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Academic Libraries (2)
- Food for Thought: an innovative learning program for RIT staff by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2008, 21:20
  Food for Thought is an innovative one day learning program for campus staff at RIT:A full day of learning sessions on a variety of topics that range from…
- ticTOCs Table of Contents Service by: pollyalida (2)
  January 21, 2009, 23:39
  ticToCs aggregates the tables of contents of over 11,000 scholarly journals from over 400 publishers. It's easy to search for journals by title, subject or…
Advocacy (1)
- Help Protect New York's Libraries & Library Systems by: pollyalida (3)
  February 4, 2010, 22:32
  Help us protect NY’s libraries and library systems. We need to tell the NYS Legislature to reject the .4 million cut in Library Aid Governor David…
Audio (1)
- Make Music with Aviary by: pollyalida (2)
  June 13, 2010, 21:08
  I haven't looked at Aviary in a while. Wow, what I've been missing! Aviary is a free suite of tools for creating and editing images and sound. The image…
Awards (2)
- 2007 Edublog Awards Finalists by: pollyalida
  November 25, 2007, 23:53
  Want to see what other educators are doing with wikis, blogs, social networking, video, virtual worlds and more? Check out the finalists for the annual…
- Webware 100 Awards - 2008 Nominations by: pollyalida
  March 9, 2008, 22:12
  The Webware 100 Awards is a people's choice award, run by CNET's Webware site that covers "cool web 2.0 apps for everyone." Got a favorite 2.0 app? Head over…
Blogs (9)
- 2007 Edublog Awards Finalists by: pollyalida
  November 25, 2007, 23:53
  Want to see what other educators are doing with wikis, blogs, social networking, video, virtual worlds and more? Check out the finalists for the annual…
- Blog Analysis Fun by: pollyalida (2)
  November 13, 2008, 23:59
  Helene Blowers recently posted links to some fun blog analysis tools: Here’s a list of a few fun blog analyzers that supposedly offer up some insights into…
- Book Blizzard project at Stillwater Free Library by: pollyalida
  November 25, 2007, 23:37
  Book Blizzard - What at terrific project at Stillwater Free Library (NY) - a reading challenge to the whole town and a fund raiser to boot. The funds will go…
- Cover It Live - live blogging made easy by: pollyalida (2)
  October 16, 2008, 16:10
  Coveritlive.com is a pretty nifty (& free) tool to let's you provide live commentary from an event. (Live blogging. blogcasting?) You type your notes…
- Evaluating Web Content - in the age of blogs, wikis & social networking by: pollyalida
  January 9, 2008, 18:43
  Laura Cohen and Trudi Jacobson (U of Albany Libraries) have put together a terrific new guide to Evaluating Web Content, with particular attention being paid…
- FeedMyInbox - super easy rss to email by: pollyalida
  October 16, 2008, 21:45
  FeedMyInbox is a fairly new tool for getting RSS content via email. And it's dead simple to use. Enter the URL for the feed and your email address. That's it!…
- Feevy – dynamic blogroll on your sidebar by: pollyalida
  August 23, 2007, 15:45
  feevy lets you put updates from other blogs on your sidebar. Instead of a static list of links to other blogs (or in addition to), readers will see the latest…
- ImageCodr - Handy Photo Crediting Tool by: pollyalida (1)
  May 10, 2010, 10:30
  ImageCodr - A handy tool that simplifies finding, using and crediting flickr photos for reuse on web pages. It creates a block of code that displays the photo,…
- Terrific magazine style WordPress theme by: pollyalida (2)
  May 20, 2008, 22:21
  I love this magazine style WordPress theme and think it would be terrific for libraries looking to use WordPress as a content management system for their web…
Bookmarks (1)
- just testing - video from blip.tv by: pollyalida
  April 5, 2007, 22:24
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Bookmobiles (1)
- Bookmobiles are 2.0 by: pollyalida
  October 9, 2007, 00:55
  Seems to me that bookmobiles are very "library 2.0" and have been for the last 50 years or so. Talk about taking the library out to the community. But The…
Books (9)
- Back when Gopher, Jughead, Vernonica and WAIS were tops by: pollyalida
  June 10, 2008, 01:11
  I hate throwing books out, but these are too old to donate to my local public library for their book sale. And I imagine anyone with a 'history of the…
- Books selected by your neighbors by: pollyalida (11)
  January 5, 2010, 18:13
  What a fun idea from Half Hollow Hills Community Library. "We invite our patrons to display their favorite books, authors, music, or movies to share with…
- Google Books - Barcode scanning & Search your collection by: pollyalida (4)
  June 5, 2009, 15:33
  Barcode your bookshelf with Google Books features a short video that shows how to use a bar code scanner to enter your books into your personal library on…
- Great Book Stories & VoiceThread by: pollyalida (1)
  September 26, 2007, 22:42
  I just came across a wonderful multimedia project called Great Book Stories. It offers students and teachers the opportunity to share their favorite books…
- Interpreting the Evolution of English by: pollyalida
  June 30, 2008, 18:59
  My nephew is writing some wonderful stuff! Interpreting the Evolution of English - Accents, dialects, slang and how we got from King James to hip-hop…
- Nancy Pearl was in town by: pollyalida (1)
  May 31, 2008, 15:49
  Last week Nancy Pearl was in town for the 50th anniversary of the Southern Adirondack Library System and gave a delightful talk at their annual dinner. She…
- New York Times Book Review by my nephew! Cool! by: pollyalida
  February 2, 2008, 18:41
  Granted I'm a proud aunt, but I think my nephew is a terrific writer and reviewer! And I'm so pleased to this review in this Sunday's NYT Book Review section.…
- Voting time in the StoryTubes video contest by: pollyalida (2)
  May 6, 2008, 12:29
  Congratulations to the seven children in New York State who submitted videos about their favorite books to the nationwide StoryTubes video contest. All the…
- Your weeded books can do some good by: pollyalida (2)
  June 5, 2009, 21:59
  Elisabeth Abarbanel wrote a great post about what they do with books they weed at her library. Many of them are donated to Better World Books. Read her…
Browsers (1)
- Figuring Out Flock - the social web browser by: pollyalida
  April 2, 2008, 13:26
  Heard of Flock, the Social Web Browser? But not sure if it's the browser for you? Then take a look at this great video overview of Flock features from Liz…
Careers (2)
- My career is both Hot and Overrated! by: pollyalida (2)
  January 31, 2008, 19:17
  Being a librarian is one of the best careers, according to US News & World Report. I agree. At the same time being a small business owner is one of the most…
- What's the Alternative? Career Options for Librarians and Info Pros by: pollyalida
  April 24, 2008, 17:10
  What's the Alternative: Career Options for Librarians and Info Pros is a brand new title by Rachel Singer Gordon. And what a valuable addition to the library…
catalogs (2)
- Google Gadgets & Library Search by: pollyalida (2)
  October 16, 2008, 01:15
  Last year I fiddled around with creating some simple Google Gadgets for the catalogs of my local library systems. Mostly to figure out how to create them, but…
- Need a mobile interface to your catalog? Yes, you do! by: pollyalida (6)
  January 26, 2010, 17:52
  And now you can have one easily and without breaking the bank! LibraryThing announced their new Library Anywhere project at ALA Midwinter last week. Today…
Census (1)
- Census 2010 - Be Counted by: pollyalida (1)
  March 23, 2010, 15:31
  It's Census 2010 time! And it's important that everyone respond by April 1. For every uncounted person, communities lose out on federal funding and services.…
Change (2)
- "You people are just following a fad!" by: pollyalida
  March 9, 2009, 19:27
  I recently encountered a librarian who was feeling overwhelmed by too much technology and feeling that people were telling him to jump on all the latest tech…
- 50 Reasons Not to Change by: pollyalida (2)
  March 11, 2008, 01:28
  From: Biocultural Science & Management Last fall I started to compile a list of what I was somewhat jokingly calling FRO's or Frequently Raised Objections,…
children (1)
- ALSC - Great Technology Programs for Children by: pollyalida (1)
  October 9, 2008, 12:58
  If you're looking for some great children's programming incorporating technology, visit the Great Technology Programs for Children wiki page. There are…
Community (8)
- "It's My Story" - Seniors Memory Project by: pollyalida (1)
  August 20, 2009, 20:28
  "It's My Story" is a lovely project by the East Greenbush (NY) Community Library that celebrates the stories of seniors who live at a nearby retirement…
- Akoha’s Room to Read Community Challenge by: pollyalida
  December 17, 2008, 17:16
  Check out Akoha, a game based on the idea of 'paying it forward' - do something nice for someone else and ask them to do the same. Akoha uses cards with good…
- Books selected by your neighbors by: pollyalida (11)
  January 5, 2010, 18:13
  What a fun idea from Half Hollow Hills Community Library. "We invite our patrons to display their favorite books, authors, music, or movies to share with…
- Census 2010 - Be Counted by: pollyalida (1)
  March 23, 2010, 15:31
  It's Census 2010 time! And it's important that everyone respond by April 1. For every uncounted person, communities lose out on federal funding and services.…
- Many Voices for Darfur project by: pollyalida
  March 5, 2008, 22:01
  March 6 and 7 - your students' voices can matter: For 48 hours, starting at midnight Eastern standard time on March 6, 2008, many student voices will be…
- Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009 by: pollyalida (1)
  January 14, 2009, 01:42
  Michael Stephens has posted his annual look at what technology trends he thinks will impact libraries in 2009. This year, I’m focusing on some ideas and…
- Travel info chatter and a twitter mashup by: pollyalida
  February 23, 2008, 23:47
  While looking at some travel sites earlier today, I ran across an interesting airport chatter service at flightstats.com Use this service to find out what's…
- Ushahidi - crowdsourcing information in a a crisis by: pollyalida (2)
  August 14, 2009, 19:19
  Ushahidi is a fascinating and wonderful project for reporting crisis information. Welcome to Ushahidi, which means “testimony” in Swahili, where we are…
Conferences (32)
- "It’s ok to be beta." - Joyce Valenza workshop by: pollyalida
  November 10, 2007, 14:54
  “It’s ok to be beta. You’re not going to be perfect out of the box. Try it anyway.” Wise and encouraging words from a presentation this morning by…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- ALA Photo & Tweet Tracker by: pollyalida (3)
  July 10, 2009, 19:55
  Not at ALA Annual in Chicago? Want to track what's happening? Check out this super handy ALA2009 tracker page created by Heather Devine. And check out her…
- Blogs as websites - CIL2009 by: pollyalida
  April 1, 2009, 16:28
  Computers in Libraries - Blogs as websites session - Track E105 Aaron Schmidt - DC Public Library 10 reasons to use wordpress to create your website …
- Busy Month! by: pollyalida
  October 5, 2009, 22:21
  If you're looking for me this week, I'm in Connecticut doing training sessions for the CT State Library and visiting with my CT library friends. Yay! I'm…
- CIL 2009 by: pollyalida
  April 1, 2009, 16:58
  I don't think I'll be able to summarize any more CIL sessions as I'm off for a bit of extended travel. Let me just say it was a great conference. Lots of…
- CIL Gaming night by: pollyalida
  April 7, 2008, 00:08
  Jenny Levine and Aaron Schmidt put on a great night of gaming at the Computers in Libraries 2008 conference. What a great way to start the conference. There…
- Computers in Libraries by: pollyalida (3)
  March 29, 2009, 16:58
  Against all odds, I made it to DC for the 2009 Computers in Libraries meeting. I hope to do some posts about the sessions I attend. Wish me luck with my good…
- Computers in Libraries 2008 by: pollyalida (2)
  April 8, 2008, 23:54
  I'm in Arlington, Virginia this week for the 2008 Computers in Libraries conference. I had really good intentions of blogging about the sessions I'd been…
- Computers in Libraries 2008 - NYLINK discout by: pollyalida (2)
  January 10, 2008, 22:33
  NYLINK is once again providing discounted registration to their members. Info on the NYLINK web site.
- Cover It Live - live blogging made easy by: pollyalida (2)
  October 16, 2008, 16:10
  Coveritlive.com is a pretty nifty (& free) tool to let's you provide live commentary from an event. (Live blogging. blogcasting?) You type your notes…
- David Lee King: CDLC Emerging Tech Program - May 7 by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 16:44
  April 30th is the deadline to sign up for this great program: The Future is Not Out of Reach: Change, Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries. The…
- Digital Library Landscape - Roy Tennant by: pollyalida (3)
  October 27, 2009, 02:08
  Digital Library Landscape - Roy Tennant Internet Library, Session D11 Monday, Oct 26 2009 Scribbled notes from a terrific session. Any misquotes are…
- Good morning Monterey! by: pollyalida (1)
  October 24, 2009, 14:48
  Glad to be in Monterey for the Internet Librarian conference. The program looks terrific and what can beat the weather in Monterey, especially when it's…
- I will work for chocolate! by: pollyalida (3)
  May 4, 2009, 15:42
  These lovely quilted hot pads were given to the speakers at the NYLA/ SLMS meeting last week. And lots of chocolate bars. Thanks to everyone who came to…
- Internet @ Schools - Curriki session by: pollyalida
  March 31, 2009, 23:41
  I haven't had time to blog all the sessions I've been to. Here's one from the School Libraries track. Internet @ Schools East Tuesday - Track S201 -Open…
- Keeping up with Computers in Libraries & Internet at Schools - East by: pollyalida (2)
  April 8, 2010, 22:27
  The Computers in Libraries / Internet @ Schools East conference is coming up next week in Arlington, VA. And I'm very sorry to say I won't be there this year…
- LibraryCamp - Upstate NY March 4-5 by: pollyalida (2)
  January 29, 2008, 19:54
  Registration is now open for the first library unconference in upstate NY, being held in Syracuse on March 4-5. March 4 - Unconference on the Future of…
- NYLA - Social Networking Tools PreConference by: pollyalida
  October 18, 2007, 00:34
  Jill Hurst-Wahl presented a full day session on social networking tools at the New York Library Association meeting. She filled presented all sorts of…
- NYLA 2007 - Presentations on SlideShare by: pollyalida
  October 18, 2007, 00:50
  Just did a quick "nyla 2007" search for presentations, blog posts, photos, links - anything about the conference. I was pleased to find some of the presentation…
- NYLA SLMS & Some New Google Services by: pollyalida
  April 20, 2009, 22:19
  I'm looking forward to presenting two workshops at the NYLA SLMS 2009 Conference next week. One of the sessions is on Google tools for schools. In the…
- NYLA SLMS Coveritlive by: pollyalida (1)
  April 30, 2010, 10:16
  Hoping this will continue to update tweets from the NYLA SLMS meeting. Comparing it to the twitter widget on the sidebar. NYLS SLMS 2010
- OPALescence 2009: An Online Library Conference for Everyone by: pollyalida
  August 6, 2009, 22:28
  OPALescence 2009 August 13 & 14, 2009 This sounds like a great conference AND unconference. Terrific speakers, online, no travel, free and unconference…
- PLA talk on Web 2.0 by: pollyalida
  April 4, 2008, 13:39
  Michael Stephens, John Blyberg and Jen Maney gave a terrific presentation at PLA last week: The Cutting Edge: The Latest Information on Web 2.0. I wasn't…
- Pres4Lib CoverItLive by: pollyalida
  June 11, 2009, 23:25
  Follow the Pres4Lib Library Camp via CoverItLive. More info about virtual coverage on the Pres4Lib wiki. pres4lib
- Pres4lib Library Camp by: pollyalida
  June 11, 2009, 16:45
  I'm just heading out to go to the Pres4Lib Library Camp being held tomorrow (June 12) in Princeton NJ . What is Pres4LIb? (from the wiki) a presentation…
- Social Software Showcase 2008 - ALA by: pollyalida (2)
  June 26, 2008, 21:21
  Not heading to Anaheim for ALA? That doesn't mean you have to miss out on everything. LITA's BIGWIG Social Software Showcase web page already has a number of…
- Upcoming Schedule by: pollyalida
  April 21, 2009, 15:02
  I just realized what a busy couple of weeks I have coming up. Not that the last few weeks haven't been busy too.... Here's where I'll be teaching and…
- Upstate New York Library Camp was a great success by: pollyalida
  March 5, 2008, 19:54
  The Upstate New York Library Camp was held yesterday and today. Despite bad weather that threatened to nix my trip, I did get to attend most of the first day.…
- WAMC interview on Syracuse library camp! by: pollyalida
  March 14, 2008, 00:02
  Thanks to Jill Hurst-Wahl for the heads up on the WAMC radio interview about the Library Camp/Unconference held in Syracuse last week. Great interview with…
- Westchester Library Association by: pollyalida (1)
  May 8, 2009, 22:50
  I had a wonderful time today at the Westchester Library Association conference in Tarrytown, NY. Thanks to the large crowd of folks who came to my session on…
- Wings and NYLA in Buffalo by: pollyalida
  October 16, 2007, 23:27
  The New York Library Association annual meeting begins tomorrow in Buffalo. The schedule is full of interesting meeting topics this year. Tomorrow I'll be…
Copyright (2)
- A fun video about Copyright by: pollyalida
  April 30, 2009, 14:33
  This short video from the Copyright Clearance Center cleverly presents the basics of copyright. This video is a bit business oriented, but nicely explains the…
- Fair Use & Copyright Laws: A welcome rethink! by: pollyalida
  April 2, 2008, 14:24
  Check out Joyce Valenza's recent post "Fair use and transformativeness: It may shake your world" and see if it shakes up your understanding of fair use and…
Customer Service (4)
- CIL 2009 by: pollyalida
  April 1, 2009, 16:58
  I don't think I'll be able to summarize any more CIL sessions as I'm off for a bit of extended travel. Let me just say it was a great conference. Lots of…
- Dear Dell Computer by: pollyalida (4)
  June 7, 2008, 15:17
  I try to avoid ranting here on my blog, but this whole laptop mess has me needing to do some venting. Some suggestions for Dell Tech Support: - When a…
- Texting! by: pollyalida
  November 11, 2008, 02:08
  In case you haven't heard, texting is kind of popular. ;-) TextsVersusCalls via kwout Personally, it looks like I would fall into the over 65 crowd,…
- Thank you library lady. by: pollyalida (2)
  November 11, 2008, 20:55
  The route for all my errands today was planned around a trip to the library in a neighboring town. They had the book I really wanted. You know how it is, you…
Droid (1)
- Google Goggles on my Droid by: pollyalida (13)
  December 29, 2009, 01:04
  Google Goggles uses pictures to search the web. This conjures visions of magic glasses that capture the world around you and flash back info right through…
education (5)
- 21st Century Skills Conversation Starters by: pollyalida
  September 25, 2008, 01:38
  Judi Repman of Georgia Southern University wrote a great post a few days ago on the Georgia Library Media Association blog on starting conversations with…
- Google sky map by: pollyalida (3)
  November 7, 2009, 02:26
  I'm having a great time playing with my new Verizon Droid phone and learning how to interact with a phone that is way smarter than me. My old phone was 6…
- Live session: RSS widgets and Personalised Home Pages - Sept 16, 2009 by: pollyalida
  September 15, 2009, 13:02
  Classroom 2.0 Live has been sponsoring a great series of free on-line technology sessions for educators with Sue Waters. Called the Beginner Series, there's…
- Netvibes as a Research Organizer by: pollyalida (1)
  March 29, 2010, 00:10
  If you haven't considered using Netvibes as a tool to help student's organize their research resources, take a look at these examples created by 10th grade…
