Posts under ‘School Libraries’

If you’ve been hearing about open source software and wondering what all the buzz is about, then don’t miss Karen Schneider’s great article in School Library Journal: Free for All: Open Source Software.
So what is open source software (OSS)? It’s software that is free in every sense of the word: free to download, free to [...]

In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the beginning of the school year.  That got me thinking about and looking for other back to school ideas for this fun tool.
Like all the tools at bighugelabs, this [...]

Seems that PBwiki is giving away premium accounts to librarians and educators. Sign up now at the PBwiki Back to School Challenge
Announcing a new way to make PBwiki a part of your classroom this year with:
* A FREE Premium PBwiki ($250 value)
* Tools to help spread the word
* Support for using 21st century collaboration tools [...]

Hey there, all you school librarians!! Don’t miss this chance to participate in the School Library Journal’s 2.0  learning program and explore the world of 2.0 tools and learning.
The program, All Together Now: A 2.0 Learning Experience, is free and starts Monday July 21.  This is a self-guided program, but you’ll have lots of company [...]

Curriki is looking for content. If you have an instructional unit or course you’d like to share with the world, check out Curriki’s Summer of Content.

Do you have an instructional unit or course you’re proud of that you’d like to publish and get paid for?

Interested in earning money this summer to develop a new [...]

I just ran across the California 2.0 Curriculum Connections wiki. It has some great ideas for using 2.0 tools in the K-12 curriculum. The wiki is a part of the California School Library Learning 2.0 project.
Another great repository of curriculum ideas is the Classroom 2.0 wiki.
You’ll find these and a selection of other resources for [...]