Teacher-Librarians


Here's a MEGALIST for my fellow media specialists/teacher-librarians. It's taken a while to gather all the information and I will continue to add to this page. Currently there are close to 185 sites listed. There is SO MUCH information out there! Please feel free to add your suggestions!- 





UPDATED 3/5/19 


RETRO: A 1940s movie about the library profession!


LIBRARY MEDIA CENTER MANAGEMENT
Accountability in the Information Literacy Program- Mike Eisenberg's vodcast #3; excellent series

Elementary Library Routines- this information wiki was created by four librarians and covers
everything a school librarian needs to know, from AV equipment management to floor plans.


Library Media Center Management- covers policy manuals, management, patrons with disabilities, volunteers, ideas for new school librarians, library promotion and advocacy; long list

Setting Up a School Library- covers furniture, financial, inventory, cataloging, labeling, bar codes, signage

The Role of the Teacher-Librarian and the School Library Program- Mike Eisenberg's vodcast covers how the 21st century has changed the job of the teacher-librarian.

Technology Skills Library Staff Should Have-is your staff tech savvy? (from ALA Learning)

ARTICLES
14 Ways K-12 Librarians Can Teach Social Media- by Joyce Valenza

A Bit on Information Literacy- from the Academic Librarian blog


The Little Library That Could- volunteer-run library in Honolulu, Hawaii


BLOGS (Teacher-Librarians, Media Specialists)
Biblioteche.me- Michelle Luhtala

Blue Skunk Blog- written by Doug Johnson, Director of Media and Technology for the Mankato (MN) Public Schools.


Cool Cat Teacher Blog- Vicki Davis

The Daring Librarian- librarian Gwyneth Anne Bronwynne Jones' blog

The Dewey Blog- all about Dewey and cataloging

DIY Librarian- Tara Murphy

Lauren's Library Blog- Lauren Pressley talks about the future of libraries

Librarian By Day- Bobbi L. Newman

Librarian in the Cloud- librarian Heather Braum's blog

A Librarian's Guide to Etiquette- fun site

Librarians Matter- Australian librarian Kathryn Greenhill

Mighty Little Librarian- Tiffany Whitehead,  library media specialist at Central Middle School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Neverending Search- written by Joyce Valenza, professor at Rutgers University School of Information Science

The Primary Source Librarian- Mary J. Johnson

No Shelf Required- ebooks and digital hardware for reading

The Shifted Librarian- adjustments which need to be made due to technology

Van Meter Library Voice- teacher-librarian and technology coordinator Shannon Miller

What I Learned Today.. - Nicole C. Engard

BIBLIOGRAPHY GENERATORS
BIBMe*

Bibomatic- for books only; enter the ISBN number of a book for the citation

CiteBite- link directly to specific quotes on web pages

CiteFast- covers MLA, APA, Chicago and newspaper, magazine, web site, journal, book

EasyBib*- also now has an iPhone app where you can scan the ISBN number on a book



GoBiblio- free bibliography and citation generator

KnightCite- enter the information in the blank fields and your citation is generated; covers MLA, APA, Chicago

NoodleBib Express- free version of Noodle Tools

OttoBib- for books only; enter the ISBN number of a book for the citation

Son of Citation Machine- for APA, MLA, Chicago, Turabian formats

Zotero*- keep all your research in one spot





BOOK DISPLAY IDEAS
Book Displays to Attract Reluctant Readers- from EBSCO

Fiction Book Display Ideas- Pinterest board


High School Library Book Display Ideas

Library Book Displays- Pinterest board


Library Displays- Pinterest board


School Library Book Display Ideas- Google image search

School Library Displays- Flickr pool of over 700 photos!


