Week 5: I Never Knew I Was So Talented

These mashup tools and image generators make me feel like a pro. How easy it is to fool myself!

This cap is from ImageChef , which has lots of fun options. I also like GlassGiant which allows you to create messages out of cookies, by rewriting the "Hollywood" sign, or writing the title on a romance novel cover. These generators are ridiculously easy to use and guaranteed to help you waste hours of productive time!

Week 4: RSS Feeds and Bloglines

There are a dozen or so truly exceptional blogs on school libraries, teen resources, and educational technology. Among my favorites:

Will Richardson's Weblogg-ed
David Warlick's 2 Cents Worth
Jenny Levine's TheShiftedLibrarian
Amanda Doyle's TeenLibrarian
Joyce Valenza's NeverendingSearch

I just realized only one of these is specifically about school libraries. I always seem to look beyond my own spheres for new ideas.

Week 3: Cool Tools: Trading Card Maker

You can make your own trading cards at Trading Card Maker. Here's Baler LibMan, library superhero. Check out the very cool Concert Ticket Generator, too.

Week 3, "Thing" 5: Flickr accounts and Multimedia

This is one of my favorite photos of a student working in our library. Why? He's not at all encumbered by the question of print vs. digital resources. He's all about whatever works--truly a multimedia learning experience.

It's COLD in here!

This represents everything wrong with the Seattle Public Library. It is by far the most cold, uninviting public library I've ever been in. (Photo by Serenity333, http://www.flickr.com/photos/neoserenity333/)