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Do School Libraries Need Books?
This is a question that always fuels heated debate between stakeholders, and recently the NY Times decided to re-ignite the debate. This time we have a school principal, a school library media...
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My iCentre presentation at SLAV’s Future School Library Scenarios conference
I presented the featured address at the School Library Association of Victoria‘s (SLAV) ‘Creating collaborative learning spaces: Future school library scenarios’ conference held at Victoria University...
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Content curation and the power of collective intelligence
I have been exploring this topic as part of the subject INF506 Social Networking for Information Professionals that I am teaching this summer (it’s an elective in our MEdTL amd MIS courses at CSU). A...
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Curating Information & Making Sense of Data Is a Key Skill for the Future...
Via Scoop.it – Future Trends in Libraries Excellent scoop on Scoop.it by Future Trends in Libraries curated by nickcarman. He states: Extremely valuable skills for Information Professionals of the...
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School Libraries Cultivate Digital Literacy
At David C. Barrow Elementary School in Athens, Ga., media specialist Andy Plemmons works with two students to learn how to use the technology they need for the Barrow Oral History Project. Via...
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“Who Are We? The Independent School Library: A Statistical Profile” Susan...
Via Scoop.it – Student Learning through School Libraries Who Are We? The Independent School Library: A Statistical Profile, a chapter by Susan Williamson presents a statistical picture of a sample of...
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ALA Presidential Task Force: Focus on School Libraries 2012
Via Scoop.it – Student Learning through School Libraries In the March 2012 issue of the journal ‘School Library Monthly‘ (Vol XXVIII, No 6), Susan D. Ballard (AASL President-Elect and Co-Chair of the...
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NYCC Informational Brief: Impact of School Libraries on Student Achievement
Via Scoop.it – Student Learning through School Libraries To demonstrate the positive impact of school libraries on the implementation of the Regents Reform Agenda in New York, the New York...
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Seth Godin’s Stop Stealing Dreams manifesto
It is absolutely pouring with rain here in Canberra. We have had about 18mm in the past hour and for a summer’s day, it’s cold! But I don’t mind, today I downloaded Seth Godin’s Stop Stealing Dreams,...
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Turning Students into Good Digital Citizens
I just came across this excellent article published by THE Journal which explores a number of issues regarding students’ development of digital literacies and the need for curriculum reform that embeds...
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