The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2020

Our first Library 2.020 mini-conference of the year is next week: "Wholehearted Libraries," online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th , from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Not only do libraries need high tech, they also need staff who approach their work with a wholehearted attitude.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2020

We've added three new keynote panelists (see below) to our first Library 2.020 mini-conference: "Wholehearted Libraries," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Standard Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2021

Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht & Maurice Coleman OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by library consultant and "T is for Training" podcast host Maurice Coleman. Discover the Tightwad Library Director’s guide to training and staff development resources.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Among the many exciting events at AASL National in Columbus was Scholastic’s release of the 2016 edition of School Libraries Work! . Through School Libraries Work!, Download your copy of School Libraries Work! .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 26, 2021

Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht & Maurice Coleman OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by library consultant and "T is for Training" podcast host Maurice Coleman. Discover the Tightwad Library Director’s guide to training and staff development resources.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

BetterLesson launched in 2008 with a mission to provide a simple way for educators to connect and share high-quality lesson plans. Prior to that, he served in various finance and strategy leadership roles at organizations including iHeartMedia, Rackspace, and Investcorp Technology Partners. Kennard is a graduate of Yale University.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Waterford

AUGUST 6, 2021

One simple but effective way to do so is by stocking your classroom library with books that reflect your students’ diverse backgrounds and experiences. Center for Applied Special Technology (CAST) and Understood. December 20, 2008. Sources : UDL Guidelines. Frequently Asked Questions. Universal Design: Instructional Strategies.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 20, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Steve Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security" section of Library 2.0 : "Is There Hidden Bias at Your Library?" and "Library Civility: A Code for How We Treat Each Other." Part of a special Library 2.0 webinars, blog posts, and podcast series.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 19, 2017

We're excited to announce our third Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Makerspaces," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 11th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). There has been a lot of talk about makerspaces in libraries over the past four years. and at the Library 2.0

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close by the end of May, were not shared.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MAY 6, 2021

This event started off small back in 2008. I encouraged everyone in the school to carry poems in their pockets on a certain day in April and a few classes signed up to come to the library to share poetry into a microphone. As technology changes, our way of streaming our readings changes too.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Our higher education system formed around libraries.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

And earlier this year, two of the world’s largest publishers of textbooks, Cengage and McGraw-Hill, announced plans to merge , and plan to offer a subscription-based service that combines their digital libraries in one package.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2019

For Devlin Daley’s next act, he’s employed a strategy that worked for his previous education business: visit college campuses to see what technologies made students’ and instructors’ lives harder. That inspired him to start Instructure in 2008, best known for its Canvas LMS. And the prices could also pose a burden for students.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

Cruzan was joined by LaShona Dickerson, technology director for Lafayette Parish School System in Louisiana, to give CoSN attendees tips on how to better plan for E-rate funding and avoid unnecessary audits. The larger the school or library system, the more likely the system will face a review, Cruzan said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 26, 2017

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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2017

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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. In the day’s keynote address, Kate Zwaard, Chief of National Digital Initiatives at the Library of Congress, talked about scale and wonder in the digital era. That sounds like a lot of money.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 5, 2010

The Library in Your Pocket: Mobile Trends for Libraries View more presentations from Meredith Farkas. Information Wants To Be Free Website The above slideshare preso is from a talk for Western New York Library Resources Council’s "Gadgets and Gear: A Tech Gathering" - May 7, 2010 And it BLEW me AWAY! Mobile Libraries!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 28, 2017

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29th, is our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). The list of scheduled presentations, plus keynote bios, are below! Abels , John Bertot , and Valerie J.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

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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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

SEPTEMBER 30, 2010

Our library is a warm and fuzzy place in an idyllic setting. It''s also a place where exploring new ways to infuse technology into the curriculum is encouraged and celebrated. This news story tells is like it is -- libraries are keeping up with the times, and should always be part of the mix. The desirable bottom line?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Pandemic school closures and remote instruction made learning to read much harder, especially for young, low-income students who didn’t have adequate technology at home or an adult who could assist them during the day. Before the pandemic, Albalicia Espino often took her 6-year-old daughter Sara to the West Dallas Library.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). Are any education technologies, for that matter? Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. They’re amazing.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 12, 2018

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. They organize instruction so that students are the producers, not just the consumers, of knowledge. ”. References.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

Dr. Rob is the author of several books including Reading, Technology, and Digital Literacy and the ISTE bestselling title Are You Future Ready. Rachel Langenhorst is a K-12 Technology Integrationist and Instructional Coach in Rock Valley, Iowa and she also serves as an adjunct professor for Northwestern College.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

A Starter Kit For Instructional Designers When EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn graduated from college in 2008, she had never heard of instructional design—let alone anticipate that she would soon have a career in it. A few weeks after EdSurge probed the company about the silence, Amazon opened up the resource library to the public.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

In a conversation with us, Monsignor Tighe shared hard-won, pragmatic, and clear principles about communications, technology, and the bonds we build. When I arrived in the Vatican around 2007-2008, everything was beginning to happen with digital communications. I was lucky. I had no professional training.

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Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

I don't work in a school or a library. I don't maintain the learning management system or the library management software. " Or maybe I'd tell you a little bit about pigeons — I've done a whole keynote on that topic too — and on how the birds have been used as weapons of war and as models for education technology.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. Other than libraries and news outlets, students were dependent on the educator to provide them with information. I classify these technologies as worksheets on steroids.). happens when the technologies of Web 2.0 Education 1.0

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Test scores did go up a lot in Mooresville after 2008, when it started handing out laptops. “When districts or schools implement a technology program, or really any program, sometimes there’s a period of time when everyone is adjusting to it,” said Hull. . “I think it’s because I have a better control group.”

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. Since 2013, Jennifer Gonzales has been regularly blowing my mind with her thoughtful blend of effective classroom strategies and what’s new on the horizon that you can use in your classroom or library tomorrow. by Jennifer Gonzales.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

There are also bootcamps, internship marketplaces, career placement technology companies, employment assessment companies, and dozens of other category-creating models aimed at paving the last mile between college and employment or otherwise providing retraining for those looking to change careers. million jobs lost in the 2008 recession, 5.6

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 9, 2017

Image from National Photo Library on Flickr As my colleagues at Plymouth Institute of Education make their way back to work, and I sit gazing, relaxed (and retired) from the sidelines, I have mixed emotions. 2008) CEO of Me: Creating a Life that Works in the Flexible Job Age. Reference Kossek, E. and Lautsch, B. Unported License.

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