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Joyce concludes with:"We are all about openness, communication, and accountability. At a time when we need to world to recognize our contribution to learning, we must be transparent. It should be our culture. Let’s make 2012 a year to be both fierce and transparent." No comment yet.
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"The World Digital Library is a database of more than 7,000 primary source documents and images from around the world. Sponsored by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, WDL can be searched by date, era, country, continent, topic, and type of resource. Search tools and content descriptions are available in seven languages..." Via Jenny Pesina
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We have the digital equivilent sources in Australian Libraries too 
Dennis T OConnor's curator insight,
April 22, 9:29 PM
Research with primary sources moves kids from textbooks to the real world. 
Judith Morais's curator insight,
April 25, 8:14 AM
A good range of primary resources that can be used for teaching. The World Digital Library takes you to Australian resources too. 
Lucinda Scott-Kellermeier's curator insight,
April 25, 4:46 PM
Good links for students and teachers alike, especially in the fields of history and social studies.
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Slidestory is a new, exciting and FREE way to make presentations and share them on the Internet.
Slidestories are picture slideshows with voice narration. Each picture in a slideshow has an accompanying voice narrated mp3 audio file, optional tags, and text caption. Via Karen Bonanno
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A mlitimadia opportunity. 
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April 9, 4:42 PM
If you go to the FAQs you will see a list under categories. There is an education category that you can check to see examples of how Slidestory is used. Delete the scoop?
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Conducting an extensive data mining for writing a scholarly academic paper does definitely require using online digital resources. Admittedly, a lot of the resources you want to cite in your paper can be found online and most of them through social media Via Karen Bonanno
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Expanding our digital literacy skills all the time. Delete the scoop?
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Demonstrates the importance of focused instruction with researching and time management. Delete the scoop?
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Having essential questions drive curriculum and learning has become core to many educators' instructional practices. Grant Wiggins, in his work on Understanding By Design, describes an essential q... Via Glenda Morris
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To move students beyond receivers and transmitters of information, to thinkers and producers of new ideas and connections. Delete the scoop?
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A picture says 1,000 words…and these pictures say words in support of school librarians and school library programs Via Karen Bonanno 
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April 21, 8:14 AM
Quotes from the famous about how wonderful school libraries really are. Delete the scoop?
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Here's a recently revised online game to teach the use of operators when searching for information on the internet. The game lives within a controlled search field where using operators is the only way to solve the challenge. This is just one of many free online training games promoting information fluency.
Try it! You'll be challenged!. Via Dennis T OConnor, Elizabeth Hutchinson
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Still to be investigated . . .
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May 11, 8:28 PM
Includes instructions on how to save MindMups into Google Drive 
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May 12, 4:15 PM
Un #outil d'#organisation simple et gratuit qui permet de stocker ses cartes mentales (#mindmaps) dans google #drive. Delete the scoop?
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"Book Creator is currently my favorite iPad app for creating multimedia books on your iPad. The app costs $4.99 (less with volume purchasing), but it is well worth it. The latest updates to Book Creator allows you to export your books to ePub 3.0 format. The exported file can be opened an read in the Chrome web browser using the free Readium browser extension. This is a great option as it allows a parent who doesn’t have an iPad at home to view his or her child’s work at home" Via John Evans
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Good for multimodal text creation on latest iPad iOS6. Delete the scoop?
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Another version for a closer look. 
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March 25, 2:03 PM
Transliteracy is the name of the game! We teach it all! Delete the scoop?
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Simply put, students suffer when they don’t have adequate resources—and, in particular, we’ve found that student achievement suffers when schools lack libraries that are staffed by full-time librarians. “Nearly every public school in Bucks, Delaware, and Montgomery Counties has a library with certified staff, which has been proven to increase student reading and comprehension,” notes Kintisch. “In contrast, most public schools in Philadelphia do not employ a certified librarian, and more than 140 do not have a library.” Via Dennis T OConnor
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March 12, 2:01 PM
Kieth Curry Lance's decade long research studies established (beyond any doubt) that a professionally staffed library is essential for student achievement. It never hurts to be shown the obvious truth (over and over again). When will the decision makers stop the lip service and pay attention to the research? School Libraries and Librarians WORK! Delete the scoop?
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Some just 'catch-up' faster than others. Delete the scoop?
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A website full of ideas and techniques to help you market your library successfully. Via Judi Repman
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. . . to be investigated further . . . 
Donna Watt's curator insight,
April 24, 12:54 AM
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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April 24, 6:06 AM
Insight as to what people like/do not like about the library. Delete the scoop?
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May 14, 10:23 PM
The Librarian...the most diversified teacher of all! Delete the scoop?
