The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: " AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and work so far?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Computer science has taken a priority slot for K–12 teachers , as experts forecast a majority of jobs will incorporate some kind of coding skills or computational thinking by as early as 2020. . Makerspaces have revolutionized what school libraries can do. What Are the Benefits of Makerspaces in Schools?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

She holds multiple technology certifications, including, but not limited to, IC3 certification, Google Certified Trainer and Innovator, Apple Teacher 2016, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator Trainer and Expert. She also holds a Doctorate in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership from Lamar University.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 24, 2020

The free resources from Vernier include the following: Experiment and Sample Data Library: Teachers can access more than 250 free experiments covering many subjects to distribute to students at home. Vernier Video Analysis™: An extended free trial of this physics app is available through the end of June 2020.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. Google Jamboard is currently a favorite free digital canvas for students to brainstorm collaboratively. Check out how people are using Milanote here. Brainstorming Canvases.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Artwork submissions for this free youth art contest are accepted this year from November 1, 2019, through January 31, 2020. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. 5- Create a Library of Maker Materials Make it easy to tinker and invent with a rich library of resources and materials.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 6, 2020

The 2020 Learning Revolution daily online conference starts today! Farmer, Professor of Library Media || Interested to learn new ways to communicate, collaborate, and connect? Loertscher | Pippa Davies || Build Your Own Virtual Library Learning Commons: Session 2 of 3 with Anita Brooks Kirkland, Chair | Professor David V.

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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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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

Read more: Top learning myths to leave behind in 2020. If not, there are open access resources available such as the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) , which is supported by libraries and publishers so many people can read high-quality studies for free (yey!). Gathering new ideas. More experienced teachers?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. Google Jamboard is currently a favorite free digital canvas for students to brainstorm collaboratively. Check out how people are using Milanote here. Brainstorming Canvases.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2020

5, 2020, World Read Aloud Day celebrates the pure joy of oral reading with kids of all ages. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. How do I create a classroom library checkout system? Look for her next prehistoric fiction, Against All Odds , Summer 2020. Read-aloud books. Skype with an author.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

The post It’s NOT About Google (Part 2) – SULS045 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. It’s NOT about Google, y’all! Let’s take a deep-dive into meaningful technology integration supported by our favorite Google tools. Dynamic Learning with Google. Get the FREE Dynamic Learning with Google Toolkit.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 18, 2021

Capstone Connect gives schools full access to PebbleGo, PebbleGo Next, and Capstone Interactive Library as well as planning tools to search by standards and titles. After this lesson, teachers offered Google slides templates for students to use to compare events of the great depression and today. Lesson to setup the project.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 29, 2020

Google Classroom. Google Classroom Cheat Sheets for Teachers and Students. The Google Classroom Master Class (50% off). 10 Google Classroom Tips for Remote Learning. Google Classroom FAQ – Your Most Common Questions ANSWERED! How to Integrate Google Classroom with Google Meet. More Google Resources.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 14, 2020

It is really unconscionable that now many students have graduated from Philadephia city schools without ever experiencing a visit to a school library or learned from a school librarian. A Visit to Remember documents a visit from a group of very local Philadelphia students to our just-across-city-lines suburban school library.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 24, 2020

I, like many of you, have been doing remote teaching since March, 2020. Many of my 3rd-6th grade students join my Google Meet class (used by our district) dragging in and saying they’re tired. I am a student-centric, hands on/minds on teacher. As many of you know, remote teaching is very different than face-to-face learning.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Back in November, I began using a collaborative Google document to find classrooms, libraries, and authors for us to connect with. Litworld World Read Aloud Day. In each connection, we chose a book to read aloud together.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

When it comes to digital learning tools to support blended and remote learning, one tool has stood out above the rest in 2020, Flipgrid. Before we jump in, I’d like to send a huge shoutout to Paige Sturges for her glowing review of the Google Certified Educator Academy! Two New Google Books COMING SOON! Click To Tweet.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 8, 2020

I don’t endorse a lot of products, but Texthelp produces some of the best accessibility tools and they work seamlessly with my favorite Google tools. FREE access to Fluency Tutor for Google Chrome™ . One of my favorite Texthelp tools is Fluency Tutor for Google. Passages appear in student’s Google Drive.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 31, 2021

GoogleForEdu released a Google Slides template for teachers with a variety of resources. Sticker Library ? candytechideas used Google Slides to make this slick soundboard! apsitjen has questions to help you choose Google Slides, Google Drawings, or Google Jamboard. ✏️ Weekly Journal ? Participation Chart ?

