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Social Networking Guru danah boyd By Debra Lau Whelan - 03/25/2009
When danah boyd talks, people listen. The academic, blogger, and rock star of social networking research has just completed her PhD dissertation, “Taken Out of Context: American Teen Sociality in Networked Publics." SLJ caught up with her to talk about the way American teens socialize on sites like MySpace, Facebook, LiveJournal, Xanga, and YouTube. More
Google to Explore ‘Education Searches’ By Lauren Barack - 03/15/2010
Ask most kids to research a subject and they’ll likely type a phrase into Google or Yahoo! and wait for the results to pop up. But Google is looking to expand beyond the simple results it currently offers to more expansive results specifically geared toward educators and students.
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Digital Natives Politically Active? Not So Fast Lauren Barack - 03/15/2010
Are so-called digital natives more engaged in cultural and political causes? Experts are questioning whether the innate facility young people have with technology has truly translated into more thoughtful participation in the political arena.
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Spring Watch Gail Junion-Metz - 03/10/2010
Saturday, March 20, is the first day of spring. Depending on where you live, spring may already have sprung, or you could still be waiting for the snow to melt. But no matter what, spring is the perfect season to get kids interested in learning more about animals.
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Feds Release National Educational Technology Plan By Rocco Staino - 03/10/2010
The U.S. Department of Education’s (DOE) Office of Technology Education has released an 80-page draft of a five-year National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), which presents a model of 21st century learning powered by technology, with goals and recommendations in five important areas: learning, assessment, teaching, infrastructure, and productivity.
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Chatroulette: What’s an Educator to Do? Lauren Barack - 03/08/2010
Ah, Chatroulette. The relatively new site, which enables video chat with strangers, has sparked a lot of press and some concern among the education community.
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2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
Great Day. CD. approx. 38 min. with lyrics. Milkshake Music (milkshakemusic.com). 2009. $14.
K-Gr 5–The multiple award-winning Milkshake’s (Lisa Mathews, Mikel Gehl, and four other performers) 12 original songs on their fourth album crackle with energy and musical sophistication.
Johnny Crawford (Armpit) and Ellora Vilkin (Kaira DeLeon) star in the Oregon Children's Theatre's production of Small Steps, Louis Sachar's popular sequel to 1998 Newbery Award-winner Holes. Small Steps is the story of a teen trying to get his life back on track after being released from a juvenile correctional facility. Armpit maneuvers through the unexpected, dangerous, and even romantic as he tries to keep his goals in sight, taking small steps to keep moving forward. Directed by Stan Foote, the production runs April 24–May 16, 2010 at the Winningstad Theatre in Portland, OR.
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Great Day. CD. approx. 38 min. with lyrics. Milkshake Music (milkshakemusic.com). 2009. $14. 
