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Guideline on Censorship: Don't Let it Become an Issue in Your Schools - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 13 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Teachers should be encouraged to think through a rationale for any book to be read to or by the entire class. For primary teachers, who may read aloud many picture books to their classes each week, a written rationale is not practical. However, teachers should be prepared to explain their choices, stating why the book was chosen and what the objectives are in terms of the problems, needs, or interests of their individual class.
  • Obviously, the teacher should be thoroughly familiar with all assigned selections. In short, professional responsibility means not only selecting print and nonprint materials, but also possessing a willingness and ability to defend the choices made.
  • Appropriateness Factors to be considered in assessing the appropriateness of books are children's interests, the age level and/or maturity of children in relation to the book being considered, and the content, format and illustration.
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  • Breadth of Coverage Books may present problems of stereotyping with respect to sex and to race. Religion, politics, and questions of morality or patriotism are issues about which there are considerable differences of opinion. The importance of such books may lie mainly, or only, in their historical viewpoint and should be presented as such to children who read them. Teachers and librarians should be aware of these considerations and should make every effort to provide materials which present alternate points of view. Historically there have always been those who have recognized the offensiveness of these materials. Children, like adults exposed to new ideas, can accept or reject them, based on input from all viewpoints. All opinions require protection under the First Amendment.
  • IF and AFTER censorship problems arise (and before a formal complaint procedure is initiated), here are some approaches and considerations: Be sure to inform your principal of any complaint, and how you plan to handle it. Urge your principal to read or view the material objected to. Afterwards, share with him/her your reasons for using the material with children. Also, try to get a school board member and a local minister, rabbi, or priest to read or look at the material. If a parent complains about material, insisting on an immediate discussion about it, defer such a discussion; make an appointment with him/her for a later time. At the same time, assure the parent that you have a concern for the child's interest. Neither you nor the parent should be in the position of discussing material without careful consideration beforehand of the factors that are to be discussed. Do not defend materials on the spur of the moment. Apart from being unfair to all concerned, and particularly to children, it is your professional duty to present your views thoughtfully and with consideration. Reread or review the material in question, even though you may already be familiar with it. Identify its strengths. Put down in writing why you believe it is proper and useful in your teaching program. Collect reviews of the material from such publications as Language Arts, English Journal, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book, School Library Journal, and other professional publications. There may be three to five parents, other than the complaining parents, who may be particularly supportive of your teaching objectives. Request that they read or view the material being questioned and invite their written reactions, addressed to you and your principal
Carrie Morfoot

Library Thing - 0 views

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education tools

shared by Carrie Morfoot on 12 Oct 10 - Cached
  • Carrie Morfoot on 12 Oct 10
     
    Can be used to connect students to others with similar reading interests. It is an online book club.
anonymous

Weighing In: Three Bombs, Two Lips, and a Martini Glass -- NCAC - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 13 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • If you had asked me a year ago what bombs, lips, and martini glasses have in common, I would have answered, “A fraternity party.” Now I have a different answer. It’s called Common Sense Media. This not-for-profit Web-based organization is in the business of using a “rating” system to review all types of media that target children, but their “ratings” of books are especially disingenuous. They claim that they want to keep parents informed. Informed about what? What their children should read or what they shouldn’t read?
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      anonymous on 13 Oct 10
       
      I put a link to Common Sense Media on the library web page for the Internet safety information. Now, after reading about the book ratings, should I remove the link?
anonymous

Stotan Unplugged: In Defense of Name-Calling - 1 views

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stotan unplugged censorship

shared by anonymous on 15 Oct 10 - No Cached
  • First, a disclaimer.  I didn’t say it because Sherman’s stunningly accomplished novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, gets challenged and banned in “conservative” communities with chilling regularity because of realistic language, a hilarious masturbation scene and a mirthfully scathing indictment of the difficulties of a young outsider finding his way through institutional racism.  I said it because Sherman is a member of the only group in our country who can legitimately lay claim to taking their country back.
  • I’m in Chicago today, hosting the American Library Association’s Great Chicago Readout, kicking off our celebration of Banned Books Week with authors of some of the top ten banned books of 2010.  I look over the list of reasons for the challenges and bannings: religious perspective, homosexual content, sexual content, offensive language, suicide.  Human things.  Things the people who want to “take our country back” don’t want kids to talk about; human things the “conservative right” doesn’t think should be part of human education.  Wow.
Judy Sweetman

ThinkQuest - 0 views

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technology education resources

shared by Judy Sweetman on 31 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Judy Sweetman on 31 Jan 10
     
