Creating Library Learning Commons

We love Teacher Librarians! This infographic is created by Mia MacMeekin.

playful learning book study coming soon http://t.co/DfsSVJQpBl

Libraries are changing. They're becoming an online resource for students of all ages and a meeting place for the entire community of a school.

RT @librarianbyday: FCC Chairman Says “Libraries Are More Important Than Ever” http://t.co/eQirQ1xY

As per the Common Core State Standards students must incorporate digital research in their work.  I interpret this to mean that students need a twenty-first century version of book sense.  

We used to teach students how to find books in a library, how to determine who the author and illustrator is, and where to find copyright information.  We now need to teach them how to determine keywords, know how to search, be able to determine who created a particular web page and evaluate a page for bias and reliability.

London's blobby green Future Systems has won the international competition to design the National Library of the Czech Republic.

So what's the future of libraries and what are they now doing to ensure they're relevant and useful for generations to come? (Interesting infographic- implications for Learning Commons & edtech too.

We love Teacher Librarians! This infographic is created by Mia MacMeekin.

What latest gadgets and gizmos are going to change your classroom in 2013? It’s hard to know exactly what will catch on and what won’t, but the following list showcases some of the emerging new technologies, software, and platforms available.