http://elementarylibraryroutines.wikispaces.com/Library+Curriculum

http://elementarylibraryroutines.wikispaces.com/Library+Curriculum

Orbis from Stanford

Orbis from Stanford

Travel Ancient Rome’s roads with the virtual map.

Resources for Librarians, Resources for Teachers

Bless Me Ultima

I just discovered that I am always visiting wonderful sites for resources and reviews of teaching sources, primarily books. I want to start a focus on Non-Fiction books so I begin:

http://zinnedproject.org

http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/2010/07/top-ten-books-recommended-for-high.html

MS and younger, non-fiction:http://missrumphiuseffect.blogspot.com/search/label/Nonfiction%20Monday

I’ll add to this in the future.

STUDENTS AND TEACHERS TRAVELING. AU REVOIR MES AMIS!

 

Paris at night by

http://renaissanceabroad.blogspot.com/

 

 

 

101 great social studies websites from Finding Dulcinea

 

New York Public Library

http://www.findingdulcinea.com/news/education/2010/march/101-Great-Sites-for-Social-Studies.html

Where Have You Been?

Today I received my stats from WordPress for 2011. It was encouraging but where did I go wrong?

Obviously, I dropped the blog! I spent a lot of time developing a very messy website over at Google and my library budget was large….which meant I was busy as all get out! We now are fully loaded (Nooks, Ipads for in-library circulation, books galore, Smartzboard, (ouch! that Smartz!), cameras, etc. Whew!

What’s new in library information? Well, overload maybe…. here’s SOME of what happens on the internet in 60 seconds! This is only the social network and search side, not the world of commerce. To learn more go to the Big Picture @ http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011

Twits are impressive!

My New Year’s Resolution: More nature, More paper (yeah! I love books and writing)! More strategic use of technology.

what happens on the internet in 60 seconds

Teachers on Expeditions in Other Countries

Lhotse Moutain as seen from the climb up to Chhukung Ri. Taken by Jamie O'Shaughnessy October 4, 2003 and released into the public domain.

We are so lucky to have such wonderful Teachers and Technology!

Follow Ms. Magrath in France: http://meggoes.wordpress.com/

And Ms. Kushner climbing the mountains of the world:  http://planetaurora.wordpress.com

The Scoop on Shmoop

Shmoop offers an incredible amount of FREE RESOURCES. Just check out the ELA list of titles under the Literature tab. http://www.shmoop.com/absolutely-true-diary-part-time-indian/

Try the History Links. It’s very organized and easy to use.

There is also an essay writing lab that students can use.

Are you ready to Shmoop?

New Digital Anne Frank Exhibit

http://www.ushmm.org/museum/exhibit/online/af/htmlsite/ Image is from the Anne Frank Memorial in Martyrs Forest

Anne Frank Memorial Israel

Summertime: Butterflies, Moths, and Fireflies.

http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/ Look what I found eating my parsley! A little research on caterpillar identification in Google and I discovered I have the beginnings of a swallowtail butterfly.

[caterpillar identification site:org]  =

http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Caterpillars

 

Amateur scientists are observing nature and participating with scientists in research thanks to the internet.

from the National Park Service. Uploaded to Wikimedia

Firefly watch from Boston Museum is one such collaboration: https://www.mos.org/fireflywatch/about_firefly_watch

How did I find these great sites? I looked for organizations on the internet by searching like this in Google:

[ fireflies site:org ]  

And I used a Creative Commons image (copyleft or copyright free) to decorate my page.  Enjoy the summer!