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 * The [|Internet Public Library Kidspace] has a number of excellent resources for librarians and teachers. There's too much information on the site to list it all here, but here are a few of the topics--ask an internet librarian, reference tools, content area topics, "Say Hello" (Learning other languages), fun stuff. Check it out!**

Educators can also join** **[|Ed.VoiceThread]****, __our secure K-12 network, where student accounts without email addresses can be created__. This network costs educators $10 to join. To join,** **[|click here]****.
 * [|Voice Thread]** **allows you or your students to upload pictures, documents, or videos that allows visitors to make comment. To learn more about what a Voice Thread is,** **[|click here]****. VoiceThread offers free Educator accounts to K-12 classroom educators. These accounts are similar to Pro accounts with no limits on the number of VoiceThreads that educators can create. To apply,** **[|click here]****.

[|Glogster.com/edu] is an easy way to create an easy way to create a web poster. You and your students can add pictures, music, files, video. Glogster provides a user with a basic menu of backgrounds, textboxes, graphics, etc. Creators personalize the page with their own artwork, pictures, and videos. This could be a great way to highlight books for students--or students could create them to present books. Glogs can be embedded into blogs, wikis, and even webpages.

The [|Librarian Chick] offers many links, including several links to ebook resources. She also covers many other areas that may be of interest, including social networking and technology, arts, language, online calculators, etc. There's even a section devoted to college student loans.

[|Book Adventure] offers several ideas and resources for getting kids interested in reading.

Here's one to link to your website. It's the [|SafeKids Online Safety Quiz]. Other resources to share with kids and parents include [|NetSmartz.org]. It's a good site to learn and review internet safety.

Scholastic offers many free resources. Download this pdf to see some of their offerings.**