Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The 2018 Picture Book Smackdown was held on November 29, 2018. 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. — Donna Macdonald (@dsmacdonald) November 30, 2018. You can watch the full smackdown here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 7, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech and plan your professional development for 2018. Date: January 5, 2018. Tool #1: Make Bookshelves in Google Books. Richard: So this is one that’s right under everyone’s nose when ever they go to Google, but whenever I share it, people are like, “Oh! It’s Google Books. Listen Now.

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TeacherCast

MAY 30, 2019

This past week, I had the amazing opportunity to attend the 2018 edition of Podcast Movement. At an unconference, people enter an event and vote with their feet. For the next two hours, Greg and I talked about podcasting, education, and the need for a nice connection between a website and Google Search Console (fun topics eh?).

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

It’s time for us all to start making plans and building excitement for World Read Aloud Day 2018 with Litworld. This year, World Read Aloud Day takes place on February 1, 2018, but many of us will celebrate the entire week of January 29-February 2, 2018. World Read Aloud Day 2018 Planning Document.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

We are in the midst of one of my favorite months to celebrate in the library, Picture Book Month. Jenny Lussier, Cathy Potter, Shawna Ford, Kathy Kaldenberg, and I created the very first Picture Book Smackdown which was held via Google Hangout on November 21, 2013. Authors Laurel Snyder and Ame Dyckman joined us as well.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We’ve added Google Drive sync. Once you authenticate, CheckMark will save your comments to your Google Drive. New Google Chrome extension streamlines digital grading for teachers. Several months ago, a teacher mentioned having difficulties creating an efficient workflow to provide students feedback on writing in Google Docs.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators. Cathy Moore became the Wake County Public School System’s 10th superintendent in May 2018. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 23, 2022

Next Tuesday, March 29th, 2002, is our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," which will be held online (and for free). Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Get Your Free! 3D Artifacts!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2022

Our first Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Virtual Reality and Learning: Leading the Way ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 29th, 2022. Virtual Reality was identified by the American Library Association as one of the 10 top library technology trends for the future. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2018

You know how it seems that when you create a lesson these days that you need like twelve links to bring the lesson together–the link to the directions, link to a Google Slide deck, link to a discussion question, link to a YouTube video. If you don’t want to start from scratch, check out their lesson plan library.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), Google Spotlight Stories “G oogle Spotlight Stories means storytelling for VR. Human Anatomy Atlas 2018. Human Anatomy Atlas 2018. Imagine the possibilities for. The New York Times: VR. Grades 2 and up.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 5, 2018

But, we were still able to meet with new teachers, address technology issues and help arrange training for those who have never used ChromeBooks or Google Classroom. The library can supply video cameras for quick 90 second presentations. Its purpose is to encourage teens to be regular readers and Library users. It’s Fall Y’all!

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

This week in the library, we’ve hosted skypes and Google Hangouts with classes, libraries, authors, and illustrators as well as hosting an in-person visit with Matt de la Pena & Loren Long. Rita Foretich collaborated with me in the library to create art projects with every grade level in the school.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 18, 2018

I am not complaining, but it’s good to know how to follow along or catch up with the events on your own time during and after the fact. If you want to focus on AASL events, here’s the official schedule. Events like OCLC’s Community Engagement of the Future , as well as their Research Update will be live-streamed.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

For a $5 monthly subscription, users can access a library of 350 videos of past sessions and practice materials. million tests in 2018, according to The College Board. Deciding to pursue this idea full-time, she left the campaign in January 2018 and moved in with her mother in Maine. More than 2.8

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. Date: January 17, 2018. She is in Seattle, Washington, and she and I have actually spent some time together when I was out there at an event.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Moreover, you can use the platform with multiple video collaboration and conferencing tools, such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco Webex, Google Meet, etc. As teachers create events to welcome students with access codes, they can reply online without disclosing their names. Digital Publishing / July 3, 2018.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Every 45 seconds of every minute of the 2018/2019 school year, a new educator signed up for Flipgrid. Check out the event’s Wakelet collection , and Facebook Album.). Educators can create their own Explorer Series experience using Disco Library links and adding Topics to their own Grids.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

