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Hands on the future – spotting Web 3.0.

Hands on the future – spotting Web 3.0. | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

Today we are surrounded by interfaces for discovery.  What do we want from technology? How can we create better experiences?  Our new networked society is going to fundamentally change the way we innovate, collaborate, produce, govern and sustain.

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Eduwebinar - Professional learning network

Eduwebinar - Professional learning network | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
Virtual professional learning network for teachers supported by education webinars to boost professional development opportunities in an online environment.
Maria Jose Vitorino's comment, March 9, 10:18 AM
Great news! :)
jerigby's comment, April 3, 12:29 PM
I love eduwebinars! It fits in to my schedule better than attending workshops.
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James Meredith asks 21 tough questions about school reform - Washington Post

In August 1963, Meredith graduated from the University of Mississippi as its first black graduate after engineering an epic civil rights victory involving the Supreme Court, the president of the United States, the state government of Mississippi, and 30,000 U.S. combat troops. In 1966, he was shot while leading the March Against Fear, which helped open the gates of voter registration to thousands of black citizens in the South. Two years later, he earned a law degree from Columbia University. Last month, he was awarded the Medal for Educational Impact from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, the school’s highest honor.

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Questions worth asking - most definitely.

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Bringing Your Own Device – In Education

Bringing Your Own Device – In Education | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
The Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) philosophy and regime is becoming a serious consideration for many schools. As Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is costly and...
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BYOD - a wholistic view on issues, factors, teaching and learning.

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How To Design A Library For Teens: Bleachers, Snacks, And Wii

How To Design A Library For Teens: Bleachers, Snacks, And Wii | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
How To Design A Library For Teens: Bleachers, Snacks, And Wii
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if you scrolled down, you'd see that there are study spaces, exam lounges, reading spaces, multipurpose rooms, etc. libraries are community spaces.

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A Diagram Of 21st Century Pedagogy - TeachThought

A Diagram Of 21st Century Pedagogy - TeachThought | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
A diagram of 21st century pedagogy for the purpose of 21st century learning.
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Note the 21C fluencies - it is more than skills

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Why Florida's Kids Need School Library Media Specialists

The School Library Media Specialist is an integral partner in the instructional program of every school. There’s a saying among educators, “There is learning to READ and then there is reading to LEARN.”  While the classroom teacher is charged with helping students learn to read, the School Library Media Specialist helps students read to LEARN.

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Student Materials

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With our printable handouts, you can distribute information about plagiarism, proper citation, and paper writing to your students. Includes a list of the handouts currently offered in Microsoft Word format.

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An overview of information literacy resources | 2013 UNESCO

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What is a Learning Commons, Anyway? | Alberta School Library Council’s Blog | ASLC

What is a Learning Commons, Anyway? | Alberta School Library Council’s Blog | ASLC | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
Conducting research re: Learning Commons for hiring librarian for my new school - good info here http://t.co/sIwXOVjGck
Lourense Das's curator insight, June 12, 2:03 AM

Learning commons: the school library of the future

Peg Becksvoort's curator insight, June 12, 6:43 AM

If libraries in schools are to survive, the people who staff them will need to move forward by exploring creative options.

Peg Becksvoort's curator insight, June 18, 2:51 PM

My question: how to take my humble library and make it be the learning commons in more than name.

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NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Education Edition | The New Media Consortium

NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Education Edition | The New Media Consortium | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

The New Media Consortium, the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), with the support of HP, produced the NMC Horizon Report > 2013 K-12 Edition. This fifth edition in the annual K-12 series of the NMC Horizon Project examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry within the environment of pre-college education. Six emerging technologies are identified across three adoption horizons over the next one to five years, as well as key trends and challenges expected to continue over the same period, giving educators, school administrators, and practitioners a valuable guide for strategic technology planning.

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K-12 Education Horizon Report 2013 is a must read.

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First education bill in decades acknowledges effective school library programs | ALA

The American Library Association would like to thank Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Patty Murray (D-WA), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and Jack Reed (D-RI) for their leadership in including strong provisions for effective school library programs in the Strengthening America’s Schools Act that was introduced on Tuesday. The bill is the first to recognize the role school library programs play in student learning since the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was first enacted in 1965.

