Comments on: Digital Research Technologies Offer More Information, More Distraction for High School Students, According to Pew Report

By: Engaging Digital Natives « forestofpaper

Engaging Digital Natives « forestofpaper — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 00:02:18 +0000

[...] in increased distraction and decreased literary skills? This is elaborated further in the article Digital Research Technoligies Offer More Information, More Distraction for High School Students, Acc… by Sara Bayliss and published in the School Library Journal’s November 2012 Extra Helping [...]

By: Carla

Carla — Sat, 17 Nov 2012 17:59:59 +0000

We need to keep strugggling to prove our existence and role. Some schools outside US or where I live in the Middle East find librarian’s role reduced and this is in a way frustrating. Teachers and IT staff are taking over our role. We are left just providing sources and material for them. Despite all this, I never lose hope and I always keep reminding the school of how much we can offer to our students and staff.

By: Sue Parsons

Sue Parsons — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:31:04 +0000

If 47 percent of these teachers strongly agree and another 44 percent somewhat believe that courses and content focusing on digital literacy should be incorporated into every school’s curriculum, then they, parents, and school boards must support school and public librarians whose job it is to teach digital literacy.