- NYS Educators: help out with a survey about Internet research habits by: pollyalida (1)
  February 4, 2010, 20:45
  From findingEducationNew York State Educators:If you are teacher, librarian or school administrator at a New York public, private or independent school, WE…
Elections (3)
- 2.0 in the Classroom & PBS Election Curriculum by: pollyalida
  September 10, 2008, 23:30
  Earlier tonight I received a note about a live webcast discussing the PBS multimedia Election 2008 curriculum and the Web 2.0 tools and resources that are part…
- Barack Obama - “Yes, We Can” Song by: pollyalida
  February 15, 2008, 02:31
  Impressive marketing going on here. Larger version at: http://www.dipdive.com/
- Iran Election Resources by: pollyalida
  June 14, 2009, 23:47
  Check out the great page of feeds and resources about the Iranian elections that Buffy Hamilton put together on Netvibes. While the mainstream media has…
flickr (22)
- "Then & Now" - Third Grade History Reports by: pollyalida
  September 30, 2008, 19:04
  Mill Valley (CA) Library posted a set of photos to flickr of 3rd grade history reports from the Edna Maguire Elementary School. Nice project idea. And great…
- Clean your laptop this weekend by: pollyalida
  November 21, 2007, 19:32
  Got a dirty screen? Files that need to be eradicated? Fingerprints on the case? Viruses? Use the sanitize cycle and kill all those nasty bugs. Don't forget…
- DOK Library Concept Center (Delft, The Netherlands) Way Cool! by: pollyalida
  March 18, 2008, 17:40
  Thanks to Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian, for posting so many great photos of DOK - Library Concept Center in Delft, The Netherlands (aka the Delft Public…
- Finding Photos - flickr Search Tools by: pollyalida
  April 24, 2008, 19:12
  Do you use flickr to find photos for presentations, reports and projects? It's truly a treasure trove of photos, images and screenshots. You can search for…
- flickr does stats by: pollyalida
  January 9, 2008, 21:17
  Wow, how'd I miss this? Starting sometime in Dec, flickr started offering a nice statistics page for users who opt in. You can sort your photos by: total # of…
- flickr now does video by: pollyalida
  April 8, 2008, 20:58
  flickr has been hinting at including video for a while now and now it's there. I haven't uploaded anything yet, but it looks as easy as uploading photos.…
- Flickr's "People in Photos" feature by: pollyalida (4)
  November 5, 2009, 00:53
  A couple of weeks ago, flickr added an option to help identify people in your photos. On the right side of the photo page, right near where the Tags feature…
- Flickr's own embeddable slide show by: pollyalida
  August 21, 2008, 23:15
  There are plenty of ways to embed a slideshow of your flickr photos on your web/blog/wiki page. But up till now, there was no quick and easy way to do it…
- flickr, National Library Week and New York libraries by: pollyalida (1)
  April 11, 2009, 13:20
  flickr class at Nioga Library System, Lockport, NY New York libraries - get out your cameras and take a shot at fame! The New York Library Association is…
- flickrCC - another great flickr search tool by: pollyalida
  April 25, 2008, 19:21
  How'd I forget flickrCC in the last post? This is another terrific flickr search tool that just searches for Creative Commons licensed flickr photos and has…
- Free flickr accounts for non-profits by: pollyalida (2)
  March 6, 2008, 19:37
  Tech Soup and flickr have partnered to offer flickr accounts to qualifying non-profits. These accounts normally cost /year. Through this deal, non-profits…
- Free Mini READ Poster Generator from ALA by: pollyalida
  August 7, 2008, 20:04
  Head on over to the ALA READ Mini Poster Generator and have some fun! Fun project for everyone on the staff, kids, patrons, trustees, students.... Make…
- Galleries on Flickr by: pollyalida (2)
  September 15, 2009, 01:25
  Flickr has a new galleries feature that lets you create sets of up to 18 photos around any idea, theme or concept you find interesting. This encourages you to…
- Great Book Stories & VoiceThread by: pollyalida (1)
  September 26, 2007, 22:42
  I just came across a wonderful multimedia project called Great Book Stories. It offers students and teachers the opportunity to share their favorite books…
- Great flickr images about our online world, media, life by: pollyalida (2)
  October 15, 2008, 17:20
  About a year ago Helene Blowers tipped her readers to a great set of flickr images - Lynetter's Interesting Snippets. Lynetter takes quotes about the online…
- On Sharing Photos & My Not-So Clean Desk by: pollyalida
  January 2, 2009, 02:18
  Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love flickr. I love how shared photos & conversations around those photos help me connect with friends, family and…
- Slideoo - horizontal flickr slide show by: pollyalida
  October 18, 2007, 01:44
  Slideoo.com - free slide show tool creates a horizontal slide show from your flickr photos. Select pics based on your sets. Options for sizing the slide show.…
- Summer Reading Photos by: pollyalida
  June 27, 2008, 16:05
  The 2008 Summer Reading photo pool at flickr is growing by leaps and bounds. Tons of great photos of programs, activities, displays and more. Like this great…
- Summer Reading Programs - Summer's Over... by: pollyalida
  August 29, 2007, 15:19
  Summer reading programs have come to an end for the year and I’m having a vision of library staff far and wide relaxing on beaches or mountains this week,…
- Video, slidehows, photos - widgets add fresh content to your web site by: pollyalida
  March 21, 2008, 14:04
  Ever wondered how to add a flickr slideshow to your website? Or a YouTube video? Or a PowerPoint slideshow? Check out this great article by Aaron Schmidt:…
- Words and pictures and storytelling by: pollyalida (7)
  January 13, 2010, 03:29
  I love words and pictures and storytelling. And I love playing with tools that help us tell our stories. So it's no surprise that I'm having great fun…
- Yahoo Photo service to close by: pollyalida
  July 6, 2007, 13:56
  Yesterday, Yahoo emailed to say that Yahoo Photo accounts would be closing in September. This wasn't surprising since Yahoo bought flickr some time ago. Opti…
From the Heart (2)
- Free Rice - Feed the World, Exercise Your Brain by: pollyalida (3)
  June 26, 2009, 17:52
  I'd forgotten about the Free Rice website until a friend mentioned it on Facebook today. For every right answer to their online quizzes, they donate free…
- Green House Homes - Elder Care Reinvented by: pollyalida (4)
  June 30, 2008, 21:00
  I've been spending a lot of time looking at nursing homes, assisted living centers and senior living centers lately. I've seen some wonderful places and some…
fun (2)
- Build Your Wild Self by: pollyalida (1)
  August 31, 2009, 17:23
  What a fun online activity for kids (and adults!) from the New York Zoos & Aquarium. Apparently I'm a Hiss-Bird! :-) Found this site on the…
- The T is for Training Challenge by: pollyalida (8)
  January 12, 2010, 01:57
  Maurice Coleman, wrangler extraordinaire for the T is for Training podcast group, has challenged each member of the group to answer these 27 questions as a…
Fun Facts (1)
- Is the moon ever really blue? by: pollyalida (3)
  December 31, 2009, 15:17
  It's a blue moon tonight, though it's not really blue or green or made of cheese. It's just that not so rare, second full moon in a month. I asked my local…
Funding (1)
- Shout it Out for Your Library! by: pollyalida
  June 30, 2009, 17:28
  A successful campaign to retain funding! NYPL YouTube Shout it Out for Your Library Join Bette Midler, Jeff Daniels, Barbara Walters, Tim Gunn, Amy Tan…
Futures (3)
- A 12 year old on future careers by: pollyalida
  May 25, 2009, 21:10
  I just loved this quote from a local 12 year old girl. "I thought about being a pharmacist or lawyer, but at this point I'm kind of counting that before I…
- David Lee King: CDLC Emerging Tech Program - May 7 by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 16:44
  April 30th is the deadline to sign up for this great program: The Future is Not Out of Reach: Change, Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries. The…
- Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? by: pollyalida
  June 6, 2008, 14:20
  Looking forward to attending this event next week: Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? On June 11, 2008, leading authorities on…
gadgets (5)
- David Pogue loves the Flip video cam - so do I by: pollyalida (1)
  March 20, 2008, 16:46
  In the NYT tech section today, David Pogue give the simple little Flip video cam a terrific review - Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot I bought one about 4…
- Flip video camera rebate by: pollyalida
  April 7, 2008, 22:16
  Thinking about buying some of those terrific little Flip video cameras for your library? Then check out this rebate that Melissa Bergin from Niskayuna High…
- Google sky map by: pollyalida (3)
  November 7, 2009, 02:26
  I'm having a great time playing with my new Verizon Droid phone and learning how to interact with a phone that is way smarter than me. My old phone was 6…
- Studiyo - fun quiz creator by: pollyalida
  May 21, 2008, 16:23
  Making quizzes just keeps getting easier and more fun. studiyo has a great interface that lets you create multiple choice quizzes and easily embed them in your…
- Vado video camera rivals the Flip Video by: pollyalida
  May 26, 2008, 18:03
  The new Vado pocket video camera from Creative Labs looks like a rival to the popular Flip video cam. Slightly lighter and thinner than the Flip, it also has a…
Games (14)
- Board Gaming and the AASL Standards by: pollyalida
  January 4, 2009, 04:34
  Beth Gallaway, aka Information Goddess, shared her recent presentation on Board Gaming and the AASL Standards on SlideShare. See her blog post for links to…
- Cartoon Network Game Creator by: pollyalida
  September 13, 2008, 15:24
  In an effort to get lots of little notes off my desk, I've just spent a few minutes playing with the Cartoon Network's Game Creator. Heard about it in…
- CIL Gaming night by: pollyalida
  April 7, 2008, 00:08
  Jenny Levine and Aaron Schmidt put on a great night of gaming at the Computers in Libraries 2008 conference. What a great way to start the conference. There…
- Free audiobook short stories, kids songs and Kahuna Reef video game! by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 14:24
  Thanks to Rachel Singer Gordon's Mashup Mom, I scored some fun freebies today. And you can too! From Freebies on Friday, 4/24/09 Free Big Kahuna Reef…
- Free Wordsearch Game by: pollyalida
  March 22, 2008, 18:34
  Give Away of the Day's game for the day is Bookstories, a nice little word search program with cute graphics and a variety of playing levels. And it comes…
- Fun Moo Stuff by: pollyalida
  April 12, 2009, 15:55
  Moo makes wonderful business cards, postcards, sticker books and more. Their products are fun to create and fun to use. Reading back through their blog…
- Games @ Lunch Break by: pollyalida
  November 1, 2008, 23:10
  Our lunch break today was too short to get any game playing going - school librarians know how to eat quick and network at the same time! But I did get a few…
- Games in Education Symposium - Aug 19-20 by: pollyalida (1)
  August 17, 2008, 16:16
  This looks really interesting. Wish I could attend. The second annual Games in Education Symposium, free to middle and high school teachers, is scheduled for…
- Gaming in School Libraries? Yes! by: pollyalida
  September 3, 2008, 21:22
  Thinking about how gaming might fit in your school library? How it can help engage students and support curriculum? Then check out this post on Why Games…
- Librarians's Guide to Gaming Toolkit by: pollyalida
  March 7, 2009, 16:06
  Check out this new resource from ALA': The Librarian's Guide to Gaming: An Online Toolkit for Building Gaming @ Your LibraryLibraries of all types…
- Scratch: Imagine, Program, Share by: pollyalida (1)
  February 20, 2009, 21:03
  Scratch, from the MIT Media Lab, is a programming tool "designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create…
- Studiyo - fun quiz creator by: pollyalida
  May 21, 2008, 16:23
  Making quizzes just keeps getting easier and more fun. studiyo has a great interface that lets you create multiple choice quizzes and easily embed them in your…
- Wii Bowling for Seniors - Holiday Classic Tournament by: pollyalida
  December 9, 2008, 21:21
  Do you have a Wii Bowling program for Seniors? Check out this tournment!Any library with a Wii Bowling for Seniors program is invited to participate in the…
- Yay it's National Gaming Day! by: pollyalida (1)
  November 13, 2009, 01:38
  Woo hoo! It's National Gaming Day this Saturday! On November 14, 2009, libraries across the country will participate in the largest, simultaneous national…
google (9)
- Google Books - Barcode scanning & Search your collection by: pollyalida (4)
  June 5, 2009, 15:33
  Barcode your bookshelf with Google Books features a short video that shows how to use a bar code scanner to enter your books into your personal library on…
- Google Calendar to PDF by: pollyalida (3)
  January 28, 2010, 20:24
  A colleague emailed today asking how to get a nice print calendar out of Google Calendar. I have to confess, I'd never clicked on the little PRINT button on…
- Google Fusion Tables by: pollyalida (1)
  November 11, 2009, 21:32
  I discovered Google's Fusion Tables tool while preparing for a workshop on Google Tools for Reference Staff at the CT Library Consortium's Reference Roundtable…
- Google Goggles on my Droid by: pollyalida (13)
  December 29, 2009, 01:04
  Google Goggles uses pictures to search the web. This conjures visions of magic glasses that capture the world around you and flash back info right through…
- Google Reader : Tags have feeds by: pollyalida
  May 23, 2009, 01:44
  I use my Shared Items feed from Google Reader to drop odds and ends of interesting items on the sidebar of this blog. Handy, but it's just one feed. I…
- Google Real Time Search by: pollyalida (1)
  December 18, 2009, 00:25
  (short screencast) I suspect I'm starting to sound like a Google employee, but I'm just testing out lots of Google stuff for a bunch of workshops coming…
- Google Sessions at Capital Region School Library System by: pollyalida (3)
  April 20, 2010, 23:54
  Thanks to everyone for attending the last two workshops at the Capital Region BOCES School Library System. As promised, here are the slides from today's Search…
- Google's new Browser Size tool by: pollyalida (2)
  December 17, 2009, 02:20
  (larger photo) Google Browser Size is a handy new tool that helps you visualize what portion of your website viewers can see on various browser screen…
- NYLA SLMS & Some New Google Services by: pollyalida
  April 20, 2009, 22:19
  I'm looking forward to presenting two workshops at the NYLA SLMS 2009 Conference next week. One of the sessions is on Google tools for schools. In the…
Google Earth (3)
- AudioBoo & Vocaroo & Google Earth by: pollyalida (1)
  December 9, 2009, 22:26
  This morning I saw a tweet that led me to a wiki that mentioned a blog post that answered a question I didn't realize I had - yet! The question was how to add…
- Google Sessions at Capital Region School Library System by: pollyalida (3)
  April 20, 2010, 23:54
  Thanks to everyone for attending the last two workshops at the Capital Region BOCES School Library System. As promised, here are the slides from today's Search…
- Walking the Neighborhood with Google Earth & Zillow by: pollyalida
  April 4, 2007, 16:27
  Now that spring is here (or was here briefly), I took a long walk around the neighborhood. It seems a whole new high rent district has sprung up less than a…
Handy Tools (6)
- Free Screen Shot software - Giveaway of the Day by: pollyalida
  May 7, 2008, 11:03
  I haven't downloaded this software yet, plan to try it later today. I've been using the SnagIt for screen captures for years and also use FireShot (free plugin…
- Google Fusion Tables by: pollyalida (1)
  November 11, 2009, 21:32
  I discovered Google's Fusion Tables tool while preparing for a workshop on Google Tools for Reference Staff at the CT Library Consortium's Reference Roundtable…
- Google sky map by: pollyalida (3)
  November 7, 2009, 02:26
  I'm having a great time playing with my new Verizon Droid phone and learning how to interact with a phone that is way smarter than me. My old phone was 6…
- How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website by: pollyalida
  January 6, 2009, 16:27
  digitalinspiration has a great post today listing ways to add all sorts of content to your web pages - videos, audio, calendars, presentations, and…
- Wondershare QuizCreator by: pollyalida
  June 25, 2008, 13:15
  Free - if you install it today - June 25, 2008. Wondershare QuizCreator - a robust Flash quizzing and testing tool that helps instructors easily create…
- Zoho Creator for simple, free, online signup by: pollyalida (1)
  June 30, 2008, 19:42
  In something for nothing Aaron Schmidt explains how his library is using Zoho Creator for a handy and effective summer reading program sign up form that is…
Innovation (2)
- 5 Habits for Cultivating Innovation by: pollyalida (1)
  March 10, 2009, 16:33
  Helene Blowers of LibraryBytes presents this terrific summary of Tom Kelley's Innovation Made Personal presentation at Stanford last fall. 5 habits to help…
- Firefox with Tab Candy by: pollyalida
  August 4, 2010, 23:42
  I want this now! I always have so many tabs open in my browser. I keep moving them around so they're near other related tabs - and that drives me crazy. And…
Internet (6)
- Back when Gopher, Jughead, Vernonica and WAIS were tops by: pollyalida
  June 10, 2008, 01:11
  I hate throwing books out, but these are too old to donate to my local public library for their book sale. And I imagine anyone with a 'history of the…
- Digital Drugs? Is it April Fool's Day? by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 18:12
  When I saw this column in the paper today Digital Drugs: A new worry for parents, I immediately wondered if I'd been whisked around the calendar to April…
- Firefox with Tab Candy by: pollyalida
  August 4, 2010, 23:42
  I want this now! I always have so many tabs open in my browser. I keep moving them around so they're near other related tabs - and that drives me crazy. And…
- Tetherless World Constellation – “Web Science” Course by: pollyalida
  October 11, 2007, 17:57
  "Web Science" is a new course being developed and taught by by Dr. James Hendler, director of the Tetherless World Constellation, a new research group at…
- Thank you HostMySite! by: pollyalida
  June 14, 2009, 18:06
  A big thanks to a really great web hosting company HostMySite. My blog disappeared last night, my own fault. And I hadn't backed up the files recently. But…
- Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? by: pollyalida
  June 6, 2008, 14:20
  Looking forward to attending this event next week: Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? On June 11, 2008, leading authorities on…
Kids (20)
- "Then & Now" - Third Grade History Reports by: pollyalida
  September 30, 2008, 19:04
  Mill Valley (CA) Library posted a set of photos to flickr of 3rd grade history reports from the Edna Maguire Elementary School. Nice project idea. And great…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- Build Your Wild Self by: pollyalida (1)
  August 31, 2009, 17:23
  What a fun online activity for kids (and adults!) from the New York Zoos & Aquarium. Apparently I'm a Hiss-Bird! :-) Found this site on the…
- Cartoon Network Game Creator by: pollyalida
  September 13, 2008, 15:24
  In an effort to get lots of little notes off my desk, I've just spent a few minutes playing with the Cartoon Network's Game Creator. Heard about it in…
- Digital Drugs? Is it April Fool's Day? by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 18:12
  When I saw this column in the paper today Digital Drugs: A new worry for parents, I immediately wondered if I'd been whisked around the calendar to April…
- Fun READ posters from the "If the light's on, we're home..." library by: pollyalida
  July 11, 2009, 14:42
