The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 15, 2023

Performance Evaluations: A Skill-Building Refresher for Library Leaders [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 Your library doesn’t do employee evaluations? The written, discussed, and archived performance evaluation document helps with all of those and more. What’s that you say?

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 16, 2023

Observation comment library Writing up observations can be a tedious process. To ease the burden as a principal, I would spend my summers developing a document containing concise commentary on virtually every strategy addressed in our observation and evaluation tool. This can free up people to focus on more complex tasks.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Today is our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," being held online and for free. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Just a few days away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 8, 2021

Just two weeks away, our third Library 2.021 mini-conference, " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

The analysis feature provides information regarding how many students received the same rating, whether the assignment was complicated or straightforward, ambiguous or clear for students, and if the criteria of a certain level of performance were hard to reach. You can create a new rubric for each assignment or reuse the ones in your library.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Steve Albrecht for this Safe Library "Bootcamp," designed to be an essential and affordable all-staff training tool on the basics of library service, safety, and security. Dr. Albrecht has 23 years of experience keeping create a safe library space, for staff and patrons.

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ProfHacker

JUNE 30, 2016

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking this month about making teaching documents of all kinds more accessible. Some of this is about a syllabus , but some of it is about rethinking some of our signs and documentation at work, as well as ways that we can make our edX courses more accessible to that highly varied audience.

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 7, 2021

Please also join the Library 2.0 Our second Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 17th, 2021, from 12:00 - 3:00 US-Pacific Time. Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

Social studies education serves as the cornerstone for cultivating informed and engaged citizens capable of understanding the complexities of the world around them. Natural language processing (NLP) algorithms can help students analyze primary sources, extract key information, and generate summaries or interpretations.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2017

[ Editor’s note: This piece is the first in our new monthly series focusing on Innovative School Libraries and Librarians. Be sure to keep checking back during the month of August for new library-focused articles!]. This project comes after students have studied Jimmy Carter and Martin Luther King Jr.,

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 21, 2022

In its broadest definition , a digitizer refers to any accessory that converts analog information (touch, light, sound…) into a digital signal. A digitizer is a device that receives, processes and records digitally any analog information such as light, sound, touch, or pressure. appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

This is where you, as a teacher, can access iCivics' entire library including: 1- Curriculum Units Curriculum units are digital and print resources designed specifically for use with high school and middle school students. These resources are accessible from the Teach hub and are organized by topic. These include: 1.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

In other words, students want information and tasks that are real and useful outside the classroom. Students and teachers can use the Glogpedia content library for science, math, and social studies. . From Ted talks to animated videos covering many topics, the platform provides the information students need to learn new things. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Libraries Conference Broadband Digital Divide 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Our third Library 2.021 mini-conference: " Libraries as Community Anchors ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 21st, 2021. Libraries are increasingly addressing challenges associated with digital equity, access, and inclusion, as well as issues of security and privacy. Please also join this Library 2.0

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Digital Promise

MARCH 5, 2020

As a former librarian and district leader, I found that success was the best form of advocacy—when the great work of librarians is shared and documented, good things follow for students and library programs. Additionally, submissions are evaluated by practicing library leaders. With teacher librarians across the U.S.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Brainstorming on a canvas with words, symbols, icons, lines, stylized font, shapes, frames, and color is a fun way for the brain to make connections and make sense of information. Access a library of shapes, containers, stylized fonts and more. Students create structured diagrams to visually organize information with text and images.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 2, 2022

With a few clicks and connection to the internet, teachers can view online resources, browse the content library, and find data faster. You can combine notes, create documents, artworks, lessons, presentations, and later store content in significant memory space. appeared first on ViewSonic Library. Modern Classrooms .

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Webinars and webcasts – Hosting webinars or webcasts can be a more inclusive way to disseminate information to a larger or more dispersed audience. This ensures that everyone has equal access to information and can actively participate in discussions.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A new era of teaching that integrates multiple media and information sources has begun. The advent of interactive large-format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Interactive Whiteboards: A History. Reinforcing instruction.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 19, 2024

Word Processing and Document Collaboration: Google Docs : Known for its simplicity and real-time collaboration features. It’s great for creating beautifully designed documents and integrates well with other Apple products. Its ability to sync across devices means you can have your research library with you, wherever you go.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Besides an abundance of sources, the Internet provides ways to sift and sort through massive amounts of information through the use of search engines and advanced filters. Compare this to the old school way of doing research: spending hours in a large library and slowly filling out flash cards. How, then, do you prove it’s true?

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2021

I recently participated in virtual events through my local library for the Big Read celebration. I noticed in all three events the facilitator used a document camera in the instruction. He has found it to be very useful in keeping his students engaged and in helping them “see” the information and to process it better.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In our increasingly digital world, where a vast ocean of information and creative content is just a click away, understanding the nuances of copyright has never been more important. Related: Which Creative Commons Licence Should I Use? Why Learning about Copyright is Important?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

And, they must be informed citizens in our democracy. With the internet, students can access primary source documents, research just about anything, and support their own understanding with explanations accompanied by video, animations, or other helpful visualizations. school and library to the internet.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2023

Many educators, like Tom Bober, Library Media Specialist (AKA Captain Library), District Library Coordinator in the School District of Clayton, agree that the preference should be student driven. Information is information regardless of the format and how a student may access it,” Bober shared. “So,

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 14, 2021

Our second Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World," will be held online (and for free) this Thursday, June 17th, 2021, from 12:00 - 3:00 US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Interactivity in the Classroom Gone are the days of passive learning, where students simply absorbed information without playing an active role in their learning. Interactive platforms equipped with shared documents, real-time communication, and collaborative project tools can develop these competencies.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I have a vivid memory of a co-worker visiting me in the library at school to mention that my older son Gus had fallen out of his desk in class. These runners may have accidentally done some speed work while documenting their journey!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2022

Others use a calendar, where students enter similar information. And many teachers ask a caregiver to sign the log or calendar to prove that the information is accurate. Ranganathan—often referred to as the Father of Library Science—proposed Five Laws of Library Science in 1931, a theory of principles of operating a library system.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

And the reason that it is so important to us, is because there is a lot of documentation that is not out there anywhere else. For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. It was never documented.

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 19, 2023

This allows you to attend a video conference on the desktop monitor and access your notes and documents via the touchscreen display simulatenously. This equipment lets you to speak with colleagues and be heard by them, so you must make an informed decision here too. A great option here is the myViewBoard solution from ViewSonic.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2023

In today’s digital age, where information is just a click away, maintaining academic integrity has become more challenging yet more crucial than ever. Plagscan checks documents against an extensive database of academic literature and web sources, ensuring a high level of accuracy in its similarity reports.

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