Historically, school libraries have been on the forefront of change. New curriculum, new standards, new technology– the library staff has always been actively supportive by providing resources, training, and leadership. As educational leaders begin to increase the focus on the 21st century school, the 21st century library must continue to be a part of the planning for schools that prepare students to enter a workplace that is far different from that of the 20th century. Resources and links provided here will help to guide and inform library media specialists. Please feel free to suggest resources in the comment section.

Student standard comparisons and a clean garage (http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2008/1/7/student-standard-comparisons-and-a-clean-garage.html

Doug Johnson provides a graphical representation of the new AASL standards and the NETS Standards.

WordWorld (http://www.wordworld.com/)

Read ebooks online. Click on the flashing words and watch the letters morph into an object. This is a nice Web site for early readers.

 PB Wiki for Libraries (http://educators.pbwiki.com/Library+Webinar+-+04-08-08)

How can a wiki be used to support school library programs? This wiki and Webinar provide some helpful tips for using PBWiki to support library goals.

Teacherlibrarianwiki (http://teacherlibrarianwiki.pbwiki.com/)

This wiki provides some good topics as well as links to some useful resources. Some of the topics covered include copyright, copyright friendly images, reading lists, and Web 2.0.

My Space/My Library (http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/1340000334/post/210026821.html

Check out this video showing how flip cameras were used to capture students’ thoughts on the concept of place as it relates to the library. What a great activity for study hall students!

How to Do Research (http://www.worldbookonline.com/training/student/html/stu_11.htm)

This web-based tool was developed by World Book and is designed to teach students how to do comprehensive research.

Find more videos like this on TeacherLibrarianNetwork