FIVE YEARS AGO, MaST Community Charter School had a decent library that housed a small collection of books and a few computers. Parents, teachers and school leaders decided that that wasn't...
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For the life of me, I cannot possibly pinpoint a single moment in time or space in which the Library has changed my life. There are simply too many to count. Delete the scoop?
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To encourage boys' reading, look to book clubs Omaha World-Herald Children's authors and book publishers, as well as librarians and teachers, have responded by producing and stocking more boy-friendly materials, including action-adventure, humor... Delete the scoop?
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This is a great series of videos on how to flip your classroom! 
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Tips on how I created my iBooks."Progress and Poverty in Industrial America," (FREE) http://bit.ly/XRpTBI "Workers Win the War: Toil and Sacrifice on the US Homefront" http://bit.ly/VQopZY and "Why We Fight: WWII & the Art of Public Persuasion" http://bit.ly/VfqckS... Via C.Rathsack 
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This project’s aim is to explore ways in which school librarians can use DL open content to expand and enrich the school library’s resource base and instructional support. This project uses the newest web-based technologies to help school librarians identify DL open content, integrate open content metadata into their OPACs, and help use open content for learning.
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A website full of ideas and techniques to help you market your library successfully.
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It's the time of the year when no-one's thinking about library advocacy, and maybe we're all feeling a little bit snug and secure in the daily routine. Perhaps it's the perfect time to review some advocacy tools and begin the work well before the end of year budget cuts?
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A website full of ideas and techniques to help you market your library successfully.
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It's the time of the year when no-one's thinking about library advocacy, and maybe we're all feeling a little bit snug and secure in the daily routine. Perhaps it's the perfect time to review some advocacy tools and begin the work well before the end of year budget cuts?
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A list of the best quotes about libraries and librarians, together with quotes that you can share as images.
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Do the right thing Philadelphia Public School Notebook Having just seen 24 schools closed, District students now are faced with losing their counselors, librarians, office staff, assistant principals, art and music, sports, all enrichment...
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There have been good things happening in the Ogden School District. There is passion to see that students' test scores improve and students gradu...
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Teaching Students Better Online Research Skills Education Week News She is one of many teachers and librarians who are explicitly teaching online research skills, such as how to evaluate a website's credibility, how to use precise keywords, and how...
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Katie and I can't cover the entire education app industry by ourselves. Luckily, there are dozens of other sites specifically devoted to education app reviews for teachers and students.
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We definitely need help to decide what app will work best for any given context. It is great to learn from other teachers how they are using apps in an actual classroom.
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We could write volumes about our love for libraries — and, well, we kind of have. During our Internet travels, we've stumbled across some pretty amazing places for book lovers. After spotting an es...
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May 12, 8:22 PM
Inspirational images of libraries that emphasize imagination, fun, and wonder. The creativity we are trying to inspire and nurture in our students should be reflected in the library design.
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May 13, 6:23 PM
Bring a little fun into the world...just need to find room in the budget to do it!
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If, like me, you are involved in revisioning your library spaces - you could do worse than browse here for quirky, imaginative inspiration - with thanks to the scoopers who came before!
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It's such a shame having these awesome apps for iPads alone... well, something's better than nothing!
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According to PayScale.com. Five Worst-Paying Master’s Degrees 1. Master’s in Counseling – Median Pay: $52,300 2. Master’s in Social Work – Median Pay: $56,900 3. Master’s in Music – Median Pay: $56,900 4.
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Great insight into curation for a 21st century classroom.
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I've been curating for years, using Scoop.it and Delicio.us, but I'm excited to begin introducing the concept of curation to my students... Especially upperclassmen beginning their senior projects.
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Great post! I especially like the part about setting goals... I want all of our goals to be "user-centered" goals!
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The School Libraries section of the 2013 State of America’s Libraries Report from the American Library Association provides an update on the crisis facing school libraries and the decline in staffing of school librarians.
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April 22, 4:34 PM
Globally we continue to see the impact of budget cuts on staffing. Interesting that schools are investing in more computers - go figure!
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This project’s aim is to explore ways in which school librarians can use DL open content to expand and enrich the school library’s resource base and instructional support. This project uses the newest web-based technologies to help school librarians identify DL open content, integrate open content metadata into their OPACs, and help use open content for learning.
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Add open content to Destiny Quest OPAC then make Resource Lists for students and teachers. Win!
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