School-Library Displays- Pinterest board

Twenty Rules for Better Book Displays-from EBSCO





BOOK REPAIR
I don't know about you; when I earned my certification as a media specialist, I had never been required to take a course in book repair. My colleague Nancy just received an MLS from Rutgers University (well known for their library sciences program) and she also never learned how to deal with damaged books. How is this possible? Can't figure that one out. But, if you can't attend a training workshop locally, you can always benefit from those who have posted videos and information online. (When I first started my job, the Internet was just a little baby....)

There are certain supplies you should always have in your library. Once you read the list, you'll understand why school library offices should have sinks and counter space. Here is a listing of supplies provided by Amigo Book Repair Workshops. I will be adding this post to the Teacher-Librarians page on this blog.


FREE WORKSHOP ALERT: Kapco (makers of book protection supplies) will come to your library and present a free in-service workshop on book repair, using their supplies. Here is the info sheet and website for more information.  Now for the other resources to do-it-yourself:


Beginners Guide to Book Binding- 14 videos from eHow


Book Repair Supplies Categories- from Gaylord


Bookcraft Book Repair Guide- 35-page pdf file written by Gaylord; excellent guide with pictures to guide you




Damage Control: Advice From a Professional Book Repairer- by Aaron Hierholzer



Damaged Books and How Libraries Fix Them










How to Repair a Book's Binding
- step-by-step instructions with photos




How to Repair Your Old Damaged Books- no pictures, but in-depth instructions



CARTOONS FOR THE TEACHER-LIBRARIAN















 





COPYRIGHT LAW

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education- assists teachers in fair use doctrine; from the Center for Social Media

Copyright Advisory Network- "a way for librarians to learn about copyright and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists"

Copyright Basics- from Copyright Kids!


Copyright and Fair Use Guidelines for Teachers- PDF document


Creative Commons- various sharing methods explained


Cyberbee- cute interactive for grades 4-9


Fair Use Evaluator-
"understand how to determine the "fairness" of a use under the U.S. Copyright Code."


Fair Use Wiki- the fair use clause explained


Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright- from the Library of Congress; interactive for kids in grades 4-8


Teaching Copyright
- Five 60-minute lessons


TeachersFirst Copyright and Fair Use Resources


United States Copyright Office- search records, register works



What is Copyright?- wiki managed by by teacher Mary Beth Hertz



DEWEY DECIMAL SYSTEM: IS DEWEY DONE?....
Adams County Libraries Shelving Dewey- Denver, Colorado school libraries

Are the Dewey Decimal System's Days Numbered?- interesting article


The Demise of the Dewey Decimal System- Canadian librarian has incorporated the bookstore model in her school library


Dewey? At This Library With a Very Different Outlook, They Don't- New York Times article about the 15-branch Maricopa County Library District in Arizona. Here's a link to the NPR broadcast about the changes.


Dewey Decimal, Redone


The Dewey Dilemma- from the Library Journal


Dewey's Not Dead




Do We Dewey?-New York Times article from 2008

Has the Dewey Decimal system Finally Outlived its Usefulness?- blog post by librarian Roger Green


Red Hawk Elementary Scraps Dewey Decimal System  for Bookstore Model


Saying Goodbye to the Dewey Decimal System- article about five Albany public libraries


Students Not Fazed By Dewey-less Library- Gilbert, AZ


Three Benefits of the Dewey Decimal System- from eHow


What's So Great About Dewey? 


Will Dewey Still Do?- Massachusetts librarian airs her opinion about Dewey


Who's Killing the Dewey Decimal System?- article about the Gail Borden Public Library District in Elgin, IL


Would Your Elementary Library Work Better if You Scrapped the Dewey Decimal System?- from School Library Monthly's blog




