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  • SLJ's Summit Explores the Future of Content
    By Rocco Staino - 11/24/2008
    Librarians, technology leaders, publishers, authors, and editors gathered on November 14 and 15 for School Library Journal’s fourth annual leadership summit to explore where content is headed and how librarians can take advantage of its evolution to fully engage students and teachers. More

  • Innovation in Libraries Explores Mobile Services
    Lauren Barack - 11/09/2009
    From instant messaging to e-books, text referencing to cell phone search, libraries are serving up more mobile resources to patrons, helping to turn 24/7 services into more of a reality, according to speakers at the Innovation in Libraries event at the Queens Library in Flushing, NY, November 3. More
  • Art Appreciation: SLJ reviews new resource Picturing Books
    By Shonda Brisco - 11/01/2009
    Even though I love children's picture books, I almost always cringe when a high school art student asks me to help them locate examples of titles that use "woodcuts" or "wash." While I handle these books on a daily basis, I admit that I'm not as familiar with the original media used or the style displayed within the pages of these mini museums. More
  • School Librarians Weigh in on Net Neutrality
    Lauren Barack - 10/26/2009
    With the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) decision last week to consider how to protect—and regulate—the free nature of the Internet, the battle over Net neutrality went into high gear, and librarians, of course, were in the mix. More
  • K12 Online Conference Goes Global
    Lauren Barack - 10/19/2009
    Teachers, media specialists, and students around the world are gearing up for the 4th Annual K12 Online Conference—a chance for tech-savvy educators to virtually mingle and share, while those less familiar with Web 2.0 tools can learn about their use from the experts themselves. More
  • Web Site in a Rush: H1N1 threatening, EdReady goes up fast
    By Steve Hargadon - 10/01/2009
    If a pandemic or other significant event made it difficult or impossible for your students, staff, or teachers to physically attend school, how would you make sure that communication and education still take place? This is the question looming for educational institutions nationwide, given the potential of the H1N1 virus to disrupt or even close schools this year. More
  • Good Grammar Counts, Period: Resources for Teaching Grammar
    By Lauren Barack - 10/01/2009
    Good grammar is important, but how do you inspire kids to watch their Ps and Qs (and commas and ellipses)? It’s easy, according to Jeff Rubin (pictured), who breaks into song, a little ditty called “Punctuation, Punctuation,” sung to the tune of “Frère Jacques.” That’s just one example of how to teach younger students the basics, he says. More
  • Digital Game to Help End Violence Against Women
    Lauren Barack - 09/28/2009
    The Emergent Media Center (EMC) is using the world’s favorite sport to help impact attitudes surrounding the treatment of women. More
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