Libraries are reinventing themselves as content becomes more accessible online and their role becomes less about housing tomes and more about connecting learners and constructing knowledge.
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Coloring pages can help to learn English language. Pictures with vocabulary and alphabet for children. Free to print online.
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Videos are becoming such important tools for teachers, but one thing that stops many of us from using videos is making them: With all the other things we have to do, there's very little time to find the right video creation tool, learn how to use it, then actually create the videos.
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from digital public library of America; great sets to accompany a text (great gatsby), or history unit
8 Ways to Rescue Public School Libraries From Becoming Obsolete - 34 views
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There is really no reason why school libraries should fear competing sources of information. With the right adjustments, K-12 libraries can work alongside the rest of the data that students access on a daily basis. Remaining relevant is simply a matter of carrying foundational ideals forward and adapting to an ever-changing information culture.
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21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons | Edutopia - 0 views
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Libraries are reinventing themselves as content becomes more accessible online and their role becomes less about housing tomes and more about connecting learners and constructing knowledge
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Printed books still play a critical role in supporting learners, but digital technologies offer additional pathways to learning and content acquisition. Students and teachers no longer need a library simply for access. Instead, they require a place that encourages participatory learning and allows for co-construction of understanding from a variety of sources.
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Project Information Literacy: Preliminary Trends About Recent Graduates' Lifelong Learning Needs and Practices - 19 views
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"What lifelong learning needs do recent graduates have once they finish college? What information sources and systems do they use for continued learning? During fall 2014, the PIL research team surveyed 1,651 recent graduates from 10 US colleges and universities. Read the survey trends report with preliminary findings from our study (10 pages, PDF, 229KB). "Preliminary Trends about Recent Graduates' Lifelong Learning Needs and Practices," Alison J. Head, Project Information Literacy Research Summary, February 17, 2015."
The C.A.R.S. Checklist for Evaluating Internet Sources - 36 views
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You should evaluate every web site you use for research or for personal information. The CARS checklist encourages students to find evidence of credibility, accuracy, reasonableness, and support.
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I like the CARB checklist better. Current, Authoratative and Accurate, Reliable and Relevant and Bias free.
Video: Eszter Hargittai on "Digital Natives or Digital Naives? The Role of Skill in Internet Use" (CNI Plenary Presentation) | LJ INFOdocket - 4 views
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Abstract of video: Based on original data, the talk considers disparities in people's Web use skills and how skills relate to what people do online. Those who know how to navigate the Web's vast landscape can reap significant benefits from it. In contrast, those who lack online abilities may have a harder time dealing with certain logistics of everyday life, may miss out on opportunities and may also obtain incorrect information from unreliable sources or come to rely on unsubstantiated rumors.
21st-Century Libraries: The Learning Commons - 39 views
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From Library to Learning Commons Printed books still play a critical role in supporting learners, but digital technologies offer additional pathways to learning and content acquisition. Students and teachers no longer need a library simply for access. Instead, they require a place that encourages participatory learning and allows for co-construction of understanding from a variety of sources. In other words, instead of being an archive, libraries are becoming a learning commons.