Helping teachers use online resources for science?

Hello all,I'm working to help elementary librarians use online resources for science, and help bring those resources to the teachers in their schools. I'm trying to find out the best ways to bring some of this content to librarians, and figure out how these online resources might fit into their regular workday. From what I understand, the amount of teacher/librarian collaboration greatly depends on the culture of the particular school -- and it seems that this collaboration would be very…

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Social Networks for 3rd Graders?

One of my faculty members in the Education Department is writing a grant and asked me what social networks would be available for teachers to use with 3rd graders. I'm a little out of my element here--I'm an academic librarian at a state university. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I've seen disney's site, etc., but she wants something like facebook--for third graders.Thanks for any help!Amanda

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One new 2.0 tool you will try this year?

What 2.0 tool will you commit to trying out this year, and how will you use it (grade level, objective)? And how will you share it with your principal and your school community?

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Going Back?

So when does everyone go back to school?

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