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Using Curriculet for Short Reading Texts & PARCC Prep

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Since it is web-browser based, Curriculet can be used on any device or computer which is a must for my BYOD, 1:1 one day a week with Chromebooks classroom. Anyone who wants to give their students reading short passages can access Curriculet''s ever-growing library of ready-to-use current event curriculets.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 26th, 2014 If a child can''t learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. We are gearing up for another amazing year of the Library 2.014 Conference. Sign up to volunteer at Gaming in Ed!

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Effective Technology Professional Learning: Leading and Collaborating to Assure Success

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Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators. Allison is a member of the Wake County Public School System’s Digital Learning & Libraries team where she serves as their senior director.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

Given that many children were acquiring iPads for personal use, some schools adopted a Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD) Policy. CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The ALA Declaration for the Right to Libraries. See my notes below for my own thoughts on the importance of libraries.

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Are librarians the key to a Future Ready school?

eSchool News

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. In June 2016, the Alliance, in partnership with the U.S.

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Network Essentials for School Board Members

Education Superhighway

Bear in mind that if your district has a Bring Your Own Device (“BYOD”) policy or a guest network, many students, teachers, and visitors will bring one or more devices of their own to your network. The number of devices like tablets, laptops, and smartphones your network is supporting. How often these devices will be used.

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