Useful Websites

Handouts from the conference that are available on the ILF website: http://www.ilfonline.org/main/2012-annual-conference-handouts-and-presentations/

Book Trailers with Animoto:

http://animoto.com/.

Worksheet for developing a book trailer: http://www.ilfonline.org/clientuploads/Animoto%20Rubric.pdf.

The presenter has many book trailers posted on her school’s library media page and they were created by high school students:

http://www.shenandoah.k12.in.us/education/components/links/links.php?sectiondetailid=3511&linkid=nav-menu-container-4-22669

They are on the Shenandoah High School site, www.shenandoah.k12.in.us. Click on ‘School Media Center.

See some of our recently created videos on the Cedar Lake Facebook page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Cedar-Lake-Branch-Library/121851962662

And on the Teen blog:

http://cedarlakelibrary.blogspot.com/

Every Child Ready to Read:

• ECRR: Hartford County Public Library—ideas-- http://hcplonline.org/kids/
• Three types of literacy: http://nces.ed.gov/NAAL/literacytypes.asp
• Brain Facts & Myths: http://www.positscience.com/brain-resources/brain-facts-myths
• Center for the Developing Child: Closing the Gap Between What We Know and What We Do: http://developingchild.harvard.edu/ (interactive, includes video)
• Pdf of above: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/healthinfo/healthyliving/childfamily/Documents/MO-ECCS-ScienceEarlyChildhoodDev.pdf
• The 5 Practices and Early Literacy Components Support Each Other: http://www.earlylit.net/workshopmats/elest2/elcomppracchart.pdf
• Early brain development and effects of early literacy learning: http://www.urbanchildinstitute.org/why-0-3/baby-and-brain
• Indianapolis Star article about the dismal state of early childhood education in Indiana:

                http://www.indystar.com/article/20120915/NEWS1003/209150328/Our-Children-Our-City-Indiana-we-fail-our-children-thinking-early-learning-optional-not-essential

How to Be Effective, Keynote Address:

• Full text of Peter Bromberg’s talk, How to Be Effective: http://peterbromberg.com/indiana/FRAMECHANGE.pdf
• Slideshow of his presentation: http://www.ilfonline.org/main/2012-annual-conference-handouts-and-presentations/
• Or on his webpage: http://www.peterbromberg.com/

Pinterest Basics:

Slideshow and text of presentation: http://www.slideshare.net/melissadragoo/pinterest-basics-15176828        

Library Pinterest Pages of Interest:

•  http://pinterest.com/nypl                         
• http://pinterest.com/topekalibrary
• http://pinterest.com/fullertonpl
• http://pinterest.com/hcpl
• http://pinterest.com/oplteenzone/
• http://pinterest.com/grimshawlibrary/
• http://pinterest.com/scplteens/
• http://pinterest.com/mcplmo
• http://pinterest.com/fwlys
• http://pinterest.com/heplys (presenter’s library's account)

Pinterest  Useful articles from Presentation:

• http://www.davidleeking.com/2012/03/15/pinterest-for-libraries-what-were-dtoing/#.UKLzrYfj8nk
• http://edudemic.com/2012/03/20-ways-libraries-are-using-pinterest-right-now/
• http://libraryjournal.com/2012/02/industry-news/use-pinterest-to-promote-your-programs-and-services/
• http://articles.businessinsider.com/2012-03-09/tech/31138590_1_dmca-copyright:holder-social-media
• http://www.businessinsider.com/commenting-could-keep-pinterest-from-getting-sued-2012-3

Teen Readers’ Advisory

These presenters booktalked many popular teen books in a variety of categories. Find these books and the categorized lists on Goodreads:

http://goodreads.com/striking_gold

Resources to know:

• Alex Awards – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/alex - Given annually to ten books published for adults that have wide crossover appeal for teens.
• The Cybils Awards – http://www.cybils.com – Check out the shortlists and the award winners for books that combine literary merit and teen appeal.
• Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/nonfiction
• The Printz Award – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz - Given annually to the teen book with the most literary merit
•  “Rosie” Awards – http://www.ilfonline.org/programs-awards/eliot-rosewater-indiana-high-school-book-award - Indiana High School book award for young adult fiction.
• YALSA Book Lists – http://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook - GREAT resources for readers’ advisory, these lists include the annual Best Fiction for Young Adults and the Teens’ Top Ten. Teens’ Top Ten is a list of titles nominated and voted by teens.
• Young Hoosier Book Award – http://www.ilfonline.org/programs-awards/young-hoosier-book-award/ - Indiana state book award for picture books, intermediate, and middle grade fiction.
• What’s Next Books in Series database – http://ww2.kdl.org/libcat/whatsnext.asp - Free place to find series books in order and print easy-to- read lists. Developed by the Kent District Library in West Michigan.

Blogs to check out:

These blogs contain reviews of great new teen and tween books and highlight upcoming releases.

• Forever Young Adult – http://foreveryoungadult.com
• Guys Lit Wire – http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com
• Stacked – http://www.stackedbooks.org
• The Story Siren – http://www.thestorysiren.com
  

The Web in My World presented by Karen Ault               

• https://sites.google.com/site/bccscprodev/webworld

This is a table of useful and mostly free websites, from Wordle (building word clouds for free) to Animoto—making free online videos.