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The article presents a lesson plan for secondary education on ancient Egypt which focuses on students being creative in their online research pursuits. Rick Riordan's book series "The Kane Chronicles" is likely to increase students' interest in Egypt, according to the author.

The article describes several activity programs for secondary education which teach about terrorism and terrorist activities, such as the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.

The article explains how researching a controversial issue is a requirement from middle through high school and integrated into Social Studies and Sciences and English. It cites the applicable Anchor Standards such as craft and structure and integration of knowledge and ideas for reading, writing arguments for writing and participation in conversations/collaborations with diverse partners for speaking and listening. It suggests joining the teacher when students give their presentations.

The article reviews educational web sites designed to give students ideas on inventing and creating including The People History: What Happened in 1910-1919, located at http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1910to1919.html, American Inventions in the Last 100 Years, located at , http://forkartjunkie.hubpages.com/hub/American-inventions-in-the-last-100-years, from the FolkArtJunkies' Hub Pages blog, and the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame (NIHF), located at http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_0_0_hall_of_fame.asp, from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

The article reviews primary source websites relating to the life and achievements of U.S. pilot Amelia Earhart including Amelia Learns to Fly, located at http://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/earhart/aa_earhart_learns_1.html, from America's Library under the Library of Congress, the Amelia Earhart Online Exhibit, located at http://www.lib.perdue.edu/spcol/aearhart.exhibit.php, by Purdue University, and the Smithsonian National Postal Museum, located at http://postalmuseum.si.edu/museum/1d_Earhart_Mail.html, from the Smithsonian Institution.

Lesson plans on the spring season are presented for prekindergarten through second grade (PK-2) students, along with reviews of the books "In Like a Lion Out Like a Lamb," written by Marion Dane Bauer and illustrated by Emily Arnold, "April Fool, Phyllis!" written by Susanna Leonard Hill and illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler, and "Spring is Here" by Will Hillenbrand.

The article discusses the 2011 National Book Festival held in Washington, DC on September 24-25, which featured events including family storytelling, a readers' theater presentation of the book "The Exquisite Corpse Adventure," and sing-alongs, and provides lists of authors and online resources.

The article presents a lesson plan which teaches students about the life and works of the English author Charles Dickens.

A puzzle based on literary award winning book titles is presented.

The article presents a lesson plan for secondary education which teaches students about the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941.

The article focuses on the integration of both daylight savings time and the changing seasons into earth science classes. A tutorial website is given on the changing seasons located at www.k12science.org/tutorials/seasons/seasons.html. Several additional websites are supplied by the author for activities and lesson plans related to these two topics, including those related to their effect on health, weather and energy conservation.

The article discusses teaching resources for educators pertaining to the Fall season. Thanksgiving, Halloween, and Fall harvests are topics recommended for curriculum, and various resources to include the Library of Congress, as well as the online websites America's Library and Today in History are given for both student and teacher research.

The article gives tips and resources for the instruction of a lesson on Lady Liberty and other national monuments, in relation to the 125th birthday of the Statue of Liberty, with virtual tours of monuments, four websites for research, and an information sheet of suggested activities by the author.

The article reviews several communication web sites, including Library of Congress, located at http://www.loc.gov, Computer History Museum, located at http://www.computerhistory.org/, and other offerings from the U.S. Library of Congress web site, such as Selected Internet Resources - Computers and Computing, located at http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/computers.html.

The article highlights several search links and portals in the U.S. Library of Congress Web site which can be used as a reference material on contemporary medical topics and as primary source material on diseases and epidemics of the past. Suggestions are available at the Locating Health and Medical Information pathfinder. There is a sampling of electronic resources linked from the Databases and Electronic Resource page which includes a medical encyclopedia.

The authors offer advice on guiding middle and high school students in making an online medical search about infectious and genetic diseases. A differentiation between the diseases is needed for the preparation of the students for the search. An evaluation tool such as the Currency, Accuracy/Authoritativeness, and Relevance to the topic is significant in validating Web sites to be accessed in the medical search.

Presents a quiz on explaining several terms. Anti-semitism; Crime; Racism.

Presents a student activity based on the October 1929 stock market crash in the U.S. List of objectives for the activity; Definition of terms associated with the event; Benefits of the activity for high school students.

Presents guidelines for school librarians on having a flexible work schedule. Familiarization with the AASL Position Paper on Flexible Scheduling; Arrangement of faculty meetings to discuss subjects for research; Collaboration with teachers based on the curriculum for a certain grade or subject.

Presents guide questions and activities for students derived from several picture books for children about multiculturalism. "Ruby in Her own Time," by Jonathan Emmett; "Two Eggs, Please," by Sarah Weeks; "The Boy Who Looked Like Lincoln," by Mike Reiss.

Presents a student activity designed to raise awareness on presidential campaigns in the U.S. Materials needed for the activity; Instructions for students in giving speeches about the presidential candidates; Benefits of the activity for students.

Presents information on several Web sites about elections. Selectsmart.com; Presidentmatch.com; Politics1.com; Nationalmockelection.org.

Suggests an orientation activity which will make middle and high school students familiar with the literature section of reference and relevant online resources. Demand for students to describe the steps in which they plan to locate the information; Review of students' ability to identify information contained in uniform resource locators; Presentation of research results.

