School libraries need a revolution, not evolution One of the biggest business battles of our time is between Microsoft and Google. The two have very different business models. Microsoft believes that if they build it, we will come-and buy their product. Google's approach is different: if they build it, we will integrate it into our lives.
School libraries need a revolution, not evolution One of the biggest business battles of our time is between Microsoft and Google. The two have very different business models. Microsoft believes that if they build it, we will come-and buy their product. Google's approach is different: if they build it, we will integrate it into our lives.
I found this while working on the lesson interview with a teacher at my school. I think this is an amazing resources. It guides ELA teachers (other could use it as well) looking to use technology in the school. This resource provides Lessons, activities, tech tools, and screencasts instructing a teacher on how to use the tools.
Listen to the full interview: Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:45 - 71.4MB) Read Transcript Last year at Big Walnut Middle School in Sunbury, Ohio, there were some days when fewer than ten students passed through the library doors.
Listen to the full interview: Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:45 - 71.4MB) Read Transcript Last year at Big Walnut Middle School in Sunbury, Ohio, there were some days when fewer than ten students passed through the library doors.
Connected classrooms use social media, like Twitter, to enhance learning. Students are more engaged in learning and in the world outside their walls. | 21st Century School Libraries
Kevin Jarrett Teaching Middle School 'Technology, Engineering & Design' in Northfield, NJ Care. Think. Design. Act. These words are the first thing that people see when entering Digital Shop, our middle school makerspace. This mantra anchors the threshold experience, a visitor's first visual impression of the space.
Ideas for Promethean Board use in the LTC. Since I don't have a smart board at school, I went here to find inspiration for the project, and ideas for me to use in my library! Great ideas to look at if you haven't begun your smart board project yet!
At Forest Lake Elementary School, in Columbia, South Carolina, achievement has soared since educators started using new technology to personalize the learning experience for each student.