DIGITAL STORYTELLING


Big Universe- for younger children
Creaza- suite of creative tools, including cartoonist, movie editor, audio editor and mindmaps
DigiTales- create 3-5 minute stories from these types: living memories, beyond words, itza wrap
Do Ink- create Flash-style animations using a "simple and friendly vector editor
Domo Animate- free animation website offers characters with dialogue, backdrops and special effects
Glogster- drag and drop text, images, audio, video drawings and more; premium edition has no ads
Kerpoof- make movies, cards, drawings,pictures, tell stories; for grades K-8; site also has lesson plans and teacher tools.
Lightning Bug -assists students in writing a story from finding an idea to finishing the story
Little Bird Tales- for very young children
My Story Maker- for younger kids; interactive digital story creator
Myths and Legends- online digital storytelling site
PicLits- students are given a picture with a list of keywords to inspire them to write a story about that picture
Picture Book Maker- create an online children's book
Pinball- helps students get started with ideas which are bounced around
Projeqt- visual storytelling
Shiddoni- create an imaginary world with animals
Smilebox- mix photos, videos and music into a multimedia presentation
Stage'd- create animated comics
Storybird- "short, art-inspired stories you make to share, read and print
Storyboard Template-choice of different templates
ThumbScribes- online collaboration of poems, short stories, fiction, novellas
Tikatok- for younger children
Voice Thread- group conversations around images, documents, videos; Voice Thread in the Classroom.
Xtranormal-create online movies using their characters who speak what you write for them; free service will cost $$ soon.
ZooBurst-create a 3D pop-up book



FAKE NEWS

ARTICLES

4 Steps Schools Need to Take To Combat Fake News- Huffington Post

5 Ways to Spot Fake News- from Common Sense Media

The 5 Types of Fakes News- from Huffington Post

6 Ways to Spot Fake News- from Snopes

10 Ways to Spot a Fake News Article- from EasyBib

The Classroom Where Fake News Fails- from NPR

Fake News Fooling Millions- from Scholastic's Up Front Magazine

Fake News Sites to Watch Out For on Facebook

Fighting Fake News- American Libraries

Google and Facebook Take Aim at Fake News Sites- N.Y. Times

Higher Ed Takes on Fake News Epidemic- from Education Dive

How Photos Fuel the Spread of Fake News

How Savvy Are Your Students? 7 Fake Websites to Really Test Their Evaluation Skills-EasyBib

How to Spot Fake News (and Teach Kids to Be Media Sayvy)- Common Sense Media

Most Students Don't Know When News is Fake, Stanford Study Finds- Wall Street Journal

A News Literacy Tool Kit for a "Post Truth" World- Joyce Valenza's blog

The Real History of Fake News- from The Columbia Journalism Review

The Smell Test: Educators Can Counter Fake New with Information Literacy- SLJ

Students Need Our Help Detecting Fake News- from MiddleWeb

Three Historical Examples of "Fake News"- Scientific American

What are You Doing to Teach Students to Spot Fake News Stories?- by Bill Ferriter

What Stands Between Fake News and Students? Educators- from NEA


GUIDES TO WEBSITE EVALUATION
Misc.
Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources

Credible Sources Count- view a 10-minute interactive tutorial about how to find sites you can trust. EXCELLENT!

EasyBib Website Evaluation Guide








































Finding Reliable Information Online- slide presentation from middle school teacher Sean Hinger

How Savvy are Your Students? 7 Fake Websites to Really Test Their Evaluation Skills- EasyBib

*Kathy Schrock
 *The 5 W's of Website Evaluation

 *Critical Evaluation of a Website- high School

 *Critical Evaluation of a Website- middle school

 *Critical Evaluation of a Website- elementary school

Ten Questions for Fake News Detection- infographic checklist

University of Berkeley Library- an excellent tutorial on finding information on the Internet

Website Evaluation Guide- from EasyBib


INFOGRAPHICS












NEWS BIASES CHART by Vanessa Otero



Ten Questions for Fake News Detection- infographic is in PDF form




LESSON PLANS
Brain Pop: Fact and Opinion- interactive fun for the younger kids

Evaluating Sources in a 'Post-Truth' World: Ideas for Teaching About Fake News- NY Times Lessons

Fake News vs. Real News: Determining the Reliability of Sources- NY Times Learning Network

