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How School Librarians Adjusted to Remote Learning

EdTech Magazine

As schools across the nation shifted to distance learning — and then again to a hybrid model — library staff have taken creative approaches to foster student engagement and give students access to literature. Despite school closures continuing into the 2021 school year, librarians have also worked to…

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TeachingBooks Resources Available to 24 Million Readers with New Statewide Library Systems Added in 2021

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – February 3, 2022 – TeachingBooks , an online database of supplemental resources that enrich children’s and young adult books, had a busy year in 2021. In addition to being acquired by OverDrive in October, TeachingBooks announced the signing of four new statewide licenses and one territory license in 2021. million students.

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TeachingBooks, Sora and Pear Deck Announce Collaboration to Expand Student Engagement and Learning

eSchool News

CLEVELAND – TeachingBooks.net today announced a unique collaboration with Pear Deck , providing expanded opportunities for student engagement and learning. When used with the Sora student reading app , a complete interactive literacy experience is created that engages students of all ages and provides unique learning opportunities.

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12 Best Places that Offer Free eBooks and Audiobooks

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You can have your entire library in your own pocket to take anywhere you go. There are several websites and online libraries that offer access to free ebooks and audiobooks. Besides books, Internet Archive also offers access to a large library of multimedia resources including movies, websites, music, audio, and many more.

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K-12 Students Access 100 Million+ Digital Books from their Schools with Sora Reading App

eSchool News

For example, educators use Sora to connect students with their local public library for additional age-appropriate materials through Public Library CONNECT. Past Sora Sweet Reads program data indicates significant readership not only of the program collection, but of other books in the school’s library.

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How can we ease tensions around book choice and school libraries?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Parents desire to be in control of what their children learn about the world and when. Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students. A September of 2022 article from Edweek included an interview with Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom.

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Leading American Educator And Journalist, Esther Wojcicki, Joins Award-Winning Edtech Startup Pressto Ai

eSchool News

As Chief Academic Advisor, she will be guiding pedagogy, building a teacher task force, and creating a library of exemplary lessons for students. To learn more about Pressto, please visit www.pressto.ai ABOUT PRESSTO AI Pressto AI was founded in 2021 by Daniel Stedman, the co-founder of Brooklyn Magazin e and Northside Media.

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