  The kids and teens at the Stillwater (NY) Free Library have a created a great set of READ posters as part of their summer reading program. Great example…
- Games @ Lunch Break by: pollyalida
  November 1, 2008, 23:10
  Our lunch break today was too short to get any game playing going - school librarians know how to eat quick and network at the same time! But I did get a few…
- Games in Education Symposium - Aug 19-20 by: pollyalida (1)
  August 17, 2008, 16:16
  This looks really interesting. Wish I could attend. The second annual Games in Education Symposium, free to middle and high school teachers, is scheduled for…
- Give a kid a voice and WOW! Election coverage from 5th grader. by: pollyalida
  October 27, 2008, 00:55
  Election coverage from the Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary in Florida. Damon Weaver, a 5th grader, is the news reporter covering Obama and McCain…
- Glogster: taking posters to a whole new level by: pollyalida (1)
  October 24, 2008, 00:13
  Glogster for Education lets you create online posters with graphics, photos, text, video and audio. Wow, what a great tool for student projects. I can see…
- GoGooligans?? A no go. by: pollyalida (6)
  April 28, 2008, 18:54
  I have to admit, I haven't been keeping up on search tools for kids. So when a colleague popped GoGooligans into my del.icio.us account I thought I'd take a…
- KidLib Camp 2009 - August 13 by: pollyalida (1)
  July 20, 2009, 22:16
  Don't miss this unconference! KidLibCamp - for librarians interested in youth service in school & public libraries. KidLibCamp 2009 is a place for youth…
- Kids Create Library Promo Videos by: pollyalida
  August 26, 2009, 14:35
  A couple of great videos created by the kids at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton, NY. In the first one the kids tell why they like the library:…
- Kindernet - Children's Search Engine by: pollyalida
  July 30, 2008, 23:24
  Just heard about Kindernet, a new children's search engine. Though the layout isn't the jazziest at the moment, the search results look useful and age…
- Penguins by: pollyalida
  May 14, 2008, 23:03
  Ok, I can't resist one more of these fun widgets. This one is for Greg & Jean and all the penguins at the California Academy of Sciences. Source:…
- Scratch Day: May 16, 2009 by: pollyalida
  April 29, 2009, 21:35
  Do you know kids who would like to create their own online games, stories, animations and more? Who doesn't! Then take a look at Scratch - a wonderful…
- StoryTubes Gearing Up for Next Year by: pollyalida
  July 31, 2008, 00:04
  One of the projects I really enjoy being involved with is our statewide summer reading program. And that's how I found out about the awesome StoryTubes…
- Voting time in the StoryTubes video contest by: pollyalida (2)
  May 6, 2008, 12:29
  Congratulations to the seven children in New York State who submitted videos about their favorite books to the nationwide StoryTubes video contest. All the…
- When Web Time Is Playtime by: pollyalida
  May 8, 2008, 15:09
  An interesting article in the NYTimes tech section today detailing some of the many online social/game/play services for kids. Spore (mentioned towards the end…
- Yay it's National Gaming Day! by: pollyalida (1)
  November 13, 2009, 01:38
  Woo hoo! It's National Gaming Day this Saturday! On November 14, 2009, libraries across the country will participate in the largest, simultaneous national…
Learning (19)
- 23 Things at the Connecticut State Library by: pollyalida
  October 7, 2008, 16:44
  The Connecticut State Library launched 2.0@CSL last week, a 23 things Learning 2.0 project for State Library staff. Kris Abery, Sharon Clapp and Nancy Peluso…
- Can't Keep Up? We're not alone! by: pollyalida (6)
  April 13, 2009, 15:37
  (flickr image by spine) I always feel overwhelmed with everything that I want to keep up with and I bet you do too. So it made me relax and smile to read…
- Connecticut's 23 Things Program by: pollyalida (2)
  March 7, 2009, 17:50
  After a successful project for staff at the state library, the Connecticut State Library is taking their 23 things project statewide. Terrific! I spend a lot…
- Food for Thought: an innovative learning program for RIT staff by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2008, 21:20
  Food for Thought is an innovative one day learning program for campus staff at RIT:A full day of learning sessions on a variety of topics that range from…
- Free Learning Opportunity by: pollyalida
  July 25, 2008, 17:15
  It's not too late to join in the All Together Now Learning 2.0 program that started this week. It's being led by Michael Stephens of Tame The Web. Free,…
- Free Rice - Feed the World, Exercise Your Brain by: pollyalida (3)
  June 26, 2009, 17:52
  I'd forgotten about the Free Rice website until a friend mentioned it on Facebook today. For every right answer to their online quizzes, they donate free…
- Games @ Lunch Break by: pollyalida
  November 1, 2008, 23:10
  Our lunch break today was too short to get any game playing going - school librarians know how to eat quick and network at the same time! But I did get a few…
- Games in Education Symposium - Aug 19-20 by: pollyalida (1)
  August 17, 2008, 16:16
  This looks really interesting. Wish I could attend. The second annual Games in Education Symposium, free to middle and high school teachers, is scheduled for…
- Give a kid a voice and WOW! Election coverage from 5th grader. by: pollyalida
  October 27, 2008, 00:55
  Election coverage from the Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary in Florida. Damon Weaver, a 5th grader, is the news reporter covering Obama and McCain…
- Glogster: taking posters to a whole new level by: pollyalida (1)
  October 24, 2008, 00:13
  Glogster for Education lets you create online posters with graphics, photos, text, video and audio. Wow, what a great tool for student projects. I can see…
- School Library Journal - Learning 2.0 Program by: pollyalida
  July 20, 2008, 21:44
  Hey there, all you school librarians!! Don't miss this chance to participate in the School Library Journal's 2.0 learning program and explore the world of…
- Scratch Day: May 16, 2009 by: pollyalida
  April 29, 2009, 21:35
  Do you know kids who would like to create their own online games, stories, animations and more? Who doesn't! Then take a look at Scratch - a wonderful…
- Teacher Training Videos by: pollyalida (3)
  April 27, 2009, 17:49
  I love it when I find a great new resource, only to realize that I bookmarked it in delicious account months ago! So much for my memory. In any case, here's…
- Technology Competencies: Can Your Staff Do This Stuff? by: pollyalida (4)
  June 26, 2009, 22:31
  Need to update your tech skills? Image via Wikipedia WebJunction has published a wonderful new document that details the basic skills that library…
- Technology, learning, global connections by: pollyalida
  February 3, 2009, 17:51
  Quote from the 2009 Horizon Report on Will Richardson's weblogg-ed. Information technologies are having a significant impact on how people work, play, gain…
- TED Talk: Creativity & Play by: pollyalida
  November 16, 2008, 02:01
  Great presentation from the TED Talks. Tim Brown: The powerful link between creativity and play Talked about the need to engage in: playful…
- Treasure Trove of Learning Tools by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2008, 00:37
  Top Tools for Learning is an invaluable list of 100 learning tools compiled from the contributions of over 150 educators who each submitted their top 10 tools…
- When Web Time Is Playtime by: pollyalida
  May 8, 2008, 15:09
  An interesting article in the NYTimes tech section today detailing some of the many online social/game/play services for kids. Spore (mentioned towards the end…
- Yay it's National Gaming Day! by: pollyalida (1)
  November 13, 2009, 01:38
  Woo hoo! It's National Gaming Day this Saturday! On November 14, 2009, libraries across the country will participate in the largest, simultaneous national…
Libraries (39)
- "You people are just following a fad!" by: pollyalida
  March 9, 2009, 19:27
  I recently encountered a librarian who was feeling overwhelmed by too much technology and feeling that people were telling him to jump on all the latest tech…
- 2.0 Tools & Statewide Library Services by: pollyalida
  November 11, 2009, 14:59
  Better late than never? My apologies for not posting this sooner, time got away from me - again. The slides are from the forum on "Using Web 2.0 Tools to…
- 23 Things at the Connecticut State Library by: pollyalida
  October 7, 2008, 16:44
  The Connecticut State Library launched 2.0@CSL last week, a 23 things Learning 2.0 project for State Library staff. Kris Abery, Sharon Clapp and Nancy Peluso…
- 7 Ways Your Public Library Can Help You During A Bad Economy by: pollyalida
  July 22, 2008, 19:48
  7 Ways Your Public Library Can Help You During A Bad Economy: Handy short article on the ways library services and resources can help people at ANY time, not…
- ALSC - Great Technology Programs for Children by: pollyalida (1)
  October 9, 2008, 12:58
  If you're looking for some great children's programming incorporating technology, visit the Great Technology Programs for Children wiki page. There are…
- And the Winners Are... by: pollyalida (1)
  April 27, 2009, 14:26
  The New York Library Association is pleased to announce the winners of the National Library Week Snapshot Contest. Please feel free to contact Johanna at…
- Books selected by your neighbors by: pollyalida (11)
  January 5, 2010, 18:13
  What a fun idea from Half Hollow Hills Community Library. "We invite our patrons to display their favorite books, authors, music, or movies to share with…
- Capital Region WiFi - Is your library on the map? by: pollyalida (2)
  May 15, 2009, 12:42
  All Over Albany has a handy map of WiFi locations in the greater Capital Region. I see a few libraries on there. Is yours listed? If not, submit it! (via…
- David Lee King: CDLC Emerging Tech Program - May 7 by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 16:44
  April 30th is the deadline to sign up for this great program: The Future is Not Out of Reach: Change, Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries. The…
- David Pogue loves the Flip video cam - so do I by: pollyalida (1)
  March 20, 2008, 16:46
  In the NYT tech section today, David Pogue give the simple little Flip video cam a terrific review - Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot I bought one about 4…
- DOK Library Concept Center (Delft, The Netherlands) Way Cool! by: pollyalida
  March 18, 2008, 17:40
  Thanks to Jenny Levine, The Shifted Librarian, for posting so many great photos of DOK - Library Concept Center in Delft, The Netherlands (aka the Delft Public…
- Elementary School 2.0 by: pollyalida (1)
  July 16, 2009, 22:16
  Buffy Hamilton (The Unquiet Librarian) posted some great examples today of how elementary schools are using social media to communicate with faculty, parents…
- Emerging Mobile Technologies for K-12 Classrooms - Chat session, Sep. 3, 11 AM by: pollyalida
  August 27, 2009, 18:26
  This looks like it will be an interesting discussion of mobile technologies in schools. Join in the free chat session at the Education Week website. No…
- flickr, National Library Week and New York libraries by: pollyalida (1)
  April 11, 2009, 13:20
  flickr class at Nioga Library System, Lockport, NY New York libraries - get out your cameras and take a shot at fame! The New York Library Association is…
- FourSquare and Libraries by: pollyalida (7)
  February 25, 2010, 01:02
  Have you tried FourSquare yet? It's a new-ish social networking tool that lets you use your phone to checkin at the places you visit during your day. You can…
- Fun stuff from Connecticut Libraries by: pollyalida
  June 13, 2008, 17:17
  One of the things I love about traveling all over to teach is hearing about new projects and ideas from the library staff in my classes. I always come back…
- Gapminder is blowing my mind by: pollyalida (3)
  December 3, 2009, 15:21
  Gapminder shows statistics in motion. Doesn't sound too exciting? Take a look at this amazing tool and see if you don't agree. Ok, I'm a data geek - but this…
- Glogster: taking posters to a whole new level by: pollyalida (1)
  October 24, 2008, 00:13
  Glogster for Education lets you create online posters with graphics, photos, text, video and audio. Wow, what a great tool for student projects. I can see…
- Help Protect New York's Libraries & Library Systems by: pollyalida (3)
  February 4, 2010, 22:32
  Help us protect NY’s libraries and library systems. We need to tell the NYS Legislature to reject the .4 million cut in Library Aid Governor David…
- Is there a Red Box DVD machine in your library's future? by: pollyalida (2)
  July 1, 2009, 19:34
  Princeton Public Library just installed a Red Box DVD machine outside their building. What a great idea. Janie Hermann posted this photo and note about the…
- Job Announcement: State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries, New York by: pollyalida
  May 8, 2008, 22:54
  The New York State Board of Regents and the Commissioner of Education are seeking an experienced and innovative individual to serve as Assistant Commissioner…
- Librarians's Guide to Gaming Toolkit by: pollyalida
  March 7, 2009, 16:06
  Check out this new resource from ALA': The Librarian's Guide to Gaming: An Online Toolkit for Building Gaming @ Your LibraryLibraries of all types…
- Library Day in the Life Project by: pollyalida (1)
  July 27, 2010, 20:04
  This week is Round 5 of Bobbi Newman's great project "Library Day in the Life" week. Or day. Whichever! Are you participating? As of today 140 library folks…
- My kind of library by: pollyalida (4)
  January 8, 2009, 22:10
  Happiness is a teeny tiny portable computer, free wifi, a cup of coffee and lunch - all while visiting your public library. John has another great shot in…
- Nancy Pearl was in town by: pollyalida (1)
  May 31, 2008, 15:49
  Last week Nancy Pearl was in town for the 50th anniversary of the Southern Adirondack Library System and gave a delightful talk at their annual dinner. She…
- Need a mobile interface to your catalog? Yes, you do! by: pollyalida (6)
  January 26, 2010, 17:52
  And now you can have one easily and without breaking the bank! LibraryThing announced their new Library Anywhere project at ALA Midwinter last week. Today…
- Netvibes as a Research Organizer by: pollyalida (1)
  March 29, 2010, 00:10
  If you haven't considered using Netvibes as a tool to help student's organize their research resources, take a look at these examples created by 10th grade…
- OPALescence 2009: An Online Library Conference for Everyone by: pollyalida
  August 6, 2009, 22:28
  OPALescence 2009 August 13 & 14, 2009 This sounds like a great conference AND unconference. Terrific speakers, online, no travel, free and unconference…
- Playing with new themes by: pollyalida
  October 29, 2008, 23:51
  Testing out some new themes this week. Comparing how they work here in a single user install of WordPress and the multiuser version, WordPress MU. In a couple…
- Shout it Out for Your Library! by: pollyalida
  June 30, 2009, 17:28
  A successful campaign to retain funding! NYPL YouTube Shout it Out for Your Library Join Bette Midler, Jeff Daniels, Barbara Walters, Tim Gunn, Amy Tan…
- Technology Competencies: Can Your Staff Do This Stuff? by: pollyalida (4)
  June 26, 2009, 22:31
  Need to update your tech skills? Image via Wikipedia WebJunction has published a wonderful new document that details the basic skills that library…
- TED Talk: Creativity & Play by: pollyalida
  November 16, 2008, 02:01
  Great presentation from the TED Talks. Tim Brown: The powerful link between creativity and play Talked about the need to engage in: playful…
- Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009 by: pollyalida (1)
  January 14, 2009, 01:42
  Michael Stephens has posted his annual look at what technology trends he thinks will impact libraries in 2009. This year, I’m focusing on some ideas and…
- Texting! by: pollyalida
  November 11, 2008, 02:08
  In case you haven't heard, texting is kind of popular. ;-) TextsVersusCalls via kwout Personally, it looks like I would fall into the over 65 crowd,…
- Thank you library lady. by: pollyalida (2)
  November 11, 2008, 20:55
  The route for all my errands today was planned around a trip to the library in a neighboring town. They had the book I really wanted. You know how it is, you…
- Transliteracy by: pollyalida (1)
  October 1, 2009, 19:28
  Transliteracy - a name for something we've all been working with for some time now. Perhaps not a new name, but new to me. I first heard it from Bobbi Newman's…
- Using Web 2.0 Tools to Deliver Statewide Library Services by: pollyalida (5)
  September 15, 2009, 17:49
  On Sept 24th, I'll be participating in a forum at the 2009 COSLINE (Council of State Library Agencies in the Northeast) meeting. The theme for the conference…
- Yay it's National Gaming Day! by: pollyalida (1)
  November 13, 2009, 01:38
  Woo hoo! It's National Gaming Day this Saturday! On November 14, 2009, libraries across the country will participate in the largest, simultaneous national…
- Your weeded books can do some good by: pollyalida (2)
  June 5, 2009, 21:59
  Elisabeth Abarbanel wrote a great post about what they do with books they weed at her library. Many of them are donated to Better World Books. Read her…
Library 2.0 (6)
- Bookmobiles are 2.0 by: pollyalida
  October 9, 2007, 00:55
  Seems to me that bookmobiles are very "library 2.0" and have been for the last 50 years or so. Talk about taking the library out to the community. But The…
- Finding new (and old) Web 2.0 applications by: pollyalida (1)
  March 25, 2007, 22:32
  What are your favorite places to find out about new web 2.0 apps? I asked this of the folks on the Library 2.0 group on ning.com http://library20.ning.com/.…
- Free Learning Opportunity by: pollyalida
  July 25, 2008, 17:15
  It's not too late to join in the All Together Now Learning 2.0 program that started this week. It's being led by Michael Stephens of Tame The Web. Free,…
- K-12 Online Conference by: pollyalida
  October 1, 2007, 23:59
  Thanks to Carolyn Foote over on library20.ning.com for sharing this info about the upcoming K12 Online Conference 2007. The conference will focus on web 2.0…
- Library 2.0 Tech Camp - New session scheduled by: pollyalida
  September 20, 2007, 01:16
  Back by Popular Request - Library 2.0 Tech CampTwo 2-day tech camps were held over the summer. Apparently we had a waiting list for those sessions. So Linda…
- Looking back on School Library 2.0 Tech Camps by: pollyalida
  September 20, 2007, 01:04
  It's been a few months since Linda Fox (Capital Region BOCES School Library System) and Dee Portzer (Questar III School Library System) sponsored Library 2.0…
Life (19)
- 99 THINGS by: pollyalida
  December 24, 2008, 05:58
  I love reading those “10 things you probably didn’t know about me” sort of lists about friends and colleagues. But I always have a hard time coming up…
- A 12 year old on future careers by: pollyalida
  May 25, 2009, 21:10
  I just loved this quote from a local 12 year old girl. "I thought about being a pharmacist or lawyer, but at this point I'm kind of counting that before I…
- An unusual and surprising day by: pollyalida
  November 29, 2007, 20:55
  This has a been a surprisingly unusual day. Things started with 2 half-day training sessions for staff at the New York State Library. About 50 people came…
- Disappearing WordPress Visual Editor? by: pollyalida (1)
  July 16, 2009, 22:44
  This is one of those days when WordPress is making me crazy. For no apparent reason, the visual editing tool bar has disappeared. It was there earlier, but…
- Don’t drop your computer by: pollyalida
  June 4, 2008, 16:42
  This is what happens when you drop your computer and try to fix it with help from phone support. I have to say, Dell has been good about this. They are…
- flickr: Passionately Pink for the Cure by: pollyalida
  October 10, 2007, 01:28
  Yahoo is donating for every photo added to the Passionately Pink for the Cure flickr photo pool. Join in!
