Educator


	Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database Contributed by: American Association of School Librarians Link: http://www.ala.org/aasl/lessonplandatabase 5 Click the title to vote The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database is a tool to support school librarians and other educators in teaching the essential learning skills defined in the AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner. Users can search the database for lesson plans by learning standards and indicators, content topic, grade-level, resources used, type of lesson or schedule, keyword and much more. In addition, registered users can bookmark lesson plans in a portfolio for future use, rate and comment on lesson plans in the community, print to PDF and socially share lesson plans on the web, and create and publish their own lesson plans in the database.
	Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Contributed by: American Association of School Librarians Link: http://www.ala.org/aasl/standards 5 Click the title to vote The American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon the school library profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for school librarians to use to shape the learning of students in the school.
	Library of Classroom Curricula Contributed by: Copyright Alliance Link: http://www.copyrightfoundation.org/library_of_clas... 5 Click the title to vote Copyright Alliance members have partnered with educational organizations like Weekly Reader, i-Safe and Young Minds Inspired to develop curriculum designed to help incorporate copyright lessons into classroom plans.
	Copyright Poster Guide Contributed by: Copyright Alliance Link: http://www.copyrightfoundation.org/files/userfiles... 5 Click the title to vote The Copyright Alliance Education has teamed with the Young Minds Inspired (YMI) to develop this guide and a "starter kit" to organize and plan a teacher workshop on copyright.
	New Mexico State Library Curriculum Materials Contributed by: Fast Forward New Mexico Link: http://fastforwardnm.org/resources/curriculum 5 Click the title to vote The New Mexico State Library offers curriculum materials for educators offering a basic skill series and a small business success series in English and in Spanish.
	Data Storage Training Contributed by: Connect Your Community Link: http://www.connectcommunity.org/2010/09/24/module-... 5 Click the title to vote An introductory training on data storage including offline and online solutions.
	Introduction to Broadband Contributed by: Connect Your Community Link: http://www.connectcommunity.org/curriculum-center/... 5 Click the title to vote Introductory training module on the possibilities of broadband and the Connect Your Community project.
	TechSoup Tips For Maintaining Public Computers Contributed by: Tech Soup Link: http://www.techsoupforlibraries.org/cookbooks 5 Click the title to vote Learn from the experiences of others! Download the free Cookbooks, packed with tips and techniques on maintaining public computers. Each Cookbook has valuable and practical information collected from hundreds of public libraries throughout the U.S. and Canada. From troubleshooting to setting up wireless networks or solving many technology issues, all these great ideas are captured and published here to share solutions from the field.
	Bibliobouts Contributed by: University of Michigan Institute of Museum and Library Services Link: http://bibliobouts.si.umich.edu/BiblioBoutsAbout.h... 5 Click the title to vote Bibliobouts project at the University of Michigan funded by IMLS that seeks to teach information literacy through gaming.
	Common Sense Media Digital Literacy and Citizenship Curriculum Contributed by: Common Sense Media Link: http://www.commonsensemedia.org/educators 5 Click the title to vote A nonprofit online education advocacy group developed curriculum to educate kids early about the basics of digital literacy and digital citizenship. The resources currently available are geared for children in grades 6-8 with plans to expand to children in grades K-12 (expected end of 2010).
	South Carolina Digital Library Contributed by: Institute of Museum and Library Services Link: http://www.scmemory.org/index.php 5 Click the title to vote The South Carolina Digital Library (SCDL) is a collaborative effort that includes South Carolina’s schools, libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural heritage institutions. SCDL’s mission is to encourage our collaborators to create, maintain, and promote digital collections that represent South Carolina's historical and cultural resources while following state-level guidelines that are based on national standards and best practices. Currently there are over 80,000 primary resources available in the database from approximately 30 cultural heritage institutions around the state. The primary resources include photographs, books, manuscripts, maps, audio and video files.
	“Relevancy, Appropriateness, Detail, Currency, Authority and Bias” Contributed by: Karen M. Christensson Link: http://www.radcab.com/ 5 Click the title to vote Guide to determine evaluate information.
	Digital Preservation Education for North Carolina State Employees Contributed by: State of North Carolina Link: http://digitalpreservation.ncdcr.gov/ 5 Click the title to vote To provide visitors with digital preservation information and resources that are tailored to their current level of knowledge.
	Zero Divide Contributed by: Zero Divide Link: http://zerodivide.org/ 5 Click the title to vote Zero Divide provides access to an ecosystem of broadband technology, training, and education programs for workforce development, asset building, microenterprise, and small business assistance we hope to improve the economic opportunity of low-income, disadvantaged individuals.
	University of Illinois Digital Literacy resources Contributed by: University of Illinois Link: http://www.library.illinois.edu/diglit/ 5 Click the title to vote This portal for digital literacy includes various tutorials, guides, and digital tools created to help find, evaluate, and critically use information sources.
	Net Connectors Contributed by: One Economy Link: http://pic.tv/netconnectors/ 5 Click the title to vote A non-profit organization that leverages the power of technology and connects underserved communities around the world to vital information that will improve their lives.
	Association of College and Research Libraries Information Literacy Website Contributed by: American Library Association (ALA) Link: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/acrl/issues/info... 5 Click the title to vote Resources and tools on literacy in an online format.
	Net Literacy Alliance Internet Safety Training Video Contributed by: Net Literacy Alliance Link: http://ipstube.ips.k12.in.us/video/480/Net-Literac... 5 Click the title to vote Safety training video created by Net Literacy student volunteers that’s being used by Indianapolis Public Schools to teach each of the 12,000 high school students receiving netbooks Internet/computer safety.
	California School Library Association Contributed by: California School Library Association (CSLA) State of California Link: http://www.csla.net/ 4 Click the title to vote Several free, online web 2.0 professional development tutorials for teacher librarians and classroom teachers.
	Berkman Center Broadband Study Contributed by: Berkman Center for Internet and Society/Harvard Link: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/newsroom/broadband_re... 4 Click the title to vote A report of international experiences with broadband and plans for next generation connectivity produced for the FCC.