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What Brings Gen Z to the Library?

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Ninety-two percent check social media daily. But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall. They might be coming in for coffee.

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Dr. John Budd on "The Library as Forum in the Social Media Age" - Dr. Steve Book Interview (New Series)

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Steve Albrecht in our " The Safe Library " section of Library 2.0 : Dr. John Budd on "The Library as Forum in the Social Media Age." In this Library 2.0 interview with Dr. Steve Albrecht, he talks about his book, The Library as Forum in the Social Media Age (Rowman and Littlefield, 2022).

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Why Students Still Need Community Libraries

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Scholastic’s Dwaine Millard explores how community libraries can both offer all young people opportunities to improve their access to resources and technology and provide face-to-face settings where they can form positive social norms outside the boundaries of social media.

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Here's What Happened When Students Solved Social Media Problems With Design Thinking

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A few weeks ago, Aaron, a student in my high school elective class, mentioned he didn’t use social media very often. I’m usually a library media specialist, but with only a few days notice, I had inherited this course from another instructor and was given the added challenge of updating the curriculum.

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5 tips for using Canva

EdTech4Beginners

My Year group’s homework template. Before getting started, here are 5 tips for using Canva: Take advantage of Canva’s templates: Canva offers a wide range of templates for different design projects such as social media graphics, business cards, flyers, and more.

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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media

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This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries.”. They are all into it. Darren Ellwein.

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Dr. Albrecht Blog Post: "Keeping Libraries Safe From Digital Attacks"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've just posted a new blog post by Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : "'Keeping Libraries Safe From Digital Attacks." Dr. Albrecht's twice-monthly Library 2.0 In 2015, the ALA published his book, Library Security: Better Communication, Safer Facilities.