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Focusing on what kids can access without broadband and where they congregate online, school districts strive to engage all students.
Navigating bookstore and school closures, publishers innovate while helping those in need. The Internet Archive's National Emergency LIbrary draws backlash.
These free and affordable learning options allow library professionals to follow their interests and dig deeper into new approaches.
Schools and libraries closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak may open Wi-Fi networks for use by the general public without jeopardizing E-rate funding.
As educators turn to remote programming and classroom management due to the COVID-19 outbreak and school closures, ed tech providers are offering free access. Here’s a list.
A group of college, university, and public librarians released a statement outlining why they believe the extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic meet qualifications for fair use within copyright law.
The relatively low-priced subscription service offers an opportunity to try out a large selection of newly released titles.
Strategies to help students determine determine whether a video has been altered include analyzing what motivates people to create fakes in the first place.
Nine tech-forward librarians name their favorite digital tools.
The partnership benefits the New Jersey students, who are learning accessible design and to create with empathy and imagination, as well as the blind and visually-impaired kids, who not only get to play the games but have a voice in the process.
The SXSW EDU community is optimistic, forward-thinking, and purpose-driven with a shared goal of impacting the future of teaching and learning.
Aimed at early elementary school students, PebbleGo offers wide-ranging ready reference, with an emphasis on accessibility that strengthens the ease of interaction for students with physical and cognitive challenges.
Ishizuka has been innovating at SLJ since 2004, serving most recently as Executive Editor. Concurrent with the EIC position, she assumes the role of Partnerships & Innovation Director for Library Journal and SLJ.
The latest in the developer's transportation series provides templates for viewers to get their app designs rolling.
The best go beyond challenging to engage players on a number of levels: through distinct but readable design, evolving mechanics or difficulty, and repetitive but soothing soundtracks.
As part of SLJ’s Tech Trends series of webcasts in cooperation with ISTE, a panel of experts discussed makerspace learning and offered guidance on how to create and design an effective program.
Author Andrew Clements is being remembered by educators, fans, and peers; the Library of Congress presents Rosa Parks through her own writings, photos, and memorabilia; Science teachers can earn a prize valued at $5,500 in an engineering contest; and more in this edition of News Bites.
The new initiative will provide free access to digital content and real-life STEM experiences to K-12 educators and students.
Our curated directory covers the nuts and bolts of professional development opportunities beyond the MLS.
The new website provides teachers with information on Penguin Random House titles, teaching guides, and resources to improve student literacy.
These inquiry lessons are ideal for elementary school teachers and librarians seeking a carefully organized suite of materials that offer hands-on, phenomenon-based science instruction.
This new product aims to help educators with a better approach to curriculum, classroom instruction, and collaborating with peers.
When I decided to incorporate more tech in the library, it made sense to connect it to my Read Woke initiative.
School librarians are recognized as tech leaders in their schools and communities—and say their tech skills boost job security, according to SLJ's 2019 technology survey.
With citizen science projects like those in NASA's GLOBE program, students are learning scientific skills, connecting their regions with global trends, and aiding scientists with research.
High-profile educators like to talk about tech tools and other products they like. We need to know if they’re being paid to do so.
Summit attendees explored equity and access across different areas of education including technology, community engagement, and advocacy.
Young sports fans will have a field day exploring 100-plus biographies of popular athletes compiled here.
Audio offers great potential as a connected learning tool. Here's what you need to get started.
School libraries are key to information literacy, and investment will drive impact.
A New Jersey school librarian fought to keep Fun Home on the shelves, an author is uninvited from a teen lit festival, the Carle Honors Art Auction is underway, and a few tech resources added features for the start of the new school year in this edition of News Bites.
After receiving requests from parents, Osmo has created an educational game for children age 3-5 that seamlessly weaves digital and physical play.
The concepts of flow, community, and nonverbal communication are explored in three intriguing and artistically daring games.
Migrant kids in foster care and secure holding facilities will get books thanks to a new grant from First Book, plus coming titles from Lois Lowry and Megan Rapinoe, and more news.
Largely rooted in STEM, high school makerspace CTE programs are fueled by new job opportunities that students can dip into before college or career training.
It's been a space-themed month, and Avokiddo's new app adds to the fun with a production that fuses logic, puzzles, and elements of physics.
IMLS-funded free, online professional development racial equity curriculum is now available; Dav Pilkey and Scholastic try to "Do Good"; youth writer awards announced and more in this edition of News Bites.
Inspiring projects, discussions of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and creating with—not just consuming—augmented and virtual reality were just some of the highlights of ISTE 2019.