- Free audiobook short stories, kids songs and Kahuna Reef video game! by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 14:24
  Thanks to Rachel Singer Gordon's Mashup Mom, I scored some fun freebies today. And you can too! From Freebies on Friday, 4/24/09 Free Big Kahuna Reef…
- Free Rice - Feed the World, Exercise Your Brain by: pollyalida (3)
  June 26, 2009, 17:52
  I'd forgotten about the Free Rice website until a friend mentioned it on Facebook today. For every right answer to their online quizzes, they donate free…
- Giving thanks by: pollyalida
  November 22, 2007, 23:07
  Thanksgiving is almost over here in the US. Like many others, I ate way too much food today and have tons of leftovers. And like many other librarians who…
- Great customer service by: pollyalida
  October 21, 2009, 15:44
  Some kudos to these companies for their great customer service this past week: Hertz - I called to confirm a reservation, they found me a cheaper rate. Nearly…
- Great service from T-mobile by: pollyalida
  February 19, 2008, 14:28
  I'm sorry I had to cancel my T-mobile hotspot account today (and no it had nothing to do with Starbucks canceling their contract with tmobile!). I've used…
- Green House Homes - Elder Care Reinvented by: pollyalida (4)
  June 30, 2008, 21:00
  I've been spending a lot of time looking at nursing homes, assisted living centers and senior living centers lately. I've seen some wonderful places and some…
- Is the moon ever really blue? by: pollyalida (3)
  December 31, 2009, 15:17
  It's a blue moon tonight, though it's not really blue or green or made of cheese. It's just that not so rare, second full moon in a month. I asked my local…
- Library Day in the Life Project by: pollyalida (1)
  July 27, 2010, 20:04
  This week is Round 5 of Bobbi Newman's great project "Library Day in the Life" week. Or day. Whichever! Are you participating? As of today 140 library folks…
- Make your own Animoto Mother's Day video by: pollyalida
  May 6, 2009, 13:17
  Animoto has a handy option for creating a customized Mother's Day greeting. Upload your photos, pick some music - or maybe record your own greeting as and…
- On Sharing Photos & My Not-So Clean Desk by: pollyalida
  January 2, 2009, 02:18
  Anyone who knows me, knows how much I love flickr. I love how shared photos & conversations around those photos help me connect with friends, family and…
- Spring blossoms at Scopwick by: pollyalida
  April 15, 2009, 14:32
  Spring blossoms at Scopwick Originally uploaded by pollyalida Just testing blogging from flickr to wordpress from a class demo.
- The T is for Training Challenge by: pollyalida (8)
  January 12, 2010, 01:57
  Maurice Coleman, wrangler extraordinaire for the T is for Training podcast group, has challenged each member of the group to answer these 27 questions as a…
- Voting for Obama by: pollyalida (4)
  November 3, 2008, 16:06
  I've been waffling about sharing my political thoughts here, though no one who knows me has any doubts who I'm voting for. And even though I don't think I'll…
Literacy (2)
- Netvibes as a Research Organizer by: pollyalida (1)
  March 29, 2010, 00:10
  If you haven't considered using Netvibes as a tool to help student's organize their research resources, take a look at these examples created by 10th grade…
- Transliteracy by: pollyalida (1)
  October 1, 2009, 19:28
  Transliteracy - a name for something we've all been working with for some time now. Perhaps not a new name, but new to me. I first heard it from Bobbi Newman's…
Maps (2)
- Capital Region WiFi - Is your library on the map? by: pollyalida (2)
  May 15, 2009, 12:42
  All Over Albany has a handy map of WiFi locations in the greater Capital Region. I see a few libraries on there. Is yours listed? If not, submit it! (via…
- Google Maps & Wikipedia. Can you find your library? by: pollyalida
  May 19, 2008, 15:46
  When you look at Google Maps these days, you'll see links to Wikipedia articles (and tons of other stuff too!). Yet another reason to make sure your library…
Media (8)
- Archival photos, civil war music, great slide show by: pollyalida
  March 18, 2009, 14:09
  Kris Abery (CT State Library) did a great slide show today for their CT 23 things project. Photos from the CT State Archives, Civil War music from the Digital…
- AudioBoo & Vocaroo & Google Earth by: pollyalida (1)
  December 9, 2009, 22:26
  This morning I saw a tweet that led me to a wiki that mentioned a blog post that answered a question I didn't realize I had - yet! The question was how to add…
- Digital Drugs? Is it April Fool's Day? by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 18:12
  When I saw this column in the paper today Digital Drugs: A new worry for parents, I immediately wondered if I'd been whisked around the calendar to April…
- Free audiobook short stories, kids songs and Kahuna Reef video game! by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 14:24
  Thanks to Rachel Singer Gordon's Mashup Mom, I scored some fun freebies today. And you can too! From Freebies on Friday, 4/24/09 Free Big Kahuna Reef…
- Great flickr images about our online world, media, life by: pollyalida (2)
  October 15, 2008, 17:20
  About a year ago Helene Blowers tipped her readers to a great set of flickr images - Lynetter's Interesting Snippets. Lynetter takes quotes about the online…
- Linda's Animoto video of Tech Camps by: pollyalida
  November 12, 2007, 17:17
  Hey tech campers! Linda did a terrific video with photos from all the tech camp sessions. She used Animoto to create it. Give it a whirl with your own…
- Netvibes as a Research Organizer by: pollyalida (1)
  March 29, 2010, 00:10
  If you haven't considered using Netvibes as a tool to help student's organize their research resources, take a look at these examples created by 10th grade…
- Poetry, photography & flickr by: pollyalida (2)
  March 20, 2009, 21:31
  The Academy of American Poets Free Verse project on Flickr. Inspired by the 2009 National Poetry Month poster design, the Academy of American Poets…
Miscellaneous (3)
- library 2.0 class by: pollyalida
  November 6, 2007, 16:27
  We're blogging from flickr in class.
- New Look by: pollyalida (6)
  February 18, 2008, 19:51
  I've been playing with new themes and stuff for my blog. I like this layout and theme. Just need to find some of my own photos for the headers. And work on the…
- This is a test from my blogging class today! by: pollyalida (2)
  September 16, 2008, 10:30
  Hi everybody! It's easy to blog!
mobile (2)
- Google Goggles on my Droid by: pollyalida (13)
  December 29, 2009, 01:04
  Google Goggles uses pictures to search the web. This conjures visions of magic glasses that capture the world around you and flash back info right through…
- Need a mobile interface to your catalog? Yes, you do! by: pollyalida (6)
  January 26, 2010, 17:52
  And now you can have one easily and without breaking the bank! LibraryThing announced their new Library Anywhere project at ALA Midwinter last week. Today…
More to Explore (1)
- More to Explore - #1 by: pollyalida
  November 25, 2007, 19:27
  These More to Explore tips are a follow up to the school library tech camp programs that many of you participated in during the summer/fall 2007. For those who…
Multimedia (5)
- Finding Photos - flickr Search Tools by: pollyalida
  April 24, 2008, 19:12
  Do you use flickr to find photos for presentations, reports and projects? It's truly a treasure trove of photos, images and screenshots. You can search for…
- flickrCC - another great flickr search tool by: pollyalida
  April 25, 2008, 19:21
  How'd I forget flickrCC in the last post? This is another terrific flickr search tool that just searches for Creative Commons licensed flickr photos and has…
- Fun stuff from Connecticut Libraries by: pollyalida
  June 13, 2008, 17:17
  One of the things I love about traveling all over to teach is hearing about new projects and ideas from the library staff in my classes. I always come back…
- Great Book Stories & VoiceThread by: pollyalida (1)
  September 26, 2007, 22:42
  I just came across a wonderful multimedia project called Great Book Stories. It offers students and teachers the opportunity to share their favorite books…
- Scratch: Imagine, Program, Share by: pollyalida (1)
  February 20, 2009, 21:03
  Scratch, from the MIT Media Lab, is a programming tool "designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create…
Neighborhood (1)
- Walking the Neighborhood with Google Earth & Zillow by: pollyalida
  April 4, 2007, 16:27
  Now that spring is here (or was here briefly), I took a long walk around the neighborhood. It seems a whole new high rent district has sprung up less than a…
New and not so new (3)
- New & not so new stuff: #1 by: pollyalida (1)
  March 30, 2010, 23:43
  Every week I play with lots of different tools and resources that are either new or more likely, just new to me. I often intend to write blog posts about…
- New & not so new stuff: #2 by: pollyalida (2)
  April 22, 2010, 20:55
  Throughout the week, I play with lots of different tools and resources that are either new or more likely, just new to me. I often intend to write blog…
- New & not so new stuff: #3 by: pollyalida (1)
  May 5, 2010, 22:04
  Some more odds & ends! Blackbird Pie A new way to capture individual tweets to post on your web page or blog posts. To make a handy image like this…
nyla2007 (5)
- 2.0 Outreach - Diversity Fair by: pollyalida
  October 20, 2007, 02:40
  The New York Library Association's Ethnic Services Roundtable held a Diversity Fair today. Organized by Zahra Baird, there were poster sessions highlighting…
- NYLA - Social Networking Tools PreConference by: pollyalida
  October 18, 2007, 00:34
  Jill Hurst-Wahl presented a full day session on social networking tools at the New York Library Association meeting. She filled presented all sorts of…
- NYLA 2007 - Presentations on SlideShare by: pollyalida
  October 18, 2007, 00:50
  Just did a quick "nyla 2007" search for presentations, blog posts, photos, links - anything about the conference. I was pleased to find some of the presentation…
- NYLA 2007 misc. by: pollyalida
  October 20, 2007, 02:34
  NYLA 2007 is almost over. One more day of programs. It's been a terrific conference. Lots of good programs and events. Met tons of interesting people, met up…
- Wings and NYLA in Buffalo by: pollyalida
  October 16, 2007, 23:27
  The New York Library Association annual meeting begins tomorrow in Buffalo. The schedule is full of interesting meeting topics this year. Tomorrow I'll be…
online tools (4)
- Buzzword - Adobe's Web-Based Word Processor by: pollyalida
  February 12, 2008, 15:29
  Just ran across Buzzword, a fairly new web-based word processor from Adobe. It has a very slick interface and lots of features. You can share your documents…
- Glogster: taking posters to a whole new level by: pollyalida (1)
  October 24, 2008, 00:13
  Glogster for Education lets you create online posters with graphics, photos, text, video and audio. Wow, what a great tool for student projects. I can see…
- Google Maps & Wikipedia. Can you find your library? by: pollyalida
  May 19, 2008, 15:46
  When you look at Google Maps these days, you'll see links to Wikipedia articles (and tons of other stuff too!). Yet another reason to make sure your library…
- Make Music with Aviary by: pollyalida (2)
  June 13, 2010, 21:08
  I haven't looked at Aviary in a while. Wow, what I've been missing! Aviary is a free suite of tools for creating and editing images and sound. The image…
Open Source (1)
- Wondering what Open Source Software is all about? by: pollyalida (1)
  August 29, 2008, 14:02
  If you've been hearing about open source software and wondering what all the buzz is about, then don't miss Karen Schneider's great article in School Library…
outreach (1)
- "It's My Story" - Seniors Memory Project by: pollyalida (1)
  August 20, 2009, 20:28
  "It's My Story" is a lovely project by the East Greenbush (NY) Community Library that celebrates the stories of seniors who live at a nearby retirement…
Photos (23)
- And the Winners Are... by: pollyalida (1)
  April 27, 2009, 14:26
  The New York Library Association is pleased to announce the winners of the National Library Week Snapshot Contest. Please feel free to contact Johanna at…
- Animoto Offer - Another Great Back to School Deal! by: pollyalida (2)
  August 9, 2008, 23:43
  Animoto is once again offering educator accounts with a free upgrade to the "all access pass" that let's you create longer videos. Other features to enhance…
- Archival photos, civil war music, great slide show by: pollyalida
  March 18, 2009, 14:09
  Kris Abery (CT State Library) did a great slide show today for their CT 23 things project. Photos from the CT State Archives, Civil War music from the Digital…
- Create Photo Slideshows with PhotoPeach by: pollyalida (2)
  January 18, 2009, 17:11
  PhotoPeach is a new photo slideshow service. It's currently free and allows 100 photos per slideshow. Users can create up to 100 slideshows. Photos can be…
- Finding Photos - flickr Search Tools by: pollyalida
  April 24, 2008, 19:12
  Do you use flickr to find photos for presentations, reports and projects? It's truly a treasure trove of photos, images and screenshots. You can search for…
- Flickr's own embeddable slide show by: pollyalida
  August 21, 2008, 23:15
  There are plenty of ways to embed a slideshow of your flickr photos on your web/blog/wiki page. But up till now, there was no quick and easy way to do it…
- flickrCC - another great flickr search tool by: pollyalida
  April 25, 2008, 19:21
  How'd I forget flickrCC in the last post? This is another terrific flickr search tool that just searches for Creative Commons licensed flickr photos and has…
- Free Mini READ Poster Generator from ALA by: pollyalida
  August 7, 2008, 20:04
  Head on over to the ALA READ Mini Poster Generator and have some fun! Fun project for everyone on the staff, kids, patrons, trustees, students.... Make…
- Free Photography & Images by: pollyalida
  January 8, 2009, 20:32
  While trying to clean old files off my computer tonight, I came across a folder full of free stock photos that I downloaded from dreamstime.com ages ago. So in…
- Fun Moo Stuff by: pollyalida
  April 12, 2009, 15:55
  Moo makes wonderful business cards, postcards, sticker books and more. Their products are fun to create and fun to use. Reading back through their blog…
- Galleries on Flickr by: pollyalida (2)
  September 15, 2009, 01:25
  Flickr has a new galleries feature that lets you create sets of up to 18 photos around any idea, theme or concept you find interesting. This encourages you to…
- Have some PhotoFunia by: pollyalida (2)
  August 7, 2009, 16:28
  PhotoFunia: Pick from around 100 photo effects, upload your photo and have some fun. Their face recognition software does a great job of inserting your face…
- ImageCodr - Handy Photo Crediting Tool by: pollyalida (1)
  May 10, 2010, 10:30
  ImageCodr - A handy tool that simplifies finding, using and crediting flickr photos for reuse on web pages. It creates a block of code that displays the photo,…
- More Features for Free Flickr Accounts by: pollyalida
  March 8, 2009, 21:14
  If you have a free Flickr account, you can now organize your photos into as many sets are you like. Used to be a limit of 3 sets. And you can now upload 2…
- NYLA SLMS & Some New Google Services by: pollyalida
  April 20, 2009, 22:19
  I'm looking forward to presenting two workshops at the NYLA SLMS 2009 Conference next week. One of the sessions is on Google tools for schools. In the…
- Photo collage software - FREE Today only by: pollyalida
  September 5, 2008, 11:00
  I haven't tried this particular piece of software, but Wondershare produces good software. And when Giveaway of the Day has their stuff for free, I grab it.…
- Poetry, photography & flickr by: pollyalida (2)
  March 20, 2009, 21:31
  The Academy of American Poets Free Verse project on Flickr. Inspired by the 2009 National Poetry Month poster design, the Academy of American Poets…
- SimpleViewer Photo Gallery by: pollyalida (1)
  September 4, 2010, 00:42
  SimpleViewer creates elegant photo galleries for spiffing up your web sites. The galleries can be standalone pages or embedded in other pages. But what has me…
- SimpleViewer Photo Gallery Tool by: pollyalida
  September 8, 2008, 21:18
  I wasn't looking for software to make web based photo galleries and I can't remember what led me to this tool, but SimpleViewer is a very nifty tool. I used…
- Summer Reading Photos by: pollyalida
  June 27, 2008, 16:05
  The 2008 Summer Reading photo pool at flickr is growing by leaps and bounds. Tons of great photos of programs, activities, displays and more. Like this great…
- Summer Reading Programs - Summer's Over... by: pollyalida
  August 29, 2007, 15:19
  Summer reading programs have come to an end for the year and I’m having a vision of library staff far and wide relaxing on beaches or mountains this week,…
- Words and pictures and storytelling by: pollyalida (7)
  January 13, 2010, 03:29
  I love words and pictures and storytelling. And I love playing with tools that help us tell our stories. So it's no surprise that I'm having great fun…
- Yahoo Photo service to close by: pollyalida
  July 6, 2007, 13:56
  Yesterday, Yahoo emailed to say that Yahoo Photo accounts would be closing in September. This wasn't surprising since Yahoo bought flickr some time ago. Opti…
podcasting (3)
- AudioBoo & Vocaroo & Google Earth by: pollyalida (1)
  December 9, 2009, 22:26
  This morning I saw a tweet that led me to a wiki that mentioned a blog post that answered a question I didn't realize I had - yet! The question was how to add…
- Fixing podcasts that don't play on my mp3 player by: pollyalida
  September 9, 2008, 15:10
  I love my handy dandy little Archos 104 mp3 player, but there are some podcasts that just won't play on it. In particular the wonderful library programs from…
- Screencasting & Podcasting classes by: pollyalida (1)
  March 12, 2010, 22:47
  Since I don't teach the same groups of people all the time, I don't often get to see what the folks in my classes do with what they've learned. But this week…
Poetry (2)
- Poetry, photography & flickr by: pollyalida (2)
  March 20, 2009, 21:31
