OPAL ISLMA Archive

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Master Schedule
The complete schedule of upcoming OPAL public online events.

Auditorium
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Archive
Recordings and other documents about previous OPAL programs.

Podcast
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Archive of ISLMA (Illinois School Library Media Association) Conference Programs

Wonder Woman: A Visual History of A Feminist Icon presented by Philip Crawford on November 2, 2007
- Streaming audio with slides and text chat about Wonder Woman
  (playback time of 51 minutes)
- MP3 audiorecording about Wonder Woman (14.8 MB; playback time of 51 minutes)
- PowerPoint slides only about Wonder Woman

Exciting New Books for Grades 5-8 presented by Sally Walker on November 2, 2007
- Streaming audio with slides and text chat about Exciting New Books for Grades 5-8 (playback time of 26 minutes)
- MP3 audiorecording about Exciting New Books for Grades 5-8 (17.7 MB; playback time of 26 minutes)
- List of books discussed

Making Powerful Learners Virtually Everywhere: Virtual Book Club presented by Linda Ryan and Sally Tibbets on November 2, 2007
- Streaming audio with slides and text chat about a Virtual Book Club (playback time of 55 minutes)
- MP3 audiorecording about a Virtual Book Club (16.8 MB; playback time of 55 minutes)
- PowerPoint slides only about a Virtual Book Club

Connecting Digital Natives with the School Library presented by Erin Wyatt and Katie Kirsch on November 2, 2007
- Streaming audio with slides and text chat about Connecting Digital Natives (playback time of 55 minutes)
- MP3 audiorecording about Connecting Digital Natives (17.2 MB; playback time of 59 minutes)
- PowerPoint slides only about Connecting Digital Natives