kathy's articles

OVERVIEW

Kathy writes articles for library media publications, general education periodicals, ed tech publications, online e-zines, and has also authored several books. A list of the articles may be found below.

Contact her via e-mail at kathy@kathyschrock.net or phone at 508-247-0044.

AUTHORED ARTICLES

• “Work smarter. Not harder.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, May 2013.
• “Mirror, mirror, on the wall...” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, April 2013.
• “Choosing the correct tablet for your classroom.” NEAmb.com, January 2013.
• “Collaboration and sharing.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, March 2013.
• “DST and DST.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, February 2013.
• “Digital storytelling and the CCNS.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, Jan. 2013.
• “Tech resolutions.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, December 2012.
• “Infographics for advocacy and promotion.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, Nov. 2012.
• “Assessment with the iPad.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, October 2012.
• “Your virtual blue binder.” DEN Blogs: Kathy’s Katch, August 2012.
• "Reading. 'Riting. 'Rithematic. Real life." Library Media Connection, M/J 2012.
• "Connecting your classroom to the future." eGenio.com, April 12.
• "Infographics as a creative assessment." eGenio.com, March 12.
• "R.I.P.: Respect for intellectual property." eGenio.com, January 12.
• "A dose of Twitter for every day of the year." eGenio.com, January 12.
• "Equipping teachers to infuse technology." District Administrator, 01/12.
• "Authentic learning for students." egenio.com, 12/11.
• "Manage and maintain your PLN." NEAmb.com, 11/11.
• "Must-have tech skills for teachers." egenio.com, 11/11.
• "Concept mapping in the classroom." egenio.com, 10/11.
• "Literacy in the digital age." egenio.com, 9/11.
• "Top teacher tech for 2011." NEAmb.com, 08/11.
• "Technology to watch". THE Journal, 1/5/11.
• "Kathy Schrock's top 12 free edtech tools." teachhub.com, 04/10.
• "Synchronous tools for schools." NEAmb.com, 12/09.
• "Create your own personal learning network." NEAmb.com, 12/09.
• "Top teacher tech: What's hot for the new school year." NEAmb.com, 08/09.
• "Second Life: Interactive professional development." Hotchalk.com, 05/08.
• "Second Life: Lighthouse Learning Island." Hotchalk.com, 05/08.
• "Nailing digital jelly to a virtual tree." Learning & Leading with Technology. 12/07.
• "Critical evaluation in the collaborative era." Technology and Learning. 11/07.
• "Shedding light on Web 2.0." Classroom Connect, 09/07: 16-17.
• "Ten technology skills for every teacher" Tech Integration for Teachers. 10/06.
• "E-readers: Can electronic books help reluctant readers?" i.e.. Autumn 06: 10-11.
• "Primary sources: The way it was." Discovery Education. Sept. 06: 4.
• "Scouting the Web for science resources." Library Media Connection. 08/ 06: 16.
• "Trash or treasure: evaluating a Web site." Learning and Leading w/ Tech.. 12/05:34.
• "Mobile dreams." Technology and Learning. November 2005: 32.
• "All the rage for a reason." i.e.: Interactive Educator, Fall 05.
• "Navigating primary source material on the Internet." Classroom Connect, 10/05.
• "Schools strive to develop technologically fluent girls." EdTech, Summer 05.
• "Electronic learning: Spotting bogus, bad, and biased Web sites." Instructor, 06/05.
• "Electronic learning: Spring clean your computer." Instructor, 04/05.
• "Kathy Schrock on Breeze." Macromedia.com (online), 12/04.
• "Storage to go." Technology and Learning, 11/04.
• "Super surfing." Access Learning, 11/04.
• "Power in the Palm of your hand revisited" Classroom Connect, 11/04.
• "Critical evaluation of Web pages." WI State Reading Association Journal, Sp. 04.
• "Web sitings: Summer reading sites." Instructor, 5-6/04.
• "Web sitings: Online math games." Instructor, 4/04.
• "Web sitings: Super science sites." Instructor, 3/04.
• "Library automation: A buying guide." Technology and Learning, 2/04.
• "Web sitings: Get clicked into the arts." Instructor, 1/04.
• "Electronic learning: Search tools that do the trick." Instructor, 11-12/03.
• "Web sitings: Reading first." Instructor, 11-12/03.