  The Academy of American Poets Free Verse project on Flickr. Inspired by the 2009 National Poetry Month poster design, the Academy of American Poets…
- Words and pictures and storytelling by: pollyalida (7)
  January 13, 2010, 03:29
  I love words and pictures and storytelling. And I love playing with tools that help us tell our stories. So it's no surprise that I'm having great fun…
Public Libraries (11)
- "A Book for Every Mood" - teen video by: pollyalida
  August 20, 2009, 19:46
  Isn't this video great? Part of the summer reading video project at the Higland (NY) Public Library. Thanks to Theresa Zacek for sending these on to me. A…
- "It's My Story" - Seniors Memory Project by: pollyalida (1)
  August 20, 2009, 20:28
  "It's My Story" is a lovely project by the East Greenbush (NY) Community Library that celebrates the stories of seniors who live at a nearby retirement…
- 7 Ways Your Public Library Can Help You During A Bad Economy by: pollyalida
  July 22, 2008, 19:48
  7 Ways Your Public Library Can Help You During A Bad Economy: Handy short article on the ways library services and resources can help people at ANY time, not…
- A Baker’s Dozen – 13 Web 2.0 Technologies by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2008, 20:18
  This is terrific - an online learning opportunity for library customers modeled after Helene Blowers' Learning 2.0 projects. A Baker’s Dozen…
- Flower Power Fund Raiser by: pollyalida (1)
  May 9, 2010, 23:26
  Being a gardener and a library fan, this is my idea of the perfect fundraiser! With Flower Power you set up a fundraising page for your organization and your…
- Fun READ posters from the "If the light's on, we're home..." library by: pollyalida
  July 11, 2009, 14:42
  The kids and teens at the Stillwater (NY) Free Library have a created a great set of READ posters as part of their summer reading program. Great example…
- Is there a Red Box DVD machine in your library's future? by: pollyalida (2)
  July 1, 2009, 19:34
  Princeton Public Library just installed a Red Box DVD machine outside their building. What a great idea. Janie Hermann posted this photo and note about the…
- KidLib Camp 2009 - August 13 by: pollyalida (1)
  July 20, 2009, 22:16
  Don't miss this unconference! KidLibCamp - for librarians interested in youth service in school & public libraries. KidLibCamp 2009 is a place for youth…
- Kids Create Library Promo Videos by: pollyalida
  August 26, 2009, 14:35
  A couple of great videos created by the kids at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton, NY. In the first one the kids tell why they like the library:…
- Summer Reading Photos by: pollyalida
  June 27, 2008, 16:05
  The 2008 Summer Reading photo pool at flickr is growing by leaps and bounds. Tons of great photos of programs, activities, displays and more. Like this great…
- Wii Bowling for Seniors - Holiday Classic Tournament by: pollyalida
  December 9, 2008, 21:21
  Do you have a Wii Bowling program for Seniors? Check out this tournment!Any library with a Wii Bowling for Seniors program is invited to participate in the…
Reading (5)
- Awesome Teen Read Week Video by: pollyalida (1)
  November 13, 2008, 23:30
  Teen Read week was last month, but you could make this kind of great book teasers video anytime. From readergirlz. Created with Microsoft Movie Maker. What…
- Book Blizzard project at Stillwater Free Library by: pollyalida
  November 25, 2007, 23:37
  Book Blizzard - What at terrific project at Stillwater Free Library (NY) - a reading challenge to the whole town and a fund raiser to boot. The funds will go…
- Books selected by your neighbors by: pollyalida (11)
  January 5, 2010, 18:13
  What a fun idea from Half Hollow Hills Community Library. "We invite our patrons to display their favorite books, authors, music, or movies to share with…
- Free audiobook short stories, kids songs and Kahuna Reef video game! by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 14:24
  Thanks to Rachel Singer Gordon's Mashup Mom, I scored some fun freebies today. And you can too! From Freebies on Friday, 4/24/09 Free Big Kahuna Reef…
- Nancy Pearl was in town by: pollyalida (1)
  May 31, 2008, 15:49
  Last week Nancy Pearl was in town for the 50th anniversary of the Southern Adirondack Library System and gave a delightful talk at their annual dinner. She…
Research Resources (2)
- Britannica Wiki Buzz by: pollyalida
  June 10, 2008, 15:42
  If you haven't already heard, Encyclopedia Britannica is launching a new wiki-based web service. Scholars will be encouraged to contribute content. And users…
- Wikipedia Tutorial: A Guide for Students by: pollyalida
  February 2, 2009, 21:42
  Have students who start AND end their research at Wikipedia? Show them this. via: Phil Bradley's weblog
Resources (1)
- Wordnik - a new addiction! by: pollyalida
  August 5, 2009, 15:15
  Love words or baffled by them? You'll love Wordnik. This fun and very useful service launched in June. Type in a word, get definitions, etymology, pronunciation…
RSS (4)
- FeedMyInbox - super easy rss to email by: pollyalida
  October 16, 2008, 21:45
  FeedMyInbox is a fairly new tool for getting RSS content via email. And it's dead simple to use. Enter the URL for the feed and your email address. That's it!…
- Feevy – dynamic blogroll on your sidebar by: pollyalida
  August 23, 2007, 15:45
  feevy lets you put updates from other blogs on your sidebar. Instead of a static list of links to other blogs (or in addition to), readers will see the latest…
- Google Reader : Tags have feeds by: pollyalida
  May 23, 2009, 01:44
  I use my Shared Items feed from Google Reader to drop odds and ends of interesting items on the sidebar of this blog. Handy, but it's just one feed. I…
- RSS feeds for web searches by: pollyalida (1)
  August 29, 2008, 20:03
  Most of us have a few (or many!) topics that we do repeat searches on in the big search engines. This might be a research topic you're trying to keep up to…
SALS (2)
- Dinner Speaker at SALS Annual Meeting by: pollyalida (1)
  May 8, 2007, 01:32
  I've been asked to speak at the Southern Adirondack Library System's annual meeting in May. The topic is Libray 2.0: Meeting Community Needs. I'm looking…
- DIY Workshop Day at SALS by: pollyalida
  October 15, 2007, 18:41
  They paid me to play with flickr! Can't beat that! The Southern Adirondack Library System is sponsoring a series of Library 2.0 workshops for their member…
School Libraries (45)
- "It’s ok to be beta." - Joyce Valenza workshop by: pollyalida
  November 10, 2007, 14:54
  “It’s ok to be beta. You’re not going to be perfect out of the box. Try it anyway.” Wise and encouraging words from a presentation this morning by…
- 21st Century Skills Conversation Starters by: pollyalida
  September 25, 2008, 01:38
  Judi Repman of Georgia Southern University wrote a great post a few days ago on the Georgia Library Media Association blog on starting conversations with…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- A Nation Without School Libraries by: pollyalida (3)
  April 5, 2010, 19:37
  (via: AASL Hotlinks April 2010) Add to the Google map of a nation without school librarians This map marks the cities, towns, communities, and states that…
- Banned Book Week at the Unquiet Library by: pollyalida
  September 19, 2009, 11:36
  Buffy Hamilton, Roxanne Johnson and Tammy Beasley have done a great job transforming their library (Creekview High School, GA) for Banned Book Week. The…
- Board Gaming and the AASL Standards by: pollyalida
  January 4, 2009, 04:34
  Beth Gallaway, aka Information Goddess, shared her recent presentation on Board Gaming and the AASL Standards on SlideShare. See her blog post for links to…
- David Pogue loves the Flip video cam - so do I by: pollyalida (1)
  March 20, 2008, 16:46
  In the NYT tech section today, David Pogue give the simple little Flip video cam a terrific review - Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot I bought one about 4…
- Elementary School 2.0 by: pollyalida (1)
  July 16, 2009, 22:16
  Buffy Hamilton (The Unquiet Librarian) posted some great examples today of how elementary schools are using social media to communicate with faculty, parents…
- Everyone say wiki! by: pollyalida
  August 21, 2007, 15:55
  School librarians saying "wiki wiki"! School Library Tech Camp - Session 2 at the Rensselaerville Institute has come to an end. What a lot of territory we…
- FAQs not rules! by: pollyalida (1)
  August 4, 2009, 23:18
  This is terrific - instead of a list of library rules The Unquiet Library has Frequently Asked Questions. Buffy Hamilton created a fun slide-based mini-orientat…
- Games @ Lunch Break by: pollyalida
  November 1, 2008, 23:10
  Our lunch break today was too short to get any game playing going - school librarians know how to eat quick and network at the same time! But I did get a few…
- Gaming in School Libraries? Yes! by: pollyalida
  September 3, 2008, 21:22
  Thinking about how gaming might fit in your school library? How it can help engage students and support curriculum? Then check out this post on Why Games…
- Get paid for your curriculum by: pollyalida
  May 9, 2008, 18:15
  Curriki is looking for content. If you have an instructional unit or course you'd like to share with the world, check out Curriki's Summer of Content. Do you…
- Glogster: taking posters to a whole new level by: pollyalida (1)
  October 24, 2008, 00:13
  Glogster for Education lets you create online posters with graphics, photos, text, video and audio. Wow, what a great tool for student projects. I can see…
- Google Sessions at Capital Region School Library System by: pollyalida (3)
  April 20, 2010, 23:54
  Thanks to everyone for attending the last two workshops at the Capital Region BOCES School Library System. As promised, here are the slides from today's Search…
- Got a terrific school library web site? by: pollyalida (1)
  December 3, 2009, 23:14
  Got a terrific school library web site? Does your site need a pick me up? Or a complete make-over? Get some inspiration from your colleagues web sites and…
- Growing Into Inquiry workshops for School Library Media Specialists by: pollyalida
  September 25, 2008, 20:20
  I sent out a plea for help today to my school library buddies, asking for some curriculum links for an upcoming workshop. Mary Ratzer, a former School Library…
- I will work for chocolate! by: pollyalida (3)
  May 4, 2009, 15:42
  These lovely quilted hot pads were given to the speakers at the NYLA/ SLMS meeting last week. And lots of chocolate bars. Thanks to everyone who came to…
- Inauguration 2009 Pageflakes Pagecast by: pollyalida (1)
  January 14, 2009, 01:02
  Check out the Unquiet Librarian's pageflakes page for the inaguration. Nice work Buffy! This screencast is still a work in progress, but you can see the latest…
- Is There a Place for Media Specialists Who Don't Know Social Media? by: pollyalida
  June 17, 2009, 22:02
  Image via Wikipedia This should be a great discussion!!! Participate live - Thursday night. Join us tomorrow on the Future of Education at 5pm Pacific…
- K-12 Hot Topic Technology Webinars by: pollyalida
  August 9, 2009, 15:19
  Check out these free webinars from Project Tomorrow® and T.H.E. Journal for those interested in K-12 IT issues: Aug 19 Mobile Devices within Instruction…
- K-12 Online Conference by: pollyalida
  October 1, 2007, 23:59
  Thanks to Carolyn Foote over on library20.ning.com for sharing this info about the upcoming K12 Online Conference 2007. The conference will focus on web 2.0…
- KidLib Camp 2009 - August 13 by: pollyalida (1)
  July 20, 2009, 22:16
  Don't miss this unconference! KidLibCamp - for librarians interested in youth service in school & public libraries. KidLibCamp 2009 is a place for youth…
- Librarians who never stop! by: pollyalida
  March 8, 2008, 17:02
  Friday night, 10pm. School librarians who'd been working all week, then attended a Friday night, 4pm-9pm training session that was continuing all day…
- Library 2.0 Tech Camp - New session scheduled by: pollyalida
  September 20, 2007, 01:16
  Back by Popular Request - Library 2.0 Tech CampTwo 2-day tech camps were held over the summer. Apparently we had a waiting list for those sessions. So Linda…
- Looking back on School Library 2.0 Tech Camps by: pollyalida
  September 20, 2007, 01:04
  It's been a few months since Linda Fox (Capital Region BOCES School Library System) and Dee Portzer (Questar III School Library System) sponsored Library 2.0…
- On business and libraries and technology and ... by: pollyalida (2)
  January 17, 2008, 19:55
  Do you read Harvey Mackay's weekly column "On Business"? It's always full of great advice on running your business better. There's nothing cut-throat, devious…
- School Library 2.0 Tech Camp - Session 2 by: pollyalida (1)
  August 19, 2007, 22:06
  It's time for the second session of the School Library 2.0 Tech Camp. This one is sponsored by the Questar III School Library System and will be held at…
- School Library 2.0 Weekend Retreat by: pollyalida
  September 19, 2008, 20:35
  Coming up next weekend (September 27 and 28th), I'll be facilitating a workshop for School Library Media Specialists. I can promise you it will be a weekend…
- School Library Journal - Learning 2.0 Program by: pollyalida
  July 20, 2008, 21:44
  Hey there, all you school librarians!! Don't miss this chance to participate in the School Library Journal's 2.0 learning program and explore the world of…
- School Library Systems and the New York State Budget Crisis by: pollyalida
  December 5, 2008, 22:40
  New York State's School Library Systems are taking quite a financial hit in the current economic crisis. There will be cuts to many of the important support…
- School Library Tech Camp - March 2010 by: pollyalida (1)
  March 26, 2010, 16:18
  Last weekend, 30+ school librarians & classroom teachers gathered at the Hotel Thayer at West Point for 2 days of Tech Camp! After a bit of a rocky start…
- School Library Tech Camp Day @ Cap Region BOCES by: pollyalida
  November 1, 2008, 23:08
  Thanks to everyone who attended the School Library System Tech Camp today at Cap Region BOCES. Hope you all had as good a time as I did! I'll try to get…
- School Library Workshop by: pollyalida
  September 30, 2008, 23:32
  This past weekend, I had the great pleasure of teaching a workshop for school librarians in the Dutchess & Ulster BOCES School Library Systems. 14…
- Sharing 2.0 Curriculum Ideas for K-12 by: pollyalida
  April 23, 2008, 18:31
  I just ran across the California 2.0 Curriculum Connections wiki. It has some great ideas for using 2.0 tools in the K-12 curriculum. The wiki is a part of the…
- Social networking with Ning by: pollyalida
  July 3, 2007, 16:24
  The Capital Region BOCES School Library System Tech Camp is coming up soon! Tuesday and Wednesday July 10-11. Linda Fox, Ken Petersen and I met today to…
- Student book reviews linked to catalog by: pollyalida
  February 9, 2009, 16:57
  In a class last week, Jenny Brown and Silvia Lilly from the Bethlehem HS showed us how they were linking their students' book reviews to their catalog.…
- Summer Library 2.0 Tech Camp Planning by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2007, 22:11
  Dee Portzer and Linda Fox at our planning meeting for Summer Tech Camp. Looks a lot like lunch at the Shaker Shed to me! It was, but we also worked on the…
- Summer Reading Glogster Poster by: pollyalida (1)
  May 12, 2010, 15:55
  Jan Tunison, who is the Head of Library Services at the Scotia-Glenville (NY) High School forwarded this wonderful summer reading poster that she created with…
- Tech Camp III by: pollyalida
  October 27, 2007, 22:38
  Another wonderful group of school librarians got together for a "2.0 Tech Camp" this weekend. This session was a bit shorter than the two held over the…
- The PBwiki Back to School Challenge by: pollyalida
  August 8, 2008, 23:35
  Seems that PBwiki is giving away premium accounts to librarians and educators. Sign up now at the PBwiki Back to School Challenge Announcing a new way to make…
- ticTOCs Table of Contents Service by: pollyalida (2)
  January 21, 2009, 23:39
  ticToCs aggregates the tables of contents of over 11,000 scholarly journals from over 400 publishers. It's easy to search for journals by title, subject or…
- Upcoming School Library Workshops by: pollyalida
  July 28, 2009, 19:47
  It's almost August and it finally feels like summer. And for me August is full of workshops for school library media specialists. WSWHE BOCES SLS August…
- Video, slidehows, photos - widgets add fresh content to your web site by: pollyalida
  March 21, 2008, 14:04
  Ever wondered how to add a flickr slideshow to your website? Or a YouTube video? Or a PowerPoint slideshow? Check out this great article by Aaron Schmidt:…
- Wondering what Open Source Software is all about? by: pollyalida (1)
  August 29, 2008, 14:02
  If you've been hearing about open source software and wondering what all the buzz is about, then don't miss Karen Schneider's great article in School Library…
Schools (38)
- "Then & Now" - Third Grade History Reports by: pollyalida
  September 30, 2008, 19:04
  Mill Valley (CA) Library posted a set of photos to flickr of 3rd grade history reports from the Edna Maguire Elementary School. Nice project idea. And great…
- 2.0 in the Classroom & PBS Election Curriculum by: pollyalida
  September 10, 2008, 23:30
  Earlier tonight I received a note about a live webcast discussing the PBS multimedia Election 2008 curriculum and the Web 2.0 tools and resources that are part…
- 2007 Edublog Awards Finalists by: pollyalida
  November 25, 2007, 23:53
  Want to see what other educators are doing with wikis, blogs, social networking, video, virtual worlds and more? Check out the finalists for the annual…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- Akoha’s Room to Read Community Challenge by: pollyalida
  December 17, 2008, 17:16
  Check out Akoha, a game based on the idea of 'paying it forward' - do something nice for someone else and ask them to do the same. Akoha uses cards with good…
- Board Gaming and the AASL Standards by: pollyalida
  January 4, 2009, 04:34
  Beth Gallaway, aka Information Goddess, shared her recent presentation on Board Gaming and the AASL Standards on SlideShare. See her blog post for links to…
- Emerging Mobile Technologies for K-12 Classrooms - Chat session, Sep. 3, 11 AM by: pollyalida
