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Robert Letcher

Survey of K12 Educators on Social Networking and Content Sharing Tools - 15 views

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    The final research report for a Survey of K-12 Educators on Social Networking and Content-Sharing Tools is now available. The survey was sent to 83,000 educators nation-wide (teachers, principals, and librarians) during late August and September and was co-sponsored by edWeb.net, MCH, Inc., and MMS Education. Educators, like millions of other Americans, are exploring the world of social networks and see a high value for this technology in education. Here are some key findings
lizziechase

Web 2.0 - Online writing resources based on images - 0 views

Dear everyone - Here are some downloadable teaching resources of mine to check out. The top two websites use image cards to support writing - please share these websites with fellow teacher librari...

started by lizziechase on 09 Oct 12 no follow-up yet
Caroline Roche

Just One More Book!! Children's Book Podcast - Children's book reviews and interviews w... - 0 views

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    Podcasts by children's authors about their books, and other book reviews. Excellent site, all free!
Dennis OConnor

Why Don't They Want to Play in Our Sandbox? Exploring Why Teachers May Not Us... - 0 views

  • I am also concerned that two teachers do not feel comfortable using the resources in the library. I will  redouble my efforts to help our faculty see the relevance of information fluency in all subject areas, to try and energize them with the excitement I feel to encourage them to step outside of their teaching comfort zone,  and to continue to help our faculty members feel at ease using the technology and materials in our library.
Maggie Verster

Libraries and Social Networks - 0 views

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    A great slideshow with stats on internet use and digital literacy trends
Tero Toivanen

For improving early literacy, reading comics is no child's play - 31 views

  • Carol L. Tilley, a professor of library and information science at Illinois, says that comics are just as sophisticated as other forms of literature, and children benefit from reading them at least as much as they do from reading other types of books.
  • If reading is to lead to any meaningful knowledge or comprehension, readers must approach a text with an understanding of the relevant social, linguistic and cultural conventions," she said. "And if you really consider how the pictures and words work together in consonance to tell a story, you can make the case that comics are just as complex as any other kind of literature.
  • Although commercial publishers of comics have yet to recapture children's imaginations, Tilley says that some librarians and teachers are increasingly discovering that comics can be used to support reading and instruction.
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    Carol L. Tilley, a professor of library and information science at Illinois, says that comics are just as sophisticated as other forms of literature, and children benefit from reading them at least as much as they do from reading other types of books.
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