The Many Hats of a School Librarian

Check out this example of a student who has his own reading blog.  We can do that here!  I can help you use Kidblog to set up student accounts. They could work individually or with a group.  If you want more options for them, they could also use Blogger through Osseo Apps and that blog with carry with them through high school. http://davisshoutsoutsweetstories.blogspot.com/ Here's an example of how a teacher has a blog and has her students update it every month.  Another example of non-fiction writing in action using 21st century technology skills! http://mrsjohnsonsroom.edublogs.org/

Scholastic Book Wizard is great.  If you want to organize your classroom collection, you can choose from four leveling scales.  If you really liked a book, you can type in the title and push the “Book Alike” button and get a list of similar-themed books at that same reading level OR you can adjust the reading level easier or harder.  http://www.scholastic.com/bookwizard/

Both primary and intermediate.  Must be accessed from School.  Osseo has a subscription.  Search for authors, books, or lessons to bring multimedia into your reading lessons.  I like to use it for authors to read parts of their books or share experiences.  It can also be accessed from the district279.org virtual media center. http://www.teachingbooks.net

If you have students who struggle with vocabulary or definitions of words, www.lingro.com will allow you or the student to enter a url and the webpage opens with each word hyperlinking to dictionary.com.  You can't see the links, but they are there.  You do need to make sure that your students can read the definitions, though!