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Definitely need access to school library advocates in the political sector to help move the agenda along.

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Viva la Library (The Information Literacy Song)

A humorous reworking of Coldplay's hit song "Viva La Vida" with new lyrics by Dr. James F. McGrath of Butler University, focusing on information literacy and research.

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Well done - great lyrics.

carogers's curator insight, June 6, 8:26 PM

it passes the CRAP test!

Paula A. Calabrese's curator insight, June 8, 8:51 AM

Let's get the word out on the value of libraries to our students...

Mayra.Loves.Books's curator insight, June 9, 12:43 PM

Love it!

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How Can We Build A School In The Cloud? | TED Talk

How Can We Build A School In The Cloud? | TED Talk | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
What if we could all send our children to a school in the cloud as Sugata Mitra suggests in a new TED Talk? Would you go? What would it look like?
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I absolutely love the way Sugata Mitra crafts his presentations.

Lourense Das's curator insight, June 2, 7:23 AM

Interesting and provoking TED-talk by Sugata Mitra: can we build a school in the cloud? My question: can we build a school library in the cloud? 

Peg Becksvoort's curator insight, June 2, 4:12 PM

Is it important to curate content? How is the content on Sugata Mitra's SOLE cloud-based schools managed? True, we do not need to know everything, but we need to have honesty, safety, and truthfulness in our information. Is there a place for school librarians in this curation?

josé krijnsen's curator insight, June 6, 3:52 AM

Interesting TED-talk by Sugata Mitra, can we build a school in the cloud?

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The New School Library

The New School Library | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
As libraries continue to change with the growth of technology tools, good schools know that libraries and professional librarians are still essential to their missions.
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I like the tagline - human connection to digital resources and academic success

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The Evolution of Classroom Technology - Edudemic

The Evolution of Classroom Technology - Edudemic | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

We’ve certainly come a long way but some things seem hauntingly similar to many years ago. For example, Thomas Edison said in 1925 that “books will soon be obsolete in schools. Scholars will soon be instructed through the eye.” I’m pretty sure this is exactly what people are saying these days about the iPad.

 


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Nataliasterns's curator insight, June 19, 11:41 AM

la evolución de las tic y la educación

Peg Becksvoort's comment, June 19, 12:11 PM
Interesting to listen to B.F. Skinner talk about the machine for learning. He talks about the student moving at "his" own pace. This is, no surprise, the differentiated or Mass Customized Learning precursor.
Peg Becksvoort's curator insight, June 19, 12:12 PM

Watch B.F. Skinner talk about the learning machine.

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A Visual Guide To Every Single Learning Theory - Edudemic

A Visual Guide To Every Single Learning Theory - Edudemic | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
This detailed analysis and chart of every single learning theory is worth zooming in and studying.

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Don't Miss These Two Fabulous Graphics on BYOD for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Don't Miss These Two Fabulous Graphics on BYOD for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

"Just a little reminder. BYOD in education refers to students bringing their own technology devices ( smartphones, tablets, and laptops. ) to school for educational uses. This was initially started by college students, but it soon spread to K-12 education. Schools that used to depend on government funds to provide technology that students would need for the school day , are now turning that responsibility to the parents by asking them to purchase the technology devices needed for schools, which, fortunately enough, most students actually own. This would cut down on schools' huge yearly technology expenditure.


Check out the graphics below to learn more on BYOD."

Just a little reminder. BYOD in education refers to students bringing their own technology devices ( smartphones, tablets, and laptops. ) to school for educational uses. This was initially started by college students, but it soon spread to K-12 education. Schools that used to depend on government funds to provide technology that students would need for the school day , are now turning that responsibility to the parents by asking them to purchase the technology devices needed for schools, which, fortunately enough, most students actually own. This would cut down on schools' huge yearly technology expenditure.
Check out the graphics below to learn more on BYOD. - See more at: http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/06/dont-miss-these-two-fabulous-graphics.html#sthash.wWnT4Ahx.dpuf"


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Cheryl Lin's curator insight, June 12, 1:39 PM

BYOD, a new way enabled the teachers and students learning and communacation through internet . I think it will be a new trend in the future.It will provide the students more opportunity to learn whenever and wherever they want.

