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Joyce Valenza's Homepage

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As a media specialist, Joyce Valenza uses a dazzling array of technologies and strategies to improve the education of all students in her school. Such an array can be more than a bit overwhelming at first glance, but don’t worry. This site is easy to navigate, and the information is well organized and broken into manageable categories. (See the educator’s guide below for specific links if you need help knowing where to start.) The benefits of this site are mutlifold. On one level, it serves as a resource for ready-to-use materials, such as lesson plans, podcasts, and templates. On a second level, it serves as a starting point for learning more about various technologies, such as blogs, wikis, flickr, and imovies. On a third level, the site serves as a model of how to utilize technology in the media center and the classroom to meet students’ educational needs. Some of the resources require applications such as Quicktime, Windows Media Player, or Power Point for viewing. A few areas are password protected (class blogs and school databases). Have fun!

Below are links to specific areas of Joyce’s homepage. Each link is followed by a brief listing of what kinds of resources and/or information can be found there.

Springfield Township’s Blog
  • Book Trailers
  • Grammar Videos
  • Vocabulary Podcasts
  • Searching
  • Wikipedia
  • Thesis Statements
Joyce Valenza’s NeverEndingSearch Blog

Scroll down the main screen and look through the links on the left hand side. There are three main sections of such links: Blogroll (other blogs), Categories (posts within Valenza’s blog), and Archives (posts sorted by date).

  • Blog Links
  • Websites
  • flickr
  • podcasting
  • Teaching Strategies
  • About Learning
  • About Libraries
Mrs. V’s Lessons
  • Information Skills
    • Webquests
    • Developing a Thesis
    • Pathfinder Template
    • Source Evaluation
    • Research Rubrics
    • Citing Sources
  • Curricular
    • Grammar
    • Novel Study
    • Africa Webquest
    • Careers
    • Middle East
    • Primary Sources
    • WWII
    • Literary Criticism
  • Professional Development
    • School Library Websites
    • WebQuests
    • Planning a Research Assignment
    • Rubrics