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NASA IMAGE AND VIDEO LIBRARY
techlearning
OCTOBER 19, 2018
NASA has a huge image, video and audio file library that you can do public search, download or embed the out-of-this-world files. Photo Video TL Advisor Blog Digital Library
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The Future of Libraries - what does it look like?
Educational Technology Guy
MAY 18, 2015
Libraries, like schools, are changing with technology. The typical library full of books will be going away and be replaced with a space for accessing digital resources and getting help finding resources. Many libraries are struggling to change and even attract visitors.
Creating a Student Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 1, 2017
Librarian Micki Uppena has a student centered library. In addition to a rich maker space, Micki takes us on a journey into a 21st century library where kids love to learn. The importance of relationships in the modern library. Pictures of Micki’s Library / Classroom.
Keep school libraries weird
NeverEndingSearch
JUNE 2, 2017
On a whim I included a slide that read: “Keep School Libraries Weird.” ” I’ve been doing a little thinking about why, like Austin , we might want to keep school libraries a little weird. Let’s keep school libraries weird.
Our Library is a Safe Space
The Daring Librarian
OCTOBER 24, 2018
Our school library has always been a safe space for kiddos of all kinds. And our School Library has always enjoyed being a draw and a safe landing spot for kids who are quirky, nerdy, bookish, techie, queer, gay, trans, wordy, dramatic, creative, alternative, and cool.
How School Libraries Can Help Personalize Learning
edWeb.net
FEBRUARY 10, 2017
With personalization becoming a growing initiative in schools, the library is a valuable asset for personalizing instruction around student needs. Michelle and Jackie discussed how the library can personalize instruction through assessing, reading, learning, and making.
16 Amazing Libraries For Bibliophiles
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 28, 2018
16 Amazing Libraries For Bibliophiles by TeachThought Staff Want to see some amazing libraries? The post 16 Amazing Libraries For Bibliophiles appeared first on TeachThought.
3 Ways to Rock Your Classroom Library!
Kleinspiration
AUGUST 5, 2014
Classroom Library Tools If you are a Scholastic.com user, most likely you know about Book Wizard and what an amazing tool it is for finding and leveling books. This was one of those moments in my room that would change the way I managed my library.
Announcing Library 2.019: "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design" - Registration and CFP Open
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
DECEMBER 13, 2018
We're excited to announce our first Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, March 13th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).
School Libraries Work! 2016
NeverEndingSearch
NOVEMBER 8, 2015
. Among the many exciting events at AASL National in Columbus was Scholastic’s release of the 2016 edition of School Libraries Work! . Through School Libraries Work!, Download your copy of School Libraries Work! . advocacy school librarians school libraries
Open Library gets even more open
NeverEndingSearch
AUGUST 2, 2018
Created in 2006 by a team led by Aaron Swartz and Brewster Kahle, Open Library is an Internet Archive project developed to present one web page for every book ever published. In Open Library, browse by genre or subject or search to select a title.
Searching Multiple Libraries with the Chrome Library Extension
ProfHacker
APRIL 6, 2017
That post described Library Extension , a very useful Chrome extension 1 that works with Amazon’s site (reports in the comments section of the LifeHacker post indicate that it works with the Goodreads site, too, though I’ve not tested it). Have you tried Library Extension?
Transforming Library Services for and with Teens Through Continuing Education: What We Learned
Educator Innovator
NOVEMBER 28, 2018
It’s been a year since YALSA and the Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA) started work on the Transforming Library Services for and with Teens Through Continuing Education (CE) Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) project. YALSA library out-of-school
Pam Moran on transformed school libraries
NeverEndingSearch
JULY 10, 2015
Once I believed that libraries were places where people went for books and reference materials. Now I believe that libraries are learning opportunities that promote pathways for people to “search, connect, communicate and make.”.
Boosting Engagement in Your Digital Library
edWeb.net
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent.
One future for research libraries
Bryan Alexander
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).
Chicago Public Library: The Library as a Gateway to 21st Century Skills
Digital Promise
JANUARY 28, 2016
“Libraries are safe places. That’s why I come here to learn,” says Christine, a student at one of Chicago Public Library’s (CPL) Learning Circles. Gabe is the Program Manager for the Adult Learning Initiative at Digital Promise.
The Most Epic Digital Library For Kids and Educators
Kleinspiration
MAY 2, 2018
In fact it is not just an app, but a whole platform, an extensive digital library of hand-picked, high quality books that will spark every kid’s interest in reading. They are all in your personal library that you can take anywhere. Digital Library?
"Library Extension" Lets you Borrow Books from Your Local Library While You're in Amazon or Goodreads!
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
APRIL 29, 2017
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!
Barrow Night at the Athens Clarke Public Library
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
September is National Library Card Signup Month. I’ve always dreamed that every student in our school would have a library card, but each year it seems to slip off my plate. Each morning on our broadcast announcements, I shared 1-2 things that a public library card can get you.
Library Orientation for Kindergarten through Second Grade
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
AUGUST 24, 2015
Each year I ponder what to do for the first of the year library orientation. As students entered the library, I played the book trailer. Again, there were so many was to connect to the library and school.