    This site provides a rationale for integrating ThinkQuests into the classroom: students learn important communication skills, teamwork, and technology skills. In addition, there is a library of over 7,000 websites created by students who have participated in a ThinkQuest competition.
Gary Mills

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives - 0 views

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technology education resources Learning tools curriculum

shared by Gary Mills on 31 Jan 10 - Cached
  • Gary Mills on 31 Jan 10
     
    Great resource for K-12 teachers... especially if you have a smartboard in your classroom.
Tony H

Evaluating Web Pages: Techniques to Apply & Questions to Ask - 0 views

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evaluation website

shared by Tony H on 23 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Tony H on 23 Mar 11
     
    A guide from UC Berkeley - Teaching Library Internet Workshops on how to skillfully evaluate web pages
anonymous

Social Networking as a Tool for Student and Teacher Learning - 0 views

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shared by anonymous on 19 May 11 - No Cached
  • Online social networking includes much more than Facebook and Twitter. It is any online use of technology to connect people, enable them to collaborate with each other, and form virtual communities, says the Young Adult Library Services Association
  • Survey research confirms, however, that interest in harnessing social networking for educational purposes is high. As reported in School Principals and Social Networking in Education: Practices, Policies and Realities in 2010, a national survey of 1,200 principals, teachers and librarians found that most agreed that social networking sites can help educators share information and resources, create professional learning communities and improve schoolwide communications with students and staff. Those who had used social networks were more positive about potential benefits than those who had not. In an online discussion with 12 of the principals surveyed, most said, “social networking and online collaboration tools would make a substantive change in students’ educational experience.” They said these tools could improve student motivation and engagement, help students develop a more social/collaborative view of learning and create a connection to real-life learning.
  • Among students surveyed in a National School Boards Association study, 96 percent of those with online access reported using social networking, and half said they use it to discuss schoolwork. Despite this prevalence in everyday life, schools have been hesitant to adopt social networking as an education tool. A 2010 study into principals’ attitudes found that “schools are one of the last holdouts,” with many banning the most popular social networking sites for students and sometimes for staff.
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  • Most national, state and local policies have not yet addressed social networking specifically; by default, it often falls under existing acceptable use policies (AUPs). While AUPs usually provide clear language on obscenities, profanity and objectionable activities, they also leave out gray areas that could open students to harmful activities while excluding them from certain benefits of social networking. Likewise, boilerplate policies that ban specific applications, such as Twitter, may miss other potential threats while also limiting the ability of students to collaborate across schools, districts, states or countries. The challenge for districts is to write policies that address potentially harmful interactions without eliminating the technology’s beneficial uses.
anonymous

Harvard Education Letter - 1 views

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library Harvand

shared by anonymous on 20 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • Eight Tech Trends for Librarians (and Teachers too!)
Eric Warren

TechSoup - 1 views

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education technology resources non profit nonprofit

shared by Eric Warren on 11 Sep 11 - Cached
  • Eric Warren on 11 Sep 11
     
    TechSoup is a nonprofit that provides other nonprofits and libraries with technology that empowers them to fulfill their missions and serve their communities. As part of that goal, they provide technology products and learning resources, including articles, blogs, free webinars, and forums led by expert hosts are available to all users.
bwiedeman

How Professional Learning Networks are Created - 1 views

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technology education PLN

shared by bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14
     
    This article is from Ebscohost and does require users to log into Albertson's Library before accessing. This paper looks at shared social capital and what it means for teachers. It also looks at the difference and the benefits for teachers using online vs offline professional development resources as it relates to Facebook.
bwiedeman

Experiences of pioneers facilitating teacher networks for professional development - 0 views

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shared by bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14
     
    This is another resource from Albertson's Library. If you click on the link you will be prompted for your MyBoise login information before being redirected to the article. This article looks at how professional learning networks are developed and why they are successful. It describes how people use their social network to reach out and find the content they are most interested in. It also talks about networked learning being focused on the learner whether the learning is personal, collaborative or collective. It describes the importance of having a far reaching social network to facilitate the learning and how this approach is being adopted by educational institutions.
bwiedeman

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Professional Learning Networks taking Off

education technology PNL Web2.0 learning tools

shared by bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • bwiedeman on 05 Sep 14
     
    This article was found through Ebscohost in Albertson's library and requires you log into your MyBoiseState account to access. This article is a brief history of the rise of PLN's and talks about how they are created, why they have been successful and gives some examples of how schools are using them. it also discusses the benefits of PLN's. This article is an easy read and not particularly scholarly
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