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9 Tips Every Teacher should Know about Google Scholar

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Besides searching for academic literature such as journal articles, peer-reviewed papers, books, reports.etc, Google Scholar also enables you to create your personal library where you can save and organize your materials. Google Scholar is definitely a great academic search engine for research students and academics.

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School Libraries Work! 2016

NeverEndingSearch

Among the many exciting events at AASL National in Columbus was Scholastic’s release of the 2016 edition of School Libraries Work! . The new document collects the work of Carol Kuhlthau, Keith Curry Lance and Ross Todd, You’ll find new research from Colorado, South Carolina and Pennsylvania, highlights from 25 states and one province.

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CoSN 2018: How Your District Can Prepare for an E-Rate Audit

EdTech Magazine

The larger the school or library system, the more likely the system will face a review, Cruzan said. They will ask for information such as bidding documents,” she said. It’s not that schools are not compliant, it’s that they don’t have the documentation to show they’re compliant.”. “Did you determine the correct eligibility?

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Essential Guide to Digital Citizenship for CIPA and E-Rate

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The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. What if I get audited? What is E-rate?

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Students as citizen archivists and scientists: The new community service?

NeverEndingSearch

The Library of Congress, the National Archives and the Smithsonian offer parts of their collections to be organized and made accessible by employing the services citizen volunteers. The Library of Congress was an early adopter of archival crowdsourcing. Check out the Abraham Lincoln Papers Challenge !] Click and say “hi.”

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America’s reading problem: Scores were dropping even before the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

More than a dozen studies have documented that students, on average, made sluggish progress in reading during the pandemic. Before the pandemic, Albalicia Espino often took her 6-year-old daughter Sara to the West Dallas Library. The pandemic made a bad situation worse. What’s causing these trends is no mystery.” Related: U.S.

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4 Must-Use Video Apps to Encourage Reflection on the iPad from Ben Sondgeroth

EdTechTeacher

In their book Learning and Leading with Habits of Mind , Arthur Costa and Bena Kallick (2008) point out that: “ Teachers who promote reflective classrooms ensure that students are fully engaged in the process of making meaning. In a science classroom, students can take images throughout a lab, documenting the steps in the process.

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