The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

An international study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that students who had more books at home reported that they enjoyed reading more. Teens who read more paper books scored higher on reading assessments. There’s a lot to like about digital books. Credit: Jill Barshay/The Hechinger Report.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

CLEVELAND – June 7, 2022 – Digital book access for reading and listening for K-12 students has reached a milestone. Students using the free Sora student reading app have now accessed more than 100 million books from their school’s digital collections since Sora launched in 2018.

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Waterford

MAY 20, 2024

The Best End-of-Year Learning Activities for Elementary Students Hold a picture book show and tell Invite students to bring their favorite picture books they’ve read this year and share them with the class. Encourage them to discuss their favorite characters, lessons learned, and anything else that makes the book special to them.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2020

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library was one of the book giveaway programs that obtained “impressive” results for early childhood literacy in a May 2020 analysis by international researchers. But does simply giving away free books to low-income families with young children help with early reading?

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 28, 2018

Here’s a complete list of must-try Edtech Resources and Technology Tools for Teachers: BOOK CREATOR. Any student can create, publish, and share online books using Book Creator. They also have the option to create a book from scratch. If you are doing a book review or a film review in class, this would be the perfect tool.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Mon, 10/08/2018 - 13:41. When Harbor Beach High School was built five decades ago, the library was a hub of student activity, but in recent years, it had become a veritable ghost town. The space was unappealing and out of date: Books lined the walls on worn-out wooden bookshelves. I’ve got to use the library.’

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2019

In her 2018 bestseller “ The Library Book ,” author Susan Orlean uses the history of a fire that destroyed parts of the Los Angeles Public Library in 1986 to explore transformations that libraries and librarians have undergone over the last hundred years.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2019

In 2018, it reached classrooms in 52,000 schools, or nearly half of all public schools in the U.S. The STEM-related projects on DonorsChoose—which made up 13 percent of all requests in 2018, up from 10 percent in 2016—continue to shape and expand what it means to learn computer science, Rosen adds.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 31, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," is this coming Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. OVERVIEW: Libraries have the power to help transform lives, both for staff and patrons, through efforts that promote mental health and wellness.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

It’s time for one of my favorite projects of the year: Student Book Budget. Every year, I reserve a part of the library budget that is under complete control by students. This year their budget comes from the profit we made from book fair. The Student Book Budget Team was responsible for surveying Prek-2nd grade.

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techlearning

MAY 31, 2018

BOSTON, MA, and New York, NY —May 31, 2018—Today The Horn Book, Inc., and The Boston Globeannounced the 2018 Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winners. A winner and two honor books were selected in three categories: Picture Book, Fiction and Poetry, and Nonfiction. ,” said Roger Sutton, editor in chief, The Horn Book, Inc.

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techlearning

MARCH 16, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – March 16, 2018 – This week Library Journal announced the 2018 Movers & Shakers, celebrating 50 people who are transforming what libraries deliver to their communities in the United States and beyond. The 2018 class is the 17th group to be selected by LJ editors to receive this honor.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 27, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," is just one week away and will be held online (and for free) next Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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techlearning

MARCH 6, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – March 6, 2018 – Monterey County Free Libraries’ (MCFL) Orquidea Olvera has been named LJ’s 2018 Paralibrarian of the Year. of Madison, Wisconsin, recognizes the essential role of paralibrarians in providing excellent library service. Miller, editorial director of Library Journal and School Library Journal.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Julie Hembree and her students are sending Books to Africa. Books to Africa and My Personal Transformation to a Global Educator. Date: January 17, 2018. I have had a Books to Africa program going since 2012. Every year my students do a coin drive, and they raise money to pay for the shipping of books. Listen Now.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Our student book budget group is a group of 3rd-5th grade students who volunteer their time to decide on new books for the library. This project has been a part of our library for several years. They started by doing a walk around the library and seeing what they noticed about the shelves. Step Three.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2018

There’s no “typical” day for a library media specialist. In one school day, we can teach a class about fake news, help one student find the perfect resource for his research project, and guide another toward a “just-right” book series that appeals to her personal interests.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The 2018 Picture Book Smackdown was held on November 29, 2018. This has been a yearly tradition since November became Picture Book Month. During a smackdown, we hold a Youtube Live event where students and authors in multiple states book talk as many picture books as possible across 45-60 minutes.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. To read the full article and learn more about the School Librarian of the Year Award, visit: [link].

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Waterford

JULY 7, 2022

When planning lessons or choosing books for your classroom library , it’s important to include stories that both reflect the experiences of your students and provide them with insights into the experiences of others. 4] You can carry that into lesson plans, activities, and books in the classroom library. October 5, 2018.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Fri, 09/28/2018 - 10:10. In makerspaces, usually set up in schools or libraries, students work collaboratively on projects that encourage using creative solutions to explore areas in science, technology, engineering and math. Makerspaces have revolutionized what school libraries can do. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

We've just announced the keynote panel for our Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

In an age of digital formats, quick texts (and the associated degradation of spelling and grammar), online content, blogs and posts, many in the education, publishing and library sectors — as well as broader cultural institutions — are wondering and worrying about the future of literature. By 2018 the NEA had much better news.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Search for other school library innovations. History and Civics in American Schools is a new book that details the decline of history and civics knowledge among students — and offers a plan for how states and local school districts can foster understanding of and curiosity about our nation’s history.

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Edsurge

APRIL 11, 2017

But these days the question is how publishers can afford to produce them at all, especially as the main customers for those books—academic libraries—face ever-shrinking budgets, and the open-access movement has pumped up expectations that scholarship should be shared as widely and cheaply as possible.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms. They posted it to the library’s YouTube channel as part of their new summer programming, the majority of which is taking place online due to COVID-19. . “We

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Tue, 04/24/2018 - 08:13. Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. 5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

It’s November 1, which means the beginning of picture book month. Today, we launched our annual picture book challenge. Some years, students have earned stamps for reading a certain number of picture books. This year, I decided to focus on the genres of our picture book section. I also included a line.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 14, 2022

We've just posted a new blog post by Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : "Library Customer Service - Hawaiian Style." Customer Service in Stressful Situations: Step-by-Step to Better Interactions with Patrons" Part of the Library 2.0 How not to take it personally.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2020

Elementary educators looking for a free resource to teach students about the Coronavirus and COVID-19 will have help from a zany book character named Mrs. Can. The book features third graders from a fictional “Class That Can” who are learning from home because of the Coronavirus. .

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