Amazon’s newest service, Whispercast, attempts to make Kindles more tempting to librarians by letting them control multiple Kindles from a single access account. However, many librarians have doubts, and there are remaining unanswered questions.
Is Amazon Whispercast Enough?: Doubts Remain on Kindle’s Adoption by Schools
By on October 23, 2012 Leave a Comment
Cyber Students Get Cyber Library
By on October 18, 2012 Leave a Comment
Pennsylvania’s cyber students now have a school library to call their own. Opening its virtual doors on September 4, the library serves the 10,500 K-12 children who attend the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School (PA Cyber). Students can check out ebooks, conduct research through free databases for school assignments, and get print materials snail-mailed to their home with a click of the button.
The Imperative for Change: Pam Moran and Ira Socol lay it on the line for librarians at SLJ’s Summit
By on October 16, 2012 1 Comment
When it comes to libraries, educators Ira Socol and Pam Moran are very clear—it’s imperative that these institutions evolve in today’s technologically-driven world or risk fading into irrelevancy. Socol and Moran are set to deliver the “unkeynote” at School Library Journal’s Leadership Summit, October 26-27, in Philadelphia.
New COPPA Proposals Raise Concern Over Kids’ Privacy
By on October 13, 2012 Leave a Comment
New rules proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) designed to protect minors in the digital age are leaving some concerned that its intentions could do more harm than good.
Codecademy’s Free Kits Help Kids (and Educators) Learn to Code
By on September 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
Hoping to get students into coding? Enter Codecademy. The New York-based startup, which teaches users how to code through a free, interactive website, is now packaging its popular online lessons into free, bite-sized kits for teachers and librarians to launch their own mini-Codecademies in class or after school. “We know teachers are busy and we [...]
Schools Can Assess their Connectivity on the Nonprofit Site Education SuperHighway
By on September 11, 2012 Leave a Comment
All the tech programming in the world means nothing without the adequate infrastructure to support it. Now anyone—from teachers, administrators and librarians to students—can log on to the site Education Superhighway and have their school’s connection speed analyzed within minutes.
Mr. Schu’s Road Trip: Via Tweet, Video Blog, and Pinterest
By on August 6, 2012 Leave a Comment
“I love the idea of showing my students I’m a reader out in the wild,” says John Schumacher. The school library director at Brook Forest School in Oak Brook, IL, uses various means to document his annual road trip to the delight of his students, not to mention the greater social sphere.
Connecting the Plots: Figment is turning teenage angst into published prose
By on August 1, 2012 Leave a Comment
The hot online writing community is engaging kids and educators alike, librarians, too. SLJ’s feature includes tips on how to use Figment in school.
A Walmart Turned High-Tech Library, Ready for School
By on August 1, 2012 1 Comment
The new space and technology upgrade comes just in time to support the McAllen Independent School District as it rolls out a new digital curriculum.
Putting Tech into Teen Spaces
By on July 17, 2012 Leave a Comment
Guidelines from the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) address media literacy, low-cost options for serving kids.
