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Personalizing the Learning Experience: Insights from Future Ready Schools - A series of blog posts from the U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology.

For those of us in Google schools

Apple's Everyone Can Create series a phenomenal resource that I have utilized in the past. If your school is 1:1 with iPads, you have to check these out! The only thing you need is your Apple ID. The books lead you through a series of lessons/activities where you create a creative project and also learn tips and tricks (or a basic how-to) of the different Apple Create Apps. I have also utilized this with students grades 4-5. They were able to follow the directions and complete the activities independently. This is one of my favorite Apple resources!

IT Trends An Interview with the Center for Democracy & Technology's Michelle De Mooy To help school administrators, families, technology companies and state legislators sort through the patchwork quilt of state legislation on student privacy, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT), an advocacy group, has developed a state-by-state survey of student privacy laws in partnership with the law firm BakerHostetler.

When you're a school librarian, there are a few people in your building that you need to ally with immediately. First, befriend the bookkeeper who will make spending your limited budget stress-free. Keep the custodians on your side so they'll... Read More ›

APA style guide for "Pokemon Go" information. I doubt if there are many Pokestops or Pokemon in or around your school. And I'm not suggesting playing the game in your classroom. However, after playing it myself for the past few days, I've had some thoughts on how to use the game to expand the learning and target some of the literacies we want students to attain.

This page allows practitioners in service-oriented organizations-such as libraries, schools, community centers, community colleges, and workforce training centers-to find digital literacy content. These trusted groups can, in turn, reach into their communities and teach residents the skills today's employers need.

Presented by Dr. Mike Eisenberg, Professor and Dean Emeritus, University of Washington's Information School Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited REGISTER HERE JOIN THE LIVE SESSION If you attend the live session, you'll be emailed a CE certificate within 24 hours of the webinar.

By Laura Gardner on Last week, a new study from Stanford University revealed that many students are inept at discerning fact from opinion when reading articles online. The report, combined with the spike in fake and misleading news during the 2016 election, has school librarians, including me, rethinking how we teach evaluation of online sources to our students.

By grade based on Kuhlthau model NYC

Vancouver Public Schools - weLearn 1:1 Technology one-to-one device rollout.

The four of us, a team, stood together at the bus stop, waving to a beaming four-year old boy as he ran to catch his school bus. We all clapped and cheered as he continued to wave from the window. As we watched the bus drive down the road, every one of us wiped away tears.

This is a Google Slide presentation ideal for using with educators. I would use this as a fall kick off to the school year in informing teachers about copyright and resources available to them and their students.