The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 1, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) nextThursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library. This includes not only public libraries but colleges and universities.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 2, 2021

Often, these are organized into recommended age groups as well. Article Libraries. More so, many organizations also provide article libraries to expand your learners’ programming knowledge. In addition, many of these articles are available for free online for learners of all ages. Robotics Kits.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 5, 2023

Our second Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Banned Books and Censorship: Current Intellectual Freedom Issues in the Library ," will be held online (and for free) this Thursday, June 8th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. Really, though: Why not?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: How K-12 schools can bring digital transformation to their libraries. When Harbor Beach High School in Michigan decided to redesign its library , administrators there held meetings with faculty, staff and members of the student council to decide how the new space should look based on how each group envisioned its use.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2019

"INTERACTING WITH THE HOMELESS: SAFETY, SECURITY, AND SERVICE FOR LIBRARY STAFF." Please consider joining us for this 60-minute webinar, part of a special Library 2.0 You will need to be logged into Library 2.0 --if you are not yet a member, you can join for free here.) More information on the webinar is below the articles.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 2, 2024

Project a group aerobics class or calming landscapes on the wall, and voila! If you enjoy this article, also read about the advantages of projectors over traditional TVs. The post Reimagine Your Space: 5 Creative Ideas Realized with Projectors appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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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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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

LC Labs’ newly launched Newspaper Navigator leverages machine learning and the substantial digitized resources of the Library’s Chronicling America website. Their discovery depended on often tedious browsing through relevant scanned articles. . After selecting a group of images, clicking on Train Your AI Navigator!

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 19, 2023

In this article, we provide five specific tips so that you can communicate better in meetings. As an article from Forbes on body language in leadership points out , people make snap judgments based on your body language. In an article in Inc. Therefore, to communicate better in meetings, you need to pay close attention to yours.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2017

It was a crazy idea: Take the bulk of the world’s books, scan them, and create a monumental digital library for all to access. It got part of the way there, digitizing at least 25 million books from major university libraries. But the promised library of everything hasn’t come into being.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Key points: Cybersecurity remains a major concern among school IT leaders, and many schools would like these services included in the E-rate program Schools and libraries continue to depend on the E-rate funding for internet connections and affordable pricing See related article: Will cybersecurity receive E-rate funding?

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 19, 2023

In this article, we take a closer look at how web conferencing can benefit your business, along with some of the potential drawbacks that you either need to be aware of or take action to prevent. Read our article on the six steps to take to achieve an effective web conference.

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Waterford

DECEMBER 7, 2023

In connection with the Science of Reading Virtual Summit , Waterford.org is sharing an article series exploring the science behind how students learn to read and what administrators can do to guide school and classroom strategies. This article is the second in a two-part series on the research and impact of Waterford programs.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 16, 2022

You can also organize students into different groups and differentiate instruction based on students needs. ReadWorks Article-A-Day ReadWorks Article-A-Day helps students grow their background knowledge and develop their vocabulary skills through a daily reading routine of 10 to 15 minutes. Some of these features include: 1.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

But another print-based technology—the copy machine—is disappearing from many academic libraries, as librarians swap the old dime-eating machines for multi-function devices that scan texts and send copies to students via email. We have multi-function machines just about everywhere,” Russell says—eight in the main library alone. “We

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Edsurge

AUGUST 20, 2020

It can often take well over a year between the time a paper is submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, and when that article is published. And then, only those who can get to a library that subscribes to the journal can see it. None of those people are people who have all the resources of a university library,” she says.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

As libraries work to scan their collections, they tread carefully around books published after 1923 and likely to still be under copyright. Doing the work to do it right is hard, and doing it at scale is really hard,” says Michael Wolfe, scholarly communications officer at the Shields Library at the University of California at Davis. “I

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 1, 2021

A growing number of high school teachers are adopting the flipped classroom model, where students are first introduced to information individually at home before furthering their understanding in the classroom as a group under the guidance of the teacher. 5 Suitable Flipped Classroom Activities for High Schools. Quizzes and Games.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2017

Academic research libraries are many things: knowledge storehouses, teaching and research partners, technology hubs. That assessment, which won’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention at library conferences, is one of the standout findings of a report released today by the nonprofit group Ithaka S+R.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

The LVP team recently partnered with ReadWorks , a nonprofit literacy organization that provides free resources, including a library of curated nonfiction and literary articles, to K-12 teachers. My class is a diverse group with a reading level range of Grade 3 to 8. Implementing Research-based Digital Supports for Students.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As an article for the Digital Learning Institute explains , the metaverse has been a game changer for immersive learning because classes can both be delivered and accessed in a virtual setting. To offer up another example of this, imagine a group of medical students learning important techniques for surgery.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 24, 2019

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Many churches offer opportunities for young people to get involved in their communities through youth service groups. These groups could also be used to connect students with existing summer learning or summer employment opportunities.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ve used this space for flipped classrooms when I have students do group work in class, like this example from a course on Greek archaeology: Each group of students can work simultaneously on one page, adding content which is marked with a vertical colored stripe and the student’s initials so you can see which student added which content.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2020

We've posted a new podcast from Dr. Albrecht on the topic of " Safe and Simple Patron De-Escalations " in the " Library Safety and Security with Dr. Steve Albrecht " section of Library 2.0. If you work on the frontline of daily patron interactions at your library, it’s easy to go home tired. and Fear and Violence on the Job.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., which has 330 students, is not alone.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

High school esports is a growing phenomenon offering a whole new group of students amazing opportunities for personal and professional growth. In addition to the well-documented social and physical benefits of group activities, esports is able to offer students improved academic professional opportunities. Communicate and recruit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2022

In the past, I’ve written about many of Kiddom’s features–the Content Library , SEL Rubrics, its partnership with OUR Curricula Resources to name a few, One quality that has always stood out to me as I explore each of their new features is this company listens to customers and responds to their needs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 11, 2020

We've posted a new podcast episode and a new blog post in the " Library Safety and Security with Dr. Steve Albrecht " section of Library 2.0. The 30-minute podcast is on the topic of " Special Libraries. " Albrecht's newest webinar, coming up on Friday, August 28th: " Your Library and the Police: Time for a New Relationship."

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 18, 2022

This article will give you the information you need to make sure you can implement video-assisted learning successfully and continue forward with good judgement for a variety of students and different situations. With that in mind, if you use videos as a supplementary asset, it is beneficial for cognitive ability in certain age groups.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2018

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. 7 Hall of Fame articles addressing Common Core topics.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 29, 2018

I regularly share free web tools, resources, and tips on ESL Library to help teachers find great resources to use with their learners. Below are a list of the articles I’ve written in 2018. 9 Advocacy Groups & Events Enhancing ELT. 18+ Resources & Activities. 19 Award-Winning English Language Teaching Innovations.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Attendees from academic libraries and scholarly publishing explored how higher education will have to adapt to changing demographics, rising inequality and continuing tensions between big commercial companies and their academic customers. In other words, fancy cafeterias and gyms with climbing walls won’t seal the deal for this group.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2020

Across the nation public libraries have been finding ways to curate digital story hour opportunities for children and families. In late March the Cleveland Public LIbrary kicked off a series of digital read alouds on their website, Facebook page, and YouTube Channel. Each article also includes a quiz to check for comprehension.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Bill Morgan through a shared interest in keyboarding for youngers (see this article on A Conversation About Keyboarding and this article on Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach ). When Bill offered an article on a new class he started that helps English Language Learners, I was excited.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Group involvement Special education students are often working with many different professionals within the school system, so it’s important that everyone involved has a shared understanding of their interests, strengths, and future goals to help them succeed.

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