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Interactive video is a powerful new tool that allows teachers and learners to enhance video they make themselves–as well as the videos they discover on the Web–with text, images, maps, links, and other media. It transform video from static to dynamic, enabling the traditional medium to morph from monologue to conversation, often crowd-sourced style. It [...]
Don’t miss the starred review of Learning Station’s Action! Fun! Dance! For Kids, a new album of 14 rousing songs that will get children up and moving.
What do the digital versions of Dean Morrissey's 'Ship of Dreams' and Elin Kelsey's 'You Are Stardust' have in common? A soothing cadence, subtle animations, exquisite artwork, and both offer us an opportunity to let our imaginations soar.
Donna Bateman’s clever juxtaposition of two very different but fragile ecosystems in Out on the Prairie & Deep in the Swamp is just right for young children. In the DVD version, the artwork and minimal music let the rhyming text sing. Check out this starred review.
Penguin Group today announced that it will be changing the terms on its library ebook lending program, and on Tuesday, April 2, will begin allowing libraries to purchase and lend ebook titles the day that hardcover editions are released, according to The Associated Press. Previously, Penguin had placed a six month embargo on new ebooks, [...]
I’ve been thinking about horror fiction lately. What are the secrets of its appeal? Why are teens so drawn to it? How can we know which adult horror novels will appeal to teens and which won’t? One of the reasons I’ve been thinking about this lately is because I enjoyed The Demonologist by Andrew Pyper [...]
The popular game Minecraft "is accessible, fun, and, ultimately, an excellent learning tool for both nerds and non-nerds," says Sarah Ludwig, who takes us step by step through her process of creating a thriving Minecraft club in her library. New to Minecraft? There's a video primer.
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