Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

If a student might work more efficiently in a quieter learning environment, for example, you could allow them to complete a project in the school library. And for older students, you can adjust our book-based study guides to offer personalized lessons on books you’re reading as a class.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per semester for what it calls Cengage Unlimited, its full e-library, and another $50 for access to a related homework system that professors often assign with the textbook. After all, students can’t resell a digital book that goes away after the semester ends. We want to help them study better. We need data to be able to do that.”

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Accessibility Pearson Secondary E-rate 211

Waterford

DECEMBER 10, 2020

3] But providing books and other media on holidays would be a fun way of encouraging your students all to learn about diverse celebrations. Add books to your classroom library that feature different winter holiday celebrations around the world. Make sleds out of candy canes and popsicle sticks. Sources: U.S. January, 2020.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2022

This new feature allows educators to reserve and bundle digital books from their school’s Sora collection, offering exclusive access for select students based on specific scenarios. Create teacher-specific classroom libraries. Group digital books for topic or theme sets. Organize books for book clubs or literature circles.

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eBook Libraries Education Secondary 98

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2020

We discuss the changing economics of textbook publishing, analyze who benefits most from bulk book deals, and take a closer look at a new textbook subscription program at the University of California at Davis, hearing from both an excited administrator and a skeptical student. On this episode of the EdSurge Podcast, we examine why that is.

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Schoology LMS Industry Secondary 188

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 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. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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Libraries eBook Mobility Secondary 86

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Compare this to the old school way of doing research: spending hours in a large library and slowly filling out flash cards. Much of the information we gather comes from secondary sources. In addition, Jefferson had a 10,000-book library. More on history tech tools: 2 Martin Luther King Day Lesson Plans and a Book.

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Tools Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary 181

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

I do a Substack called The AI School Librarian that gives examples of good tools and how to use them in schools and libraries. gdonahue1811) July 25, 2023 AI and Book Trailers Samantha Green shared an Instagram account from secondary urban legends with some interesting videos about using AI.

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Resources Classroom Microsoft Tools 370

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

This is what I imagine “Book Choice” looks like, from curricular choices to which books grace the shelves of our classrooms. Of my 1,000+ books, more than a few are on the Banned Books lists of the last century, from Life of Pi & Lord of the Flies to Maus & Pride of Baghdad. The rubber band pulls tight.

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Libraries Classroom Digital Citizenship Resources 75

Waterford

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Culturally responsive teaching encompasses little steps like adding diverse books in your classroom library , as well as larger ones like adjusting your curriculum to include voices from marginalized communities. 15 Children’s Books about Diversity to Promote a Multicultural Classroom. Jabari Jumps by Gaia Cornwall.

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Strategy Education Elementary Libraries 200

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Fran Glick, National School Library Program of the Year award winner, (who served at BCPS for many years,) says “Our programs lend themselves to creating spaces for input and participation from a variety of stakeholders. We know that school libraries build communities.” Our library is a very special part of our school community.

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Libraries Social Media Future Ready Groups 136

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

About two weeks ago, via LinkedIn, I shared Josh Steimle’s book review of Susan Cain ’s bestseller, Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. In her book , Cain explains, “At least one-third of the people we know are introverts. Written by: Robyn D.

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Classroom How To Outcomes Advocacy 279

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

My kids are still young, but I’m always thinking of how to instill in them a passion for books, so I read on.on teenagers haven’t read a book for pleasure in the past year. Leave interesting books around the house. my smartphone. Collect old favorites for your students on a school bookshelf.

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Smartphone Social Media Study Secondary 167

Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

While some subjects cover higher education, you can browse the high school section to find math and science textbooks for secondary education. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER). While their library contains several different types of materials, it is also a source for digital textbooks. .

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OER E-rate Hapara Libraries 130

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. I feel like even if the print books are a tad more expensive, they’re worth it, in my opinion,” Mullins said. Second-hand books also reduce demand for new ones.

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Chegg Software Industry Pearson 166

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

We learned what we could from the books we had access to and memorized facts to regurgitate on tests. Telling a student to go to the library to access a physical copy of something is the outlier instead of the norm. Boyer’s 1990 book Scholarship Reconsidered: Priorities of the Professoriate.

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Flipped Classroom Secondary Groups Tools 206

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2019

“Access to an effective school library program is one example of information privilege. As I reflect on this challenge, I see three areas where public education can focus: Keep school libraries well-staffed. Public library access should be part of all students’ public school experiences.

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Libraries Secondary Social Media Accessibility 111

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. The exercise aims to get students comfortable using the university library. The librarian who presented to her class said that the university will even mail students books—with return postage so they can mail them back. Who’s gonna check out 400 books?”