  August 27, 2009, 18:26
  This looks like it will be an interesting discussion of mobile technologies in schools. Join in the free chat session at the Education Week website. No…
- Ft Plain Central Schools Tech Camp by: pollyalida (15)
  December 6, 2008, 02:04
  I'm looking forward to meeting with 20 teachers at the Ft. Plain (NY) Central School on Saturday Dec 6. At 8 am! On a Saturday! Wow, you guys are dedicated…
- Galleries on Flickr by: pollyalida (2)
  September 15, 2009, 01:25
  Flickr has a new galleries feature that lets you create sets of up to 18 photos around any idea, theme or concept you find interesting. This encourages you to…
- Games in Education Symposium - Aug 19-20 by: pollyalida (1)
  August 17, 2008, 16:16
  This looks really interesting. Wish I could attend. The second annual Games in Education Symposium, free to middle and high school teachers, is scheduled for…
- Gapminder is blowing my mind by: pollyalida (3)
  December 3, 2009, 15:21
  Gapminder shows statistics in motion. Doesn't sound too exciting? Take a look at this amazing tool and see if you don't agree. Ok, I'm a data geek - but this…
- Get paid for your curriculum by: pollyalida
  May 9, 2008, 18:15
  Curriki is looking for content. If you have an instructional unit or course you'd like to share with the world, check out Curriki's Summer of Content. Do you…
- Give a kid a voice and WOW! Election coverage from 5th grader. by: pollyalida
  October 27, 2008, 00:55
  Election coverage from the Kathryn E. Cunningham/Canal Point Elementary in Florida. Damon Weaver, a 5th grader, is the news reporter covering Obama and McCain…
- GoGooligans revisited by: pollyalida (1)
  May 7, 2008, 14:14
  After I posted some concerns about GoGooligans last week, the developer of GoGooligans responded to these and those expressed by others over at flickr. As a…
- Google Sessions at Capital Region School Library System by: pollyalida (3)
  April 20, 2010, 23:54
  Thanks to everyone for attending the last two workshops at the Capital Region BOCES School Library System. As promised, here are the slides from today's Search…
- Great Book Stories & VoiceThread by: pollyalida (1)
  September 26, 2007, 22:42
  I just came across a wonderful multimedia project called Great Book Stories. It offers students and teachers the opportunity to share their favorite books…
- High School Students Create Calculus Wiki to Help Future Students by: pollyalida
  June 19, 2008, 12:51
  From Jan Tunison at Scotia Glenville High School (NY): Scotia-Glenville BC Calculus Wiki Our BC calc students created a wiki for future classes to use. The…
- Inauguration 2009 Pageflakes Pagecast by: pollyalida (1)
  January 14, 2009, 01:02
  Check out the Unquiet Librarian's pageflakes page for the inaguration. Nice work Buffy! This screencast is still a work in progress, but you can see the latest…
- Internet @ Schools - Curriki session by: pollyalida
  March 31, 2009, 23:41
  I haven't had time to blog all the sessions I've been to. Here's one from the School Libraries track. Internet @ Schools East Tuesday - Track S201 -Open…
- K-12 Hot Topic Technology Webinars by: pollyalida
  August 9, 2009, 15:19
  Check out these free webinars from Project Tomorrow® and T.H.E. Journal for those interested in K-12 IT issues: Aug 19 Mobile Devices within Instruction…
- K-12 Online Conference by: pollyalida
  October 1, 2007, 23:59
  Thanks to Carolyn Foote over on library20.ning.com for sharing this info about the upcoming K12 Online Conference 2007. The conference will focus on web 2.0…
- Keeping up with Computers in Libraries & Internet at Schools - East by: pollyalida (2)
  April 8, 2010, 22:27
  The Computers in Libraries / Internet @ Schools East conference is coming up next week in Arlington, VA. And I'm very sorry to say I won't be there this year…
- Live session: RSS widgets and Personalised Home Pages - Sept 16, 2009 by: pollyalida
  September 15, 2009, 13:02
  Classroom 2.0 Live has been sponsoring a great series of free on-line technology sessions for educators with Sue Waters. Called the Beginner Series, there's…
- Looking back on School Library 2.0 Tech Camps by: pollyalida
  September 20, 2007, 01:04
  It's been a few months since Linda Fox (Capital Region BOCES School Library System) and Dee Portzer (Questar III School Library System) sponsored Library 2.0…
- Many Voices for Darfur project by: pollyalida
  March 5, 2008, 22:01
  March 6 and 7 - your students' voices can matter: For 48 hours, starting at midnight Eastern standard time on March 6, 2008, many student voices will be…
- Netvibes as a Research Organizer by: pollyalida (1)
  March 29, 2010, 00:10
  If you haven't considered using Netvibes as a tool to help student's organize their research resources, take a look at these examples created by 10th grade…
- NYS Educators: help out with a survey about Internet research habits by: pollyalida (1)
  February 4, 2010, 20:45
  From findingEducationNew York State Educators:If you are teacher, librarian or school administrator at a New York public, private or independent school, WE…
- Project BudBurst, eBird and Journey North - Is it Spring Yet? by: pollyalida
  January 14, 2009, 02:39
  It's that time of year in my neck of the woods. The snow is deep, the coldest temps are upon us and my mind is obsessed with wondering when the first snowdrops…
- School Library 2.0 Weekend Retreat by: pollyalida
  September 19, 2008, 20:35
  Coming up next weekend (September 27 and 28th), I'll be facilitating a workshop for School Library Media Specialists. I can promise you it will be a weekend…
- Scratch: Imagine, Program, Share by: pollyalida (1)
  February 20, 2009, 21:03
  Scratch, from the MIT Media Lab, is a programming tool "designed to help young people (ages 8 and up) develop 21st century learning skills. As they create…
- Student book reviews linked to catalog by: pollyalida
  February 9, 2009, 16:57
  In a class last week, Jenny Brown and Silvia Lilly from the Bethlehem HS showed us how they were linking their students' book reviews to their catalog.…
- Teacher Training Videos by: pollyalida (3)
  April 27, 2009, 17:49
  I love it when I find a great new resource, only to realize that I bookmarked it in delicious account months ago! So much for my memory. In any case, here's…
- Teachers & Students & Facebook? by: pollyalida
  March 17, 2009, 17:06
  If you're a teacher/librarian, do you friend your students on Facebook? MySpace? twitter? flickr? Do you communicate via email? IM? Texting? Is Facebook…
- Technology to the students!! by: pollyalida (3)
  June 24, 2009, 18:55
  Originally uploaded by Extra Ketchup I have lots of school library media specialists in the technology classes I teach. They are often the ones in the…
- Technology, learning, global connections by: pollyalida
  February 3, 2009, 17:51
  Quote from the 2009 Horizon Report on Will Richardson's weblogg-ed. Information technologies are having a significant impact on how people work, play, gain…
- The PBwiki Back to School Challenge by: pollyalida
  August 8, 2008, 23:35
  Seems that PBwiki is giving away premium accounts to librarians and educators. Sign up now at the PBwiki Back to School Challenge Announcing a new way to make…
- Wikispaces: 100,000 Free K-12 Wikis - and 250,000 More! by: pollyalida
  September 9, 2008, 12:27
  2 1/2 years ago, Wikispaces committed to giving away 100,000 ad-free, private, unlimited use wikis to K-12 educators. They reached that number this weekend.…
- Wordia - a video dictionary by: pollyalida
  September 22, 2008, 21:21
  This is way more fun than the vocabulary flash cards we used back in 3rd grade. Wordia is a collection of short videos submitted that explain the meaning of a…
Science (2)
- Project BudBurst, eBird and Journey North - Is it Spring Yet? by: pollyalida
  January 14, 2009, 02:39
  It's that time of year in my neck of the woods. The snow is deep, the coldest temps are upon us and my mind is obsessed with wondering when the first snowdrops…
- Standing an egg on end - from Bad Astronomy by: pollyalida
  March 20, 2008, 14:21
  In honor of the vernal equinox and Easter, learn how to stand an egg on end any time of year. It just takes patience and a steady hand, so says Phil Plait…
Screencasting (12)
- Capture Fox - Firefox add-on for Screencasting by: pollyalida (8)
  February 11, 2009, 20:24
  Today I'm playing with Capture Fox, another screencasting tool. This one is a free add-on for Firefox. Like Screen Toaster, it's very intuitive and has just…
- flowgram - a different sort of screencast by: pollyalida (1)
  July 3, 2008, 19:39
  Have you ever picked up the phone, called a friend or colleague and said 'go to xyz web site' and then tried to say things like "click on that link at the top…
- Free Screencasting Software - Wednesday only by: pollyalida
  May 28, 2008, 19:01
  Wish I'd noticed this earlier today (Wednesday) but there's still time to get this screencasting software for free through Giveaway of the Day. Wondershare…
- Free! Camtasia Studio Screencasting Software by: pollyalida (3)
  November 24, 2007, 22:15
  Saw this on LISNews today. Techsmith is offering a free download of an older version of Camtasia Studio (version 3). Their free downloads usually expire after…
- Kids and Creative Commons Licensing by: pollyalida (2)
  February 18, 2008, 19:47
  Need help explaining Creative Commons licensing to kids (or adults!)? Take a look at this terrific screencast from Beth Kanter. What A Second Grader Knows…
- Logging in to iCONN - a ScreenToaster Screencast by: pollyalida
  March 9, 2009, 23:46
  Steve Cauffman from the CT State Library put together this great screencast using the free tool ScreenToaster. Note he took advantage of Screentoaster's…
- New Features in ScreenToaster by: pollyalida
  March 25, 2009, 01:32
  Screentoaster, a great tool for creating screencasts, has added some new features. I haven't had a chance to test these out yet, but here's what the email…
- Screencasting & Podcasting classes by: pollyalida (1)
  March 12, 2010, 22:47
  Since I don't teach the same groups of people all the time, I don't often get to see what the folks in my classes do with what they've learned. But this week…
- Screencasting - Camtasia? Captivate? Wink? by: pollyalida (2)
  February 2, 2008, 01:15
  I'm working on screencasting class for later this month. We'll be using Wink for the hands on portion. Free was a good incentive! Just curious what other…
- ScreenToaster - Screencasting, free, quick, easy by: pollyalida (5)
  February 10, 2009, 01:12
  ScreenToaster is a new (and free) browser-based screencasting tool. I tested this service when it was in beta last fall and was impressed with it then. I'm…
- Slidecast demo on slideshare.net by: pollyalida (4)
  March 22, 2008, 01:01
  For the upcoming screencasting classes in CT, I've put together a sample of a "slidecast" on Slideshare.net. Basically it's a narrated Powerpoint slide…
- Teacher Training Videos by: pollyalida (3)
  April 27, 2009, 17:49
  I love it when I find a great new resource, only to realize that I bookmarked it in delicious account months ago! So much for my memory. In any case, here's…
Search Tools (13)
- 50+ Google and Yahoo Search Shortcuts Cheat Sheet by: pollyalida
  April 21, 2009, 11:45
  Nicely organized and handy cheat sheet of search shortcuts for Google & Yahoo. Also available as a 3 page doc file and a separate html page for easy…
- GoGooligans revisited by: pollyalida (1)
  May 7, 2008, 14:14
  After I posted some concerns about GoGooligans last week, the developer of GoGooligans responded to these and those expressed by others over at flickr. As a…
- GoGooligans?? A no go. by: pollyalida (6)
  April 28, 2008, 18:54
  I have to admit, I haven't been keeping up on search tools for kids. So when a colleague popped GoGooligans into my del.icio.us account I thought I'd take a…
- Google Books - Barcode scanning & Search your collection by: pollyalida (4)
  June 5, 2009, 15:33
  Barcode your bookshelf with Google Books features a short video that shows how to use a bar code scanner to enter your books into your personal library on…
- Google in Quotes by: pollyalida
  September 29, 2008, 12:32
  Via Phil Bradley's weblog: Google has come out with a really clever gizmo that they're calling 'Google in Quotes'. Basically it pits two political figures…
- Google Real Time Search by: pollyalida (1)
  December 18, 2009, 00:25
  (short screencast) I suspect I'm starting to sound like a Google employee, but I'm just testing out lots of Google stuff for a bunch of workshops coming…
- It's NOT a search engine - Wolfram Alpha - try it! by: pollyalida (2)
  May 22, 2009, 17:23
  A new tool for finding data and doing calculations was released in March. I just heard about it today - several times in fact - I'm a few weeks behind on the…
- Kindernet - Children's Search Engine by: pollyalida
  July 30, 2008, 23:24
  Just heard about Kindernet, a new children's search engine. Though the layout isn't the jazziest at the moment, the search results look useful and age…
- New Google Search Options by: pollyalida
  October 2, 2009, 17:02
  Google has just added some more handy search filters to the "show options" side panel that they introduced last May. Today, we're announcing nine new Search…
- RSS feeds for web searches by: pollyalida (1)
  August 29, 2008, 20:03
  Most of us have a few (or many!) topics that we do repeat searches on in the big search engines. This might be a research topic you're trying to keep up to…
- Time to Clean Up Your Web Site & Give Your Customers What They Want by: pollyalida (2)
  June 12, 2008, 11:48
  Curtis Rogers' post The Library's web site shouldn't be a PUZZLE to Patrons (which is in part a summary of a post from The Marketing Blog) makes some great…
- Tons o' Search Tips by: pollyalida
  September 12, 2008, 23:19
  Thanks to Kate Sheehan (Loose Cannon Librarian) for live blogging the sessions she attended today with Mary Ellen Bates at the Greenwich Library. Wow, tons of…
- Viewzi - New Search Tool by: pollyalida
  June 20, 2008, 20:19
  Viewzi takes your search terms, tries to figure out what you're looking for and get the most relevant results. Sounds like every search engine, right? Viewzi's…
slideshare (6)
- Creating slidecasts on Slideshare just got easier! by: pollyalida
  June 9, 2009, 17:17
  Slideshare is a great place to share your presentation slide shows. And a great place to find presentations by others to inspire and educate. Adding audio to…
- NYLA 2007 - Presentations on SlideShare by: pollyalida
  October 18, 2007, 00:50
  Just did a quick "nyla 2007" search for presentations, blog posts, photos, links - anything about the conference. I was pleased to find some of the presentation…
- Slidecast demo on slideshare.net by: pollyalida (4)
  March 22, 2008, 01:01
  For the upcoming screencasting classes in CT, I've put together a sample of a "slidecast" on Slideshare.net. Basically it's a narrated Powerpoint slide…
- SlideShare & YouTube by: pollyalida
  January 22, 2009, 17:34
  SlideShare, the popular site for sharing slide presentations, now lets users embed YouTube videos in their presentations. Just upload your slideshow as usual.…
- Storytelling, Slide Sharing and WebSlides by: pollyalida (1)
  November 1, 2007, 22:43
  At the school library tech camp session last weekend, some of us got talking about using Web 2.0 tools for digital storytelling. I decided to play with a few…
- Wordia - a video dictionary by: pollyalida
  September 22, 2008, 21:21
  This is way more fun than the vocabulary flash cards we used back in 3rd grade. Wordia is a collection of short videos submitted that explain the meaning of a…
Social (2)
- flowgram - a different sort of screencast by: pollyalida (1)
  July 3, 2008, 19:39
  Have you ever picked up the phone, called a friend or colleague and said 'go to xyz web site' and then tried to say things like "click on that link at the top…
- When Web Time Is Playtime by: pollyalida
  May 8, 2008, 15:09
  An interesting article in the NYTimes tech section today detailing some of the many online social/game/play services for kids. Spore (mentioned towards the end…
Social Networking (11)
- 10 Privacy Settings Every Facebook User Should Know by: pollyalida
  February 6, 2009, 16:02
  If you're using Facebook and haven't paid attention to who can see what you're posting, take a look at this great post by Nick O'Neill on 10 Privacy Settings…
- Comment on DIGtrends post = donation to Campaign for Burma by: pollyalida
  May 17, 2008, 14:30
  From DIGtrends: Leave comments on the THIS CAN'T WAIT post and they'll donate to the US Campaign for Burma. As part of our commitment to the people of…
- Evaluating Web Content - in the age of blogs, wikis & social networking by: pollyalida
  January 9, 2008, 18:43
  Laura Cohen and Trudi Jacobson (U of Albany Libraries) have put together a terrific new guide to Evaluating Web Content, with particular attention being paid…
- FourSquare and Libraries by: pollyalida (7)
  February 25, 2010, 01:02
  Have you tried FourSquare yet? It's a new-ish social networking tool that lets you use your phone to checkin at the places you visit during your day. You can…
- Making Friends by: pollyalida (2)
  January 8, 2008, 01:11
  Here I am, sitting all alone in my home office. It's just me and the fish. I used to feel pretty isolated working alone. No longer. I have so many friends…
- NYLA - Social Networking Tools PreConference by: pollyalida
  October 18, 2007, 00:34
  Jill Hurst-Wahl presented a full day session on social networking tools at the New York Library Association meeting. She filled presented all sorts of…
- Social networking for gardeners - myfolia.com by: pollyalida
  February 26, 2008, 14:30
  There are social networking sites out there for every interest. Well, at least there are for most of my interests. :-) Even though I'm not much of a…
- Teachers & Students & Facebook? by: pollyalida
  March 17, 2009, 17:06
  If you're a teacher/librarian, do you friend your students on Facebook? MySpace? twitter? flickr? Do you communicate via email? IM? Texting? Is Facebook…
- Twitter explained in 2.5 minutes by: pollyalida
  March 9, 2008, 23:11
  Commoncraft does it again. Twitter in Plain English is a great explanation of why Twitter is so popular. What are YOU doing? 140 characters or less please.
