1. All Things Books Literature 2.0 Vaughn Branom Summer Staff Development June 2007

2. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Do you know what Literature 2.0 means? Have you read about Web 2.0 or Library 2.0 ? Do you know what “social networking” means? Can you name some social networking tools? Do you know about digital natives & digital immigrants? Do you know who thumbs and pointers are? Do you know what a … …blog is? …wiki is? …podcast is? Do you know how all of this relates to kids and the books that they may (or may not ) be reading?

3. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Harry Potter And The … Harry Potter And The … Cover Art Lesson Forbes.com 12.01.06 More Book Banning Thoughts Cross Curricular: 1 st Amendment

4. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Graphic Novels Graphic Novels Multi-faceted Lesson Plan The Young & the Graphic Novel The Young & the Graphic Novel by James Bickers Publishers Weekly, 2/19/07 Graphic Novels 101 FAQs by Robin Brenner Horn Book Magazine, Mar-Apr 2006 Graphic Novels 101 FAQs More info More info from Cooperative Children’s Book Center TV tie-in Nonfiction Gone Graphic MoreMore

5. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 An Interview with Gene Yang Another interview Graphic Novels Graphic Novels Companion Piece Discussion/Writing Prompt Online Excerpt Youthradio.org

6. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Author Study: Stephenie Meyer Amazon 10 Second Interview Amazon.com Stephenie’s Books You Should Read Coming in August Interview from Cynsations Blog Her Website More Books with a Bite !

7. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Author Study: Scott Westerfeld Would I really want to be Pretty? Multi-talented Author: A Lesson in Copyright! Possible pairing?

8. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Adult Books for YAs Podcast Review Discussion Questions Author Essay Bonus Materials Cross-Curricular Idea Discussion Questions Author Essay Bonus Materials Cross-Curricular Idea What do you think? Themes, etcThemes, etc. Audio Excerpt Audio Excerpt Literature in Your Ear

9. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Book Clubs Book Discussions

10. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Book Blogs Cybils: The 2006 Children's and YA Bloggers' Literary Awards Cybils: The 2006 Children's and YA Bloggers' Literary Awards Cybils: The 2006 Children's and YA Bloggers' Literary Awards Cybils: The 2006 Children's and YA Bloggers' Literary Awards Cynthia Leitich Smith Cynthia Leitich Smith Cynthia Leitich Smith Cynthia Leitich Smith Kids Lit: Books and More for Kids and Teens Kids Lit: Books and More for Kids and Teens Kids Lit: Books and More for Kids and Teens Kids Lit: Books and More for Kids and Teens A Chair, a Fireplace, & a Tea Cozy A Chair, a Fireplace, & a Tea Cozy A Chair, a Fireplace, & a Tea Cozy A Chair, a Fireplace, & a Tea Cozy Young Adult (& Kids) Book Central Young Adult (& Kids) Book Central Young Adult (& Kids) Book Central Young Adult (& Kids) Book Central MLK Reads – Middle School Librarian’s reviews MLK Reads – Middle School Librarian’s reviews MLK Reads MLK Reads Goddess of YA Literature (T. Lesne) Goddess of YA Literature (T. Lesne) Goddess of YA Literature (T. Lesne) Goddess of YA Literature (T. Lesne) YA Authors Café YA Authors Café YA Authors Café YA Authors Café more choices Easy way to keep up!

11. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Literature Projects Literature Circles Journals Weaving the Multigenre Web Writing Reviews Online Power of the Podcast YABC Reviews MySpace teen reviews

12. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Students Write Via the Blog TWEeter: Elementary Book Blabbing TWEeter: Elementary Book Blabbing TWEeter: Elementary Book Blabbing TWEeter: Elementary Book Blabbing Edinger House – 5 th grade class Edinger House – 5 th grade class Edinger House Edinger House A Really Different Place – 6 th grade class A Really Different Place – 6 th grade class A Really Different Place A Really Different Place ACT Student Blog – high school students ACT Student Blog – high school students ACT Student Blog ACT Student Blog Book Review Database Book Review Database

13. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 More Thoughts Student Project WWII Greek Myths Author Interview Rick Riordan on the Percy Jackson series Book Review “Stealing to Settle the Score” Rick Riordan on the Percy Jackson series “Stealing to Settle the Score” Harlem Renaissance Discussion Question What is Missing in YA books?

14. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 …and More Thoughts Have You Done A Google Book Search? Teacher’s Guide Books For BoysBiography / Civil War Biography Template More template ideas Guys Read Get In The Fast Lane Sample List

15. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Books & Web 2.0 List

16. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Remember… Book Review Database TWEeter – Student response blog (Watch for others!) A Library By Any Other Name – blog with Google reader, book blogroll Meriwether – find books, author websites, PLAYAWAYS! TeachingBooks – video author interviews, other online resources TumbleBooks – online kids books Power Media Plus & Unitedstreaming – more stories, books in videostreaming

17. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Sample books Colson, Mary. The Story behind Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. 2006. 56 p. illus. Heinemann, lib. ed., $23 (1-4034-8212-8). Colson, Mary. The Story behind Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye. 2006. 56 p. illus. Heinemann, lib. ed., $23 (1-4034-8212-8). Jacobson, Sid and and Ernie Colón. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. 2006. 144 p. Hill and Wang, $16.95 (0-8090-5739). Jacobson, Sid and and Ernie Colón. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. 2006. 144 p. Hill and Wang, $16.95 (0-8090-5739). Rall, Ted. Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East? 2006. 303 p. illus. NBM, $22.95 (1-56163-454-0) Rall, Ted. Silk Road to Ruin: Is Central Asia the New Middle East? 2006. 303 p. illus. NBM, $22.95 (1-56163-454-0) Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. 2003. 153 p. illus.Pantheon (0375422307 ) Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. 2003. 153 p. illus.Pantheon (0375422307 ) Yang, Gene. American Born Chinese. 2006. 233 p. illus. First Second (0375422307 ) Yang, Gene. American Born Chinese. 2006. 233 p. illus. First Second (0375422307 ) Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. 2005. 498 p. Little, Brown & Co. (0316160172 ) Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. 2005. 498 p. Little, Brown & Co. (0316160172 ) Martel, Yann. The Life of Pi. 2001. 319 p. Harcourt (0151008116) Martel, Yann. The Life of Pi. 2001. 319 p. Harcourt (0151008116) Coben, Harlan. The Innocent. 2005. 388 p. (0525948740) Coben, Harlan. The Innocent. 2005. 388 p. (0525948740) Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees. 2001 sound media player. (Playaway – Follett) (1598956485 ) Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees. 2001 sound media player. (Playaway – Follett) (1598956485 ) Smith, Cynthia Leitich Tantalize. 2007. 310 p. Candlewick Press (0-7636-2791-7) Smith, Cynthia Leitich Tantalize. 2007. 310 p. Candlewick Press (0-7636-2791-7) Krasner, David. A Beautiful Pageant. 2002. 361 p. Palgrave Macmillan (0-312- 29590-1) Krasner, David. A Beautiful Pageant. 2002. 361 p. Palgrave Macmillan (0-312- 29590-1) Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade. 2002. 167 p. Dial $16.99 (0-8037-2569-8) Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade. 2002. 167 p. Dial $16.99 (0-8037-2569-8)

18. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Online Resources Harry Potter Lexicon http://www.hp-lexicon.org/ Harry Potter Lexicon http://www.hp-lexicon.org/http://www.hp-lexicon.org Harry Potter and the Ministry of Fire by David Serchuk http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/book-burnings-potter-tech- media_cz_ds_books06_1201burn_print.html Harry Potter and the Ministry of Fire by David Serchuk http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/book-burnings-potter-tech- media_cz_ds_books06_1201burn_print.html http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/book-burnings-potter-tech- media_cz_ds_books06_1201burn_print.html http://www.forbes.com/2006/11/30/book-burnings-potter-tech- media_cz_ds_books06_1201burn_print.html Look Out Harry Potter http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin157.shtml Look Out Harry Potter http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin157.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/a_admin/admin/admin157.shtml What Do Harry Potter, Captain Underpants and Huck Finn Have in Common? http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/first_amendment_cases/harry_ potter_censorship.htm What Do Harry Potter, Captain Underpants and Huck Finn Have in Common? http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/first_amendment_cases/harry_ potter_censorship.htm http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/first_amendment_cases/harry_ potter_censorship.htm http://www.cfif.org/htdocs/legal_issues/legal_updates/first_amendment_cases/harry_ potter_censorship.htm International Cover Art Lesson http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-comprehension/lesson-plan/2692.html International Cover Art Lesson http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-comprehension/lesson-plan/2692.html http://www.teachervision.fen.com/reading-comprehension/lesson-plan/2692.html The Young and the Graphic Novel http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6417183.html?nid=2789 The Young and the Graphic Novel http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6417183.html?nid=2789 http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6417183.html?nid=2789 Graphic Novels 101: FAQs http://www.hbook.com/redirect_special.html?rd=/magazine/articles/2006/mar06_bre nner.asp Graphic Novels 101: FAQs http://www.hbook.com/redirect_special.html?rd=/magazine/articles/2006/mar06_bre nner.asp http://www.hbook.com/redirect_special.html?rd=/magazine/articles/2006/mar06_bre nner.asp http://www.hbook.com/redirect_special.html?rd=/magazine/articles/2006/mar06_bre nner.asp Graphic Novels http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/graphicnovels.asp Graphic Novels http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/graphicnovels.asphttp://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/graphicnovels.asp NBC Heroes http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/novels_display.shtml?novel=30 NBC Heroes http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/novels_display.shtml?novel=30http://www.nbc.com/Heroes/novels/novels_display.shtml?novel=30

19. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Online Resources cont. Gaining Background for the Graphic Novel Persepolis: A WebQuest on Iran http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1063 Gaining Background for the Graphic Novel Persepolis: A WebQuest on Iran http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1063 http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=1063 Teaching Books Ernie Colon on Creating the 9/11 Report http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?name=Col%26%23243%3Bn%2C%20 Ernie&a=1 (requires subscription) Teaching Books Ernie Colon on Creating the 9/11 Report http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?name=Col%26%23243%3Bn%2C%20 Ernie&a=1 (requires subscription) http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?name=Col%26%23243%3Bn%2C%20 Ernie&a=1 http://www.teachingbooks.net/spec_athr.cgi?name=Col%26%23243%3Bn%2C%20 Ernie&a=1 ABC American Born Chinese by Christine Kwong http://www.youthradio.org/society/kpfa031206_chinese.shtml ABC American Born Chinese by Christine Kwong http://www.youthradio.org/society/kpfa031206_chinese.shtml http://www.youthradio.org/society/kpfa031206_chinese.shtml American Born Chinese Online Excerpt http://www.firstsecondbooks.net/abc/abcGift024.html American Born Chinese Online Excerpt http://www.firstsecondbooks.net/abc/abcGift024.html http://www.firstsecondbooks.net/abc/abcGift024.html An Interview with Gene Yang from Cybils Blog http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/2007/03/american_born_c.html An Interview with Gene Yang from Cybils Blog http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/2007/03/american_born_c.html http://dadtalk.typepad.com/cybils/2007/03/american_born_c.html An Interview with Gene Yang from YASLA podcast http://pod-serve.com/audiofile/filename/5967/gene_yang.mp3 http://blogs.ala.org/yalsa.php?title=yalsa_podcast_18_interview_with_gene_yan&mo re=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 An Interview with Gene Yang from YASLA podcast http://pod-serve.com/audiofile/filename/5967/gene_yang.mp3 http://blogs.ala.org/yalsa.php?title=yalsa_podcast_18_interview_with_gene_yan&mo re=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 http://pod-serve.com/audiofile/filename/5967/gene_yang.mp3 http://blogs.ala.org/yalsa.php?title=yalsa_podcast_18_interview_with_gene_yan&mo re=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 http://pod-serve.com/audiofile/filename/5967/gene_yang.mp3 http://blogs.ala.org/yalsa.php?title=yalsa_podcast_18_interview_with_gene_yan&mo re=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1 Reader’s Club Graphic novels for Teens http://www.readersclub.org/subcategory.asp?cat=6&id=60 Reader’s Club Graphic novels for Teens http://www.readersclub.org/subcategory.asp?cat=6&id=60 http://www.readersclub.org/subcategory.asp?cat=6&id=60 Stephenie Meyer.com (author website) http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html Stephenie Meyer.com (author website) http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/index.html

20. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Online Resources cont. Westerblog http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/blog/ Westerblog http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/blog/http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/blog/ Music podcasts – Scott Westerfeld http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/author/music.htm Music podcasts – Scott Westerfeld http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/author/music.htm http://www.scottwesterfeld.com/author/music.htm Would I Really Want to Be Pretty? http://librarygrl.blogspot.com/2007/04/would-i-really-want-to-be-pretty.html Would I Really Want to Be Pretty? http://librarygrl.blogspot.com/2007/04/would-i-really-want-to-be-pretty.html http://librarygrl.blogspot.com/2007/04/would-i-really-want-to-be-pretty.html About This Book: Life of Pi http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/life_of_pi1.asp About This Book: Life of Pi http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/life_of_pi1.asp http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/life_of_pi1.asp Life of Pi Author Essay http://www.powells.com/fromtheauthor/martel.html Life of Pi Author Essay http://www.powells.com/fromtheauthor/martel.htmlhttp://www.powells.com/fromtheauthor/martel.html Harcourt Life of Pi Bonus Materials http://www.harcourtbooks.com/bookcatalogs/bookpage.asp?isbn=0156030209&opti on=bonus Harcourt Life of Pi Bonus Materials http://www.harcourtbooks.com/bookcatalogs/bookpage.asp?isbn=0156030209&opti on=bonus http://www.harcourtbooks.com/bookcatalogs/bookpage.asp?isbn=0156030209&opti on=bonus http://www.harcourtbooks.com/bookcatalogs/bookpage.asp?isbn=0156030209&opti on=bonus Playaways Information http://store.playawaydigital.com/library Playaways Information http://store.playawaydigital.com/libraryhttp://store.playawaydigital.com/library Journalism’s Changing Model http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/journalisms-changing- model-cont/ Journalism’s Changing Model http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/journalisms-changing- model-cont/http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/journalisms-changing- model-cont/http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/journalisms-changing- model-cont/ Meet the Writers http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writers_cds2.asp?PID=12289&z=y&cds2P id=1302&linkid=722135 Meet the Writers http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writers_cds2.asp?PID=12289&z=y&cds2P id=1302&linkid=722135 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writers_cds2.asp?PID=12289&z=y&cds2P id=1302&linkid=722135 http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writers_cds2.asp?PID=12289&z=y&cds2P id=1302&linkid=722135

21. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Online Resources cont. YA Authors Cafe http://yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/ YA Authors Cafe http://yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/http://yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/ IRA Young Adult Choices http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices_young_adults.html IRA Young Adult Choices http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices_young_adults.html http://www.reading.org/resources/tools/choices_young_adults.html Teenread.com http://www.teenreads.com/index.asp Teenread.com http://www.teenreads.com/index.asphttp://www.teenreads.com/index.asp Penguin group Author Podcasts http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/podcast/authors Penguin group Author Podcasts http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/podcast/authors http://us.penguingroup.com/static/html/podcast/authors Information Age Inquiry student projects http://virtualinquiry.com/cases/high4.htm Information Age Inquiry student projects http://virtualinquiry.com/cases/high4.htmhttp://virtualinquiry.com/cases/high4.htm Weaving the Multigenre Web http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=279 Weaving the Multigenre Web http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=279 http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=279 The Harlem Renaissance Student Group Project http://www.fatherryan.org/harlemrenaissance/ The Harlem Renaissance Student Group Project http://www.fatherryan.org/harlemrenaissance/ http://www.fatherryan.org/harlemrenaissance/ Stealing to Settle a Score with Life (NY Times Bk review) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/books/27masl.html?ex=1178164800&en=51 0d9b850f3d322e&ei=5070 Stealing to Settle a Score with Life (NY Times Bk review) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/books/27masl.html?ex=1178164800&en=51 0d9b850f3d322e&ei=5070 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/books/27masl.html?ex=1178164800&en=51 0d9b850f3d322e&ei=5070 http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/27/books/27masl.html?ex=1178164800&en=51 0d9b850f3d322e&ei=5070 Brothers: a Poem in Two Voices Lesson Plan http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/giblin/two.shtml Brothers: a Poem in Two Voices Lesson Plan http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/giblin/two.shtml http://www.houghtonmifflinbooks.com/readers_guides/giblin/two.shtml What’s Missing in YA books http://yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/2007/03/open- discussion-whats-missing.html What’s Missing in YA books http://yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/2007/03/open- discussion-whats-missing.htmlhttp://yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/2007/03/open- discussion-whats-missing.htmlhttp://yaauthorscafe.blogspot.com/2007/03/open- discussion-whats-missing.html

22. Lib Info Services Staff Dev vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com June 2007 Contact Info Vaughn Branom District Library Information Specialist Spring Branch ISD vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com vbranom@sbcglobal.net 713-365-5614 vaughn.branom@springbranchisd.com vbranom@sbcglobal.net A Library By Any Other Name… is Still a Collection of Information http://alibraryisalibrary.blogspot.com/ http://alibraryisalibrary.blogspot.com/