25 Exciting Google Apps and Tools for Educators

Teachers at all levels are expected to be on the cutting edge of technology and Internet education, despite the level of technical or computer training they've received. But with these Google applications and tools, creating websites, collaborating with students and other teachers in real-time over the Internet, and staying organized through your cell phone has become a quick and easy way to bring technology to students, find more relevant information from specialized search engines and utilize multimedia tools to make learning more fun and a...

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50 Awesome Search Engines Every Librarian Should Know About

Students, teachers and the public turn to their librarians for help researching everything from technology to genealogy to homework help and lesson plans. Even if your library is equipped with subscriptions and memberships to top of the line databases and online journals, you've probably had to get creative during a patron's requested search for something unfamiliar. Next time, though, you can turn to one of these 50 search engines, designed to pull from the Web only the information you really need.  Meta Search and Multi Search Engines  These...

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Top 100 Librarian Tweeters

Whether you work with a library, or just want to find out more about what's going on in your community library, Twitter is a great place to stay updated on the latest developments. On Twitter, you'll find librarians in schools, public libraries, and more, and even some working for organizations that have a lot to offer libraries. Read on, and you'll find some of the best librarians on Twitter. School & UniversityFind out how librarians are...

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100 Serious Twitter Tips for Academics

Getting Started If you are new to Twitter or could use a few more basic pointers, check out these tips. Set up an account for your class. Academhack has excellent step-by-step instructions for getting your class set up with a Twitter account. Explore ways the class can communicate with Twitter. Doug Belshaw outlines three ways to use Twitter with students here. Learn about the benefits. This article profiles three professors' use of Twitter with their classes and watch this video about Twitter at college. Learn from others' experience. Some of...

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100 Ways to Improve Usability in Your Library

With the popularity of Library 2.0, libraries are getting more complicated these days, and it's becoming harder to make sure that everyone is happy. You have to stay on top of online collections, new library programs, websites, and more. Read on to find out how you can make these and other components of your library better, and make life easier for yourself and the people that visit your library. General Consider these tips when looking at overall ways to improve usability in your library. Conduct a usability study: Gather some of your patrons,...

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