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Library Media Services

New Language Arts SSS including Information and Media Literacy

Presentation Materials from 9/26/07 District Meeting

 

Cornucopia of Websites for Medai Specialists - From School Library Medai Activities monthly/Volume XXII, Number 3/Novemebr 2005

Instructional Guidelines from the Institute for Library and Information Literacy Education (ILILE)

ILILE PK-12 Research Pathfinders

AASL Resource Guides

General School Librarian Resources

Library Media Center Management

Toolkit for School Library Media Programs (PDF)

School Library Journal : Curriculum Connections

Collection Development Resources

Children's Book Council

IASL Children's Literature Resources

Reading Promos

Kids Reads

Teen Reads

Finding Info on the Internet (Tutorial)

Critical Evaluation Surveys (Kathy Schrock)

Media Literacy

Media Literacy Clearinghouse


BOOK REVIEWS/ BOOKTALKS

BookTalks - Quick and Simple
Search by author, title, or subject for booktalks.

Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
This is a collection of reviews of great books for kids, ideas of ways to use them in the classroom and collections of books and activities about particular subjects, curriculum areas, themes and professional topics.


INSTRUCTIONAL SOURCES

Instructional Materials, Library Media

Information Literacy: Florida's Library Media / Curriculum Connections

"Do We" Really Know Dewey?
This site includes descriptions of the Dewey classification adapted for student use at various levels-as well as quizzes, activities, etc.

 

Privacy Playground
Safety Lessons for the Information Highway
Privacy Playground, is an animated computer game for children. Its purpose is to teach seven-to-ten-year-old children how to spot and avoid potential online dangers, which may range from Internet marketing ploys to actual threats.


MEDIA SPECIALIST RESOURCES
Flexible scheduling / collaborative planning resources
Includes standards, activities, rationales,as well as planning and implementation resources.

Librarian's Index to the Internet
The Librarians' Index to the Internet is a searchable, annotated subject directory of more than 7,900 Internet resources selected and evaluated by librarians for their usefulness to users of public libraries. It's meant to be used by both librarians and non-librarians as a reliable and efficient guide to described and evaluated Internet resources.

Library Lover's
Includes a promotional calendar of ideas, library poems, outreach tips, printable library bookmarks, student activities, and much more.

Librarian's Information Online Network (LION)
This is an online resource focusing on the needs of K-12 school librarians, and includes resources for cataloging, automation, lesson plans and activities, and much more.

Florida Association for Media in Education
This professional organization is composed of Florida's school library media specialists and individuals in related educational fields.

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators is a categorized list of sites useful for enhancing curriculum and professional growth. It includes lesson plans, clip art, puzzlemaker, and much more.

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Skills
This page has general information, lesson plans and bibliographies to help educators interested in higher order thinking skills

 

MEDIA SPECIALIST RESOURCES FOR INSERVICES

Sunlink PowerPoints

Grolier Online Databases