The New Librarian: Using advocacy to promote leadership
The New Librarian: Using advocacy to promote leadership
Here are a few steps you can take to empower your librarians
The New Librarian: How I created a makerspace
Here’s how one school transformed a traditional library into an IDEA Lab in only four months
Teachers share formative assessment strategies that work
Real-time observation and feedback tools help teachers snapshot student learning
Is the maker movement putting librarians at risk?
'If you replace a certified librarian with someone who’s just an expert in technology, you’re losing half of the role'
Great ways library media and IT departments can work together
Library media specialists are aligning with their IT departments to help create dynamic, engaging hubs for students and instructors.
This is how librarians can lead the digital transformation
Despite being pressed for time and resources, one librarian shares how her profession can serve as change agents in their schools' digital transformation by keeping priorities where they…
Campus libraries use tech to streamline student searches, staff work
A smart-phone application has ended the days of database searches at Boston College libraries, and staff members at Eastern Illinois University’s library can take inventory in two hours…
Study explores the future of digital libraries
Reluctant faculty members, challenges in scanning old texts, and conflicting ideas about whether information should be commodified or made free online have been barriers to educators and librarians…
Questia School Debuts with 27,000+ Full-Text, Standards-Aligned Books Available Online for Students and Faculty
Questia Media, Inc. announces the launch of Questia School, a dynamic online collection of 27,000+ books, assembled to support English/Language Arts and Social Studies curriculum, advanced studies, and…
Crestron Opens Design and Technology Experience Center
Grand Opening Celebration Draws Hundreds of Eager Attendees
Feds want Google to rewrite book deal
The U.S. Justice Department advised a federal judge on Sept. 18 that a proposed legal settlement giving Google Inc. the digital rights to millions of out-of-print books threatens…
Digital book search isn’t limited to Google
Though Google Book Search has the largest collection of digitally scanned books of its kind, and the initiative has captured a great deal of attention, researchers should keep…
Experts debate relevance of ‘social search’
Researchers attending a conference on internet searching were divided on the use of social networking for serious research, with some saying traditional search engines are the more practical…
Experts debate relevance of ‘social search’
Researchers attending a conference on internet searching were divided on the use of social networking for serious research, with some saying traditional search engines are the more practical…
Digital library saves vital web documents
Web pages have an average lifespan of 77 days, meaning documentation of historical events can vanish with a single click. Critically important documents are moving exclusively to the…
Why open-source library software is a trend
At a time when the nation's economic future seems shaky, many school and public libraries are moving to open-source library management systems, which tend to be cheaper, more…
ALA: Spend stimulus funds on school libraries
As school leaders prepare to spend billions of dollars in federal stimulus money, the American Library Association (ALA) is lobbying to have some of those dollars used to…
Resource Library:
The Complete Guide to Computer Science Education for Elementary Classrooms
Introducing computer science at the elementary level gives young learners a strong foundation for the future. By learning tech skills early, students are set up for success in school and…
Take measure of your mathematics practices
DNA Mathematics professional development empowers educators to master the mathematics being taught in classrooms. To exemplify the benefits of DNA Mathematics, download our FREE white paper now to learn a…
Enhance PreK-5 STEAM and CS Instruction with playful, screen-free robotics!
Research shows that young students learn STEAM and Computer Science best with hands-on, playful experiences. Meet KIBO, the screen-free robot, where students problem solve, engineer, collaborate, and develop their computational…