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What Does the Modern Library Look Like for K–12 Students?

EdTech Magazine

While the classic school library has always welcomed students to relax with a book, do a bit of research or find distraction-free study time, this quiet space is being transformed into a creative gathering place for the whole school. Today’s school libraries are introducing new technology, flexible design and adaptive library furniture.

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Online Reading for National Library Week

Ask a Tech Teacher

National Library Week is April 23-29, 2023. It allows us to promote our local libraries and their workers. Find more about here at the American Library Association. International Library Internet Archive — Internet Archive offers over 12,000,000 freely downloadable books and texts.

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National Library Week April 3-9

Ask a Tech Teacher

National Library Week is April 3-9, 2022. It allows us to promote our local libraries and their workers. Find more about here at the American Library Association. Because I know most of you online only, I thought I’d share my favorite online libraries with you: For Children. International Library.

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NCSA Announces Resource Library

EdTech Magazine

Last month, the National Cyber Security Alliance announced the launch of the Cybersecurity Education and Career Resource Library in partnership with Palo Alto Networks. The resource library contains educational materials for IT leaders — including those in the K–12 space — looking to examine and fortify their cybersecurity practices.

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Building and Growing a Classroom Library that Engages Early Learners

Waterford

Libraries can be powerful tools—in your classroom, school, and community—to encourage a love of reading and engage students in learning. Read on to learn about the benefits of classroom libraries and how to build and organize your own. Here are a few more ways your classroom library can turn reading enjoyment into reading engagement.

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K–12 Digital Resource Libraries Continue to Engage Students Returning to In-Person Classes

EdTech Magazine

As the name implies, digital resource libraries can provide a wide array of digital resources to students. Karina Quilantán, a library media specialist for the Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District, took over her school’s online library web page about seven years ago.

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Why Students Still Need Community Libraries

MiddleWeb

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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