Fighting Fake News- includes Common Core standards

"He Said, She Said"-Reliable Sources- from School Journalism site

Hoax or No Hoax? Strategies for Online Comprehension and Evaluation- from ReadWriteThink; grades 9-12

Hoax? Scholarly Research? Personal Opinion? You Decide- lesson for high schoolers

How to Teach Your Students About Fake News- from PBS NewsHour; grades 7-9

I Heard it 'Round the Internet: Sexual Health Education & Authenticating Online Information- grades 7-9

Media Literacy and Fake News- from C-SPAN; grade not specified, but probably 9-12



VIDEOS




 










WEBSITES

FactCheck- project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center

Fake News Sites to Watch Out For on Facebook-

Fake News Watch- updates regularly; lists Fake/Hoax Websites, Satire Websites and Clickbait Websites.

Politifact- checking U.S. politics

Museum of Hoaxes- bogus web sites from A to Z

News Literacy Project- assists students in discerning real vs. fake news


Snopes- fact-checking site


GIFTS FOR TEACHER-LIBRARIANS (or gifts you'd buy for yourself...)
100 Gifts for the Bookworm- unique and some are over the top ideas

2010 Librarian Lump of Coal Guide-


2011 Librarian Lump of Coal Guide- humorous gits


2012 Librarian Lump of Coal Guide- humorous gifts


ALA Store- books, posters, clothing, gifts, incentives, downloadable art files


ALikelyStory"literary jewelry and bookmarks for the bookish"


Demco Gifts


Gifts for Bookworms: 10 Clever Ideas for Readers and Writers


Gifts for Bookworms Who Live for Lazy Weekend Reads


Just Dewey It- necklaces, t-shirts, bookmarks, posters


Nerd Tote- carry all your books


Swiss Army Librarian- library holiday gift guide


Ten Awesome Gifts for Librarians- from Library Journal


Unique Personalized Gifts for Librarians- includes gifts for volunteers and retirees




INFOGRAPHICS




LESSON PLANS AND GAMES
44 Things That Are All Dewey (The Dewey Decimal System, that is) - posting from this blog

Alphabet Book Game- for younger kids; students practice ordering books on the shelf


Capstone: Library Skills Support-includes library skills videos, reader's theater, lesson plans, downloadable bookmarks and more.

The Dewey Decimal Classification System- by Jean Halsey; from Awesome Library


Huey and Louie Meet Dewey- grades 3-5, 6-8

Information Skills Instruction- covers information literacy and the Dewey Decimal System

Interactive Tutorials- from Acadia University Library; includes "Credible Sources Count!", "Research it Right!", "You Quote it, You Note it!" plus 7 more. Excellent!

Lesson Plans @ Library Instruction.com


Library Games.com- free stuff, books, activities

Library Lesson Plans- K-8 listing from North East Independent School District, San Antonio, TX

LibraryInstruction.com- 18 lesson plans covering different grades

Library Lesson Plan Book- by grade level; Word or PDF format

Mr. B's Library Skills TV- for grades K-6; videos cover plagiarism, evaluating information, maps, the Dewey Decimal System and more

Ode to Librarians- use this video to introduce your students to the library


Order in the Library- students can practice shelving books with this interactive game; available in Spanish

S.O.S. For Information Literacy- voted a top site by AASL


MAGAZINES AND JOURNALS
American Libraries- ALA publication; read online for free
Booklist Magazine- $147.50 (22 issues in a year); website is here.Bookwire- "search and discover over 20 million book titles, including print, e-books, audio books and more."College and Research Libraries News - print subscriptions and digital online archives
Computers in Libraries-  $99.95 (10 issues per year); also digital online archives
D-Lib Magazine- digital library research published 6 times per year
EDTECH: Focus on K-12online digital version or print copyeSchool News- free print subscription for educators

The Horn Book Magazine- (6 issues)

Internet @Schools-  (5 issues per year)
The Journal of Research on Libraries and Young

AdultsKirkus Book Reviews- tough book critics Library Journal-  (20 issues per year)

Library Media Connection Magazine-  (special deal for 6 issues)

Library Sparks-  (9 issues)
School Library Journal-  (12 issues plus access to Book Verdict School Library Journal)
Teacher-Librarian-  (published 5 times per year)
Tech and Learning- free subscriptions for educators

VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates) -online digital version


MOBILE APPS

CAM SCANNER- your phone becomes a scanner!