The article discusses ways to increase collaboration between school librarians and English Language Arts teachers to align curricula with the Common Core State Standards, particularly emphasizing information technology education. It comments on identifying state requirements and integrating them with library services. It addresses the research component of many State Standards and suggests projects which will incorporate library resources.

The article discusses the use of online tutorials in order to teach students to become confident users of technology, with a particular emphasis on web 2.0 tools such as blogs, flickr, and Big Huge Labs. It addresses the benefits of blended learning, or the combined use of online instruction and face-to-face interaction in teaching. The author comments on the development of the 2.0 tutorial Teen Learning from the California School Library Association (CSLA).

The article presents several websites relating to the U.S. Constitution including Centuries of Citizenship: A Constitutional Timeline, located at http://constitutioncenter.org/timeline, by the National Constitution Center, an internet video on gerrymandering located at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mky11UJb9AY, and a worksheet in which students define vocabulary terms relating to the U.S. Constitution.

The article discusses the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and its Best Websites for Teaching and Learning List for 2012, accessible at http://www.ala.org/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/bestlist/bestwebsites. It addresses selection criteria for the websites including innovation, accessibility, and lack of cost. It presents several reviewed websites including Livebinders, located at www.livebinders.com, Wikispaces, located at www.wikispaces.com, and Edmodo, located at www.emodo.com.

The article provides instructions on decorating bulletin boards in school libraries. Tips for decorating boards for winter holidays including Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa are presented, and the suggestion to change board decorations to focus on information literacy or book award winners after students return from winter breaks is offered.

The article reviews the websites Dickens Journal Online located at http://www.djo.org.uk, The Dickens Project located at http://dickens.ucsc.edu/teach.html from the University of California, and Charles Dickens Gad's Hill Place located at http://www.perryweb.com/Dickens.

A bibliography of adventure stories for children is presented which includes the books "The Voyage of Turtle Rex" by Kurt Cyrus, "Tuesdays at the Castle" by Jessica Day George, and "Flood and Fire" by Emily Diamand.

The article reviews the website http://livebinders.com.

The article reviews books dealing with the loss of animals including "Bone Dog" by Eric Rohmann, "Melvin and the Boy" by Lauren Castillo, and "The Lost and Found Pony" by Tracy Dockray and provides accompanying discussion questions appropriate for elementary school children. Themes of the questions include the responsibilities of owning animals, facts about the types of animals featured in the books, and coping with the loss of pets.

The article discusses the use of a Thanksgiving-themed reverse crossword puzzle for elementary school students as a good critical-thinking tool, and gives a template for the puzzle, which includes possible answers.

The article focuses on the the need for librarians to utilize what resources they have to the fullest, due to the cutting of school library positions in the U.S. and Canada as a result of the poor economy. The author's advice includes using time wisely, focusing on a positive attitude versus complaining to the administration, continuing professional development, and soliciting volunteers such as high school students to help.

The article discusses tips for teachers on how to connect autumn holiday events to their curriculum in the classroom. Ideas for creating Halloween displays, as well as the creation of a Thanksgiving-themed bulletin board are given. The integration of a lesson on the Battle of Gettysburg, and its relation to Veteran's Day, Armistice Day and World War I is an important theme to share with classes, according to the author.

The article presents a lesson plan for secondary school Earth Science classes which focuses on the importance of water conservation for the future.

The article presents an activity program for elementary education which asks students to create puzzles using library information.

The article presents a lesson plan for elementary education which teaches students how to research the topic of healthy food choices and how to find information on the topic.

The article presents a lesson plan for secondary education which focuses on heroes, online information searching, and mythology.

The article reviews several websites about terrorism in the U.S. and worldwide, including Council on Foreign Relations, located at http://www.cfr.org, the U.S. Department of State's Country Reports on Terrorism 2009, located at http://www.state.gov/s/ct/rls/crt/2009/index.htm, and Terrorism Research: Terrorist Groups, located at http://www.terrorism-research.com/groups/.

The article discusses the value of school librarians and how to make the presence of librarians known to school administrators, adapted from chapter 4 of the book "Being Indispensable: A School Librarian's Guide to Becoming an Invaluable Leader," by Ruth Toor and Hilda K. Weisburg.

The article announces the changes at the "School Librarian's Workshop," including the retirement of Ruth Toor as editor of the magazine making Hilda Weisburg as the sole editor, and the launch of the online issue of "School Begins 2011."

The article presents a guideline on teaching middle school students about global warming in the U.S. The Web site of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is useful in locating answers on questions about the topic. There are lists of topics about global warming in which students can discuss in a group activity. The results of an investigation presented by groups on the topic are significant in determining what the students believe is the most logical course of action for the U.S.

The article presents a list of several Internet sites which are related to teaching English as a Second Language in the U.S., including English Club.com, Welcome to Ernie's Activities Page, Ilovelanguages, and Merriam-Webster Online.

The article features the SMART Board electronic white board from SMART Technologies. Students become involved with the board in a way they cannot on small computer workstations. There are several uses of SMART Board for the students such as demonstration for a class a Web searching strategy. There are suggestions for librarians in introducing SMART boards to students.

The article highlights a guideline for teaching elementary students on a topic about traveling using several books. Geographic information are presented in the book "Searching for Oliver K. Woodman," by Joe Cepeda. The book "Hurry and the Monarch," by Antoine Ó Flatharta is about a monarch butterfly traveling from Canada to Mexico. Aviation is emphasized in the book "Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride," by Marjorie Priceman.