The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2017

We're excited to announce our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," which will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 1st, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please register as a member of the Library 2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

When homework becomes an extension of that passion, it is a favorite choice instead of TV, video games, or social media. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. — published first on TeachHUB.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 27, 2019

The following video and discussions help students think more deeply about the role media plays in school shootings, how it might change for the better, and what other factors contribute to these events. Recommended for: Grades: 9-12 Subjects: ELA, social studies, newspaper/media, digital citizenship.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Some point to the clever, social media-friendly ad campaigns and marketing efforts of Juul in the early 2010s. Recommended for: Grades: 6-12 Subjects: ELA, social studies, digital citizenship, advertising/marketing, business. Demonstrate to students how to browse the Smithsonian's library of ads on the left.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The discussions shouldn’t focus on denying technology, though, said Michelle Cooper, Library Media Specialist, White Oak ISD, TX in the edWebinar “ Achieving Media Balance in a Tech-Immersed World.” This article was modified and published by eSchool News. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 18, 2017

As my first form of business, I think that the library should go. This was an interesting comment in the article: “One student’s phone was found, they lost it and had put it in the office, and it had buzzed, he said it buzzed in one hour, forty times with SnapChat messages,” said Thissen.

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edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2017

In “ Summer Reading 501: Helping Generation App Read This Summer ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian, presented creative ideas to get students excited about summer reading. During a read aloud, teachers can sign up to read a book of their choice at the public library.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Instead of focusing only on screen time, this article will cover how teachers and students can use devices and consume media in more deliberate and mindful ways -- what Common Sense calls "media balance." In Redefinition, digital tools enable a complete reimagining of the learning activity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Collect these into a digital library that kids can access online, see what friends are reading over the summer, and find books that appeal to them. — this article was first published on TeachHUB. Teach Digital Citizenship with … Minecraft. Let your students (and kids) live it this summer. Hunger Games.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 29, 2015

When nine worshipers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, West Virginia, were murdered on June 17, 2015, social media news feeds quickly filled with opinionated posts about the impacts, meaning, and historical precedents surrounding the event.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2017

We're excited to announce the keynote panelists for our our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," which will be held online ( and for free ) on Thursday, June 1st, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 19, 2015

The ISearch widget generator makes it easy for librarians and teachers to install a Discovery search approach to any website, making it so easy for users to find articles, ebooks, videos and more. The MakerSpace movement is steadily growing within Ohio’s school libraries. ISearch widget generator. Edith Wharton.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2017

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 1st) is our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," being held online ( and for free ) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, educators, students, and others to participate this event.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. It uses a wide variety of media (photos, diagrams, videos, animations, articles, and podcasts) to explain traditionally-complex concepts such as magnetism, genes, and thermal imaging.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

Here is an article about Buddy Teachers to learn more. Here is an article I wrote for 24 classroom games that can make learning fun. Here is one article on the Truth for Teachers site that has more ideas specific to trauma-informed teaching. Here is one article with some ideas you might find helpful.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Learn about addressing student privacy and up-to-date acceptable use policies that include social media.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

The purpose of the Librarians Network is to promote librarians as leaders and champions of educational technology and digital literacy. In Trends Aside, Libraries Support Student Content Creation Now , SLJ’s Matt Collette described librarians have long been addressing the Report’s identified challenges. 2014/15 Webinars.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. More on that in a subsequent article in this series.) It’s a theme that runs throughout almost every article in this series.“Fake

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. How does your library manage digital collections? How does your library manage digital collections?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

And then, not two days later, I heard Twitter has reclassified their app as a news purveyor rather than a social media device. One more stat — which may explain the whole social-media-as-news-trend — and then I’ll connect these dots: 60% of people don’t trust traditional news sources.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

I hope you are enjoying this series of articles on student owned inquiry. The Social Media Search Engine. Twitter Advanced Search – Social Media Search – This Twitter Search Page is valuable when showing teachers great ways to collect learning resources. They include: The Informational Search Engine.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Learners with opportunities to think critically about what they see online; recognize the benefits and risks of sharing information; and balance screen time with other activities will become digitally aware and responsible. Signing the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Pledge (adaptable to upper grades). Building Out.

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 27, 2011

So having Library Journal use a version of this quote above in the Movers & Shakers article and having had my beloved School Library blog blocked this week has made me super sensitive to the challenges & responsibilities we have teaching our kids digital awareness and responsibility. But we don''t have to love it.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 10, 2020

There is a wide array of templates available, including various sizes specifically formatted for social media platforms. It is important to discuss Digital Citizenship and copyright issues with students. . It is an excellent tool for keeping social emotional learning and connections , especially during remote learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2022

I encourage you to pick up a copy or borrow it from your library and dig into it in its entirety.) It is critical that we examine and analyze the authority of the original source, not just our perceived trust in the person who shared the information with us via social media or any other conduit.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Media Literacy Courses and Curricula The providers below offer more comprehensive resources on media literacy, from courses (from just a few hours to weeks) to a curriculum linked to a scope and sequence and standards. Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Features free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events that we hold and from our over 200 partners, and provides valuable links to learning conversations taking place in the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Nominate your favorite keynote speakers for Library 2.014.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Websites, articles, feeds, and newsletters Facilitating Challenging Conversations in the Classroom (by the Teaching Center at Washington University in St. Louis): This article features best practices for prepping classrooms to have tough conversations about cultural and political issues.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For those of us who remember a time before the internet, using Google for research might feel strange -- like being thrust from the cozy confines of a favorite library straight into the Wild West of the web. It’s still best to combine Googling with other forms of research, like visiting a library or using an academic database.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For those of us who remember a time before the internet, using Google for research might feel strange -- like being thrust from the cozy confines of a favorite library straight into the Wild West of the web. It’s still best to combine Googling with other forms of research, like visiting a library or using an academic database.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 15th The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. - National Library Week. National Library Week is this week, and the theme is "Lives change @ your library®." How does your library manage digital collections?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

” The article goes on to point out some examples of this kind of dilemma, and how certain businesses responded. Increasingly formal use of social media by education institutions. Rapid change in the demands for media forms (e.g., New demands for digital citizenship. Maker Movement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

You can create professional presentations, posters, multi-page documents, marketing materials, social media graphics, and more (see the list below for education) using Canva’s more than 1 million photos, icons, and layouts, each with colors and fonts coordinated into attractive schema easily accessed by both beginners and reluctant designers.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 9, 2018

The importance of media literacy cannot be understated. Nor can the value of social media as a teaching, learning, and publishing tool. Two principles inform why I engage with my students around social media: Digital literacy doesn’t just naturally develop any more than print literacy does, and.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Might we also study whether learners with solid K12 library inquiry experience perform better than the student in the general SHEG sample ? You can now find out. For more information. But wait, there’s more!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Recommended for: Grades: 8-12 Subjects: ELA, social studies, newspaper/media, digital citizenship. Prep for teachers Preview the media examples in the "Manipulated Media" Google Slide deck. Possible follow-ups Check out all the resources in our News and Media Literacy Resource Center.

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