Parents, students, teachers and community members from more than 60 countries across the globe are coming together Wednesday to address the issue of adult and childhood illiteracy. But the focus isn't necessarily on new technologies, new teaching methods or millions of dollars in donations from private corporations to solve the problem, says Pam Allyn, executive director and founder of the international nonprofit LitWorld.

Let me be right up front about this: I am primarily sharing the good ideas of other far smarter people that I could ever pretend to be. Some primary sources for this list include: ■Beaman, Anita and Amy Obert. Reading 2.0 website ■Ludwig, Sarah "Going Beyond the BookTalk: Breathing New Life Into Book Programming with Technology" ■Valenza, Joyce. Reading 2.0 slide show I only steal from the best. So here we go. Johnson's Top Ten...

"This paper explains the key role that school librarians and libraries should play in state- and districtwide efforts to transition to digital learning, or the effective use of technology to improve teaching and learning. The report calls for district and school leaders, policymakers, and boards of education to support, encourage, and fund the evolving role of librarians and libraries as facilitators of content creation, personalized learning, and professional development."

"The Apple iPad may be one of the biggest updates to the modern classroom in recent memory, but what good is a new tablet without any content? How do you turn the tried-and-tested (and loathed?) textbooks that you're accustomed to using into a digital eBook? A new visual guide lets you in on the 'behind the scenes' of how a standard printed book becomes an interactive eBook."

For all of the free literature and essays available online, a surprisingly small amount is geared toward children. Even less is aimed at children who speak foreign languages. The International Children's Digital Library offers children ages 3-13 free access to the best available children's literature in more than 40 languages.

Whether you're actually a young adult or not, these books captivated us in 2013. Ranked in no particular order.

Corridor of Uncertainty - Assorted thoughts and reflections on technology in education.

OverDrive Hopes So "Don't just think public libraries, which have had challenging times with the financial downturn and fiscally stretched municipalities. Add to the picture K-12 school libraries, colleges and universities libraries, corporations, and institutions such as the military. And think international."

For Libraries and Librarians in the Digital Age

Google Books Ruling Is a Huge Victory for Online Innovation - Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/11/14/google-books-ruling-is-a-huge-victory-for-online-innovation/

Supporting Students as Producers

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A three and one half minute video tour that show viewers what London may have looked like prior to the Great Fire, created by Pudding Lane Productions. "six students from De Montfort University taking part in the Crytek Off the Map project, building a 3D representation of 17th century London before The Great Fire." For more information on our whole project, including concepts and processes please visit our team blog

20 of the most popular destinations for buying, downloading and renting digital books, comics and textbooks

Banned Books Week from Open Road Integrated Media Nice timeline - Click on a cover for a story behind the book. Banned Books Week Smore https://smore.com/vb83

Free Public Domain Audiobooks and eBooks - Downloadable audiobooks for iPhone, Android, Kindle & mp3 players Available in several languages

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