School Library Journal - Web 2.0 News

In this harsh economic climate, class trips to exciting places like New York City and San Francisco are probably out of many people’s reach. But the educational Web site MeetMeAtTheCorner.org offer...

everydayexplorers.nationalgeographic.com There’s a new user-generated video site, but it’s perhaps not what you’d expect. Among the posted clips: a pair of mourning doves, in time-lapse, busily ten...

Given the veritable tidal wave of information out there, I find it difficult to track the many discussions taking place online. Aggregators, such as Google Reader, help me manage numerous RSS (Real...

A Web site run by college students hoping to foster conversation about peace in the Middle East has won a $10,000 Berkman Award for its efforts to celebrate and embrace diversity in one of the most...

Connect Safely—Smart Socializing Starts Here www.connectsafely.org This up-to-date site designed for adults offers an excellent online discussion forum on social networking sites. You’ll also find ...

Nothing beats cuddling up with a good book. But when you’re looking to get your hands on the right title or want to do something more, like share a good book with a class or access full-text volume...

One of my favorite things about Twitter is making connections—with great new people, ideas, and sites, like this one. The online portal of the Casa Grande High School library in Petaluma, CA, Big H...

OK, so you’ve been watching the read/write revolution take place, but you feel that your students are destined to stay on the sidelines of history because these great Web 2.0 services are blocked a...

“We are 20th-century teachers using 19th-century methods to reach 21st-century students.” That’s what I heard a bright, committed teacher tell her fellow educators at a recent educational technolog...

If your students had one burning question to ask President-elect Barack Obama, what would it be?