While most students aren't yet of voting age, it's still important for them to recognize and analyze news events leading up to elections. Students must consider October surprises critically: Are these late-breaking headlines calculated political ploys, legitimate news events, or somewhere in between?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

While no one is 100% right, if leaders are thoughtful and reflective and communicate clearly as events unfold, their communities will support them. He was the 2018 recipient of MASA’s Robert L. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 15, 2018

SDGs in Action App : The free app, also based on the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals , presents information about all 17 goals, including targets, videos, facts, data, news, notifications, and the ability to discover local actions and events. This video launched last year’s event: For more information, check out:

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. Schools can join until September 2018. In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

His district used social media and “micro-campaigns” to provide messaging to parents about ways to support their children academically and in other ways, and his district found virtual parent-teacher conferences and career nights had much more attendance than in-person events. Dr. David R.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. That is, rather than students buying textbooks separately (or buying used textbooks or checking them out from the library or sharing them with a roommate not buying textbooks at all), the cost would be bundled with tuition and fees.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 26, 2017

I was recently inspired by Laura Sackton’s Book Riot post: 50 DIY Reading Challenges to Make 2018 the Best Year of Your Reading Life , as well as Emma Nichols’ collection of 2018 Bookish Resolutions , Both are chock full of clever ways to rid anyone of a reading rut. International Children’s Digital Library.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Andrea Zafirakou has won the 2018 Global Teacher Prize.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

“ Google , Facebook , Verizon , Comcast and AT&T each contributed $200,000 to a committee opposing the proposed ballot measure, and lobbyists had estimated that businesses would spend $100 million to campaign against it before the November election.” ” The school: the Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Here’s Edsurge’s take on the AEI event. Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” “ Google is jeopardizing A frican-American literature sites ,” says The Outline. Via Inside Higher Ed : “A New Home for AI : The Library.”

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edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

Looking at variables such as student connectivity (and when that happened), virtual engagement, time spent on learning events and access to collaboration and productivity tools like Google Suite, Zoom and Khan Academy informed approaches to instruction and support systems.

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity and Google launch free career courses for interview prep, resume writing and more.” Apple had a big press event this week. May Be About to Fire Its President.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week! In it''s second year, this amazing five-day, 24-hour-a-day event helps educators and students connect with each other and with global education programs all over the world. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Stemscopes Science challenges students to innovate, create, and problem solve while connecting them to real-world events and issues that affect their lives. EDTHENA ( www.edthena.com ) Edthena has developed a one-click video recording and uploading solution for Google Chrome. This release will also now include support for Google Drive.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Meanwhile on Campus… If anybody from Baraboo High School in Wisconsin can clue me in on why it appears the entire male class of 2018 is throwing up a Sig Heil during their prom photos - that would be great. h/t @CarlySidey pic.twitter.com/BL8lDVLMA4 — Jules Suzdaltsev (@jules_su) November 12, 2018. ” Testing.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

It all started in September 2018. After brainstorming ideas together, they drafted stories in Google Docs before creating fully fleshed multimedia publications in Book Creator. Accepting a golf scholarship to attend college, Scott briefly studied law before receiving a master’s degree in library science.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

With part of the grant money, Vista turned its library into a “learning commons.” They felt additional pressure from amped-up media around the XQ grant, which celebrated its 10 “super schools” last September with a flashy national TV event featuring actor Tom Hanks. Photo: Mike Elsen-Rooney for The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

The image above from Google Trends helps demonstrate how popular the phrase has become in the intervening months. million people had attended the event. Flying cars are coming, and you’ll be able to get a nanodegree from Udacity in the subject by 2018. Why was so much ed-tech “fake news”? Trump claimed that 1.5

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