Best Summer Book Review!

Corie Nunamaker's book review is Ms. Vassel's choice as the Best Summer Book Review for her summer Comp II class. Corie reviewed Sex Sells! the Media's Journey from Repression to Obssession

Congratulations, Corie for winning a $15 gift certificate to Follett's bookstore! Corie's book review can be accessed from this blog posting.

Stay tuned for more book reviews in the fall and postings of librarian book talks for Ms. Vassel's classes.

Shelfari - Read, Share, Explore.

Discover New Books

Shelfari makes it easy to see what your friends are reading, what others with similar tastes have enjoyed, and even get and give book recommendations.

Talk It Up
With Shelfari you can easily connect with new and old friends to talk about the books you are passionate about. Join a group devoted to your favorite author or bring your book club online.

Show Off Your Shelf

Shelfari empowers you to show off the books you are passionate about. Build your shelf in Shelfari and then embed your shelf in your blog, website, or social networking site of choice.

Link: http://www.shelfari.com/

Podcasts for Learning

Educational Podcasts can be a great place to find material for professional growth and material for online or blended courses. Discover how podcasts can add to your lessons!

Podcast for Teachers: Fordham University
http://www.podcastforteachers.com/

The Education Podcast Network
http://epnweb.org/index.php

The Higher Education Podcast Repository
http://ed-cast.org/

Education Podcast with John Merrow PBS
http://johnmerrow.blogspot.com/

Charlie Rose.com

Charlie Rose, a thoughtful conversationalist and well-respected journalist, has jumped into the “Web 2.0” conversation as well. Charlierose.com is a new-and-improved web site that has an extensive video archive that easily can be browsed, searched, commented on, shared with others, and more. The website is a wonderful collection of discussions that go back to the early to mid 1990’s. Check out the Charlie Rose web site at: http://www.charlierose.com/