Friday, April 13, 2012

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CSMonitor article: Kindles and laptops replace books at this school library

Interesting perspective on this school library that replaced its print collection with Kindles and laptops:
Kindles and laptops replace books at this school library

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

APPitic--link to a collection of 1,300 + apps for education

Click on this link:

www.appitic.com

which is a directory of educational apps by Apple.

Top 20 Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps Used By Real Teachers in the Classroom

Click on the link below for the Top 20 Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps Used By Real Teachers in the Classroom (article by Shara Karasic):

Top 20 Must-Have Educational iPhone & iPad Apps Used By Real Teachers in the Classroom

SLJ's Top 10 2011 Apps

Click on the link below to go to an article entitled SLJ's Top 10 2011 Apps by Daryl Grabarek:

SLJ's Top 10 2011 Apps

It's interesting to see what's out there and available. The author mentions that a dozen more could have easily been chosen. There is such a variety offered here.

2011 Lamplighter Award Voting Party



These are the students that attended the Lamplighter Award Voting Party in April of 2011. We enjoyed crossword puzzles, pizza, and ice cream sundaes. Thanks for participating!!

The nation voted for the top pick of ten, the winner was: Savvy by Ingrid Law. The Honor Book chosen was: Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse.

The Vessel Project

Click this link to find out about Free Nook Books, Free Kindle Books and other featured books (which tend to be New Releases):

Vessel Project


If you go to the Facebook Fans link on the right, you can "like" the Christian Books Facebook page and receive updates in Facebook.

Middle School iPad Apps--recommended by Palm Beach County Schools

Click on this link to see Palm Beach County Schools recommended Middle School iPad Apps.

School Library Journal article on iPads and ereaders for students

Click here to read the article by Audrey Watters, "The Truth About Tablets : Educators Are Getting iPads and Ereaders into Students' Hands--But It's Not Easy."