The “Appvisory: Curating and Providing Access to Educational Apps in the Children’s Library” presentation at this virtual conference (#TDS14) provided an abundance of tips and ways to start and improve your library’s app-literacy programming.
Anil Dash Keynote Rallies Librarians to Demand a Web for the People | TDS14
By on October 3, 2014
In an intellectually provocative keynote speech focusing on the privatization of the Internet, Dash called upon librarians to raise their voices and demand a more transparent, public Web.
Shannon Miller: Integrating Technology into Curriculum through Banding Together
By on September 30, 2014
Shannon Miller, a 2014 Library Journal Mover & Shaker and former K−12 librarian of the Van Meter (IA) Community School District, turned a Rainbow Loom craze amongst her students into a learning opportunity called Banding Together.
JukePop Opens Kickstarter to Get Indie Ebooks into Libraries
By on September 27, 2014
JukePop—a Palo Alto, CA-based start-up that crowdsources independently published books—has launched a Kickstarter, hoping to raise $15,000 to expand its library service to 60 more branches in states including California, Utah, and Arizona.
Educator Spotlight: Renee Hobbs, Director of URI’s Media Education Lab
By on September 24, 2014
Supporting digital literacy, lobbying for fair use, taking on media propaganda. It’s all in a day’s work for Renee Hobbs, director of the Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island.
Study Ties College Success to Students’ Exposure to a High School Librarian
By on September 19, 2014
Training high school students in digital research and partnering them with a school librarian can instill a high level of confidence during college, according to preliminary observations of a study underway by EBSCO.
SLJ Reviews LEGO StoryStarter: Using the classic brick, plus software, to foster narrative skills
By on September 8, 2014
Is there a student on Earth who doesn’t love LEGO? StoryStarter, from LEGO Education, taps into that enthusiasm with a language and literacy product that combines an inviting tub of LEGOs with thoughtful lessons and user-friendly writing and comics software.
Streamline Your Workflow: Five Time-Saving Tips
By on September 7, 2014
Advice from Richard Byrne on streamlining tasks, from managing email via spreadsheets to harnessing IFTTT (If This Then That).
What You Should Know About Banned Websites Awareness Day, September 24
By on September 4, 2014
The fourth annual Banned Websites Awareness Day makes excessive filtering an intellectual freedom issue in K–12 learning.
For 1:1, Content Is Key | Next Big Thing
By on August 18, 2014
Seven of the districts that I serve are implementing some level of 1:1 for 2014-15, however device implementation only works with great material, so be prepared.
