Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools
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Transitioning traditional libraries to Learning Commons
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February 11, 2012 1:08 PM
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The Collaboration Commons Idea - brave new org | brave new org

The Collaboration Commons Idea - brave new org | brave new org | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
One of the problems that I see occurring in both offices and schools is we’re often stuck with 19th century collaboration infrastructure with 21st century...
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February 8, 2012 7:38 AM
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Search Education - 9 lessons to teach Search!

Search Education - 9 lessons to teach Search! | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
Search education content...
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February 2, 2012 11:12 PM
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The Student Guide to Fair Use and Creative Commons

The Student Guide to Fair Use and Creative Commons | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
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January 29, 2012 11:52 PM
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The Code of Best Practices for Academic and Research Libraries

The Code of Best Practices for Academic and Research Libraries | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
The Center for Social Media showcases and analyzes media for public knowledge and action—media made by, for, and with publics to address the problems that they share.
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January 28, 2012 10:11 AM
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HUMAN Library | What is the Human Library?

HUMAN Library | What is the Human Library? | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
Brief description of the Human Library concept.
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January 23, 2012 7:16 AM
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Welcome to TechSoup for Libraries | webinars, resources, training and more

Webinars, resources, training, and more

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January 17, 2012 12:20 PM
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The Adventures of Library Girl: From Tech Trend to Teaching Tool: Taking the QR Code Plunge!

The Adventures of Library Girl: From Tech Trend to Teaching Tool: Taking the QR Code Plunge! | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
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January 17, 2012 8:45 AM
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Doing Internet Research at the Elementary Level | Edutopia

Doing Internet Research at the Elementary Level | Edutopia | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
Blogger Mary Beth Hertz embeds lessons in information literacy using internet research projects.
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January 14, 2012 12:36 PM
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Homework Helper refdesk.com

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January 12, 2012 9:45 PM
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The Library as a Digital Learning Space -- THE Journal

The Library as a Digital Learning Space -- THE Journal | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
A high school in Connecticut is developing and honing a hybrid library that incorporates both traditional books and new digital technologies.
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January 12, 2012 7:25 AM
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Luis von Ahn: Massive-scale online collaboration | Video on TED.com

TED Talks After re-purposing CAPTCHA so each human-typed response helps digitize books, Luis von Ahn wondered how else to use small contributions by many on the Internet for greater good.
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January 8, 2012 11:24 AM
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Cleveland-Bradley County Library teaches high tech classes during Gadget Week

Cleveland-Bradley County Library teaches high tech classes during Gadget Week | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it

The Cleveland-Bradley County Library kicks off the year with a week of classes designed to help patrons get the most out of their digital book readers.


Via Tennessee Library Association
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January 6, 2012 12:39 PM
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Print is dying: E-readers start slaughtering print book sales | Visual.ly

Print is dying: E-readers start slaughtering print book sales | Visual.ly | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
If you believe in karma, it should come as no surprise that e-readers are slowly killing off print books — perhaps in retaliation for all those tree...
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February 11, 2012 12:56 PM
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What is Pinterest and could my library use it? [Learning 2.0 update] | Public Library Services

What is Pinterest and could my library use it? [Learning 2.0 update] | Public Library Services | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
This blog provides information to New South Wales public libraries about the work of Public Library Services branch. The blog highlights our services, and promotes relevant State Library activities to public libraries.
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February 6, 2012 7:33 AM
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We Need Copyright 2.0 | American Libraries Magazine

We Need Copyright 2.0 | American Libraries Magazine | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
American Libraries Magazine, the magazine of the American Library Association, delivers news and information about the library community.
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February 2, 2012 7:58 AM
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What exactly does a 21st century teacher librarian do? A list of curated topics in Scoop.it

What exactly does a 21st century teacher librarian do? A list of curated topics in Scoop.it | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
This has been reposted from my school library blog.

On the topic of the teacher librarians’ role and exactly what it is we TLs do in our jobs, I wanted to share this article in The Guardian: ...
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January 28, 2012 10:12 AM
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iLibrarian » 5 Free Online Tools to Create Your Own Infographics

iLibrarian » 5 Free Online Tools to Create Your Own Infographics | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
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January 24, 2012 7:33 AM
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iLibrarian » E-Books and Libraries: 25 Resources

iLibrarian » E-Books and Libraries: 25 Resources | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
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January 21, 2012 12:27 PM
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Apple iBooks 2 textbook hands-on (video)

Apple iBooks 2 textbook hands-on (video) | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
We just got our first opportunity to get our hands on one of Apple's new interactive textbooks and we have to say, they're as...
Christin Lopez's curator insight, October 23, 2014 7:26 PM

Apple really seems to be hitting the nail on the head with their interactive textbooks. The video was taken in a noisy background, but the editorial on the product is high quality. 

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Vocaroo | Record and send voice emails - simple enough for all ages

Vocaroo is a shiny new service for sending voice messages across the interwebs.
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January 16, 2012 8:57 AM
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7 Google Search Techniques You may not be using - yet

7 Google Search Techniques You may not be using - yet | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
Google search is a powerful tool...sometimes more powerful than you realize!
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January 13, 2012 8:55 AM
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Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012 | Edudemic

Top 10 Free Online Tutoring Tools for 2012 | Edudemic | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
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January 12, 2012 3:51 PM
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HOW DO YOU COLLABORATE WITH TEACHING COLLEAGUES?: EXAMPLES OF ONLINE COLLABORATION

WORKSHOP DELIVERY MODEL (As modelled by this workshop), site is created, used in a live workshop, and then remains online for reference.
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January 11, 2012 6:38 PM
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School Libraries Cultivate Digital Literacy

School Libraries Cultivate Digital Literacy | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
In Georgia and other places across the country, library staff members work with teachers to mix digital literacy into curriculum so students can thrive in the Digital Age.
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January 6, 2012 5:55 PM
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Redefining “Cheating” With Homework | MindShift

Redefining “Cheating” With Homework | MindShift | Learning Commons - 21st Century Libraries in K-12 schools | Scoop.it
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