2. Requests for staff development for back-to-school--Submit suggestions to me by the next department meeting.
3. Follett Destiny update--Destiny 9.5 will be installed over spring break.
4. Ana Ritter, Google Search presentation
Fresh from her participation at a one-day academy for administrators sponsored by Google, Ana shared with us hidden features of Google searches including alerts, translate, Scholar, Squared, and News Timeline. Most of these are available through a search on Google for Google Labs.
5. Shared: Financial Literacy resources article
Check out:
Youth Media Awards Winners: http://www.ala.org/ala/newspresscenter/news/pressreleases2010/january2010/ymawrap2010.cfm
Doug Johnson has an interesting blog entry on social vs. educational networking:
Don't confuse social networking with educational networking - Home - Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog via kwout
Curriculum Correlations from Gale provides a search tool that helps visitors select Gale titles connected to New York State curriculum standards.