Podcasts offer students a chance to own the conversation—and sometimes spark discussions about subjects adults won’t address. Plus, educators' tech tips and best practices.
Ready to take the next step? K–12 librarians serving high-need communities are eligible for a partial-tuition scholarship toward attending a fall leadership course in Future Ready librarianship.
Library Ideas debuts Immersive Reality Books, a new line of children’s nonfiction titles featuring integrated virtual reality and augmented reality content.
There were inspiring speakers, thought-provoking sessions, and protests at the ALA Annual Conference. Here are highlights, news, and notes from this year's event in Washington, DC.
The much anticipated best apps, chosen by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) each year, were announced on Saturday, alongside the best websites. But it was for the last time—the lists will be merged into a single best learning tools annual list beginning in 2020.
Heading to Philadelphia for ISTE 19? Don't miss this list of sessions and speakers that ISTE leaders and fellow attendees are most excited to attend.
The latest app in Tinybop, Inc.'s "Explorer's Library" allows students to experiment with heating and cooling solids, liquids, and gases—without setting off a smoke alarm.
A trio of games that complement this year’s Collaborative Summer Reading theme emphasize the need for players to work together when faced with galactic danger.
The organizer of popular all-ages summer STEAM and maker programs shares expertise on planning, staff training, and activities.
This new product allows users to alter code—and learn how to code—as they play. Kids can modify, change, and create a new game on the go.
New research offers compelling evidence that suggests we should make more use of podcasts, while a podcast search engine makes it easy. Here are three curated lists that dovetail with this year's summer reading theme.
More logged minutes mean more donated books in this year's Scholastic summer reading challenge; Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Awards announced; Library of Congress puts rare Chinese books online; and more in this edition of NewsBites.
Four innovators use technology to bring out the best in their students and their communities.
Using podcasts, social media, self-publishing strategies, and other tools, these six trailblazers transform reading and research.
With projects ranging from aquaponics to breakerspaces, these innovators maximize tech's creative potential. It starts in the library.
Multiple book awards were announced, FlipGrid revs up for another student voice bus tour, and Follett has launched a new learning platform.
A one-stop Earth Day resource list to help with programming and lesson plan needs.
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Developed by the News Literacy Project and led by journalists and digital media experts, this tool helps students hone their media literacy skills.
As schools enter standardized testing season and student stress levels rise, these tools can help them get centered and relax.
Interactive lesson platform Nearpod has acquired Flocabulary, the Brooklyn-based company that integrates a hip-hop beat into lessons spanning the curriculum.
A new app by the German developer has been nominated for two Webby Awards.
Globe-trotting gumshoes use map skills and AR in this new addition to Osmo's hands-on learning collection.
Build a Better World Through Games and VR? Find Out in the SLJ ISTE Webcast on ‘Game-Based Learning’
Can games and game-like experiences promote a better world—both in and out of the classroom? Find out Wednesday, April 3, as “Game-Based Learning: Ideas for the Classroom & Library" starts a new series of #SLJISTE webcasts.
LittleBits is offering Expansion Packs, with additional hardware and instructional content, to enhance its STEAM Student Set and Code Kit.
Librarians represented at SXSW EDU, as SLJ's School Librarian of the Year honorees, Ali Schilpp, Cassy Lee, and Michelle Carton, presented the session "Going Global with the School Librarian of the Year" in Austin.
Exciting new communication features—including an LED light matrix—are the standout elements of the Sphero BOLT, the latest in the company's line of robots that teach kids to code.
Users will appreciate the clean design, understated beauty, and game-like features of this delightful app.
With guidance and resources, students can lead the way on climate change
The user-friendly design, conversational yet well-documented text, and dependable suggested resources will appeal to adolescents. The site also effectively addresses topics teens may feel more comfortable researching privately, making it a solid choice for most libraries serving high school students.
Julia Guthrie uses technology and kid lit to bring the world to her classroom and students.
Sensory explorers by nature, toddlers are made for scientific inquiry. Here's how to engage them.
Video games provide a memorable way to present storytelling to students, offering visual and tactile experiences that leave them eager to explore related books and activities.
At Solomon Schechter Day School of Bergen County, NJ, the Popkin Innovation Lab has brought a new curriculum and problem-solving approach, along with a different culture, to school this year.
Educating kids on how lighting, camera movement, sound, body language, and other film strategies convey meaning.
For an upcoming feature article, School Library Journal wants to profile school librarians who are leading the way in technology use at their school or district.