Forbes Magazine has a unique interactive map that shows migration from one United States county to another. Now you can explore the patterns of how people move from or to South Carolina. In 2010, 41 people moved from Queens County, NY to Richland County, SC and 38 people moved from Richland County, SC to Queens County. Why do you think people move from one county to another? It could be for family, work, or education.

• American Migration

American Migration map showing migration to and from Richland County in 2010

I was honored to be asked to write the technology column for the 2011 SC Middle School Association Journal about online resources that educators can use to teach South Carolina-related standards. The column and entire journal issue is available online at the Association's website.

A Review of Online Resources for Teaching South Carolina-Related Standards

This review of online national and state educational resources uses two website review methodologies to analyze the effectiveness of these resources for South Carolina middle school classrooms learning South Carolina-specific standards. These educational websites provide a wide range of tools and materials for both students and teachers, including primary sources, photographs, lesson plans, timelines, multimedia, and interactive modules. Each website reviewed is written or sponsored by national, state, or local government entities and each review features an 8th grade social studies standard with examples of how the standard can be addressed using the online resource.

They're here! The SC Association of School Librarians announced the 2012-213 South Carolina Book Award nominees at their conference in March. Now StudySC features these award-winning books in the updated SC Book Award section.

Each book features a picture of the cover, description, and links to online resources such as:

• Book Reviews
• Author Website
• Author Biography
• Reader Guides
• and more!

So far, my favorite Book Award nominee has been Matched by Ally Condie. Here is the StudySC Book Award entry for this YA futuristic story.

Matched - Ally Condie

In the Society, Officials decide. Who you love. Where you work. When you die. Cassia has always trusted their choices. It’s hardly any price to pay for a long life, the perfect job, the ideal mate. So when her best friend appears on the Matching screen, Cassia knows with complete certainty that he is the one… until she sees another face flash for an instant before the screen fades to black. Now Cassia is faced with impossible choices: between Xander and Ky, between the only life she’s known and a path no one else has ever dared follow — between perfection and passion. Audio Excerpt Author Biography Book Excerpt Book Review Book Website