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4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading

Neo LMS

Americans spend an average of 17 minutes per day reading for personal interest; in 2003, the average reading time was 22 minutes. Technology might come in handy in this case. Contrary to conventional wisdom, technology is a friend, not a foe of books and reading. This is an app especially designed for kids of 12 and under.

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Discovery Education Acquires Mystery Science in $140 Million Deal

Edsurge

With billion-dollar fundraises on top of billion-dollar valuations , it’s no mystery that the education technology industry is attracting top dollars from investors. Discovery Education was formed in 2003 as a division of its then-parent company Discovery Communications, known for its broadcast television programs.

Education 209
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A Glimpse Into What's Possible

A Principal's Reflections

Fueled by social media, collaboration, and other online/offline learning endeavors, teachers and principals have quickly become the ambassadors for technology, initiating and catalyzing conversations in their buildings. Laura had returned to New Milford this past September and is literally constructing a modern day Library Media Center.

Libraries 246
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Why Esports in Schools is a Good Thing

ViewSonic Education

Esports in schools can transport these kids from the solitary world of digital gaming into the common space of the school computer lab or library commons. A 2003 analysis of 15 cases of school shooters found all but two suffered from social rejection. More likely to graduate. More likely to aspire to higher education.

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Register Now for the Open Mini-Conference on Library "Expertise, Competencies, and Careers"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We're getting close to our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) March 29th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). How can library and information science schools and professional development programs prepare library professionals?

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Library 2.017: EXPERTISE, COMPETENCIES, AND CAREERS

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We're excited to announce our first of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) March 29th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please register as a member of the Library 2.0

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Webinar Tomorrow + Additional Speakers - "Responding to an Active Shooter in the Library"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our first Webinar in a special Library 2.0 Christie Kaaland , author of Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Recovery in School Libraries: Creating a Safe Haven, and then from Shauna Burkeen , the librarian at Marshall County High School who experienced a school shooting this past January with 52 students in the library.