CURATOR-collect and organize your stuff





DRAGON DICTATION- just speak and see your text or email messages





Easy Bib for iPhone and iPad


Easy Bib for Android- app reads barcodes for citations of books, MLA citations




Evernote for iPhone and iPad- terrific program to organize your life and the library; Evernote site


Evernote for Android




FEEDLY- follow RSS feeds 


Feedly for iPhone and iPad

Feedly for Android



FLIPBOARD: Your News Magazine- social and world news brought together in one feed

Flipboard for iPhone and iPad

Flipboard for Android






iBooks- for iPhone and iPad; download and read books





Free Books: 23,469 Classics to Go- for iPad; "Browse our handpicked collections, download any of our 23,469 classic books, and read with our fully featured  eReader. Notes, highlights, bookmarks, dictionary support -- it’s all here."







Goodreads for iPhone, iPad


Goodreads for Android






LIBRIVOX AUDIO BOOKS-access over 10,000 books


App for iPhone


App for Android










NPR App for iPhone


NPR App for Android







TED App for iPhone


TED app for Android









VIRTUAL TOUR OF THE LIBRARY OF CO


For iPhone and iPad







WordFoto- available on iPhone and iPad, I found librarian Tiffany Whitehead using it to create signage for her subject areas.






World Book: This Day in History-for iPad; excellent source for daily updating on your media center's website


New York Library Association (NYLA)
SIGMS- ISTE's support network for media specialists
Teacher Librarian NING- network of teacher-librarians
TL Virtual Cafe
Young Adult Services Library Association (YALSA)

PLAGIARISM and PARAPHRASING

Acknowledging Sources-from the University of Texas at Arlington; charts and diagrams included
Avoiding Plagiarism- from the Purdue Online Writing Lab; very good site gives an overview on plagiarism, with information on paraphrasing and exercises for students.
Citation Machine- create a citation in APA, MLA, Turabian and Chicago; free
EasyBib- creates a citation from the information you input; MLA is free, cost for others
How to Cite Your Sources- very complete listing
KnightCite- from Calvin College; APA, MLA, and Chicago are all free
MLA Formatting and Style Guide- very complete; shows formatting for all types of sources

Paraphrase vs Plagiarism








Plagiarism Tutorial- information and 2 quizzes to check your knowledge; from the University of Southern Mississippi
Successful vs. Unsuccessful Paraphrasing- many examples are shown to explain the best way to paraphrase a paragraph
Types of Plagiarism- lists six types of plagiarists and five sources cited by still plagiarized types of people
What is Plagiarism?- a video from Rutgers University; explains the seriousness of plagiarism; excellent!!
WriteCheck- submit your paper to see if you plagiarized anything; $$
You Quote It, You Note It- a short slide presentation/quiz to see how much you know about plagiarism

PODCASTS
Barnes and Noble Studio- video podcasts with writers
Book Lust- Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl interviews writers
Book Review- The New York Times
Books Available as Podcasts
Bookworm- showcases writers of fiction and poetry
Fireside Book Chat-"books for teens; reviews by teens"
Librivox- books in the public domain; very extensive list includes Shakespeare, Dickens, Aesop and Verne
The NewYork Review of Books
NPR Books
The Penguin Podcast-Penguin Books

Podiobooks-from fantasy to fiction, this site has loads of FREE books you can listen to in your spare time

