Multimedia & Internet@Schools back issues from January 2008:
The year ahead, in print and in conference.(EDITOR'S NOTES)
Jan 01, 2008; ... IT'S still 2007 as I put this issue to bed, but I'm looking ahead to 2008, to upcoming editorial and conferences. As usual, we'll be covering a wide range of technology-oriented topics and socio-technological phenomena of relevance to the library media specialist community. Perusing the ...
Distance learning for displaced children.(NetNEWS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Clinton Global Initiative announced that UNICEF has teamed with Microsoft, HP, and the International Rescue Committee to launch a distance learning initiative that will help 150,000 displaced children, including students affected by the Iraq conflict and children in the occupied ...
EdTech grant funding directory.(NetNEWS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The fourth edition of the EdTech Online grant directory is now available at no cost at www.edtechonline.org. The website offers the latest information on federal grants funded by the U.S. Department of Education in support of educational technology. The material includes links to data on ...
Literature criticism online.(NetLIBRARIES)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Literature Criticism Online provides access to hundreds of volumes from 10 Gale literary series: Contemporary Literary Criticism, Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, Nineteenth-Century Literature Criticism, Literature Criticism from 1400-1800, Shakespearean Criticism, Classical and ...
Current issues in health.(NetLIBRARIES)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Current Issues in Health is now available on WilsonWeb. The database offers material designed to meet the needs of school and public libraries, including material for vocational students preparing for careers in healthcare. The database covers more than 60 topics and will grow by 20 topics ...
Accessible archives expands.(NetLIBRARIES)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Accessible Archives full-text online version of The Liberator, the antebellum anti-slavery newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison, now includes Part III, which covers January 1841 to December 1845. The online material begins with the first issue published on Jan. 1, 1831. Four ...
AASL opens Digital Institute.(NetTEACHING)(American Association of School Libraries)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The American Association of School Libraries (AASL) launched its first Digital Institute, "Minding Your Students' Future," as part of the online AASL e-Academy. The institute focuses on the future of learning in school library media programs and offers a variety of digital sessions ...
Free FileMaker teacher tools.(NetTEACHING)
Jan 01, 2008; ... FileMaker Pro Basics provides a comprehensive downloadable set of free training materials designed to help K-12 educators learn the essentials of creating FileMaker Pro databases. The materials can be downloaded with a free 30-day trial of FileMaker Pro 9 at ...
The summer travel blog: a 2.0 travelogue to bridge summer 'down time'.(INTERNET @ SCHOOLS)(Cover story)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Do you still remember the thrill of receiving a summer postcard from your teacher? How exciting it was to open the mailbox and find that personal piece of mail waiting--and to realize that your teacher was thinking of you. Perhaps the photograph on the ...
The power of RSS: instant information updating based on quality searches: with web tools at your disposal that allow for instant updating of information based on quality searches, all new information can be delivered to the client in two quick clicks. Ladies and gentlemen, that is the power of RSS.(INTERNET @ SCHOOLS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... When does the reference interview end? Is it when the student walks out the door? Is it when the library closes? Or when the librarian hangs up the telephone? In my experience working with the public (when I was a reference librarian) or with attorneys (I'm now a law librarian), the ...
Is that really true? Urban legends and information evaluation skills: we frequently review website evaluation strategies with students and even have some 'quick and dirty' methods to help them develop information evaluation skills. Still, we find they are sometimes too trusting of the information they find on the World Wide Web.(INTERNET @ SCHOOLS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... These days, students are inundated by information in all formats and from all corners of the world, and they are apt to believe what they see, hear, or read without carefully evaluating it. At my school, we frequently review website evaluation strategies with students and even have some ...
Reading reconnaissance.(CYBER BEE)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FINDING just the right book that will grab a student's interest is like looking for Waldo. Tracking down books that correlate with specific curriculum areas and topics for study can be daunting. What is a library media specialist to do? Use every tool in ...
Did you hear that? The internet firmament is shifting.(THE PIPELINE)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Fall 2007: Two months that shook our world! WHEEE! (or Wii!) Life is a roller coaster. Halo wasn't the only game shaking the world last fall. In autumn 2006, while I was traveling a lot around the world, I managed to experience a 6.7 earthquake in Hawaii and a huge ...
Standards for the 21st Century Learner.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) launched the long-anticipated "Standards for the 21st Century Learner" at the 2007 AASL National Conference & Exhibit in Reno, Nev. The learning standards define nine foundational "common beliefs" and describe how learners use skills, ...
The Pivotal Role of Technology.(NEWS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Three K-12 leadership groups warn that the nation's schools will not be able to prepare students for the challenges of the 21st century without using technology broadly and intensively, just as competitive U.S. industries have been doing for years. The warning accompanies a new report ...
CoSN expands into Colorado.(NEWS)(Consortium for School Networking)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) launched its newest state chapter in Colorado through a partnership with the Colorado Association of Leaders in Educational Technology (CALET), a department of the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE). The Colorado chapter, the eighth ...
AASL awards program.(Helping HANDS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The 2008 annual awards program of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) offers more than $50,000 in funding among a field of 11 awards, grants, and scholarships. The 2008 awards program includes the AASL Collaborative School Library Media Award ($2,500), the ABC-CLIO ...
