Your Cough [pdf]<br /><br />Larry Ferlazzo's List - Swine Flu<br /><a href="http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/25/the-best-sites-for-learning-about-the-swine-flu-outbreak/">http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/25/the-best-sites-for-learning-about-the-swine-flu-outbreak/</a><br />Additions are made frequently. This blog has many other very good lists on other topics so you might wish to poke around when you're there.<br /><br />Manitoba Education, Citizenship & Youth - Plan<br /><a href="http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/documents/pandemic_school.pdf">http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/documents/pandemic_school.pdf</a><br />Manitoba school divisions and the province have addressed the worst case scenario with this document [pdf]<br /><br />Health Map<br /><a href="http://healthmap.org/en">http://healthmap.org/en</a><br />Global disease alerts for infectious diseases around the world. You can apply filters to restrict information to particular diseases. Lower on the page, you'll find related links to the latest news.<br /><br />CBC News Item - Is there too much hype? - Video<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/HDTFX">http://bit.ly/HDTFX</a><br />Is there justified concern or is there too much hype about the potential of H1N1 to become a pandemic? The media looks at the media, once again.<br /><br />Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health<br /><a href="http://bit.ly/OlN6o">http://bit.ly/OlN6o</a><br />The centre, in Winnipeg, houses one of two virology labs in North America that are playing a major role in today's events. This link will lead you to interesting photos and podcasts.<br /><br />Any other items you think we shouldn't miss ? ? Please comment here.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2988099621910619101.post-89918443470086298572009-04-30T10:29:00.001-05:002009-04-30T10:30:59.058-05:00Zorap<a href="http://www.zorap.com/Landing.aspx">http://www.zorap.com/Landing.aspx</a><br /><br />Zorap enables you to chat with friends/colleagues while sharing photos, slideshows, videos, or live video from your webcam in a secure manner. <br />Sources: @glovely <a href="http://twitter.com/glovely/status/1659521158">http://twitter.com/glovely/status/1659521158</a> and TechCrunch 7-30-2008 <a href="http://bit.ly/12VqDP">http://bit.ly/12VqDP</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0