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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

"Awkward Conversations: How to Handle Difficult Discussions with Patrons" Part of a special Library 2.0 Essential Librarian" series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

With Pear Deck, now part of leading digital learning company GoGuardian, educators can transform lessons into impactful formative assessments and active learning experiences that seamlessly integrate with learning management systems. Templates, quick-start activities and ready-to-teach lessons connect students across all grades and subjects.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

To make the program more manageable for teachers and facilitators, Corney-McGee and his colleagues narrowed their focus, selecting only a handful of tools from the G Suite library. “We We decided on four applications and we were going to present them using the Google Classroom platform,” Corney-McGee said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Awkward Conversations & Difficult Situations: How to Handle the Hardest Discussions with Patrons (2023 Updated Version) Part of the Library 2.0 Service , Safety, and Security Series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : Library life is full of challenging moments. The patron who refuses to leave as the library is closing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Just a couple of weeks ago, the Library of Congress announced the launch of three new apps for Web and mobile, developed by educational organizations that were supported by an LOC grant for app development. Bank of multiple-choice and discussion assessment questions. Links to Library of Congress primary source analysis guides.

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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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MindShift

JULY 22, 2018

For 12 years Jennifer Taylor watched kids come into the library at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, California and struggle: “We’d have rows and rows of books, and they don’t know what to pick.” Little did Taylor know, she’d stumbled upon a hotbed of controversy in the world of library science. Leigh Collazo, otherwise known as “Mrs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

To prepare students for success in a remote learning environment, Learning.com is adding remote learning lessons to its EasyTech content library. The remote learning lessons expand EasyTech ’s comprehensive online library of content covering essential technology skills for students in kindergarten through eighth grade.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

“Until recently, gaming in education has been very propriety in nature,” says Ryan Schaaf , assistant professor of educational technology at Notre Dame of Maryland University and co-author of the book Game On: Using Digital Games to Transform Teaching, Learning, and Assessment. . You have access to a limited library of games.”.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Back in November of 2010, I wrote a response to a superintendent’s proposed elimination of school libraries in New York State. The problem with libraries is that they are anachronisms , sacred cows. To be honest, I believe that all children deserve strong school libraries with professional teacher librarians.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 4, 2019

I asked Jennifer to describe her experience introducing the project to our pre-service grad students: My awesome Rutgers #YAlit students created a #bookbento as part of a summative assessment to demonstrate their ability to connect titles from this semester’s reading list with a plethora of multimedia resources to inspire and hook readers!

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2019

So, an educator might have a learning experience at the library or in a museum, and the information about that experience can be uploaded to a central system so other educators can learn from that. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how schools are using technology to improve student assessments.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

NSDL – The National Science Digital Library has some outstanding resources that include numerous links to some great STEM programs and organizations. Continue to explore all of the simulations, formative assessments, and lessons. CK12 – Starting with their amazing free digital books is really just a start.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 6, 2022

"Handling Complaints or Protests About Content: Service, Security, and Training for All Staff and Library Leaders" Part of the Library 2.0 in our library? This 60-minute training webinar is presented by Library 2.0 and ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

It’s one of the 2014 category award winners by School and Band Orchestra magazine and the industry standard for teaching band, string, and vocal of all ages and all skill levels. SmartMusic provides an immediate assessment. His recommendation: Smart Music. It is available on PCs and Macs as well as iPads.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

A technology committee should include the IT director or members of the IT department, teachers who actively use technology, the library media specialist, an instructional technology specialist, an administrator or superintendent, board of education members, parents, and students. This guide isn’t just advice from a vendor.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

It’s hard to make sense of the current climate for school libraries. In other areas, library programs are being cut because some tight budgets favor more pressing priorities. In other areas, library programs are being cut because some tight budgets favor more pressing priorities. April 29, 2016.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. Check out this wonderful magazine for some great K12 educational articles, I will be presenting at Alan November’s BLC in Boston in July. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

This was,” Elizalde explains, “the initial assessment for a framework called the Learning Record. Following that up, TIME Edge also falls into Sciascia’s “favorites” category, both because of its specificity for middle schoolers and because of its paired content “from 90 years of primary sources from TIME Magazine through the TIME Vault.”.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

MIT Blossoms – All of the lessons in the MIT Blossoms library have been contributed by BLOSSOMS partners from around the world. Plus Magazine – That is right… it is a magazine. MARS – Classroom Challenges are lessons that support teachers in formative assessment. Another plus… it is free.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 3, 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. While some tips focus on how to manage your time differently, others suggest rethinking the way you assess your students'' writing.

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Brainscape

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Hey, check out Brainscape’s Wine Academy for a full library of free study guides !) And it’s this totally unique combination of active recall, self-assessment (metacognition) , and spaced repetition that is scientifically proven to help you to absorb the content twice as efficiently.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Noakes: She recommended a needs assessment, as Diamond outlined, but said schools often look at the curricular content or internal infrastructure only. Noakes emphasized that the process must include an equity assessment—can all of the students and teachers access the tech outside of school?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 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? Is your library mobile friendly?

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 22, 2017

This article was published in NEA Today Magazine - pages 18-20 - and also posted on the NEA Today Website 5 Fab Ways to Animate Your EduLife! You can use Bitmoji stickers as your Twitter avatar, on Snapchat stories, within Seesaw and Google Apps for Education, rubrics, within Gmail, on your blog, or for classroom or library signage.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

The Brightspace platform enabled students to personally craft their experiences to adapt to their learning needs, while quizzes and other formative assessments made sure students were on track for success. Brightspace Excellence Integrations and Extensibility Award Winner. Smith School of Business at Queen’s University : Troy St.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 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? Is your library mobile friendly? Mix Up Your Classroom Library.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 27, 2010

and in response to articles by Dr. Marc Bernstein, Superintendent of the Valley Stream (NY) Central High School District that question the relevance of libraries, Librarian Joyce Valenza says it all about what it means to be a librarian. The problem with libraries is that they are anachronisms, sacred cows. Bravisima, Joyce!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. in the library as a research tool . as homework or independent reading.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Together, they applied for a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Sciences, as part of the Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. We also did a special report about the impact of COVID-19 on school libraries and employment. We hoped to answer whether there is a full decline or an evolution of library positions.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” But here are some education-related stories: Via Education Week : “Privacy Experts Assess Potential K–12 Fallout From Facebook ’s Crisis of Trust.” Contests and Awards.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Mark Nichols, Digital Promise Fellow Citizen Journalism - Lesley Farmer, Professor of Library Media CLASS: Connected Learning Activities through Social Service - Sebastian Panakal, Chairperson Classrooms without Borders: A Teacher's Guide to International Collaborative Projects - Philip J. That's all for now.

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