- Using Web 2.0 Tools to Deliver Statewide Library Services by: pollyalida (5)
  September 15, 2009, 17:49
  On Sept 24th, I'll be participating in a forum at the 2009 COSLINE (Council of State Library Agencies in the Northeast) meeting. The theme for the conference…
- What are you doing? Twitter what? by: pollyalida
  July 1, 2008, 20:30
  I have to admit to a love-hate relationship with Twitter, the microblogging "what are you doing?" tool that many people are, shall we say, twittering about.…
Social Software (8)
- 2.0 Tools & Statewide Library Services by: pollyalida
  November 11, 2009, 14:59
  Better late than never? My apologies for not posting this sooner, time got away from me - again. The slides are from the forum on "Using Web 2.0 Tools to…
- Is There a Place for Media Specialists Who Don't Know Social Media? by: pollyalida
  June 17, 2009, 22:02
  Image via Wikipedia This should be a great discussion!!! Participate live - Thursday night. Join us tomorrow on the Future of Education at 5pm Pacific…
- Project BudBurst, eBird and Journey North - Is it Spring Yet? by: pollyalida
  January 14, 2009, 02:39
  It's that time of year in my neck of the woods. The snow is deep, the coldest temps are upon us and my mind is obsessed with wondering when the first snowdrops…
- Share Your Social Software Successes! by: pollyalida
  August 11, 2008, 17:58
  Michelle Boule, who blogs at A Wandering Eyre, is looking for public and school librarians who have had success overcoming challenges in dealing with social…
- Social Software Showcase 2008 - ALA by: pollyalida (2)
  June 26, 2008, 21:21
  Not heading to Anaheim for ALA? That doesn't mean you have to miss out on everything. LITA's BIGWIG Social Software Showcase web page already has a number of…
- Summer Reading Interest Group on ning.com by: pollyalida
  January 10, 2008, 01:03
  There's a new Summer Reading community on ning.com. If you're not familiar with ning.com, it's a free service that hosts thousands of special interest groups…
- Using Web 2.0 Tools to Deliver Statewide Library Services by: pollyalida (5)
  September 15, 2009, 17:49
  On Sept 24th, I'll be participating in a forum at the 2009 COSLINE (Council of State Library Agencies in the Northeast) meeting. The theme for the conference…
- What are you doing? Twitter what? by: pollyalida
  July 1, 2008, 20:30
  I have to admit to a love-hate relationship with Twitter, the microblogging "what are you doing?" tool that many people are, shall we say, twittering about.…
software (1)
- Photo collage software - FREE Today only by: pollyalida
  September 5, 2008, 11:00
  I haven't tried this particular piece of software, but Wondershare produces good software. And when Giveaway of the Day has their stuff for free, I grab it.…
Storytelling (5)
- Archival photos, civil war music, great slide show by: pollyalida
  March 18, 2009, 14:09
  Kris Abery (CT State Library) did a great slide show today for their CT 23 things project. Photos from the CT State Archives, Civil War music from the Digital…
- Linda's Animoto video of Tech Camps by: pollyalida
  November 12, 2007, 17:17
  Hey tech campers! Linda did a terrific video with photos from all the tech camp sessions. She used Animoto to create it. Give it a whirl with your own…
- Storytelling, Slide Sharing and WebSlides by: pollyalida (1)
  November 1, 2007, 22:43
  At the school library tech camp session last weekend, some of us got talking about using Web 2.0 tools for digital storytelling. I decided to play with a few…
- Voting time in the StoryTubes video contest by: pollyalida (2)
  May 6, 2008, 12:29
  Congratulations to the seven children in New York State who submitted videos about their favorite books to the nationwide StoryTubes video contest. All the…
- Words and pictures and storytelling by: pollyalida (7)
  January 13, 2010, 03:29
  I love words and pictures and storytelling. And I love playing with tools that help us tell our stories. So it's no surprise that I'm having great fun…
Summer reading (18)
- "A Book for Every Mood" - teen video by: pollyalida
  August 20, 2009, 19:46
  Isn't this video great? Part of the summer reading video project at the Higland (NY) Public Library. Thanks to Theresa Zacek for sending these on to me. A…
- A bunch of bugs! by: pollyalida
  March 22, 2008, 22:25
  Summer reading bugs that is! Nioga Library System in Lockport NY has posted a bunch of photos of summer reading crafts on flickr. They're wonderful! Some great…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- Frog & Spider - fun for summer reading web sites by: pollyalida
  May 8, 2008, 23:38
  Great frog eating flies: (Source: http://abowman.com/google-modules/tree-frog/) And Spider! (Source: http://abowman.com/google-modules/spider…
- Fun READ posters from the "If the light's on, we're home..." library by: pollyalida
  July 11, 2009, 14:42
  The kids and teens at the Stillwater (NY) Free Library have a created a great set of READ posters as part of their summer reading program. Great example…
- Jungle by: pollyalida (2)
  March 29, 2007, 16:45
  This is a fun graphic that I created with the Jungle Interactive tool at the National Gallery of Art web site. I was testing games and puzzles for the New…
- Kids Create Library Promo Videos by: pollyalida
  August 26, 2009, 14:35
  A couple of great videos created by the kids at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton, NY. In the first one the kids tell why they like the library:…
- Nancy Pearl was in town by: pollyalida (1)
  May 31, 2008, 15:49
  Last week Nancy Pearl was in town for the 50th anniversary of the Southern Adirondack Library System and gave a delightful talk at their annual dinner. She…
- Promote your summer reading program online by: pollyalida
  March 17, 2008, 01:49
  I put this list together for the UHLS/MVLS summer reading planning workshop and was asked to share it with other library systems in NY. Hope it's useful to…
- StoryTubes Gearing Up for Next Year by: pollyalida
  July 31, 2008, 00:04
  One of the projects I really enjoy being involved with is our statewide summer reading program. And that's how I found out about the awesome StoryTubes…
- Summer Reading 2008 - Buggy Music widget by: pollyalida
  November 26, 2007, 02:29
  Check out this fun 'buggy music' widget for the NYS Summer Reading website. It's a sample of some fun music from Sonific. Really easy to create and free. The…
- Summer Reading Glogster Poster by: pollyalida (1)
  May 12, 2010, 15:55
  Jan Tunison, who is the Head of Library Services at the Scotia-Glenville (NY) High School forwarded this wonderful summer reading poster that she created with…
- Summer Reading Interest Group on ning.com by: pollyalida
  January 10, 2008, 01:03
  There's a new Summer Reading community on ning.com. If you're not familiar with ning.com, it's a free service that hosts thousands of special interest groups…
- Summer Reading Photos by: pollyalida
  June 27, 2008, 16:05
  The 2008 Summer Reading photo pool at flickr is growing by leaps and bounds. Tons of great photos of programs, activities, displays and more. Like this great…
- Summer Reading Planning Days at SALS, UHLS and MVLS by: pollyalida
  March 11, 2008, 13:03
  Great fun and lots of ideas were shared at the SALS Summer Reading planning day last week. I'm looking forward to the planning day at UHLS and MVLS later this…
- Summer Reading Programs - Summer's Over... by: pollyalida
  August 29, 2007, 15:19
  Summer reading programs have come to an end for the year and I’m having a vision of library staff far and wide relaxing on beaches or mountains this week,…
- Voting time in the StoryTubes video contest by: pollyalida (2)
  May 6, 2008, 12:29
  Congratulations to the seven children in New York State who submitted videos about their favorite books to the nationwide StoryTubes video contest. All the…
- Zoho Creator for simple, free, online signup by: pollyalida (1)
  June 30, 2008, 19:42
  In something for nothing Aaron Schmidt explains how his library is using Zoho Creator for a handy and effective summer reading program sign up form that is…
TechCamp (5)
- Ft Plain Central Schools Tech Camp by: pollyalida (15)
  December 6, 2008, 02:04
  I'm looking forward to meeting with 20 teachers at the Ft. Plain (NY) Central School on Saturday Dec 6. At 8 am! On a Saturday! Wow, you guys are dedicated…
- Linda's Animoto video of Tech Camps by: pollyalida
  November 12, 2007, 17:17
  Hey tech campers! Linda did a terrific video with photos from all the tech camp sessions. She used Animoto to create it. Give it a whirl with your own…
- School Library 2.0 Weekend Retreat by: pollyalida
  September 19, 2008, 20:35
  Coming up next weekend (September 27 and 28th), I'll be facilitating a workshop for School Library Media Specialists. I can promise you it will be a weekend…
- School Library Tech Camp - March 2010 by: pollyalida (1)
  March 26, 2010, 16:18
  Last weekend, 30+ school librarians & classroom teachers gathered at the Hotel Thayer at West Point for 2 days of Tech Camp! After a bit of a rocky start…
- Sharing 2.0 Curriculum Ideas for K-12 by: pollyalida
  April 23, 2008, 18:31
  I just ran across the California 2.0 Curriculum Connections wiki. It has some great ideas for using 2.0 tools in the K-12 curriculum. The wiki is a part of the…
Technology (27)
- ALSC - Great Technology Programs for Children by: pollyalida (1)
  October 9, 2008, 12:58
  If you're looking for some great children's programming incorporating technology, visit the Great Technology Programs for Children wiki page. There are…
- David Lee King: CDLC Emerging Tech Program - May 7 by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 16:44
  April 30th is the deadline to sign up for this great program: The Future is Not Out of Reach: Change, Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries. The…
- Dear Dell - Part 2 by: pollyalida (2)
  June 11, 2008, 21:01
  My laptop came back today and still doesn't work. It did work for a few minutes. Enough to lull me into nice feelings towards Dell. They did the work in…
- Dear Dell Computer by: pollyalida (4)
  June 7, 2008, 15:17
  I try to avoid ranting here on my blog, but this whole laptop mess has me needing to do some venting. Some suggestions for Dell Tech Support: - When a…
- Emerging Mobile Technologies for K-12 Classrooms - Chat session, Sep. 3, 11 AM by: pollyalida
  August 27, 2009, 18:26
  This looks like it will be an interesting discussion of mobile technologies in schools. Join in the free chat session at the Education Week website. No…
- Food for Thought: an innovative learning program for RIT staff by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2008, 21:20
  Food for Thought is an innovative one day learning program for campus staff at RIT:A full day of learning sessions on a variety of topics that range from…
- Free Flip Video Cams for non-profits by: pollyalida (1)
  April 26, 2008, 00:14
  Flip Video has committed to giving away 1 million Flip Video cams to qualified non-profits to help them tell their stories. Check their guidelines to see if…
- Free Screen Shot software - Giveaway of the Day by: pollyalida
  May 7, 2008, 11:03
  I haven't downloaded this software yet, plan to try it later today. I've been using the SnagIt for screen captures for years and also use FireShot (free plugin…
- Ft Plain Central Schools Tech Camp by: pollyalida (15)
  December 6, 2008, 02:04
  I'm looking forward to meeting with 20 teachers at the Ft. Plain (NY) Central School on Saturday Dec 6. At 8 am! On a Saturday! Wow, you guys are dedicated…
- Google gadget tutorial by: pollyalida (1)
  October 16, 2008, 02:45
  This tutorial from SEOish on How to Make Google Gadgets uses google gadgets to teach about making google gadgets. Love the video next to the gadget editor.…
- Google Gadgets & Library Search by: pollyalida (2)
  October 16, 2008, 01:15
  Last year I fiddled around with creating some simple Google Gadgets for the catalogs of my local library systems. Mostly to figure out how to create them, but…
- Great service from T-mobile by: pollyalida
  February 19, 2008, 14:28
  I'm sorry I had to cancel my T-mobile hotspot account today (and no it had nothing to do with Starbucks canceling their contract with tmobile!). I've used…
- History of the Internet by: pollyalida
  January 12, 2009, 01:39
  I've run across this terrific video on a number of blogs this week. In 8 minutes of wonderful black & white graphics, it covers the 50 year history of how…
- K-12 Hot Topic Technology Webinars by: pollyalida
  August 9, 2009, 15:19
  Check out these free webinars from Project Tomorrow® and T.H.E. Journal for those interested in K-12 IT issues: Aug 19 Mobile Devices within Instruction…
- Librarians who never stop! by: pollyalida
  March 8, 2008, 17:02
  Friday night, 10pm. School librarians who'd been working all week, then attended a Friday night, 4pm-9pm training session that was continuing all day…
- Live session: RSS widgets and Personalised Home Pages - Sept 16, 2009 by: pollyalida
  September 15, 2009, 13:02
  Classroom 2.0 Live has been sponsoring a great series of free on-line technology sessions for educators with Sue Waters. Called the Beginner Series, there's…
- On business and libraries and technology and ... by: pollyalida (2)
  January 17, 2008, 19:55
  Do you read Harvey Mackay's weekly column "On Business"? It's always full of great advice on running your business better. There's nothing cut-throat, devious…
- School Library 2.0 Weekend Retreat by: pollyalida
  September 19, 2008, 20:35
  Coming up next weekend (September 27 and 28th), I'll be facilitating a workshop for School Library Media Specialists. I can promise you it will be a weekend…
- Sharing 2.0 Curriculum Ideas for K-12 by: pollyalida
  April 23, 2008, 18:31
  I just ran across the California 2.0 Curriculum Connections wiki. It has some great ideas for using 2.0 tools in the K-12 curriculum. The wiki is a part of the…
- Technology Competencies: Can Your Staff Do This Stuff? by: pollyalida (4)
  June 26, 2009, 22:31
  Need to update your tech skills? Image via Wikipedia WebJunction has published a wonderful new document that details the basic skills that library…
- Technology to the students!! by: pollyalida (3)
  June 24, 2009, 18:55
  Originally uploaded by Extra Ketchup I have lots of school library media specialists in the technology classes I teach. They are often the ones in the…
- Ten Trends & Technologies for 2009 by: pollyalida (1)
  January 14, 2009, 01:42
  Michael Stephens has posted his annual look at what technology trends he thinks will impact libraries in 2009. This year, I’m focusing on some ideas and…
- Thank you HostMySite! by: pollyalida
  June 14, 2009, 18:06
  A big thanks to a really great web hosting company HostMySite. My blog disappeared last night, my own fault. And I hadn't backed up the files recently. But…
- Transliteracy by: pollyalida (1)
  October 1, 2009, 19:28
  Transliteracy - a name for something we've all been working with for some time now. Perhaps not a new name, but new to me. I first heard it from Bobbi Newman's…
- Treasure Trove of Learning Tools by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2008, 00:37
  Top Tools for Learning is an invaluable list of 100 learning tools compiled from the contributions of over 150 educators who each submitted their top 10 tools…
- Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? by: pollyalida
  June 6, 2008, 14:20
  Looking forward to attending this event next week: Washington, Wikipedia and Web 3.0: What is the Future of the Web? On June 11, 2008, leading authorities on…
- Web 2.0 Workshop Day at Nioga by: pollyalida (2)
  May 1, 2008, 11:57
  We're having a great and productive day here at Nioga Library System in Lockport NY. We've spent the morning sharing ideas about using 2.0 tools in libraries.…
tools (3)
- Creating slidecasts on Slideshare just got easier! by: pollyalida
  June 9, 2009, 17:17
  Slideshare is a great place to share your presentation slide shows. And a great place to find presentations by others to inspire and educate. Adding audio to…
- Prezi for Presentations by: pollyalida (1)
  February 13, 2009, 21:23
  Prezi looks like an absolutely fascinating new presentation tool. It's in beta testing and I don't have an invite yet, so haven't been able to play. (hint hint…
- Readability & TBuzz by: pollyalida (3)
  November 23, 2009, 01:15
  Readability, from Arc90, removes the clutter from busy Web pages, making them much easier to read. On the Readability website, set your preferences for how…
Training (27)
- 23 Things at the Connecticut State Library by: pollyalida
  October 7, 2008, 16:44
  The Connecticut State Library launched 2.0@CSL last week, a 23 things Learning 2.0 project for State Library staff. Kris Abery, Sharon Clapp and Nancy Peluso…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- Busy Month! by: pollyalida
  October 5, 2009, 22:21
  If you're looking for me this week, I'm in Connecticut doing training sessions for the CT State Library and visiting with my CT library friends. Yay! I'm…
- CIL 2009 by: pollyalida
  April 1, 2009, 16:58
  I don't think I'll be able to summarize any more CIL sessions as I'm off for a bit of extended travel. Let me just say it was a great conference. Lots of…
- Class: Taste of 2.0: Meeting Community Needs by: pollyalida (2)
  November 6, 2007, 23:56
  Today's class was an intro to 2.0 topics. We talked a lot about web 2.0 and library 2.0. And then dove into trying out some 2.0 tools and considering how they…
- DIY Workshop Day at SALS by: pollyalida
  October 15, 2007, 18:41
  They paid me to play with flickr! Can't beat that! The Southern Adirondack Library System is sponsoring a series of Library 2.0 workshops for their member…
- Everyone say wiki! by: pollyalida
  August 21, 2007, 15:55
  School librarians saying "wiki wiki"! School Library Tech Camp - Session 2 at the Rensselaerville Institute has come to an end. What a lot of territory we…
- Food for Thought: an innovative learning program for RIT staff by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2008, 21:20
  Food for Thought is an innovative one day learning program for campus staff at RIT:A full day of learning sessions on a variety of topics that range from…
- Ft Plain Central Schools Tech Camp by: pollyalida (15)
  December 6, 2008, 02:04
  I'm looking forward to meeting with 20 teachers at the Ft. Plain (NY) Central School on Saturday Dec 6. At 8 am! On a Saturday! Wow, you guys are dedicated…
- Google gadget tutorial by: pollyalida (1)
  October 16, 2008, 02:45
  This tutorial from SEOish on How to Make Google Gadgets uses google gadgets to teach about making google gadgets. Love the video next to the gadget editor.…
- Librarians who never stop! by: pollyalida
  March 8, 2008, 17:02
  Friday night, 10pm. School librarians who'd been working all week, then attended a Friday night, 4pm-9pm training session that was continuing all day…
- Library 2.0 Class in Middletown, CT by: pollyalida
  September 11, 2007, 13:40
  This is your picture in my blog! Yay yay, we're having fun at the Library2.0 class for CT State Library. Class practice blog at: http://lib20classes.wordpr…
- Library 2.0 Tech Camp - New session scheduled by: pollyalida
  September 20, 2007, 01:16
  Back by Popular Request - Library 2.0 Tech CampTwo 2-day tech camps were held over the summer. Apparently we had a waiting list for those sessions. So Linda…
- Nioga Library System Training Day by: pollyalida
  May 2, 2007, 01:10
  Just finished 2 fun days of training at the Nioga Library System in western NY. Day 1 was an introduction to web 2.0 and library 2.0 - or "A Taste of 2.0".…
- On business and libraries and technology and ... by: pollyalida (2)
  January 17, 2008, 19:55
  Do you read Harvey Mackay's weekly column "On Business"? It's always full of great advice on running your business better. There's nothing cut-throat, devious…
- Playing with new themes by: pollyalida
  October 29, 2008, 23:51
  Testing out some new themes this week. Comparing how they work here in a single user install of WordPress and the multiuser version, WordPress MU. In a couple…
- School Library 2.0 Tech Camp - Session 2 by: pollyalida (1)
  August 19, 2007, 22:06
  It's time for the second session of the School Library 2.0 Tech Camp. This one is sponsored by the Questar III School Library System and will be held at…
- School Library 2.0 Weekend Retreat by: pollyalida
  September 19, 2008, 20:35
  Coming up next weekend (September 27 and 28th), I'll be facilitating a workshop for School Library Media Specialists. I can promise you it will be a weekend…
- School Library Tech Camp Day @ Cap Region BOCES by: pollyalida
  November 1, 2008, 23:08
  Thanks to everyone who attended the School Library System Tech Camp today at Cap Region BOCES. Hope you all had as good a time as I did! I'll try to get…
- School Library Workshop by: pollyalida
  September 30, 2008, 23:32
  This past weekend, I had the great pleasure of teaching a workshop for school librarians in the Dutchess & Ulster BOCES School Library Systems. 14…
- Screencasting & Podcasting classes by: pollyalida (1)
  March 12, 2010, 22:47
  Since I don't teach the same groups of people all the time, I don't often get to see what the folks in my classes do with what they've learned. But this week…
- Tech Camp III by: pollyalida
  October 27, 2007, 22:38
  Another wonderful group of school librarians got together for a "2.0 Tech Camp" this weekend. This session was a bit shorter than the two held over the…
- Thanks to the folks at the Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System by: pollyalida
  March 5, 2008, 18:47
  A huge thank you to all the wonderful MOBAC folks and staff at the Hartnell College Library in Salinas, CA. The Audio, Screencasting and Video workshop last…
- The T is for Training Challenge by: pollyalida (8)
  January 12, 2010, 01:57
  Maurice Coleman, wrangler extraordinaire for the T is for Training podcast group, has challenged each member of the group to answer these 27 questions as a…
- Training Calendar for New York State by: pollyalida
  September 30, 2009, 23:53
  Elizabeth Carrature of the New York State Library sent this out today: A new calendar page is devoted to listing upcoming training and professional development…
- Upcoming School Library Workshops by: pollyalida
  July 28, 2009, 19:47
  It's almost August and it finally feels like summer. And for me August is full of workshops for school library media specialists. WSWHE BOCES SLS August…
- Wow, real world projects and why I love teaching! by: pollyalida (2)
  April 25, 2008, 21:40
  Those of you who teach workshops will understand this. I love teaching, I love seeing all the projects that get started in classes and all the ideas that get…
travel (2)
- Thanks to the folks at the Monterey Bay Area Cooperative Library System by: pollyalida
  March 5, 2008, 18:47
  A huge thank you to all the wonderful MOBAC folks and staff at the Hartnell College Library in Salinas, CA. The Audio, Screencasting and Video workshop last…
- Travel info chatter and a twitter mashup by: pollyalida
  February 23, 2008, 23:47
  While looking at some travel sites earlier today, I ran across an interesting airport chatter service at flightstats.com Use this service to find out what's…
trends (1)
- How to Become a Trend Tracker by: pollyalida (2)
  May 16, 2010, 19:45
  Think you don't have time to be that person in your library or school who sees new trends and opportunities ahead? Think again! And take a few minutes to…
Twitter (6)
- Qwitter: Catches Twitter Quitters by: pollyalida
  October 17, 2008, 23:16
  Qwitter does one thing - it tells you when someone has dropped you on twitter. And it tells you the last post you wrote before they dropped you. Kind like a…
- Readability & TBuzz by: pollyalida (3)
  November 23, 2009, 01:15
  Readability, from Arc90, removes the clutter from busy Web pages, making them much easier to read. On the Readability website, set your preferences for how…
- Travel info chatter and a twitter mashup by: pollyalida
  February 23, 2008, 23:47
  While looking at some travel sites earlier today, I ran across an interesting airport chatter service at flightstats.com Use this service to find out what's…
- Twitter explained in 2.5 minutes by: pollyalida
  March 9, 2008, 23:11
  Commoncraft does it again. Twitter in Plain English is a great explanation of why Twitter is so popular. What are YOU doing? 140 characters or less please.