Science Fiction Book Review Podcast
Slate's Audio Book Club



REAL OR MAKE BELIEVE RESOURCES FOR KINDERGARTNERS

LESSONS

Fact or Make-Believe Worksheet- must log into you Education.com free account

Real and Make-Believe- PowerPoint presentation

Real or Make-Believe- PowerPoint presentation

Real or Make-Believe Lesson- from Family Education




Doing Research at the Elementary Level
- written by technology teacher Mary Beth Hertz

Evaluating Information Sources Worksheet- for older students

The Future of Research- written by middle school librarian Jennifer LaGarde

Google Scholar- advanced scholarly searches

Infomine- scholarly Internet searches

iResearch: Information Skills for Life
- 10 modules (covers plagiarism and searching databases) each include a PDF download

The Free Library- over 20 million articles and books


K-4 Research Materials- LiveBinder

Kentucky Virtual Library's How to Do Research- excellent interactive poster designed like a game board


Research it Right- from Acadia University's Library; animated interactive


Research Skills Lesson Plans- from Lesson Planet


Research Skills Worksheets- from TeAchnology; covers various topic areas 


Research Skills Worksheets- teacher-reviewed; grades listed


Research Skills Unit- for 8th grade students


Rutgers University's R.I.O.T.- wonderful interactive modules include: Selecting a Topic, Finding Sources, Selecting Keywords, Identifying Citations, Evaluating Sources.


State Library of Victoria- research skills for grades 5-9


Teaching Research Skills to Young Students- the role of the media specialist is explained




Teaching the Ten Steps to Better Web Research from SweetSearch


Using Critical Thinking to find Trustworthy Websites-video lesson by N.Y. middle school teacher Emily Koch (Grades 6-8)

Wading Through the Web: Teaching Internet Research Strategies- Three complete 45-minute lessons for grades 6-8


ONLINE INTERACTIVES
Dinosaurs: Real or Make-Believe-

Real of Make Believe?- from Scholastic; needs Flash to run

Tina's World: Real or Make-Believe


SELF-PROMOTION
INFOGRAPHICS/ SIGNS
































































































PRINTABLES

ALA's Celebrate National Library Week- just download and print

READ Feed Your Imagination Poster


VIDEOS

















Books in Print- 3.5 million book, audio, &; video titles
Bookwire-book industry news, features, reviews, guides to literary events.
The Consortium for School Networking- mission is to "advance the K-12 education community's capacity to effectively use technology to improve learning through advocacy, policy & leadership development."
CyberDewey -Dewey classifications including subcategories
Internet Library for Librarians
Media Awareness Network- resources & support in the field of media & information literacy
Resources for School Librarians- info on program administration, education and employment, continuing education etc.
School Library Certification- listing for all states
School Library Media Kids- good for K-6 kids, with reference, author, search engine and games links, book reviews and book trailers.

TEACHING INFORMATION LITERACY
90+ Videos for Technology and Media Literacy


Information Literacy: Search Strategies, Tools and Resources- articles about information literacy, links to resources


Information Literacy Resources- from LibrarySupportStaff.com; very comprehensive site

Information Literacy Tool Kits- from Indiana University-Purdue University

Media Literacy

Media Literacy Handouts- lesson plans for K-12 and above from Ithaca College

What is Information Literacy?- part 1 of Mike Eisenberg's vodcast series

TEACHING RESEARCH SKILLS

The 6 Online Research Skills Your Students Need- from Scholastic

Copyright, Fair Use and Research Skills for Elementary Students
- LiveBinder


Doing Research at the Elementary Level
- written by technology teacher Mary Beth Hertz


Evaluating Information Sources Worksheet- for older students

The Future of Research- written by middle school librarian Jennifer LaGarde

Google Scholar- advanced scholarly searches


Infomine- scholarly Internet searches

iResearch: Information Skills for Life
- 10 modules (covers plagiarism and searching databases) each include a PDF download

The Free Library- over 20 million articles and books

K-4 Research Materials- LiveBinder


Kentucky Virtual Library's How to Do Research- excellent interactive poster designed like a game board


Research it Right- from Acadia University's Library; animated interactive


Research Skills Lesson Plans- from Lesson Planet


Research Skills Worksheets- from TeAchnology; covers various topic areas 


Research Skills Worksheets- teacher-reviewed; grades listed


Research Skills Unit- for 8th grade students


Rutgers University's R.I.O.T.- wonderful interactive modules include: Selecting a Topic, Finding Sources, Selecting Keywords, Identifying Citations, Evaluating Sources.


