Protecting Your Online Reputation: 4 Things You Need to Know

Protecting Your Online Reputation: 4 Things You Need to Know

ALA | Banned Websites Awareness Day

ALA | Banned Websites Awareness Day

Free Technology for Teachers: How To Do Research - An Interactive Map

Free Technology for Teachers: How To Do Research - An Interactive Map

The Daring Librarian: Lady GaGa Librarians Unite!

The Daring Librarian: Lady GaGa Librarians Unite!: "I was asked recently for a quote by a N.Y. Times editor for their opinion page : Here's the question: 'School librarians are on the choppi..."

The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools
July 6, 2011 | 3:43 PM | By Tina Barseghian

http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/07/the-seven-golden-rules-of-using-technology-in-schools/

Sometimes teachers and administrators need a kick in the pants to see what they perceive as problems re-framed in a different way. Adam S. Bellow, author of The Tech Commandments, and founder of eduTecher, spoke to a roomful of receptive teachers at the recent ISTE 2011 conference, and demonstrated some of the ironies and contradictions the education system is mired in. And he had some advice.

Great article!

Summer Best Practices

Several library media specialists are meeting this summer to share best practices.  Be sure and read the posts with lesson ideas and projects to use with your students.

The Digital Era Needs Human Guides: Why Your School Should Keep, Not Cut, the Librarian | Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning

The Digital Era Needs Human Guides: Why Your School Should Keep, Not Cut, the Librarian | Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning

Elementary Sunshine Book Bowl

Beth Fant shared her Book Bowl Tryout Quiz.  Links to the quiz and answers to the quiz are posted below.  Thanks, Beth!

https://docs0.google.com/document/d/1pfa6U7Q5FxaPieYSf2qzBGxReVw7m60l8a64QnISzz8/edit?hl=en&authkey=CLzfzqAD#

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1sRalSl4aB8jBxRikIJTRmNtmgbaq0OarQL5W03uZzSU/edit?hl=en#

TEDD ARNOLD VISITS Marion County Schools

Children's book author and illustrator, Tedd Arnold, is visiting students in several Marion County Schools this month.  Welcome to Ocala, Mr. Arnold!

JULIAN SMITH - I'm Reading a Book

Carl Hiaasen Book Trailer Contest!

                                       
What is a book trailer?
Book trailers are similar to movie trailers, but they promote books instead of films. Book trailers are made to encourage people to read a particular novel or series of novels.  Book trailers usually give an audience a sense of what the book is about without giving away too many details so the audience will want to read the book to find out what happens.
Students in Marion County Public Schools are invited to enter the Carl Hiaasen Book Trailer Contest!

This contest is being held in conjuction with Mr. Hiaasen's visit to Marion County on April, 16, 2011. See your school librarian for more info and details about this contest.