The Canadian Library Association (CLA) has announced the winners of two of its most prestigious awards for young adult literature of 2009. The winner of the 'Young Adult Canadian' award is Chandra's Wars by Allan Stratton. The winner of the 'Book of the Year for Children' is The Shepherd's Grand-Daughter by Anne Laurel Carter. We … Continue reading Canadian Library Association 2009 YA Canadian Award Winners →

Finding people on the Internet may have become a little bit easier. Spokeo searches over 41 social networking sites for people. Scary? Perhaps. Easy to use. Definitely.

You can follow this link to Mr. Yaz's Delicious social bookmarking account and check out all of my favourite technology, Web 2.0, books, library, and other media literacy and information websites.

The 2009 BC Book Prize finalists have been announced. The winner will be selected on April 25, 2009. This is the 25th anniversary of BC's very own awards for literature. Visit the BC Book Prize website for a list of authors and titles.

Stephen Downes is a well-respected and renown researcher at the National Research Council Institute in Moncton, New Brunswick. He specializes in online learning, syndication, and digital media. For ideas on social collaboration and using technology in education check out Stephen's website.

Another terrific resource with lots of ideas for teacher-librarians, teachers, and even students on how to utilize technology and Web 2.0 in the classroom to teacher, learn, create, and communicate. Check out Tutorials for Librarians!

This has to be, without a doubt, the most impressive electronic library collection anywhere! The online workshop provides hundreds of links and ideas. Check it out HERE and HERE.

An avatar is a computer generated graphic of a person. It's great for those people concerned about privacy and not wanting their picture posted on the Internet. And it's a lot of fun to create! Some of the articles' of clothing require that they be 'purchased' with artificial currency. But you can easily create an … Continue reading What’s an avatar? →

Welcome to Glogster, a web 2.0 platform that easily allows users to upload photos, videos, text, audio and more to create a unique online, interactive poster. Perfect for teacher/student collaboration! Visit Glogster today and check out these other features: A series of teamwork mechanisms to allow users to publish and share their creations and to … Continue reading Glogster Edu is Here! →

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