The resources below the ALA widget represent additional selected materials and sites that may be of interest to use in your program and to share in your schools.
The American Library Association has created an island in the virtual world SecondLife where information, links, and videos are available. In addition, the association frequently provides virtual events and forums to support library professionals. Check the calendar of events and then teleport your avatar to the island!
"The 'Top 25' Web sites foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover."
Information to help other states with advocacy efforts, including a strategy timeline, talking points wiki, a brief on why principals should support school libraries, and a fact sheet on strong school libraries
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Includes step-by-step strategies for building support as well as links to relevant research; commentary and articles on reading and 21st century learning; guidance on sharing data and evidence of good practice
"The toolkit was created to help school library media specialists educate and garner support from an important advocate in the school community, parents."
"The purpose of this site is to encourage librarians to discuss copyright concerns and seek feedback and advice from fellow librarians and copyright specialists. The Network is sponsored by the American Library AssociationOffice for Information Technology Policy."
America.gov Free ebooks include Abraham Lincoln: A Legacy of Freedom, Free At Last - The U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and Sketchbook USA.
Read.gov - Created by The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress Digitized books, episodic reading adventure series online, author Web casts, booklists, etc.
“As defenders of intellectual freedom and the First Amendment, libraries and librarians have a responsibility to offer unrestricted access to Internet interactivity in accordance with local, state, and federal laws and to advocate for greater access where it is abridged.”
Literacies
Bookosphere @L2L Archived Webcasts related to books and reading literacy.
EduScapes Links to a treasure trove of resources by Annette Lamb, Ph.D, Professor, SchoolofLibraryand Information Science, IndianaUniversityatIndianapolis
PBS.org The site includes a special section for school library media and technology coordinators.
Initiative spawned from the new AASL Standards as a "learner's permit" for students; future plans include adding links and ideas to for each of the rights. More information is available in a School Library Media Activities Monthly article, May 2009.
A LEARN NC resource with an RSS feed that provides information and links to additional resources on a wide variety of education-related topics, "Instructify is where teachers can stock their toolboxes with practical, time-saving classroom ideas and cutting edge methods of instruction. It’s where to find useful, free technology to utilize in the classroom."
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