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High Rock Media Center Teacher Resources

Resources for Read-Alouds
Books for Middle and High School Age froom CCBC (Cooperative Children's Book Center)
Picture Books to Share with Older Children and Teens
Hennepin County Library KidLinks: - Lists of books by categories, including Classroom Read Alouds
Read Kiddo Read
Read Kiddo Read
Book Blogs and other information on reading aloud
Interesting Non-Fiction for Kids
Welcome to My Tweendom  - a blog by a school librarian
It's a Book (book trailer for picture book by Lane Smith)
Read Aloud: Is It Worth It?

Going Green with Technology
Ways to save paper by working and sharing online
LetterPop If you like to create fancy newsletters with easy options for emailing to a group, sign up for the free trial.
Ta-da Lists An online to-do list that you create, share, and check off as you and your colleagues finish the tasks
        How to save energy with your home computers
Schneider Electriv. (2008).  Go Green, Save Green: The Benefits of Eco-Friendly Computing. West Kingston, Rhode Island, USA.

Useful Teacher Websites
Narrowing the Achievement Gap: A Professional Collection Compiled in  2002, stored at Pollard.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
CEO Express well organized collection of useful sites for busy executives
High Rock Media Center
77 Ferndale Rd.
Needham, MA 02492
781-455-0455 ext. 218
Elizabeth Vaccaro
High Rock Library Catalog
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