The K-12 Online Conference begins today! I encourage you to check this out during the next two weeks. I participated in the conference last year, and I learned a lot of great things about education technology. Here is the description from the website: 

 “The K-12 Online Conference invites participation from educators around the world interested in innovative ways Web 2.0 tools and technologies can be used to improve learning. This FREE conference is run by volunteers and open to everyone. The 2007 conference theme is “Playing with Boundaries”. This year’s conference begins with a pre-conference keynote the week of October 8, 2007. The following two weeks, October 15-19 and October 22-26, forty presentations will be posted online to the conference blog (this website) for participants to download and view. Live Events in the form of three “Fireside Chats” and a culminating “When Night Falls” event will be announced. Everyone is encouraged to participate in both live events during the conference as well as asynchronous conversations.” 

Be sure to take advantage of this free professional development opportunity! 

Cindy, your friendly library lady

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Well, here is my first “tech tip” for you this year. There is a great new online tool called Animoto (http://www.animoto.com/). It allows you to create very cool videos by simply uploading photos, selecting music, and pressing the create button. I created this video of summer library pics in less than five minutes. It’s very easy and a lot of fun. Create one with your own photos and impress your friends and family. Let me know what you think!

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.