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Letters for Libraries: Advocacy & Action!

The Daring Librarian

For example, the reauthorization proposal would consolidate 38 existing authorities into 11 new programs that give communities more choices in carrying out activities that focus on local needs and that are achieving results. action Advocacy ALA Carolyn Foote joyce valenza lettersforlibraries wiki save school libraries school libraries'

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Rally to Restore Philadelphia School Librarians: Responses, reflections, and resources

NeverEndingSearch

I showed them some of the products our students created as the result of their research–the blogs and wikis; the digital stories created with traditional movie-making tools and VoiceThread and Animoto I told them all these tools are available and they are free. This was a clear vision of inequity. They looked at me stunned.

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Toward Renewable Assessments

Iterating Toward Openness

Take an all-too-typical example: Faculty member assigns student to write a two page compare and contrast essay. This example assumes physical paper, but the principles are exactly the same in the context of assessments submitted, graded, and returned electronically.). Student writes the paper and submits it to faculty. If so, how?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

See examples of how Shannon and I are doing it (poetry summit, virtual debate, author visits, class vista etc). Tuesday, March 4th at 12pm CST in Austin, TX Common Sense Media - Inspiring Advocacy through News and Digital Media , While technology provides exciting, innovative teaching opportunities, it also introduces tremendous challenges.