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books Price: Free for teachers and, due to COVID-19, caregivers if invited by teachers Platforms: iOS, Android, Chrome. K-2 literacy program offers comprehensive, adaptive activities Price: Free through the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to COVID-19 Platforms: Web.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

5, 2020, World Read Aloud Day celebrates the pure joy of oral reading with kids of all ages. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. How do I create a classroom library checkout system? I know — you’re convinced but don’t know how to blend read-alouds into your busy writer’s schedule.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Students benefit from Sora’s learning tools including a dyslexic font, exportable notes and highlights, built-in dictionary and Google Translate. All Sora users are also invited to connect their student reading app with their local public library to access collections of age- and grade-appropriate ebooks, audiobooks and more.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 13, 2020

I am especially fond of its integration with Immersive Reader, Flipgrid, and Google Drive and Classroom, and recently Microsoft’s Sway. Check out School Librarians to Follow on Wakelet , led by Sherri Gick and curated during Wakelet in the Library! pic.twitter.com/qKbJtBKZS0 — James Davis (Wakelet) (@JBDbiz) June 5, 2020.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. Oakland’s partnership, known as #OaklandUndivided , launched in May 2020. OAKLAND, Calif. It was all hands on deck.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The extraordinary nature of the days lived during the Coronavirus pandemic and the protests and activism of the Black Lives Matter movement certainly pose a drastic contrast to our pre-2020 lives. A student-created primary source for today’s history can be as simple as: Reflecting on current events in a Google doc journal.

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Learning in Hand

AUGUST 27, 2020

Alice Keeler Webcam Record is a super handy Chrome extension for easily recording a video, automatically saving to Google Drive, and getting the shareable link. Flipgrid has a Discovery Library full of conversation starters. Please consider joining me for Classy Videos Fall 2020. Interested in more tips for your recorded videos?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. We have such close relationships with other city agencies, and local libraries and community centers.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

The School Library Leaders (SLL) project , generously hosted on the site of the National Collaborative for Digital Equity (NCDE) , allows practitioners to pose questions or problems they encounter to the members of this impressive team. Many are faced with covering classes that are have nothing to do with library. Harvey II; Dr. M.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Our higher education system formed around libraries. In a world where the largest software vendors like Apple and Google don’t write the apps, we are at a tipping point as the worldwide gap widens between skills delivered by the current educational systems and those required by the digital economy.

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Edsurge

JULY 19, 2022

In mid-March, 2020, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine will call for the closing of schools due to COVID. Wi-Fi is out, and I’m writing this at the library. There is something to be said about the universal effects of suffering, but it won’t be by me, not here. I deliver the same cliche line for lack of being able to think of anything better.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

EdSurge asked those questions in August 2020 in a story about a college-scholarship database created by a beloved librarian named Gail Schlachter. Among the groups that use the data is College Board, which saw 5 million people visit its online scholarship search tools in 2020.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. In that video, Karl imagines he is the commencement speaker for the Arapahoe High School (AHS) Class of 2020, reflecting back on the past 13 years of schooling for that cohort.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2020

The Complete Guide to Google Certifications – Learn all about the certification options and what it takes to get there. Google Docs Cheat Sheet for Teachers and Students – VERY USEFUL! Google Keep Cheat Sheet for Teachers and Students – Learn about this robust tool! Grab a FREE Template. Watch a FREE Webinar.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

As schools, teachers and families face the shock of abruptly shifting to online education, one small question has been how to shift these read alouds to Zoom, Facebook, Google Hangouts and YouTube, the spaces where many classes continue to meet. note : On Tuesday, March 31, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

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