“What's new and exciting in education and libraries”
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Anne Nardone
Microsoft and Google are jostling for bigger shares of the search market by including more data on search subjects. 
Parents should understand their children are not going to grow up an be professional athletes. Take youth sports for what they are and try and enjoy the moment. 
By Kyle Palmer Field trips have always been a staple – some might say the best part of -- school. TED Talks "What would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?" asks Regina Dugan, then director of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. 
A school district in Wisconsin is trying to be at the forefront of attempted integration of technology and academics by using games like Quest Atlantis. 
What we need is “a shift in emphasis from ‘raising aspirations’ to ‘keeping aspirations on track.’” Continue reading →... 
When we talk about using cell phones in class, we’re not just talking about using cell phones in class. 
Sebastopol sophomore Jessie Davidson wouldn't call herself a nerd. A year ago, she wasn't really comfortable using a screwdriver. But since September, as part of her regular high school curriculum, she's learned how to... 
Parents are increasingly being asked to step up and accept their share of the responsibility for educating their children rather than relying purely on schools. 
Consumer Reports has important information on Facebook privacy and what you can do to protect your information. 
Some educators hope to dispel the idea that video games are good tools to help kids do better in school, and to get parents to limit students' gaming time. |
When the pressure is off grades and performance, kids focus on learning for the sake of learning, not to show off what they know, writes Annie Murphy Paul in this interesting post about a study examining the lasting effects of summer camp. 
Chris Davis, Powerful Learning Practice LLC By Shelley Wright I think the revised Bloom’s Taxonomy is wrong. 
At one institution, students are constantly connected. At another, educators prefer to be off the grid. 
One of 97 "Letters to the Children of Troy," to celebrate the opening of the new Troy Public Library on 510 West Big Beaver in 1971. 
The Brooklyn Art Library houses the ongoing Sketchbook Project, an endeavor that has amassed some 12,500 sketchbooks made by people from more than 130 countries. 
Erin Scott By Ann Michaelsen Students sit in the test-taking room, with full access to computers and wireless connections. 
By Frank Catalano The future of tablets in our schools may not be coming from Cupertino. Or even the U.S. 
Donalyn Miller is a 6th grade language arts teacher in Texas who is said to have a "gift": She can turn even the most reluctant (or, in her words, "dormant") readers into students who can't put their books down. 
By Jenny Shank Public libraries are a major hub for Americans to gain access to e-books and other digital resources. 
A nonprofit group is shepherding five eco-playgrounds into schools in Queens and Brooklyn to teach children about water and urban infrastructure. |
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