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=Welcome to Great Library Ideas!=

On this wiki, you will find great ideas to use in your library right now with little or no prep time.

 * trading cards
 * magazine covers
 * Movies
 * @book reviews
 * sharing without printing
 * using ipads/ipods with kids
 * other ideas

We are 2 Elementary Librarians who love working with kids and technology! We've had new technology in our libraries (both Mac and PC) for nearly 2 years now. We've tried lots of different projects and Web 2.0 tools with our students, classes, and teachers. Some things work, some things don't. This Wiki is a collection of our ideas that *work* on a consistent basis.

The ideas we've provided here for you are tried and true. We love doing them, the kids love producing them, and the teacher is smiling when they leave to go back to class.

There are tons more things to do with students than we've included here, and we'll add to this Wiki as we continue to build our own repetoire of expertise and find tools and activities that are consistently successful with our kids in our libraries.

Feel free to share our ideas and promote them in your own program, and let us know what works and what doesn't!

Thanks for visiting!

Melanie and Becky

Contact Information: Becky Lee Valley Oaks Elementary School, Spring Branch ISD, Houston becky.lee@springbranchisd.com

Melanie Scales Woodview Elementary School, Spring Branch ISD, Houston melanie.scales@springbranchisd.com