Information for Media and Technology Programs
A sampling of good info for media and technology programs from AASL Hotlinks:
1. Banned Books Week 2008 is September 27 through October 4. According to ALA, in 2007 more than 400 books were banned.
Read about what your school library media program can do to fight
censorship in your community and educate your students on intellectual freedom at:
http://www.bannedbooksweek.org
AASL provides support on intellectual freedom at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslissues/issuesadvocacy.cfm
2. Best Buy Rewards School's Interactive te@ch
Programs
The Best Buy te@ch program rewards schools for
successful interactive programs they have launched
with available technology. Winning te@ch programs
focus on kids using technology to learn a
standards-based curriculum, rather than on teaching
students to use technology or educators using
technology that children are not able to use hands-on.
Accredited K-12 public, private, parochial, and nonprofit
charter schools in the United States are eligible to apply
for the $5,000 maximum award before October 12, 2008.
For more information, visit:
https://bestbuyteach.scholarshipamerica.org
3. U.S. Census Bureau Provides Downloadable Maps
The U.S. Census Bureau has downloadable maps that
are available online for classroom use.
Find the maps in the Geography section at:
http://www.census.gov
The resources from the U.S. Census Bureau don't stop
there! Find more resources for students and teachers at:
http://www.census.gov/dmd/www/teachers.html
4. The US Federal Government Once Again Provides
Valuable Resources for the Entire School Community
As you begin the new school year, check out the
federal government's Web portal, which has posted a
collection of Web sites with resources for students,
parents, and educators.
Find out more at:
http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Back_to_School.shtml
5. ChunkIt! Helps Make Searching the Web More Efficient
ChunkIt! is a safe add-on to your Web browser
that searches and extracts the valuable bits of
information often hidden within hyperlinks that
comprise the Web. By entering keywords in the
search box, ChunkIt! guarantees that valuable
information from the Web will become much easier
to find.
Download ChunkIt! at:
http://www.tigerlogic.com/ChunkIt
Gerry Solomon, School Library Media Consultant
Instructional Technology Section
K-12 Curriculum, Instruction and Technology Division
North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
6364 MAIL SERVICE CENTER
Raleigh, NC 27699-6364
(v) 919/807-3286
(fax) 919/807-3290
http://www.ncwiseowl.org/Impact/div_it/
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