Thing 17 - ELM Productivity Tools

The search alert is a great tool! Thanks to the new instructions, I was able to set up the search alert in my Bloglines account with little difficulty. I did not need to remove "proxy." It was not in the feed address. How many times do we repeatedly look for information on a particularly interesting topic? My search alert in bloglines has worked well and provided updated information over the last couple days. Again, a reader can save many steps. The Proquest Newstand Web Page would also be a useful tool for media specialists who are assisting teachers in gathering information about a topic. Teachers would appreciate the benefits of the direct link to the information. Though I am very interested in NetLibrary and find the notes to be potentially useful - indeed, you can write in the "book" and not leave a mark - how fun is that - I have had little success in finding books that addressed research questions of the middle school student. It has been awhile since I explored it and know that ebooks are continually added. I may have to go back and take another look.