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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Teachers cite the challenges of remote instruction as a top reason for leaving their jobs during the pandemic.

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Best Search Engines for Teachers and Educators

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JSTOR : A digital library housing thousands of academic journals, books, and primary sources. WorldCat : A global catalog of library collections, WorldCat helps locate books, DVDs, articles, and other materials in libraries worldwide. It’s a valuable tool for accessing physical and digital academic resources.

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Library of Congress introduces three new apps (and a reminder of some older goodies)

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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. Primary Source Gallery–a collection of the documents used in the stories. – Vote Early, Vote Often (Voting Rights).

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What role should a teacher play in choosing books kids read?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Maybe you think removing upsetting books from school libraries is the best thing for your child. Your classroom libraries, core texts, optional reading, and on-the-fly suggestions have great power in developing your students’ love of reading, leading them to new understanding, and nurturing their empathy. Illinois (1987).

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

ELMO’s document cameras offer various ways to help students visualize objects and see in detail. This funding opportunity will allow K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. Renaissance displayed its literacy solutions.

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3 tips for connecting students to internet resources during summer

eSchool News

They also encourage schools and districts to leverage community partnerships by working with libraries, community centers, mobile community hotspots, or local chambers of commerce. Teachers are available to even collaborate after hours and comment right then and there on the actual documents,” said Dr. Cory. Leverage Partnerships.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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