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15 Sites and Apps Kids Are Heading to Beyond Facebook | Common Sense Media - 12 views

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  • Susan Marshall on 26 Nov 14
     
    15 sites and apps kids are heading to beyond Facebook
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Trends | Transforming Libraries - 4 views

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  • Jenny Whiting on 01 May 15
     
    Click on the circles to better understand what they mean.
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Jane Austen-Inspired Recommendations: INFOGRAPHIC | GalleyCat - 0 views

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    books inspired by Jane Austen - infographic
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Choosing the One - YouTube - 0 views

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    spoof of "The Batchelorette
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Books Quizzes, Lists and Polls - Page 2 | PlayBuzz - 4 views

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  • jenny carroll on 18 Aug 15
     
    interactive quizz for book lovers week
  • Miriam Tuohy on 19 Aug 15
     
    Sporcle.com also has a good list of literature related interactive quizzes
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Creative Commons Kiwi on Vimeo - 4 views

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  • mgsseclibrary on 18 Aug 15
     
    Creative Commons New Zealand overview video.
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Meet Haiku Deck on Vimeo - 5 views

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  • mgsseclibrary on 18 Aug 15
     
    Create presentations with Haiku Deck.
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http://cdn.nmc.org/media/2015-nmc-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf - 2 views

cdn.nmc.org/...-nmc-horizon-report-k12-EN.pdf K12 horizon report trends future focus web2.0
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  • hughesvv on 18 Aug 15
     
    Future directions from a United States perspective; examines emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning, and creative inquiry in schools.

My Library - 6 views

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Did technology kill the book or give it new life? - BBC News - 1 views

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  • Trish Webster on 18 Aug 15
     
    E-book device sales are levelling off, and interactive e-books are proving popular.  There is definitely a place for both in the book market.
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7 Education Disruptors that Are Making Learning More Fun | Articles | Noodle - 4 views

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  • jenny carroll on 18 Aug 15
     
    7 tools to enable students to create & problem solve using technology
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Mt Alvernia iCentre :: Connecting learners with skills, tools & information - 1 views

www.mta-icentre.mta.qld.edu.au library websites information literacy tools
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  • Robbie Wathne on 17 Aug 15
     
    I love this School Library website. It is well set out, easy to navigate and has great information. A go to site for any student or parent.
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Reading for pleasure builds empathy and improves wellbeing, research from The Reading A... - 4 views

readingagency.org.uk/...-the-reading-agency-finds.html literacy Research Reading and empowerment
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  • reading for pleasure can increase empathy, improve relationships with others, reduce the symptoms of depression and the risk of dementia, and improve wellbeing throughout life
  • strong evidence to show that reading for pleasure plays a vital role in improving educational outcomes
  • in the UK, reading levels are low among people of all ages: most children do not read on a daily basis and almost a third of adults don't read for pleasure
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  • reading for pleasure and empowerment
  • better parent-child communication
  • reduction of depression and dementia symptoms among adults.
  • people who choose to read, and enjoy doing so, in their spare time are more likely to reap all of these benefits
  • When I write a story I hope to beguile, to enchant, to bewitch, to perform an act of magic on and with my readers' imaginations.
  • The true aim of writing is to enable the reader better to enjoy life, or better to endure it'."
  • everything changes when we read
  • reading for pleasure has a dramatic impact on life outcomes
  • children who read for pleasure are happier, healthier and do better in life than those who don't
  • Crissi Blair on 17 Aug 15
     
    Research in UK into benefits of reading for pleasure
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