Tool Factory Podcasting Grants.(Helping HANDS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Three Tool Factory Podcasting Grants will be awarded on April 30, 2008. Each grant provides one Tool Factory Podcasting site license ($1,000 value), three Olympus digital voice recorders ($600 value), three headsets and microphones ($40 value), Clip Art Station (school subscription, $400 ...
Differentiating Instruction with Technology.(Classroom RESOURCES)(Brief article)(Book review)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) released Differentiating Instruction with Technology in K-5 Classrooms, a book by Grace E. Smith and Stephanie Throne. The book explains how to use technology to differentiate instruction by student interest, ability, learning ...
A look at ... supplemental classroom electronics.(TECHNOLOGY @ SCHOOLS)(Product/service evaluation)
Jan 01, 2008; ... [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] REMEMBER folder games and puzzles? Teachers have always used instructional aids of one kind or another to supplement instruction, such as calculators in Math class, games, puzzles, math aids, and other devices for small group or individual work. ...
Staff development: still an important role.(THE MEDIA CENTER)
Jan 01, 2008; ... I've long believed that staff development is an important role for media specialists. Technology staff development isn't receiving the attention it once did in professional journals or at professional conferences, but the need hasn't gone away; it has simply shifted along with technology ...
Celebrating communicating: to blog or not to blog?(BELL TONES)
Jan 01, 2008; ... DID I show up for the party too late? I am hearing that country song in my head, "Turn out the lights, the party's overrrrrr ..." I started my own blog recently and since then I have seen some comments that suggest the blogosphere may be imploding, exploding, or otherwise meeting its ...
MIND Research Institute Algebra Readiness.(MatheMATICS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... MIND Research Institute Algebra Readiness is a 1-year intervention program designed to rebuild a solid math foundation for struggling middle and high school students and to prepare them for success in Algebra I. The curriculum, for grades 8 and above, includes a fully featured textbook ...
MediaWorks 6.2.(Tools)
Jan 01, 2008; ... MediaWorks 6.2 updates the budget multimedia authoring package previously known as MovieWorks Deluxe with Intel Mac and Windows Vista compatibility. The program's video, sound, animation, and paint/photo editors enable the creation of presentations and movies for computer, CD, DVD, export ...
The ClassMate Reader.(Tools)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The ClassMate Reader, an assistive tool for K-12 students with reading difficulties, is a lightweight hand-held device about the size of a portable gaming system with a large LCD screen. The unit enables students to listen to an audio version of textbooks and study materials while ...
Developing Data Literacy with InspireData.(Tools)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Developing Data Literacy with InspireData offers a lesson plan collection designed to help teachers use InspireData software in science, math, and social studies courses. The collection includes 27 standards-based lesson plans with step-by-step instructions that can be adapted for students ...
Soliloquy Reading Assistant 4.1.(Language ARTS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... Soliloquy Reading Assistant 4.1 updates the reading fluency program with easier software installation, support of Windows Vista, simplified reports that allow teachers to keep better track of student progress, and updated speech recognition software. New licensing options allow more ...
SOLO Writing Coach.(Language ARTS)
Jan 01, 2008; ... SOLO Writing Coach provides a writing implementation framework designed for at-risk students writing at or below proficiency levels. The program is used with the SOLO Literacy Suite, a reading and writing scaffolding technology developed to support struggling learners in any writing ...
The Classworks Science.(SciENCE)
Jan 01, 2008; ... The Classworks Science elementary program offers scored activities, mini-lessons, instruction, and quizzes for students in grades 3-5. The program uses the Lexile Framework to provide a common developmental scale to match student reading abilities with the reading level of the science ...
In the spotlight.
Jan 01, 2008; ... THE PRODUCT Sally Ride Science K-12 Education Programs THE COMPANY Sally Ride Science 9191 Towne Centre Drive Suite L101 San Diego, CA 92122 Phone: (800) 561-5161 Internet: ...
GeoSafari Quiz Bowl.(Product/service evaluation)
Jan 01, 2008; ... <Pre> **** | REPORT CARD Installation B- Content/Features A Ease of Use B Product Support B </Pre> Company: Educational Insights, 18730 S. Wilmington Ave., Rancho Dominguez, CA 90220. Phone: (800) 995-4436; Internet: www.educational insights.com. ...
Fluent Reading Trainer (FLRT).(Product/service evaluation)
Jan 01, 2008; ... <Pre> ***** | REPORT CARD Installation A Content/Features A Ease of UseA Product SupportA </Pre> Company: MindPlay Educational Software Co., 440 S. Williams Blvd., Suite 206, Tucson, AZ 85711. Phone: (800) 221-7911; Internet: www.mind play.com. ...
Knowledge Adventure Activity Builder.
Jan 01, 2008; ... <Pre> ***** | REPORT CARD Installation A Content/Features A Ease of UseA Product SupportA </Pre> Located online at: www.kaactivity builder.com. Company: Knowledge Adventure, Inc., 2377 Crenshaw Blvd., Suite 302, Torrance, CA 90501. Phone: (800) ...