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More than a passion project, literacy advocacy takes a village

eSchool News

When former National School Library Program of the Year librarian Marge Cox retired, she began volunteering at Youth Haven, a shelter designed to help abused and neglected children and teens in Southwest Florida. They had boxes of books that had been donated to them and wanted to create a library.

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Final Schedule - "Wholehearted Libraries" Online Mini-Conference on Tuesday, March 10th

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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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Impero Software Announces Philip Walters as its New Chairman

techlearning

Austin, TX, May 18, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, today announces Philip Walters as its new board chairman. In 2010, Walters was awarded membership in the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to educational publishing.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

A 40+ year veteran educator, Sheryl has served as a school principal, K-5 teacher, library/media specialist, classroom teacher, university professor and is an ISTE Certified Educator and Ed Tech specialist and consultant. In 2010 the FCC appointed her to the USAC board representing the nation’s schools and libraries on ERATE.

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Universities increasingly turn to graduate programs to balance their books

The Hechinger Report

Angie Perez and some of her classmates are studying together in a covered plaza that connects a classroom building with the law library at St. The American Bar Association reports that law school enrollment was up incrementally this year , but that’s after falling 29 percent since 2010. Alicia Vera for The Hechinger Report.

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Live Thursday, February 2nd - Panel on Personal Learning Profiles

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

McClaskey , resident of Ed Tech Associates, is a recognized UDL and Digital Learning Consultant with 28 years experience in using technology in the classroom. Shannon is the author of the award winning Van Meter Library Voice blog and enjoys writing for ISTE''s Leading & Learning journal, various blogs, and in other forums.

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Kidcasts: Podcasts for kiddos

NeverEndingSearch

The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries. from teachers use during handwriting practice, they can listen, an ambient way to bring science into the classroom without devoting specific time. . The panel discussed the benefits of kidcasts.

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