- Twitter Fantastico by: pollyalida (4)
  March 9, 2009, 01:59
  Twitter Fantastico is a great set of Greasemonkey scripts adding some nifty features to Twitter. I was looking for something that would add a "retweet…
- What are you doing? Twitter what? by: pollyalida
  July 1, 2008, 20:30
  I have to admit to a love-hate relationship with Twitter, the microblogging "what are you doing?" tool that many people are, shall we say, twittering about.…
Video (21)
- "A Book for Every Mood" - teen video by: pollyalida
  August 20, 2009, 19:46
  Isn't this video great? Part of the summer reading video project at the Higland (NY) Public Library. Thanks to Theresa Zacek for sending these on to me. A…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- Animoto Father's Day Greetings by: pollyalida
  June 16, 2009, 19:26
  Just like they did for Mother's Day, Animoto is offering a special way to deliver your Father's Day greetings. Upload some photos and greetings for your Dad…
- Animoto Offer - Another Great Back to School Deal! by: pollyalida (2)
  August 9, 2008, 23:43
  Animoto is once again offering educator accounts with a free upgrade to the "all access pass" that let's you create longer videos. Other features to enhance…
- Awesome Teen Read Week Video by: pollyalida (1)
  November 13, 2008, 23:30
  Teen Read week was last month, but you could make this kind of great book teasers video anytime. From readergirlz. Created with Microsoft Movie Maker. What…
- Dabble, Google Video Search and Blinx and... by: pollyalida
  February 10, 2008, 20:31
  I've been looking at lots of video tools this weekend. I'm sure I haven't made much of a dent in looking at everything out there, but here are some notes on a…
- David Pogue loves the Flip video cam - so do I by: pollyalida (1)
  March 20, 2008, 16:46
  In the NYT tech section today, David Pogue give the simple little Flip video cam a terrific review - Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot I bought one about 4…
- flickr now does video by: pollyalida
  April 8, 2008, 20:58
  flickr has been hinting at including video for a while now and now it's there. I haven't uploaded anything yet, but it looks as easy as uploading photos.…
- Flip video camera rebate by: pollyalida
  April 7, 2008, 22:16
  Thinking about buying some of those terrific little Flip video cameras for your library? Then check out this rebate that Melissa Bergin from Niskayuna High…
- Free Flip Video Cams for non-profits by: pollyalida (1)
  April 26, 2008, 00:14
  Flip Video has committed to giving away 1 million Flip Video cams to qualified non-profits to help them tell their stories. Check their guidelines to see if…
- Kids Create Library Promo Videos by: pollyalida
  August 26, 2009, 14:35
  A couple of great videos created by the kids at the Sarah Hull Hallock Free Library in Milton, NY. In the first one the kids tell why they like the library:…
- Make your own Animoto Mother's Day video by: pollyalida
  May 6, 2009, 13:17
  Animoto has a handy option for creating a customized Mother's Day greeting. Upload your photos, pick some music - or maybe record your own greeting as and…
- My Coop Rocks by: pollyalida (2)
  March 10, 2009, 16:47
  Love this video contest from the national food co-op organization. Good examples for "my library rocks" videos. And in this particular video, think how many…
- SlideShare & YouTube by: pollyalida
  January 22, 2009, 17:34
  SlideShare, the popular site for sharing slide presentations, now lets users embed YouTube videos in their presentations. Just upload your slideshow as usual.…
- Social Software Showcase 2008 - ALA by: pollyalida (2)
  June 26, 2008, 21:21
  Not heading to Anaheim for ALA? That doesn't mean you have to miss out on everything. LITA's BIGWIG Social Software Showcase web page already has a number of…
- StoryTubes Gearing Up for Next Year by: pollyalida
  July 31, 2008, 00:04
  One of the projects I really enjoy being involved with is our statewide summer reading program. And that's how I found out about the awesome StoryTubes…
- Teacher Training Videos by: pollyalida (3)
  April 27, 2009, 17:49
  I love it when I find a great new resource, only to realize that I bookmarked it in delicious account months ago! So much for my memory. In any case, here's…
- TED Talk: Creativity & Play by: pollyalida
  November 16, 2008, 02:01
  Great presentation from the TED Talks. Tim Brown: The powerful link between creativity and play Talked about the need to engage in: playful…
- Vado video camera rivals the Flip Video by: pollyalida
  May 26, 2008, 18:03
  The new Vado pocket video camera from Creative Labs looks like a rival to the popular Flip video cam. Slightly lighter and thinner than the Flip, it also has a…
- Voting time in the StoryTubes video contest by: pollyalida (2)
  May 6, 2008, 12:29
  Congratulations to the seven children in New York State who submitted videos about their favorite books to the nationwide StoryTubes video contest. All the…
- Wordia - a video dictionary by: pollyalida
  September 22, 2008, 21:21
  This is way more fun than the vocabulary flash cards we used back in 3rd grade. Wordia is a collection of short videos submitted that explain the meaning of a…
VoiceThread (2)
- Great Book Stories & VoiceThread by: pollyalida (1)
  September 26, 2007, 22:42
  I just came across a wonderful multimedia project called Great Book Stories. It offers students and teachers the opportunity to share their favorite books…
- Storytelling, Slide Sharing and WebSlides by: pollyalida (1)
  November 1, 2007, 22:43
  At the school library tech camp session last weekend, some of us got talking about using Web 2.0 tools for digital storytelling. I decided to play with a few…
web 2.0 (28)
- "It’s ok to be beta." - Joyce Valenza workshop by: pollyalida
  November 10, 2007, 14:54
  “It’s ok to be beta. You’re not going to be perfect out of the box. Try it anyway.” Wise and encouraging words from a presentation this morning by…
- 2.0 in the Classroom & PBS Election Curriculum by: pollyalida
  September 10, 2008, 23:30
  Earlier tonight I received a note about a live webcast discussing the PBS multimedia Election 2008 curriculum and the Web 2.0 tools and resources that are part…
- 2.0 Outreach - Diversity Fair by: pollyalida
  October 20, 2007, 02:40
  The New York Library Association's Ethnic Services Roundtable held a Diversity Fair today. Organized by Zahra Baird, there were poster sessions highlighting…
- A Baker’s Dozen – 13 Web 2.0 Technologies by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2008, 20:18
  This is terrific - an online learning opportunity for library customers modeled after Helene Blowers' Learning 2.0 projects. A Baker’s Dozen…
- A Dozen Back to School Uses for Big Huge Labs Trading Card Generator by: pollyalida
  August 18, 2008, 20:56
  In a class last week, someone suggested using the the free trading cards generator at bighugelabs.com as a ‘get to know you’ sort of exercise at the…
- DIY Workshop Day at SALS by: pollyalida
  October 15, 2007, 18:41
  They paid me to play with flickr! Can't beat that! The Southern Adirondack Library System is sponsoring a series of Library 2.0 workshops for their member…
- Elementary School 2.0 by: pollyalida (1)
  July 16, 2009, 22:16
  Buffy Hamilton (The Unquiet Librarian) posted some great examples today of how elementary schools are using social media to communicate with faculty, parents…
- Finding new (and old) Web 2.0 applications by: pollyalida (1)
  March 25, 2007, 22:32
  What are your favorite places to find out about new web 2.0 apps? I asked this of the folks on the Library 2.0 group on ning.com http://library20.ning.com/.…
- Free Learning Opportunity by: pollyalida
  July 25, 2008, 17:15
  It's not too late to join in the All Together Now Learning 2.0 program that started this week. It's being led by Michael Stephens of Tame The Web. Free,…
- Free Mini READ Poster Generator from ALA by: pollyalida
  August 7, 2008, 20:04
  Head on over to the ALA READ Mini Poster Generator and have some fun! Fun project for everyone on the staff, kids, patrons, trustees, students.... Make…
- How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website by: pollyalida
  January 6, 2009, 16:27
  digitalinspiration has a great post today listing ways to add all sorts of content to your web pages - videos, audio, calendars, presentations, and…
- K-12 Online Conference by: pollyalida
  October 1, 2007, 23:59
  Thanks to Carolyn Foote over on library20.ning.com for sharing this info about the upcoming K12 Online Conference 2007. The conference will focus on web 2.0…
- Looking back on School Library 2.0 Tech Camps by: pollyalida
  September 20, 2007, 01:04
  It's been a few months since Linda Fox (Capital Region BOCES School Library System) and Dee Portzer (Questar III School Library System) sponsored Library 2.0…
- School Library Workshop by: pollyalida
  September 30, 2008, 23:32
  This past weekend, I had the great pleasure of teaching a workshop for school librarians in the Dutchess & Ulster BOCES School Library Systems. 14…
- Sharing 2.0 Curriculum Ideas for K-12 by: pollyalida
  April 23, 2008, 18:31
  I just ran across the California 2.0 Curriculum Connections wiki. It has some great ideas for using 2.0 tools in the K-12 curriculum. The wiki is a part of the…
- Social networking with Ning by: pollyalida
  July 3, 2007, 16:24
  The Capital Region BOCES School Library System Tech Camp is coming up soon! Tuesday and Wednesday July 10-11. Linda Fox, Ken Petersen and I met today to…
- Social Software Showcase 2008 - ALA by: pollyalida (2)
  June 26, 2008, 21:21
  Not heading to Anaheim for ALA? That doesn't mean you have to miss out on everything. LITA's BIGWIG Social Software Showcase web page already has a number of…
- Summer Library 2.0 Tech Camp Planning by: pollyalida
  May 29, 2007, 22:11
  Dee Portzer and Linda Fox at our planning meeting for Summer Tech Camp. Looks a lot like lunch at the Shaker Shed to me! It was, but we also worked on the…
- Summer Reading 2008 - Buggy Music widget by: pollyalida
  November 26, 2007, 02:29
  Check out this fun 'buggy music' widget for the NYS Summer Reading website. It's a sample of some fun music from Sonific. Really easy to create and free. The…
- Summer Reading Programs - Summer's Over... by: pollyalida
  August 29, 2007, 15:19
  Summer reading programs have come to an end for the year and I’m having a vision of library staff far and wide relaxing on beaches or mountains this week,…
- Tons of iGoogle home page themes by: pollyalida (2)
  February 14, 2008, 15:49
  Joyce Valenza has posted about iGoogle's new personalized home page themes. Tons and tons o' themes! And each of your pages/tabs can have a different theme.…
- Treasure Trove of Learning Tools by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2008, 00:37
  Top Tools for Learning is an invaluable list of 100 learning tools compiled from the contributions of over 150 educators who each submitted their top 10 tools…
- Turning off YouTube's 'related videos' feature by: pollyalida (1)
  February 9, 2008, 02:05
  Embedding YouTube videos on your web site? The embedded player that YouTube provides includes links to videos related to your video based on the words you used…
- Web 2.0 Workshop Day at Nioga by: pollyalida (2)
  May 1, 2008, 11:57
  We're having a great and productive day here at Nioga Library System in Lockport NY. We've spent the morning sharing ideas about using 2.0 tools in libraries.…
- Webware 100 Awards - 2008 Nominations by: pollyalida
  March 9, 2008, 22:12
  The Webware 100 Awards is a people's choice award, run by CNET's Webware site that covers "cool web 2.0 apps for everyone." Got a favorite 2.0 app? Head over…
- What are you doing? Twitter what? by: pollyalida
  July 1, 2008, 20:30
  I have to admit to a love-hate relationship with Twitter, the microblogging "what are you doing?" tool that many people are, shall we say, twittering about.…
- Wordia - a video dictionary by: pollyalida
  September 22, 2008, 21:21
  This is way more fun than the vocabulary flash cards we used back in 3rd grade. Wordia is a collection of short videos submitted that explain the meaning of a…
- Zoho Creator for simple, free, online signup by: pollyalida (1)
  June 30, 2008, 19:42
  In something for nothing Aaron Schmidt explains how his library is using Zoho Creator for a handy and effective summer reading program sign up form that is…
Web Site Tips (4)
- Blogs as websites - CIL2009 by: pollyalida
  April 1, 2009, 16:28
  Computers in Libraries - Blogs as websites session - Track E105 Aaron Schmidt - DC Public Library 10 reasons to use wordpress to create your website …
- Google's new Browser Size tool by: pollyalida (2)
  December 17, 2009, 02:20
  (larger photo) Google Browser Size is a handy new tool that helps you visualize what portion of your website viewers can see on various browser screen…
- Time to Clean Up Your Web Site & Give Your Customers What They Want by: pollyalida (2)
  June 12, 2008, 11:48
  Curtis Rogers' post The Library's web site shouldn't be a PUZZLE to Patrons (which is in part a summary of a post from The Marketing Blog) makes some great…
- Video, slidehows, photos - widgets add fresh content to your web site by: pollyalida
  March 21, 2008, 14:04
  Ever wondered how to add a flickr slideshow to your website? Or a YouTube video? Or a PowerPoint slideshow? Check out this great article by Aaron Schmidt:…
wepapps (1)
- Buzzword - Adobe's Web-Based Word Processor by: pollyalida
  February 12, 2008, 15:29
  Just ran across Buzzword, a fairly new web-based word processor from Adobe. It has a very slick interface and lots of features. You can share your documents…
Widgets (4)
- Google Gadgets & Library Search by: pollyalida (2)
  October 16, 2008, 01:15
  Last year I fiddled around with creating some simple Google Gadgets for the catalogs of my local library systems. Mostly to figure out how to create them, but…
- Peanut Butter Recalls - Widgets & Twitter by: pollyalida
  February 14, 2009, 17:14
  The US Centers for Disease Control has a widget for to help consumers keep up to date on the Food & Drug Administration recalls of peanut butter products.…
- Studiyo - fun quiz creator by: pollyalida
  May 21, 2008, 16:23
  Making quizzes just keeps getting easier and more fun. studiyo has a great interface that lets you create multiple choice quizzes and easily embed them in your…
- Video, slidehows, photos - widgets add fresh content to your web site by: pollyalida
  March 21, 2008, 14:04
  Ever wondered how to add a flickr slideshow to your website? Or a YouTube video? Or a PowerPoint slideshow? Check out this great article by Aaron Schmidt:…
Wikis (7)
- Evaluating Web Content - in the age of blogs, wikis & social networking by: pollyalida
  January 9, 2008, 18:43
  Laura Cohen and Trudi Jacobson (U of Albany Libraries) have put together a terrific new guide to Evaluating Web Content, with particular attention being paid…
- Great Book Stories & VoiceThread by: pollyalida (1)
  September 26, 2007, 22:42
  I just came across a wonderful multimedia project called Great Book Stories. It offers students and teachers the opportunity to share their favorite books…
- High School Students Create Calculus Wiki to Help Future Students by: pollyalida
  June 19, 2008, 12:51
  From Jan Tunison at Scotia Glenville High School (NY): Scotia-Glenville BC Calculus Wiki Our BC calc students created a wiki for future classes to use. The…
- The PBwiki Back to School Challenge by: pollyalida
  August 8, 2008, 23:35
  Seems that PBwiki is giving away premium accounts to librarians and educators. Sign up now at the PBwiki Back to School Challenge Announcing a new way to make…
- Updates to Wikispaces by: pollyalida
  January 2, 2009, 20:54
  Wikispaces has a fresh new look to their site and has added some new features. And they're still giving away ad-free wikis to educators. New: Create…
- Wikispaces: 100,000 Free K-12 Wikis - and 250,000 More! by: pollyalida
  September 9, 2008, 12:27
  2 1/2 years ago, Wikispaces committed to giving away 100,000 ad-free, private, unlimited use wikis to K-12 educators. They reached that number this weekend.…
- Wordia - a video dictionary by: pollyalida
  September 22, 2008, 21:21
  This is way more fun than the vocabulary flash cards we used back in 3rd grade. Wordia is a collection of short videos submitted that explain the meaning of a…
wordpress (2)
- WordPress 3.0 by: pollyalida
  June 19, 2010, 22:21
  It's here! WordPress 3.0 arrived on Thursday. And so far it seems that upgrades have been going fairly smoothly. This site is now running 3.0 and seems to be…
- WordPress for Libraries, an upcoming issue of Library Technology Reports by: pollyalida (1)
  January 29, 2010, 20:59
  I'm really pleased that Kyle Jones has asked me to collaborate with him on an upcoming issue of Library Technology Reports on "WordPress for Libraries". Like…
Work (4)
- Got a terrific school library web site? by: pollyalida (1)
  December 3, 2009, 23:14
  Got a terrific school library web site? Does your site need a pick me up? Or a complete make-over? Get some inspiration from your colleagues web sites and…
- Library Day in the Life by: pollyalida
  August 5, 2009, 00:40
  The Library Day in the Life week happened while I was out of town, so I caught up and wrote some quick notes as I went through my day today. I'm not going to…
- Library Day in the Life Project by: pollyalida (1)
  July 27, 2010, 20:04
  This week is Round 5 of Bobbi Newman's great project "Library Day in the Life" week. Or day. Whichever! Are you participating? As of today 140 library folks…
- Live session: RSS widgets and Personalised Home Pages - Sept 16, 2009 by: pollyalida
  September 15, 2009, 13:02
  Classroom 2.0 Live has been sponsoring a great series of free on-line technology sessions for educators with Sue Waters. Called the Beginner Series, there's…
Workshops (6)
- Blogs as websites - CIL2009 by: pollyalida
  April 1, 2009, 16:28
  Computers in Libraries - Blogs as websites session - Track E105 Aaron Schmidt - DC Public Library 10 reasons to use wordpress to create your website …
- David Lee King: CDLC Emerging Tech Program - May 7 by: pollyalida (1)
  April 28, 2009, 16:44
  April 30th is the deadline to sign up for this great program: The Future is Not Out of Reach: Change, Emerging Trends, 2.0, and Libraries. The…
- Growing Into Inquiry workshops for School Library Media Specialists by: pollyalida
  September 25, 2008, 20:20
  I sent out a plea for help today to my school library buddies, asking for some curriculum links for an upcoming workshop. Mary Ratzer, a former School Library…
- School Library Tech Camp - March 2010 by: pollyalida (1)
  March 26, 2010, 16:18
  Last weekend, 30+ school librarians & classroom teachers gathered at the Hotel Thayer at West Point for 2 days of Tech Camp! After a bit of a rocky start…
- Upcoming School Library Workshops by: pollyalida
  July 28, 2009, 19:47
  It's almost August and it finally feels like summer. And for me August is full of workshops for school library media specialists. WSWHE BOCES SLS August…
- Workshops in Western New York by: pollyalida (2)
  February 7, 2009, 01:39
  WNYRLC has posted their schedule of workshops coming up in March and April. I'm looking forward to being in Buffalo doing two workshops - Screencasting on…
Yahoo (1)
- Yahoo Photo service to close by: pollyalida
  July 6, 2007, 13:56
  Yesterday, Yahoo emailed to say that Yahoo Photo accounts would be closing in September. This wasn't surprising since Yahoo bought flickr some time ago. Opti…
YouTube (5)
- David Pogue loves the Flip video cam - so do I by: pollyalida (1)
  March 20, 2008, 16:46
  In the NYT tech section today, David Pogue give the simple little Flip video cam a terrific review - Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot I bought one about 4…
- Shout it Out for Your Library! by: pollyalida
  June 30, 2009, 17:28
  A successful campaign to retain funding! NYPL YouTube Shout it Out for Your Library Join Bette Midler, Jeff Daniels, Barbara Walters, Tim Gunn, Amy Tan…
- Standing an egg on end - from Bad Astronomy by: pollyalida
  March 20, 2008, 14:21
  In honor of the vernal equinox and Easter, learn how to stand an egg on end any time of year. It just takes patience and a steady hand, so says Phil Plait…
- Turning off YouTube's 'related videos' feature by: pollyalida (1)
  February 9, 2008, 02:05
  Embedding YouTube videos on your web site? The embedded player that YouTube provides includes links to videos related to your video based on the words you used…
- Video, slidehows, photos - widgets add fresh content to your web site by: pollyalida
  March 21, 2008, 14:04
  Ever wondered how to add a flickr slideshow to your website? Or a YouTube video? Or a PowerPoint slideshow? Check out this great article by Aaron Schmidt:…

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