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Libraries Study Exercises Course 171

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 3, 2012

Join me Thursday, May 3rd, for live and interactive Future of Education conversation with Buffy Hamilton and Kristin Fontichiaro, editors of School Libraries: What’s Now, What’s Next, What’s Yet to Come. In the book''s foreward, Dr. R. What is the future of school libraries?

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Libraries Blackboard eBook Common Core 67

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

For example, using “ We the People ,” one of the EAD’s seven themes, elementary grades can study, in age-appropriate ways, how America has defined who is an American in the naturalization process by reading picture books and working with corresponding primary sources.

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Case Study Education Elementary Study 217

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Michelle Kruse, Content Lead for Libraries, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Cedar Rapids Community School District Nominated by: Follett Michelle Kruse is the teacher librarian at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy (RCCBA), a magnet middle school in the Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD). Dr. Dana T.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 116

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

A passenger in first class can be flying free on points, while a traveler jammed into coach might be charged a premium for a last-minute booking. After all, campuses include expensive academic buildings, sports facilities, dormitories and other routine services, such as dining halls and libraries, requiring constant costly maintenance.

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MOOC Coursera Study Survey 214

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2023

I was always eager for a new book, a new word, a new understanding, a new connection, a new… knowing. As book bans reach an all-time high, it is no surprise to me that a great percentage of the books challenged or banned are books that have protagonists and prominent secondary characters of color at the center of the story.

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Learning Secondary System Classroom 148

Edsurge

JULY 13, 2023

As a graduate student, I'm still hitting the books while others are hitting the beach ?️ She started the practice during COVID-19 lockdowns, when she couldn’t get to a library or coffee shop to work among other people as she had done in the past. professorvanessa Summer break? More like summer grind ??? I’m an extrovert,” she says.

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Study Social Media Libraries Smartphone 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Some teachers (in some states) are taking this for re-certification. . Is the course content theory or teaching how to teach?

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

Summer PD is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-8 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Some teachers (in some states) are taking this for re-certification. . Is the course content theory or teaching how to teach?

Wiki 150

Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Since 2011 Banned Books Week has included a day to recognize banned websites. We like to have things wide open,” explains Ellwein, who was also named as one of several “Digital Principals of the Year” by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. “We Librarians are not the only ones calling out censorship.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Facebook Education 161

The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

From Joyce Valenza, on the NeverEndingSearch Blog: New Book Video Trailer Awards! "On On September 27th, School Library Journal will ask readers to vote for the best video trailers that promote books and encourage reading. Book Trailers for Readers has an instructional video, tips, and links. Start nominating!

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

AUGUST 14, 2024

Some of the conference highlights included: The Madison Public Library system shared findings from the beta testing of The Observation Deck , an intriguing platform that captures multimedia evidence of how library experiences impact patrons. Great for a classroom or school library for students to check out, or for enrichment time.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Conference Libraries 110

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

During his career as a secondary school computer science teacher, he inspired students to create games and apps for social causes and implemented initiatives to broaden participation in computer science among underrepresented groups. He led the development of the influential K-12 Computer Science Framework and is currently leading TeachAI.

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Policies Tools Microsoft Video 370

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

In secondary school in Ireland, he pursued science, thinking he was heading for a career in medicine. Toward the end of his secondary school experience, though, he shifted to “healing in the broader sense,” reading more deeply in the humanities. At that time the teachers were, in many ways, gatekeepers.

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Social Media Learning Secondary Libraries 128

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Behind the Headlines: News and Media Teaching Ideas The Guardian Foundation offers this collection of educational resources "for teaching students how the media works and how to write and interpret news, and can be used across the secondary curriculum." The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center. Can You Believe It?:

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Resources Social Media Libraries Guidelines 120

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. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

Libraries 40

Libraries eBook Handbook Secondary 40

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

. – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

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Libraries Udemy Industry Secondary 52

eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

. – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

Libraries 52

Libraries Udemy Industry Secondary 52

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) just launched its new Teen Book Finder Database. Like the Teen Bookfinder App, the database provides recommendations from YALSA’s annual book awards and selected book and media lists going back to 1988. Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners.

Secondary 40

Secondary Libraries Course Resources 40

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

This choice rotated licensing into a secondary priority. Materials that were traditionally copyrighted and “free” to students (in reality, paid for with a portion of student fees) were the research journals, monographs, books, and other resources our libraries purchase or subscribe to. yellow below).

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OER Advocacy Policies Libraries 112