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__Resources for School Librarians-__ [] __The Digital Librarian-__ Library selected websites for a number of different topics. [] __The Library of Congress-__ __[]__ __What is a Primary Source-__ [] [|100 Free Library 2.0 Webinars and Tutorials] - [] [|Library Thing] - Catalog your personal collection of books online and connect with people who read the same thing. [] [|Library Media Lesson Plans] - [] [|Lesson Plans for Childrens' Books] - [] __ Teach Library __ - Library Skills Lesson Plans. http://teachlibrary.wikispaces.com/ ** SmartBoards in the Library--lessons for librarians. **** http://smarterlibraries.wikispaces.com ** **__ TeacherLibrarian Wiki __** - It has been created to SHARE our best wisdom and our best instruction--the new understandings, lessons, units, handouts, rubrics, presentations, images, and teaching tips. [] **__ Best of the PA School Librarian ListServ __**** - ** [|http://www.listservpsl.pbwiki.com] __ Dewey Browse __ - Websites are categorized according to the Dewey Decimal System. Click on the Dewey number, and you will be taken to a website on the topic found in that Dewey section. [] __ School Libraries.net __ - Provides web pages created by school librarians. [] __ Kindergarten Library Lessons __ - Outlines a year of library lesson skills, including resources. [] __ First Grade Library Lessons __ - Outlines a year of library lesson skills, including resources. [] __ BookTalks Quick and Simple __ - This site provides ready-made booktalks for several different grades, as well as tips and ideas for booktalking in the classroom. [] __ Library Plan Book __ - Library lessons for grades K-8. [] __ Laura Ingalls-Wilder Web Quest __ - A web quest based on the book __On The Banks of Plum Creek__. [] __ Technology  __ __AASL Best Websites for Teaching and Learning__- This website provides links to free, web based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover. You will find links to many Web 2.0 tools on this site, such as: Glogster, Storybird, and Live Binders. [] __ePortfolio__-This is an online portfolio site that is great for students to electronically store their work from the entire school year without printing it and keeping it in a physical binder or folder. []. === __ Glogste __ r- Create posters with images, video, audio (uploaded or recorded) and apply a wide range of text effects- note that each one is relatively large sized (may not fit in blog page). []   === __Class Bogmeister:__ Classroom blogging offers an avenue for communications and is also a tool for lending a voice to what students are learning and how they are learning. Developing specifically for classroom use, Class Blgmeister lets you add the writings of teachers and students alike. [] __Edublogs__: Similar to Class Blogmeister, Edublogs lets you effortlessly create and manage student blogs, but also offers customized features to create podcasts, videos, photos, and more. You can also find blogs for teachers, researchers, librarians, administrators and everyone else involved in education. [] __Classroom 20.com__: A social network for educators who are interested in learning about Web 2.0. [] __PowerPoint tutorial__: []

__ ImageLoop __ - Upload images from computer or flickr or upload PowerPoint files. Select from animated templates. Publish to blog or MySpace []
=== __ One True Media __ - Effortlessly combine photos and video clips with words and music to personalize your story. Quickly share with our Online Slideshow or get as creative as you want with our Video Montage. []   === === __ PhotoShow- __ Turns photos into musical slideshows" - wide range of elegant templates, add captions, optional video effects (film grain, etc). Audio only from music library on site. []    ===   __ Picasa- __ Google's free site for storing and sharing photo serves a similar service as flickr, but it also offers the ability to create slideshows with captions, and to associate images with a location on a map. [|http://picasaweb.google.com]     **  Scratch -  **               Targeted to 8- to 16-year olds, Scratch allows students to create and share projects, presentations, stories and best of all – videos games! The emphasis is on multi-media and includes graphics, sound, music, and photos. Supported by National Science Foundation research, Scratch encourages creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration. [] __Automotivator-__ is tool that can be used to take simple photos and turn them into inspirational message posters. [] __ Language Arts  __ Appeals used in Persuasive Letters: [] Steps in the Writing Process: [] Example of a Persuasive Letter: [] Tips for conducting an interview: [] Journaling Pathfinder: [] [|The Web English Teacher] - Lots and lots of ideas for using literature. [] Presentations on making predictions and inferences http://missintoccia.wikispaces.com/Making+Predictions __ Character trading cards __ : Students create trading cards based on stories they are reading or original stories. [] __ Biography Cube __ -Students fill in facts learned from a biography, print it, and create a cube. [] __ Instant Poetry Forms __ - Allows students to learn about types of poems and fill in information in the correct format. [] __ Online Poetry Classroom __ - Provides lesson plans, poem examples, and other resources related to poetry. [] __Google lit trips__- This is a fantastic site that takes students virtually on trips to the towns and cities that are written about in their books and stories. [] __ Reading __

