The Battle of the Somme, the devastating, five-month offensive of World War 1, is commemorated in an app marking its centennial.
Amazon “Rapids” App Offers Kids Short Stories
By on November 3, 2016
Amazon’s new app for kids ages 7–12 brings them original short stores that unfold in snippets of chat style text on e-readers and cell phones.
To Panama with a Tiger and a Bear | Touch and Go
By on November 3, 2016
Two creatures discover that the land of their dreams is not so far away after all.
STEAM, with an Emphasis on “A” | SLJ ISTE Webcast Series
By on October 17, 2016
This fall series, sponsored by littleBits, explores the education technology topics educators are talking about this school year, from virtual reality and STEAM to popular culture and digital literacy.
Open Music Library Combines Free and Subscription Databases
By on October 12, 2016
Academic database and streaming media publisher Alexander Street is beta testing the Open Music Library (OML), a new online resource that will eschew database paywalls, enabling non-subscribers to discover and use high-quality open access and public domain content from contributors such as the Library of Congress (LC) and the British Library (BL), while offering subscribers a seamless experience discovering and using free and for-fee content together.
Nicholas Carr | The Digital Shift
By on October 12, 2016
Nicholas Carr is a journalist, cultural and technology commentator, and professional skeptic on issues of the Internet, social media, and the potential consequences of our love affair with technological progress. A 2011 Pulitzer Prize finalist, he has written numerous articles, essays, contributions to his blog Rough Type, and five books, including The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains and a recent collection of pieces from 2005–15, Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations (both Norton). Carr will be the opening keynote speaker at LJ and School Library Journal’s virtual conference The Digital Shift, on October 19.
Portable and Practical: A Guide for Budding Birders | Touch and Go
By on October 6, 2016
A field guide to birds for the youngest children that’s chock-full of information and activities.
Swift Playgrounds: Not Just Another Coding App |SLJ Review
By on October 4, 2016
Are your students budding coders? Apple has just released a sophisticated app for students serious about programming. Our review of Swift Playgrounds.
The Surprising Impact of Brain Games on Learning
By on October 4, 2016
Playing computer games designed to improve cognitive functions can increase students’ test performance more than traditional methods, such as one-on-one tutoring, according to a Yale study.
New York Libraries To Offer Wi-Fi Hotspots to Needy Students
By on September 30, 2016
New York City Schools partners with the city’s three library systems, Google, and Sprint to bring free, year-long Wi-Fi service to households without it.
