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MARCH 24, 2017
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On a nearly annual basis, I find that one of the last things that I have left on my to-do list is maintaining my classroom library. This can be a frustrating task in a normal year, however it becomes a much more tedious process when faced with a number of common library challenges.
eSchool News
AUGUST 17, 2015
Minecraft and makerspaces are transforming the traditional library in one city. “It’s Libraries aren’t that place where an old lady wearing a bun is telling you to ‘Shh!’ Next page: Libraries’ renaissance and reinvention.
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Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. A library is a safe space for students to learn and explore their own interests,” Jopeck said.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 30, 2015
Ed note : This is the first in a series of columns from digital library expert Mark Ray discussing the changing role of librarians and the Future Ready Schools initiative. Featured on eSchool News School Administration School Libraries Top News
Digital Promise
MAY 25, 2017
The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. Why the library?
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
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We're excited to announce the second of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: "Library as Classroom," June 15th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 and Beyond” (2007, Libraries Unlimited).
NeverEndingSearch
JANUARY 24, 2016
Need a fresh approach for rethinking your library program? a way of working that will help you strengthen your library by understanding the needs of your patrons and engaging your communities like never before through a method that we call design thinking.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
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We're excited to announce our first of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) March 29th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 27, 2015
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Ulla E ngeström, founder of ThingLink The founder of ThingLink, Ulla E ngeström, has a goal to build a free library of interactive resources for all teachers, students and parents.
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JUNE 16, 2015
On May 12 the head of the National Science Library at the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xiaolin Zhang, gave a major speech to the THETA conference in Australia. Anything they don’t own they obtain through consortial relationships (I think that’s inter-library loan).
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MARCH 9, 2015
Featuring a variety of books from around the globe, International Children''s Digital Library makes children''s classics accessible in many different languages. Techlearning Resources Site of the Day
The Daring Librarian
SEPTEMBER 25, 2016
First, I took pictures of 10 different locations around our Library Media Center, then using a Photoshop template I super-imposed 10 Pokémon (some VERY RARE!)
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MARCH 2, 2012
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It might be available to borrow from your local library! Chrome's "Library Extension" lets you check your local library immediately , while you're in Amazon or Goodreads. books and reading Chrome extensions Google tips librariesSave yourself a few steps, and some money!
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JUNE 19, 2017
We're excited to announce our third Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Makerspaces," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 11th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 and at the Library 2.0
ProfHacker
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
This past fall semester, the Open Library of the Humanities , or OLH, officially launched their publishing arm. The list of libraries supporting the initiative is long and impressive , and there seems to be a new library adding their support every other day.
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MARCH 6, 2016
But with the advance of the Internet and e-books, many district and school leaders are asking questions: Do school libraries, and librarians, really matter? Have Google and the abundance of digital devices made libraries and librarians unnecessary?
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 20, 2016
By Amy Brown More schools are transforming their traditional libraries into innovative makerspaces, giving students the chance to experiment and grow in new and exciting ways.
MindShift
FEBRUARY 5, 2016
Colleges are following the lead of K-12 schools and libraries by creating easily accessible makerspaces that are available to the entire student body. [[ This is a content summary only.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 7, 2015
TeachThought Library: 10 Learning Models & Frameworks. To make them more accessible for you, we’ve decided to create libraries of content, starting with an early collection of the learning models and frameworks we’ve created.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 20, 2016
By Amy Brown More schools are transforming their traditional libraries into innovative makerspaces, giving students the chance to experiment and grow in new and exciting ways.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 3, 2015
Library media specialists and IT teams can work toward a common mission. As purveyors of digital learning materials and research, library media specialists are aligning with their IT departments to help create dynamic, engaging hubs for students and instructors.
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NOVEMBER 24, 2014
Recently, I was working with the teacher-librarian at my school to help her create a system for notifying parents of their child''s overdue library books. add-ons copydown formMule google google apps google forms google sheets inventory library parent communication teacher-librarians tutoria
Edutopia
SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
Josh Weisgrau School Libraries While libraries and makerspaces are both interdisciplinary, resource-filled places of informal learning, each serves distinct purposes for enriching student experience and school culture Photo credit: Texas A&M University via flickr (CC BY 2.0)
MindShift
JULY 31, 2016
New Canaan High School librarian Michelle Luhtala recently jumped headfirst into creating a makerspace in her library and documented what she learned, how her space changed and how it affected students along the way. Luhtala is blessed with a big library, but for most of her career it has been dominated by large bookshelves. The New Canaan Library tries to create different spaces throughout the library where students can work quietly, in collaboration, or on innovative projects.
The Daring Librarian
MARCH 4, 2017
Using social media for library, literacy, book, and program promotion is all about storytelling. Some of the best examples of this can be found on Maxwell J Lucas’s Instagram for his school, Glenthorne Library High School Library in South London aka @glenthorne_library.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
AUGUST 4, 2016
Library 2.0 Presents: "Student Engagement Through Library-led Gamification" With: Tasha Squires Learning Resource Center Teacher at O’Neill Middle School Library Date + Time: Wednesday, August 17th 10am EST for one hour (Click on the time link to see the event time in your own time zone.)
Educational Technology Guy
APRIL 9, 2015
Classroom Organizer is a free web based and mobile app that allows you to organize and manage your classroom library and school book room. With the mobile app, available for Android and iOS, you can scan book title ISBNs into your library, view your library, and manage your book locations.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 19, 2015
This is a GREAT week for library and learning conversations! So amazing to connect with the energy of librarians all around the world through Library 2.0!” Steve Hargadon Library 2.015 Conference Founder and Co-Chair The Learning Revolution SAMPLE POSTS + TWEETS - Please Help Promote!
techlearning
OCTOBER 12, 2015
LIBRARY Table of Contents CURRICULUM Blended/Flipped/Personalized Learning Coding, Makerspaces, and STEM Digital Content/Open Resources Google in Education Student Engagement, Empowerment and Leaders. Techlearning Resources T&L Live PD Library
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 17, 2016
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