__ Directory of children’s author and illustrator websites ____ [] __
 __ 100 Best Books __ - List of 100 Best Books For Children- [] __Juvenile Series and Sequels__-list titles in a series in order. [] __ATN Reading List__- Lists of books by genre, read alikes, read alouds, themes, and authors. http://atn-reading-lists.wikispaces.com/ __Read Kiddo Read__- From James Patterson, a website database of books recommended for children through teens grouped by genre and age. It is also a social community of parents, teachers, and librarians. [] __ Database of Award Winning Children’s Books- __ __ []__ __Aaron Shepard’s Reader’s Theater Page__: This site provides scripts for young readers. Tips are provided to facilitate crafting one’s own scripts, staging a reader’s theater, and improving dramatic reading skills. [] [|Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Web Site] - This site is filled with activities for teaching literature especially in the content areas. [] __ The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books __ - A children’s book review journal. [] __ Children’s Book Council __ - This web page is devoted to many different aspects of children’s literature, including a link to the “Children’s Choice” Book Awards. [] __ Children’s Literature Network __ - Web site containing many resources related to children’s lit., including authors, illustrators, and book reviews. [] __ Eric ____ Carle Museum ____ of Picture Book Art __ - [] __ Jim Trelease On Reading - This site provides research on the importance of reading aloud to children, suggested read alouds, and parents handouts to encourage reading aloud. __  [] __ Guys Read __ - This web site promotes literature for boys, it provides book lists and suggestions to encourage boys to read. [] __MeeGenius__- Provides online books for children to read. [] __Official Diary of a Wimpy Kid Website__- [] [|Reading Fun] - Many ideas for reading projects from Education World. [] [|Best Books for Students and Classroom Teaching Themes] - Books on an elementary level which will go with classroom themes such as holidays, science, sports, and many others. This may also help you to find books for reading aloud. This is from Education World. [] __ Science  __ __Captain Planet's Favorite Environmental Links__-Captain Planet foundation offers links to organizations that offer environmental projects. [] __Defenders of Wildlife__-The focus of this site is the accelerating rate of extinction of species and the associated loss of biological diversity, and habitat alteration and destruction [] === __ EE-Link:Environmental Education on the Internet __ -Their mission is to spread information and ideas that help educators explore the environment and investigate current issues with students. []  ===

[|Great Lakes National Program Office] -Dedicated to protecting the world's greatest freshwater seas. []
[|Jiminy Cricket's Environmentality Challenge] - Fifth grade teachers are invited to join the "Think Green"! Environmentally Challenge. The project encourages students to develop teamwork skills while learning meaningful environmental science concepts. [] ===  [|National Wildlife Federation] - Works to preserve endangered species, improve public land management,protect wetlands, and safely dispose of hazardous waste. [] ===

[|Rainforest Action Network] - A great variety of information and activities for those concerned about the rainforests. []
===  [|World Conservation Monitoring Centre] - A centre for the location and management of information on the conservation and sustainable use of the world's living resources. [] ===

__ Social Studies __
__ [|Black History Hotlist] __ – Provides many links on various topics of Black History. __[]__ __Congress for Kids__- Provides review of the basics of American Federal Government. [] __Medieval TimeRef__-This site covers the history of medieval Britain, includes timelines, maps, and three dimensional buildings. [] __Best History Site__- Portal created for history teachers. __[]__ [|Battle of the Battlefields] - a WebQuest on the War of Independence, the Revolutionary War. [] __Medieval Sites__- Links to Medieval web sites [] __ [|Eyewitness to History] - __ Your ringside seat to history - from the Ancient World to the present. History through the eyes of those who lived it. [] __World War II Sites__- Links to WWII web sites. [] __Digital History__- uses new technologies to enhance teaching and research of history [] [|Martin Luther King Resources] - Lessons, units, worksheets, clip art and more. [] __Smithsonian Education__- [] __Atlapedia Online__- This is a map site that contains full color physical maps, political maps, key facts and statistics on the countries of the world. [] __My Wonderful World__- A quick and easy way to look up places and find information about locations around the world. [].