Waterford

MAY 3, 2022

Building a school or classroom library can be difficult, especially if your school’s funding is low. Through their Book Bank, educators who teach at an organization that meets the eligibility criteria can request free class sets of children’s books for their classroom, with no charge other than shipping and handling.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

One fear expressed was about how the mostly Black and Latino students at 28 schools would fare under a plan created by new Superintendent Mike Miles that would require school libraries to cease, in essence, functioning as libraries. Demonstrators gather in August 2023 in protest of Houston ISD's plan to close libraries in schools.

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Waterford

JANUARY 13, 2021

We’ve separated each section by age to make sure you can find the perfect books for your school or classroom library. 5 Diverse Picture Books for Your Classroom Library. After immigrating to the United States, Kimberly Chang works in a sweatshop to make ends meet. Drawn Together by Minh Lê, illustrated by Dan Santat.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Whether a student needs extra support or craves a harder challenge, AI can adjust the content to meet their needs. After all, it’s your ability to connect with students, understand their emotions, and meet their individual needs that makes you irreplaceable.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

In meetings of 10 people, only three to four people feel empowered to contribute—leaving six or seven unique perspectives unheard. One way to counter this problem is with inclusive meetings. 6 Ways to Ensure Inclusive Meetings Take stock of who is attending and who is not. That should be a concern for any team leader.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Frequently, the media center is also the most public space for the community , where school meetings, board meetings and PTO meetings are held. MORE FROM EDTECH: How K-12 schools can bring digital transformation to their libraries. You want to ensure that it’s a place your community can take pride in.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2022

Central Library of Polls. You can create a library of polls and then pull from them. Can disable notifications for the meeting and chat. Zoom says this feature is “conversational intelligence add-on for Zoom meetings.” 7 Chat Etiquette Policies. And now for the Creepy New Zoom Feature. Image Credit: Zoom.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 18, 2023

As a follow-up to our “Transform Your Meetings” series , we delve deeper into technology that improves meeting inclusivity. Building an inclusive culture often starts with inclusive meetings. 3 More Ways to Drive Inclusivity with the ViewBoard IFP105S Running inclusive meetings takes energy, focus and the right tools.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Imagine stepping into a meeting room where joining a virtual meeting and sharing content to the meeting from your laptop happens effortlessly. Curious about setting up your own meeting room with Microsoft Teams Rooms? Or, explore how ViewSonic TeamJoin can help you kick off your meetings effortlessly.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 17, 2023

In our recent article Best Practices for More Inclusive Meetings , explored why it’s important to foster inclusivity in your meetings and how technology plays a role. If you want a more inclusive culture, meetings are a great place to start. It demands a visual space where everyone can participate in inclusive meetings.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

Even with all of these challenges, opportunities have arisen to take education in a different and better direction to create a new normal that better meets learners' needs. Educators can benefit from thousands of publicly shared Workspaces aligned to the local curriculum and customize them to meet their learners' needs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

What many don’t realize is that Brainfuse HelpNow , a free, high-quality online tutoring platform, may already be available to themthrough their local public library. many libraries provide access to Brainfuse HelpNow, which offers live, one-on-one academic support at no cost to families. Across the U.S.,

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With all the benefits, an increasing number of businesses adopt online meetings as their go-to mode of communication. . However, this is no longer the case as more meetings are taking place virtually rather than in physical locations. Simply put, face-to-face meetings are slowly becoming a thing of the past.? . Cost Savings .

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 19, 2021

With this tool, teachers can create quality rubrics using pre-established quality ratings, such as “exceed expectations, meets expectations, needs improvement, and below expectations”, or customize them to suit the needs of each class. Quick Rubric is a tool used to score assignments based on how students meet specific criteria.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Once simply a quiet space to check out books, libraries have evolved to provide students with a holistic and interactive learning experience. Libraries now incorporate mixed-use furniture, movable partitions, and diverse seating arrangements to create spaces that can be easily reconfigured to accommodate various group sizes and activities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 2025

OVERVIEW: Our first Library 2.025 mini-conference (and our third mini-conference on AI and Libraries), " AI and Libraries: Literacy, Ethics, and Responsible Use , " will be held online (and for free) today, Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2020

As libraries and school resources are also closed, teachers need to look for online resources that their students can use to augment their learning. Public libraries, JSTOR , Encyclopedia Britannica , and the Smithsonian are all great resources for students to get additional information about the subjects they are studying.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 26, 2021

How can we help you to meet your goal?”. The teacher, library media tech, or counselor can be involved with reflection exercises, which are really where the rubber meets the road—as kids make connections between who they are and who they want to become.”. What do you do well?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Librarian Karen Scott challenges us with some non-traditional practices to get kids interested in reading including organizing her library by genre and using social media and graphics to inspire a love of reading.

