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A post that lists some free products that you can use especially if you are a primary school librariy staff member.

"School libraries matter because they can help every member of your school community gain new knowledge, skills and dispositions for learning and personal development that they will use throughout their lives."

"The new AASL National School Library Standards have broken them down into an easy-to-understand guide, complete with charts outlining the key components in this post."

"Plagiarism is presenting someone else's work as your own. It can include copying and pasting text from a website into a project you're working on, or taking an idea from a book without including a citation to give credit to the book's author. Plagiarism is common, and the Internet has made it even more common. However, if you are careful to cite your sources it's not too difficult to avoid plagiarism."

"Free tutorial. Learn tips and strategies to keep your kids safe from hackers, predators, and cyberbullies"

"Staying safe online is essential in today's world. Use these Internet safety tips to keep yourself and others protected."

"A free tutorial - to learn how to use information correctly to create quality content while protecting others' intellectual property."

"Some may say that does not count as reading, I certainly used to balk at it counting toward any reading goal, this year I am discovering otherwise.  Sure, there are cognitive differences in the processes that happens when we read with our eyes versus our ears, however, the skills that we are able to utilize through the listening of an audio-book are monumental in building further reader success.  And research has shown that the cognitive processes are surprisingly similar.   So what has adding (and investing in audio-books) done for our students?"

"The author's use of "literary nonfiction" accommodates all the definitions. It includes finely-crafted texts that tend to win awards, sell best to schools and libraries, and make ideal mentor texts. It may be narrative nonfiction, including many kinds of life stories (biographies/autobiographies/memoirs); poetry; or expository/informational books with a strong voice, innovative format and text structure, and rich, engaging language."

"Critically, libraries are evaluated based on traditional metrics, such as loan and membership numbers, capturing only a fraction of the full value they contribute to our individual and collective life. Failure to recognise this by governments and policymakers puts at risk the diverse and nuanced ways libraries might shape Australia's future."

" As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -- about teenagers and social media. But are those assumptions correct? Now we have research to help us find out. Common Sense is releasing (Sept 18) its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences, a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.
This research is the second wave in an ongoing study tracking teens' attitudes about social media; the original report was released in 2012."

"Our students are living their lives online. They can share everything and anything with the world with just a tap of a button and with it comes a new way to connect. It's nearly impossible to keep up. With technology changing constantly it can be difficult to know where to begin teaching digital citizenship.
Fortunately for us, there are many apps, tools, and resources available to educators to help our students navigate the digital world safely.
In a recent #Ditchbook chat, educators shared over 15 incredible resources to get you started teaching digital citizenship and take it farther than just a one-off lesson or unit."

"Now is as good a time as ever to be reminded that - beyond deleting your Facebook account for good - there are some precautions you can take to protect your privacy and make use of Facebook as a utility without compromising your personal data. No single user can prevent a company like Cambridge Analytica from lying to the public and lying to Facebook about where its data came from and how it's using it. But you can make sure that a significant chunk of your data is never out there in the first place. The post has steps to follow to assist you."

"The free Frankenstein200, "an interactive story experience" designed to spark curiosity and encourage critical thinking in STEM topics, including artificial intelligence, robotics, and bioengineering."

"Media literacy is an important skill for all young people and so is the value of social media as a teaching, learning, and publishing tool. This post discusses the approach of one educator when trying to develop her students' skills.

Digital literacy doesn't just naturally develop any more than print literacy does, and
All learning happens through reflection and revision.
So, my students must have guided practice analyzing and using social media if they are to use it purposefully, productively, and safely"

Some useful digital storytelling resources on Pearltrees page

"While none of the following tools have as many features as Padlet, they all provide the core element of a digital wall to which you apply digital sticky notes. Five alternatives to Padlet are discussed in this post."