Technology

Seven months of learning loss. That’s the impact wrought by the pandemic, and low-income, Black, and Latinx children stand to suffer the most. Some cities are adapting the pod concept, working with community partners to serve at-risk students.

Educators' unions and parents joined together to sue the state's governor and department of education commissioner over on-site learning at public schools, TikTok launches media literacy campaign, the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation releases new online resources, and LibraryPlus has new CEO, comics offering, and apps in this edition of News Bites.

Target, Seattle Public Schools, and the Free Library of Philadelphia have something in common. All have been sued for having websites or digital tools that fail federal accessibility standards for individuals with disabilities. Knowing the rules of 508 compliance is important for school librarians, who are often responsible for tech, including maintaining website content.

A panel of experts shared the best digital resources for better remote learning on SLJ's recent webcast Digital Resources for K-12: Learning in the Age of COVID.

Twenty-five school libraries have earned $700 grants in the new funding program from Mathematical Sciences Research Institute in partnership with School Library Journal.

For educators, a lot has changed amid a global pandemic—and at the same time, much hasn’t. 
 

More than 1,000 librarians responded to School Library Journal's survey, offering insight into the profession during remote learning forced by the novel coronavirus pandemic. Here is the full report on our findings.

Four strategies to decode messaging and motive in meme design.

Navigating bookstore and school closures, publishers innovate while helping those in need. The Internet Archive's National Emergency LIbrary draws backlash.