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 19, 2023

Decreases the Importance of Location One of the biggest plus points connected to web conferencing is the removal of physical or geographical location as a barrier when it comes to meetings, group discussions, events, and collaborative sessions. In organizations carrying out regular meetings, these savings quickly add up too.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Another idea is to have students create their own newsletter to talk about what they are learning, even include a video and choose from all of the options in the media library to add to their story. Flipgrid provides a space for students to be creative and make a video that tells a story.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Let’s take a look at what makes libraries such critical parts of the school environment: Why do libraries matter? Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes. What is the purpose of a school library?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Online Reading –when the classroom library isn’t available, use one of the many online libraries or story collections to inspire reading. Or, put students in breakout rooms (available in virtual meeting webtools like Google Meet and Zoom) and have them discuss the day’s learning with each other.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2021

The term most often refers to school classrooms but may include any designated place of learning such as science laboratories, distance learning contexts, libraries, tutoring centers, teachers’ lounges, gymnasiums and non-formal learning spaces. What works for one learner doesn’t necessarily translate to others.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

By offering more choices in terms of digital tools for student engagement, we can better meet specific student interests and needs. There are sample lessons and other templates ready to use in their library. Buncee is a multimedia presentation tool that fuels creativity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2024

Teachers can assist in developing this schedule, ensuring that it accommodates the availability of student leaders while also meeting the demand for tech support. Regular meetings and brainstorming sessions can also provide opportunities for students to share ideas, discuss challenges, and develop strategies together.

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Digital Promise

MAY 13, 2022

In 2021, six educators representing community-based organizations, libraries, public schools, and the Digital Promise Maker Learning team embarked on a journey to increase opportunities for virtual and remote maker learning. The cohort experience included two primary meetings types: full group cohort meetings and one-to-one partner meetings.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 2, 2022

All that you share in a classroom or during a meeting, others can view in real-time or later online. It facilitates business meetings, project updates or letting absent students view materials presented during class. Brainstorming sessions and meeting recordings enhance remote learning and collaboration. Collaborate remotely.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I’ve tried libraries of graphic novels, comics, audio books, animated books and digital books. It’s that I continually meet many students who aren’t familiar with the writing process or find writing so difficult they give up completely. The lack of reading has impacted their writing.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

From individual state awards to American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards (YMA), they truly celebrate excellence in content. Series are a great way for educators to ease the “picking a book” stress that can happen for students with limited library time. And sometimes that’s exactly how award selections come to fruition.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

It focuses on student growth rather than state or international standards (it does meet them–just don’t look for that in the detail). The library is good for all ages and the internet for olders. If you haven’t heard of the learning platform, Tract , you are in for a treat. Why Tract + Genius Hour?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

The Ethics of AI: Copyright, Citation, and Circumspection A Library 2.0 "AI This discussion will feature several examples of each of these ideas and discuss these ethical principles and how they relate to libraries and education. This 60-minute online hands-on workshop is part of our Library 2.0 Ethics of AI" Series.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As educators, we must provide a variety of options for students to develop their content area knowledge and skills in ways that meet their interests and needs. Technology has provided many options for learning and enables educators to find something that meets each student’s needs and interests, and sometimes even their comfort level.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

Across the country, local networks known as Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are bringing together partners and resources to meet urgent needs and envision a new future for teaching and learning. Their collective efforts are meeting a range of needs—from internet access to devices to social-emotional supports.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

Next, we began building and curating an Online Learning Resources Library , a place where educators can find materials based on type, grade level, and subject. All included resources are free and meet student privacy criteria.

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