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A new report released by the National Center for Literacy Education (NCLE) reveals that school librarians are highly involved leaders playing a critical role in their schools through consistent and sustained collaboration with other educators. Additionally, school librarians not only participate in but deliver professional development to peers, educators and staff in their schools. Via Karen Bonanno
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Teachers & teacher librarians collaborating to achieve curriculum goals has to be the 'smart' way. 
Anne McLean's curator insight,
April 10, 10:46 PM
Teacher Libraians should work with the Head Teachers of Teaching and Learning. Unfortunately this does not happen in reality.
Dr. Laura Sheneman's curator insight,
April 11, 11:34 AM
How do we get administrators to catch on to this?
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April 21, 8:07 AM
Informative infographic showing how collaboration with colleagues helps to advocate for the LMS's role in the school. Delete the scoop?
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Strong School Libraries Build Strong Students, created by the AASL Legislation Committee, is freely available for download by members of the media and general public provided no alterations are made. Additional resources are also available.
Additional resources: http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslissues/advocacy/AASL_infographic_resources.pdf
Infographic and additional resources: http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/aaslissues/advocacy/AASL_infographic.pdf
Via Karen du Toit, Glenda Morris 
Karen du Toit's curator insight,
April 10, 7:28 AM
The importance of school libraries > Infographic, with additional resources! 
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April 10, 8:58 AM
The facts are in: School libraries positively effect learning! Delete the scoop?
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"How To Do Research" game is presented by Kentucky Virtual Library. It's designed for kids to learn how to do research independently with kids-friendly user experience. Did you know that you can ac... Via Susan Bainbridge
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The visual stimulus is effective and the concept of it being a 'game' adds a sense of fun. 
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April 18, 10:49 AM
On ne prête qu'aux riches... Mais je suis tout à fait d'accord. Surprenant, non ?
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April 19, 8:14 AM
Engage students in learning through games! My students love these kinds of activities. Delete the scoop?
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Teaching students about copyright and digital citizenship has never been as pressingly important as it is now.Undoubtedly Internet has become a major source of information for students but this pool... Via Jon Samuelson, Dennis T OConnor
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Essential ethics! 
Lourense Das's curator insight,
April 2, 3:22 AM
Good list of resources to teach about copyright and fair use 
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April 2, 5:25 AM
Good knowledge of copyright and fair use is a must-have for all commuinications professionals. You don't need to be an expert but you need a map of the neighbourhood. Delete the scoop?
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Some describe four "Cs" of essential skills for this 21st century - traits such as: Critical thinking, Collaboration, Communication, and Creativity. Some list five or six "Cs." Five: Creativity, Co... Via Carole Bird
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Self CONTROL is the significant aspect! "Control in the sense of ownership, investment and engagement, degree of agency and autonomy. Control to exercise choice. Control to pursue curiosity." Delete the scoop?
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With one billion monthly users (and growing), YouTube's popularity is a pretty clear indication that video is a powerful medium. And kids' unrelenting fascination with videos is motivating many educators to find ways to leverage them for all kinds of purposes. Via Karen Bonanno
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Resource rich site to stimulate discussion and visual literacy practices and creation.
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March 28, 1:19 AM
Valuable resources, including video links for all kinds of subjects — history, math, science, language arts, and more — and ideas on how to inspire students to use videos as a conduit to dig in, ask questions, and learn. Delete the scoop?
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Jamie Nast/Flickr Helping students learn how to learn: That's what most educators strive for, and that's the goal of inquiry learning. That skill transfe Via Ove Christensen, Dr. Laura Sheneman
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The 'old' tools of communicating, reflecting and documenting. Delete the scoop?
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As librarians, I think we have all made the observation that the most successful students are those who use the library regularly. And not only that, they are the students who have no problem askin... Via Elizabeth Hutchinson
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That places the capable Librarian is the best position to be adaptable. Delete the scoop?
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Sometimes you need the visually attractive, embeddable, tweetable version of the elevator speech. 
Carol Koechlin's curator insight,
March 22, 5:12 PM
Great for advocacy now.....Teach students how to create infographics to 'show' their understanding of what they know about a topic they have researched. 
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March 22, 6:59 PM
Seems more like a poster. Most infographics have statistics.
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Find out how modern teacher-librarians are improving students' and teachers' lives every day. Reporter: Mark Rayyoutube.com Via Karen Bonanno
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Locating the information just added more digitally accessible sources! 
Maria Jose Vitorino's curator insight,
March 10, 3:51 PM
something old, something new, something "borroughed" (from education, from technology fields), something blue, a clear sky for teacher-librarian role today and tomorow
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March 12, 1:47 AM
Teacher Librariàns should be a teaching anda learning resource in the digital age. Not the curator of a museum of books. Delete the scoop?
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