• "Web sitings: Writing and the classroom." Instructor, 10/03.
• "Handheld computers: Power in the Palm of your hand." Classroom Connect, 10/03.
• "Software to make you look marvelous." School Library Journal, 9/03.
• "Electronic learning: Zoom in on digital cameras." Instructor, 9/03.
• "Web sitings: Link up to literature." Instructor, 9/03.
• "Web sitings: Lesson plan sites." Instructor, 8/03.
• "More than a tech toy." School Library Journal, 5/03.
• "The search continues." School Library Journal, 2/03.
• "The Alphasmart Dana." Library Media Connection, 1/03.
• "Tools you can’t live without." School Library Journal, 1/03.
• "Fingerprint recognition technology." Technology and Learning, 11/02.
• "Sharing files." Creative Classroom, 11-12/02.
• "Standards-based goal setting for technology." Tech Pathfinder for Teachers. 9/02.
• "Information literacy toolkit: Readability." PC Teach It, 9/02.
• "Critical evaluation of Web pages, revisited." Classroom Connect, 9/02.
• "The new virtual library: the virtual pathfinder." The Book Report, 9/02.
• "Tools for change: a day in the life of a student in 2005." Classroom Connect, 4/02.
• "Information literacy toolkit: Search engines." PC Teach It, 3/02.
• "Information literacy toolkit: Subject directory 2." PC Teach It, 2/02.
• "Creating class Web sites (1) (2)." Creative Classroom, 1/02.
• "Information literacy toolkit: Subject directory 1." PC Teach It, 1/02.
• "Information literacy toolkit: Citation formats." PC Teach It, 12/01.
• "Covering the technology standards: Part 2." Creative Classroom, 11/01.
• "Information literacy toolkit: Pathfinders." PC Teach It, 11/01.
• "Information literacy toolkit: Timeline." PC Teach It, 10/01.
• "Digital cameras in the classroom (1) (2)." Creative Classroom, 9/01.
• "Adobe Acrobat: A teacher's best friend (1) (2)." Creative Classroom, 8/01.
• "Information literacy primer." 1 Aug. 2001. 3 Apr. 2002 < www.glef.org>.
• "Evaluating the Web." Cable in the Classroom Magazine, 7/01.
• "Covering the technology standards: Part 1 (1) (2)." Creative Classroom, 5/01.
• "Tapping the Internet for classroom use: info literacy." Multimedia Schools, 3/01.
• "Benefits of concept-mapping software (1) (2)" Creative Classroom, 1/01.
• "Filling the teacher's toolbox." Classroom Connect, 11/00.
• "Electronic portfolios & storing them (1) (2)" Creative Classroom, 11/00.
• "One computer in your classroom (1) (2)" Creative Classroom, 9/00.
• "Top 10 cool school Web sites." SchoolTone Alliance, 9/00.
• "Building a content-rich school Web page." Technology & Learning, 8/00.
• "Create a collaborative, Internet-based project (1) (2)"Creative Classroom, 8/00.
• "Product profile: Little Fingers keyboard and trackball." Library Talk, 5/00.
• "Portable devices and how do use them (1) (2)" Creative Classroom, 5/00.
• "Consumer education for the World Wide Web." Classroom Connect, 4/00.
• "Which Internet connection is best for my school? (1) (2)" Creative Classroom, 3/00.
• "Newsletter design to make them take notice." Library Talk, 1/00.
• "What scanner should I buy for my classroom? (1) (2) "Creative Classroom, 1/00.
• "Finding the best holiday resources on the Net" Creative Classroom, 11/99.
• "Queen of her domain." Technology and Learning, 9/99.
• “How do I use this darn thing“" Instructor, 8/99
• "Platform-sharing question." Technology Pathfinder for Teachers, 2/99.
• "Producing information consumers: critical evaluation." Book Report, 2/99.
• "Which do you want to use today: the browser comparative." Library Talk, 1/99.
• "ABC's of Website evaluation" Classroom Connect, 12/98.
• "Time for time: telling time software review." Library Talk, 9/98.
• "Evaluation of World Wide Web sites." ERIC Digest. June 1998: (EDO-IR-98-02).
• "Web sites for mathematics curriculum." Curriculum Administrator, 4/98.
• "Music software." Technology Connection, 2/98.
• "Finding Web sites that meet your needs." Technology Connection, 1/98.
• "How to get your Web page noticed." Multimedia Schools, 1/98.
• "The world according to Spidey." KnowledgeQuest, 1/98.
• "Many layers of assessment." Technology Connection, 12/97.
• "Keyword searching and the Internet." Technology Connection, 9/97.
• "It must be true: I found it on the Internet." Technology Connection, 9/96.
• "Offline online: The WebWhacker advantage." Multimedia Schools, 9/96.