State Library of Victoria- research skills for grades 5-9


Teaching Research Skills to Young Students- the role of the media specialist is explained




Teaching the Ten Steps to Better Web Research from SweetSearch


Using Critical Thinking to find Trustworthy Websites-video lesson by N.Y. middle school teacher Emily Koch (Grades 6-8)


Wading Through the Web: Teaching Internet Research Strategies- Three complete 45-minute lessons for grades 6-8


WEB CURATION TOOLS

Bag the Web- curate web content to make your own topic bags

Bundlr- create and share bundles of content


eduClipper- educational digital clipboard


Evernote- one of my favorites; sync with your smartphone, home computer and work compute




Juxtapost- all of your favorite things, side-by-side


Kuratur- "cool, customized automated content magazines"


Kweeper- collect videos, pictures, sites with one click


Livebinders-"3-ring binder for the web"




Livebinders Tutorial from EdTechTeacher on Vimeo.

Only2Clicks- organize your sites with various tabs, (like folders) and thumbnails


Paper.li- your own online newspaper


Pinterest- online pinboard


RebelMouse- "your social front page"; app available



Scoop.it
- create a topic and Scoop.it will proceed to find you links on the Internet which are related to your topic


Spaaze- collect and organize web sites, videos etc. in one location, a giant cork-board.

Springpad- save information on your computer and it will sync with your mobile device (Android or iPhone)


Storify- tell your stories by curating social media posts

Surfmark- collect, express, collaborate

Themeefy- allows you to create, curate and publish; phone app available




Trapit- captures what you want and “serves it up fresh and spam-free all day long.”

WEEDING THE COLLECTION
10 Ways to Give Weeded Books a Second Life



Be Proactive: Weed- School Library Monthly post


CREW: A Weeding Manual for Modern Libraries- a 93-page document from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission


Less is More: A Practical Guide to Weeding School Library Collections- book by Donna J. Baumbach and Linda L. Miller


Weeding Library Collections- this wiki includes great ideas on what to do with weeded books, including  book sales, donation and more.


Weeding Library Collections: A Selected Annotated Bibliography for Library Collection Evaluation-

ALA library fact sheet

Weeding and Maintenance of Reference Collections- book by Linda S. Katz


Weeding: A Practical Manual for Librarians- 7-page document from the Jefferson County Public Schools


Weeding the School Library- brochure from the California Department of Education




Weeding Your Library- simple page on basics from Perma-Bound Books


Weeding Your Library- tips from teacher-librarian Cindy



WEBSITE EVALUATION
Checklist for Evaluating Web Resources

Credible Sources Count- view a 10-minute tutorial about how to find sites you can trust. EXCELLENT!

Critical Evaluation of Information- Kathy Schrock's guide by grade level; covers elementary through secondary 


EasyBib Research- students can enter a topic to search and EasyBib tells them if the site is credible or not. (NOTE: Not all sites have been rated)


Evaluating Internet-Based Information- from Media Smarts

Finding Reliable Information Online- slide presentation from middle school teacher Sean Hinger


The Five Ws of Website Evaluation- from Kathy Schrock


Museum of Hoaxes- bogus web sites from A to Z


University of Berkeley Library- an excellent tutorial on finding information on the Internet

Using Critical Thinking to Find Trustworthy Websites- video from Common Sense Media


Website Evaluation- I have put together three important links for your students



INSTRUCTIONAL VIDEOS
 

 

 



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