Library 2.0
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 2, 2012
What does the future hold for our university libraries? The library has long been seen by many as a very traditional, conservative institution, and is often portrayed as a place where rows upon rows of antiquated book shelves slowly gather dust. 2009) Library 2.0:
Building Home Libraries: A Community Collaboration
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
APRIL 12, 2016
During the school year, our library is a huge source of reading, but I often wonder what I can do to continue to support reading during the summer months when students are at home. What do their home libraries look like? Logistic #6: How will students take ownership of the libraries?
Building Home Libraries: A Community Collaboration
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
APRIL 12, 2016
During the school year, our library is a huge source of reading, but I often wonder what I can do to continue to support reading during the summer months when students are at home. What do their home libraries look like? Logistic #6: How will students take ownership of the libraries?
Home Libraries and Summer Reading
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
MAY 4, 2016
We are quickly approaching summer at our school, so we have been winding down activities in the library and looking ahead to what we might read this summer. Families decorated book boxes, learned some reading strategies, and talked about the importance of a home library.
Home Libraries and Summer Reading
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
MAY 4, 2016
We are quickly approaching summer at our school, so we have been winding down activities in the library and looking ahead to what we might read this summer. Families decorated book boxes, learned some reading strategies, and talked about the importance of a home library.
Libraries without walls
Learning with 'e's
MARCH 31, 2012
I recently wrote about how libraries are adapting to the digital age. The traditional library is viewed by many as a place for stacks of books to gather dust, and where stern librarians in tweed jackets tell you to keep quiet. In Library 2.0
If the Library of Congress pins.
NeverEndingSearch
JUNE 1, 2015
If the largest library in the world, with millions of books, photographs, maps and manuscripts pins, it makes a pretty serious case for a new type of curation for libraries, learning, and learners. The Library of Congress is a pretty serious pinner.
Library Orientation for Third through Fifth Grade
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
AUGUST 25, 2015
Just as I did for the early grades, I pondered what message I wanted our upper grades to take away from library orientation. If we didn’t have the book or topic in our library, then I wanted us to make sure that we did.
Innovation In Libraries Can Lead To Innovation In Schools
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 27, 2015
Innovation In Libraries Can Lead To Innovation In Schools . Libraries are brilliant because books are brilliant. If A Library Were YouTube. Take a modern library, for example. Even if the newest libraries, books are arranged in terms of genre, often by author last name.
This is how you build the library of the future
eSchool News
AUGUST 7, 2017
Media specialists operating within the demands of 21 st -century innovation find themselves tasked with the responsibility not only to be as tech-savvy as possible, but to tap into their creativity to create an inspiring library learning environment.
Opening School Libraries Slows the Summer Slide
MiddleWeb
MAY 27, 2018
Public libraries are great but many kids can't get to them. Valentina Gonzalez describes the challenges facing ELLs and other kids and suggests ways to make school libraries available over the break. One way to counter summer slide is to provide easily accessible books.
5 Great Kids Digital Libraries
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 8, 2017
kids librariesDecember 8, 2017 Here are five web platforms where you can access a wide variety of books and other reading materials designed specifically for kids. Features provided differ from one platform.read more.
I Read Because: A Book Tasting Library Orientation
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
AUGUST 21, 2017
I’m always trying to maximize what happens during library orientation each year. Instead, I wanted to focus on the power of reading and give students time to explore the genres of the library. Last year was our first year with a genrefied library.
A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking
NeverEndingSearch
DECEMBER 20, 2017
SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Might we also study whether learners with solid K12 library inquiry experience perform better than the student in the general SHEG sample ?
How a Middle School Library Promotes Maker Learning for All Students
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?
Innovation In Libraries Can Lead To Innovation In Schools
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 27, 2015
Innovation In Libraries Can Lead To Innovation In Schools . Libraries are brilliant because books are brilliant. If A Library Were YouTube. Take a modern library, for example. Even if the newest libraries, books are arranged in terms of genre, often by author last name.
Libraries Ready to Code!
NeverEndingSearch
DECEMBER 8, 2016
The library is a great place to introduce the ready to code concept because we’re public, we’re free, we’re easily accessible. You will see a “Girls Just Want to Compute” class taught by HS girls at the Gaithersburg Public Library. Libraries are a natural fit for coding programs.
Technology Trends Reshape Today’s Libraries
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 31, 2017
By Wendy McMahon Modernizing learning in the 21st-century school can start in the library. 3D printing Classroom Collaboration Hardware
Why personalized learning should start in school libraries
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 2, 2017
With personalization a growing initiative in schools, the library may not be the first thing educators think of as a resource. How Libraries are Personalized Learning Hotspots. Libraries can track unique student data. Libraries can help close learning gaps.
What Libraries Offer the Maker Movement
Educator Innovator
NOVEMBER 16, 2015
At the Millvale Community Library in Pennsylvania, toddlers and kids gather weekly to work on creative projects. On those days the library morphs into a “makerspace,” overflowing with sewing supplies, circuitry, yarn, and electronics. For many, the library sites have become refuges.
2017 Library Of Congress Literacy Awards Announced
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2017
The post 2017 Library Of Congress Literacy Awards Announced appeared first on TeachThought.
Updated Song Library on MusicShake
Kleinspiration
JUNE 1, 2012
This week, Musicshake EDU has made a big addition to the service – a song library with 5,000+ pre-made songs with three filters (GENRE, TEMPO, MOOD). Back in 2011, we featured a company called Musicshake EDU on Kleinspiration.
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