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Why “Googling It” Is Not Enough

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Thinkstock Has the Internet changed the way students conduct research?

Yet another response to last week's Pew Research Center report "How Teens Do Research in the Digital World."  Some suggestions here for research assignments that could encourage students to go beyond superficial search engine results.

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Districts Turning Summer School Into Learning Labs

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As evidence on summer learning loss mounts, more districts are using that time to try out innovative learning strategies.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Check Out the New Look of the Google Art Project

Richard Byrne explains shares a video from Google which explains how to use the newly updated Google Art Project to visit museums around the world.

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Which Tech Devices Do Students Value for Different Academic Demands?

Which Tech Devices Do Students Value for Different Academic Demands? | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it
A nationwide survey reveals that students have different views of the usefulness of laptop computers, smartphones, and tablets, depending on the task at hand.
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Spoiler alert: They don't like iPads as much as you think they do. Oh, MLTI, why didn't you ask the kids?

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Reading with iOS 101, a reading app guide – Revisited

Reading with iOS 101, a reading app guide – Revisited | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it
Last week Brian posted an update of reading apps for Android devices. Today I’m revisiting the major reading apps for the iPad, iPad Mini, iPhone and iTouch.
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A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet: 21 Websites with Summer Reading Ideas for You and Your Students

A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet: 21 Websites with Summer Reading Ideas for You and Your Students | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it

Lots of great reading lists here for every grade level. Ideas for teachers, too. Just remember, let the readers choose their own books so that they actually enjoy what they read. It is summer, after all.

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Obama Promises Internet Upgrade for U.S. Schools

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The president said he would ask for changes to the E-rate program so that 99 percent of schools could upgrade to high-speed broadband and wireless service.
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White House's ConnectED Would Bring High-Speed Internet to Schools

White House's ConnectED Would Bring High-Speed Internet to Schools | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it
The Obama Administration wants to improve higher education and the economy by increasing access to high-speed broadband and wireless for K-12 schools.
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The bottom line on student tracking

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Kevin Welner responds to Monday's NY Times article about ability grouping.

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The Scout Report -- June 7, 2013 Volume 19, Number 23

The Scout Report -- June 7, 2013 Volume 19, Number 23 | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it

This week's Scout Report reviews the following online resources. Visit theScout Report at:

 

https://scout.wisc.edu/Reports/ScoutReport/2013/scout-130607

 

to get the links and read the annotations for each resource.

 

Research and Education

  The Astronomical Journal
  Newark's Manufacturing Competitiveness: Findings and Strategies
  World Bank: Annual Report 2012
  Family Medicine Digital Resource Library
  Classic Illustrated Zoologies and Related Works, 1550-1900
  NOAA Education Resources: Aquatic Food Webs
  MathDL Mathematical Communication
  eGFI: For Teachers

 

General Interest

  Seattle Sawdust: Bits and Pieces
  Canadian Centre for Architecture
  Betty Parsons Gallery Records and Personal Papers
  Internet Archive: Cultural & Academic Films
  The Signal: Digital Preservation
  Views of the National Parks

 

Network Tools

  Task Paper 1.1
  Montaj 1.6.9.953

 

In the News

  Can extreme poverty be eradicated by 2030?

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Copyright © 2013 Internet Scout Research Group - http://scout.wisc.edu
The Internet Scout Research Group, located in the Computer Sciences Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, provides Internet publications and software to the research and education communities under grants from the National Science Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and other philanthropic organizations. Users may make and distribute verbatim copies of any of Internet Scout's publications or web content, provided this paragraph, including the above copyright notice, is preserved on all copies.

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ImPACT Concussion Tests Found to Be Unreliable at Times

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This variance suggests that the tests should only be used as one component of a multi-faceted approach to determining when a student-athlete is ready to return after sustaining a concussion.
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Let My People Read by Donalyn Miller

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Donalyn Miller, aka "The Book Whisperer," weighs in on summer reading lists: she's not a fan. "Reading belongs to readers, not to teachers. If we want children to see reading as anything more than a school job, we must give them the chance to choose their own books and develop personal connections to reading, or they never will."

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Writers, Technology, and the Future: Wilson Quarterly

"These are hard times for those who live by the pen. But technology will not decide their fate. The future of writers—and the articles, novels, and nonfiction books they create—ultimately rests with those who read them."

Edward Tenner writes a thoughtful essay about writing, publishing, journalism and how technology is changing all of them.

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Teachers Gear Up for Science Standards

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Even though only one state has adopted the standards, some teachers have already scrapped old lessons and instructional styles to embrace new ones.
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SLJ’s Average Book Prices 2013 | School Library Journal

SLJ’s Average Book Prices 2013 | School Library Journal | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it

The annual School Library Journal report on average book prices is out--and the prices continue to creep up. I'd love to have a chart that compares this to the average book budget allocations in school libraries, I'm pretty sure we'd see that they're not keeping pace.

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Book Domino Chain World Record

For more on how and why, see this press release from the Seattle Public Library, which created this record-breaking chain of books to launch their summer reading program: http://www.spl.org/about-the-library/library-news-releases/book-domino-record-531

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In Publishing Novel, London Science Museum Applies Practice to Theory : Publishing Perspectives

In Publishing Novel, London Science Museum Applies Practice to Theory : Publishing Perspectives | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it
Tony White discusses the inspiration and workflow behind his new climate change novel published for mobile and other platforms by the Science Museum in London.
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[Infographic] Google's 200 Ranking Factors - Search Engine Journal

[Infographic] Google's 200 Ranking Factors - Search Engine Journal | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it
There's no doubt that Google's algorithm is more complex -- and volatile -- than ever. The days where SEO was all about meta tags and backlinks is long gon
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Senate deadlocks on student loans

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Initial votes suggest stalemate on plans to avert interest rate hike on certain loans for 7 million students.
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Kline and House Republicans Release NCLB Renewal Bill

Kline and House Republicans Release NCLB Renewal Bill | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it
In the latest bill to rewrite No Child Left Behind, House Republicans want to give states maximum flexibility, except when it comes to teacher evaluations.
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Slim chances for new version of No Child Left Behind | HechingerEd Blog

Slim chances for new version of No Child Left Behind | HechingerEd Blog | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it

The Democrats' proposal for a new NCLB, known as the Harkin bill, explained.

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U.S. Senators Reintroduce Plan to Create Office of Rural Ed. Policy

U.S. Senators Reintroduce Plan to Create Office of Rural Ed. Policy | Beyond the Stacks | Scoop.it
Senators reintroduce proposal to create federal office of rural education policy to give rural students and teachers a stronger voice in policy-making.
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The Common Core: Who’s Minding the Schools?

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Are new standards really leveling the playing field? Or is the game prearranged so that many, if not most, of the players will fail?
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See also, this week's NY Times Learning Network, which invites comment and consideration of the Common Core controversy and includes links to many related articles and opinion pieces: http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/06/teachers-what-are-your-thoughts-on-the-common-core-standards/

 

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New Covers for Classic Books

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Crowd-sourced redesigned covers for classic literature make for fascinating viewing. 

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Google Glass: No, You Can’t Read A Book On It

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Publisher's Weekly explores Google Glass--the headset device recently released by Google.

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NASA - NASA's Do-It-Yourself Podcast Tutorial Videos

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Not just for teaching science, this great resource from NASA explains podcasts from soup to nuts.

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