Jane Sowter-Maranion's curator insight, June 17, 8:48 PM

BYOD indeed! Many schools have outdated technology and cannot afford to upgrade every 2-3 years. 

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Future Models of Learning - Debate

Future Models of Learning - Debate | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

Does new technology conflict with or complement established teaching and learning? What is the impact on the teaching profession as we have traditionally known it? Will the power of the internet, with new innovations such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), create an unstoppable ‘avalanche’ of education reform, or are these reforms a false revolution? Can the value of face-to-face quality learning and student-teacher relationships ever really be questioned, at any level of education? Will the class room, lecture theatre, and traditional notion of education space – schools and universities – be usurped by a screen, online and distance learning, or alternative spaces such as the workplace, home, or concert-hall?


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Reuven Werber's curator insight, June 12, 4:18 AM

Deep discussion about digital learning models

Ricard Garcia's curator insight, June 12, 5:21 AM

Food for thought! I think we can't underestimate these new trends breaking into our classrooms... at least in order to be able to see if they will definitely come here to stay.

Kim Flintoff's curator insight, June 18, 9:48 PM

The discussion is more than a hour so make sure you're comfortable before you start viewing.

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Chicago To Add New School Libraries—Even As It Closes Schools | School Library Journal

Chicago To Add New School Libraries—Even As It Closes Schools | School Library Journal | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

How these libraries will be run, however, is unknown. Teachers and school librarians currently on staff at the closing schools will be eligible to follow their students to each new school. But Poppe says it won’t have final staffing numbers until budgets are finalized in the fall.

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A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources

A Librarian's Guide to Makerspaces: 16 Resources | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
Makerspaces, sometimes also referred to as hackerspaces, hackspaces, and fablabs are creative, DIY spaces where people can gather to create, invent, and learn.
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Makerspaces, hackerspaces, hackspaces, fablabs: 16 resources for librarians

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Integrated Learning: Our Journey in Challenge-based Learning ...

Integrated Learning: Our Journey in Challenge-based Learning ... | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
This is a place to for my students and I to share their experiences, discoveries, successes and frustration as we begin down the path of Challenge-based learning in a subject I've called Integrated Learning.
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Building a world-class library was this Atlantic City educator's mission

Building a world-class library was this Atlantic City educator's mission | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
Building a world-class library was this Atlantic City educator's mission Press of Atlantic City Jamison said the integration of the library into the school was crucial in getting the award, and being able to start from scratch in a new school that...
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11 Sample Education BYOT Policies To Help You Create Your Own

11 Sample Education BYOT Policies To Help You Create Your Own | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

11 sample BYOT policies to help a school or district create their own. In the end, every situation is different. There is no single “right way” to implement a BYOT program, so we’ve included 11 widely varying policy styles below, with each authoring school or district named inline.

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BYOT policy examples as a good starting point to developing your own

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30 Reasons to Celebrate School Libraries

30 Reasons to Celebrate School Libraries | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
We want everyone to take advantage of the resources at their local library. From the American Library Association's Campaign for America's Libraries. Atyourlibrary.Org is using Pinterest, an online pinboard to collect and share what inspires you.
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Inspirational and motivating thoughts.

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Australian publishers say the book is not dead, it is being redefined by new technology

Australian publishers say the book is not dead, it is being redefined by new technology | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it
Australian publishers say the book industry is alive and well, but the definition of 'book' is rapidly changing.
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How (And Why) Teachers Should Get Started With Blended Learning

How (And Why) Teachers Should Get Started With Blended Learning | School Library Advocacy | Scoop.it

Blended learning is quite simply one of the most overused terms to describe the current state of education's relationship with technology. However, it fits. However, it fits. Blended learning is marrying the influx of technology with the learning principles that are proven to work. It’s a powerful combination if done properly.

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Blended learning & flipped classroom could be an awesome mix!

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