46 Sites and Lessons About The Civil War

As I continue to reorganize the blog resources, here is another installment for the new "HISTORY" tab. I will publish the tab after adding a few more posts and then add the new ones over the course of the rest of the year. Any posts from a while back (i.e. The Holocaust) will automatically be located in that section.American 3D Civil War- use the Google Earth plug to view The American Civil War- from EDSITEmentAmerican Civil War Collections- includes...

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The 3 A's of Awesome

Neil Pasricha talks about attitude, awareness and authenticity and how optimism will help you lead an awesome life. His blog, 1000 Awesome Things won the 14th annual Webby Awards and each day presents another awesome thing in life. Examples: "the smell of a library", "when someone already highlighted your textbook". Neil's books and blog can be found he...

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My Guest Post on Free Technology For Teachers: The Teacher-Librarian-Your Best Tech Resource

Thank you to Richard Byrne for allowing me to make a guest post today on his very popular blog, Free Technology For Teachers. (Two images were left out of that posting but are visible in this one.)When I first began my career as a media specialist, the Internet was just beginning.  Now, 22 years later, technology is an integral part of our lives. The school librarian, once known for handling books, is now responsible for both print and non-print...

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