Google turns out the lights :) March 29, 2008

Great Websites for Kids January 30, 2008

The Association for Library Service to Children reviewed over 400 websites and selected 35 to add to its list of Great websites for Kids  (www.ala.org/greatsites)   The sites are put through a “rigorous evaluation” before added to the list. I’m glad to see that I’ve used nearly 80% of the websites for instructional purposes.

Adoption Clubhouse - www.adoptionclubhouse.org 

Afro-America Kids’ Zone - www.afro.com/children/children.html

Bookwink - www.bookwink.com

Bradshaw Foundation - www.bradshawfoundation.com

The Bubblesphere - www.bubbles.org

Sharon Creech’s Web site - www.sharoncreech.com/index.html

Diane deGroat’s Official Site - www.dianedegroat.com

Get Set 4 Kindergarten - www.getset4k.org

International Digital Children’s Library - www.childrenslibrary.org/

Just One More Book - www.justonemorebook.com

Kids Boogaloo - www.alligatorboogaloo.com/kids

Little Critter - www.littlecritter.com

Marc’s Observatory - www.marcsobservatory.com

Math Playground - www.MathPlayground.com

Math Slice - www.mathslice.com

The Mint - www.themint.org

Mr. Young’s Bouncy “A” - www.covenantworks.com/Bouncy-A/index.htm

My First Garden - www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden/

My Kids Corner - www.my-kids-corner.com

National Geographic My Wonderful World: Maps - Tools for Adventure - www.nationalgeographic.com/toolsforadventure

Noggin - www.noggin.com

Pagina Junior - www.paginajunior.com

Planet Esme - www.planetesme.com

Play Sports TV - www.playsportstv.com

Professor Garfield - www.professorgarfield.org

Readergirlz - www.readergirlz.com

Savings Quest - www.mysavingsquest.com/

Science Bob - www.sciencebob.com

Science Buddies - www.sciencebuddies.org

Sur La Lune Storytime - www.surlalunefairytales.com/storytime/index.html
 

Tox Town - www.toxtown.nlm.hih.gov

TVO Kids http://tvokids.com

Chris Van Allsburg’s Web site - www.chrisvanallsburg.com

World Almanac for Kids - www.worldalmanacforkids.com/explore/index.html

 

Yelp.com January 24, 2008

@ crema, originally uploaded by aaron schmidt.

The above picture meets the eyes of all who enter the Newport Beach Public Library. Yelp is a wonderful place to market the library. According to the website, Yelp is the “fun and easy way to find, review and talk about what’s great–and not so great–in your area.” I surfed around the Chicago site and found some great reviews and helpful information about Dunlay’s, my favorite eatery in Lincoln Park. Anderson’s Bookshop of Naperville is listed on Yelp. Yay!!!!!! Happy yelping!

Are robots taking over the Web? December 11, 2007

This is an interesting video found via boingboing that discusses the once open and peaceful Web.  

Get Fave November 19, 2007

 

I heard a WGN radio interview with Get Fave’s founder and immediately started surfing the site. It’s a user friendly site that is great for Chicagoians.

Fave finds it fast. Fave finds it local.

At Fave, we’re all about better local search. Our goal is to deliver organized, relevant results no matter what product or service you need, without the clutter that accompanies your searches on the major search engines. Fave is populated with over 350,000 Chicago area businesses, so you can search for everything, from restaurants to dentists to boutique shops to real estate agents. We hope you will appreciate the concise, easy to use business listings that Fave delivers, with emphasis on geographical location. All results are delivered with your exact location in mind.

In addition to providing the most comprehensive business listings in Chicagoland, Fave augments this with entertaining and informative videos, which truly reveal the unique nature of each business. Learning about your community has never been this fun! These videos can be shared with friends and family as you discover “Fave” businesses in your neighborhood. We take pride in the quality and level of customization of our business videos; hopefully they will enhance your local search experience in an entirely new way.