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POPSBook Drive - Dewey Donation System!!! I actually saw a link to this on Go Fug Yourself. I love that blog and I love that they had a link to this book drive. If you know how the education budget for school districts are then you know this is a great idea. Check out Dewey Donation System to find out more.
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POPSTeacher Librarians - School Librarians - we are not obsolete! Rob Darrow (California Dreamin' Blog) posted this. How exciting is this news? And now story time: In grad school during orientation week, one of our esteemed professors asked, "Is there anyone interested in school librarianship?" The crickets started chirping. Throughout my entire 2 years, the only thing I heard about school librarianship was that it was an obsolete job and that you would be the first person given the pink slip when the budget needed to be shifted. However, from the looks of it, it is becoming more and more in demand. I pretty much fell into my job. I never thought about working at a school, let a lone working with teenagers. But here I am and it is the most interesting and challenging job I have ever had. It's great to see that certain states see the importance of this position and how it is an asset to a good education program.
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POPSTech & Schools - it's a tool I love that comment "Technology is just a tool, not an end in itself. It will never replace good teaching." I think, we need to keep in mind that there is a balance that needs to be forged between technology and teaching.
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POPSIslam & Wikipedia entry I think I would like to use this for my class. We discuss wikipedia and how to use it as a resource for their middle school papers. We also try to discuss ethical issues and this looks like a short article that could get them thinking about these issues.
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POPSDaniel Pink interviews Thomas Friedman Yesterday, Alan November visited the school and held a workshop. He talked about global learning and how students need to be prepared for the future and need a world view. He discussed ways to incorporate web tools so that students can use these tools in a new context, not just a social one. At one point, he talked about Thomas Friedman's books and that triggered Daniel Pink in my head. Then Karl Fisch posted this link on his blog, The Fischbowl. I thought it would be a good one to share.
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POPSPrint vs. Online Sources - editorial piece This is an interesting editorial on online sources (e.g. Wikipedia) versus print sources. As a librarian, I am slowly changing my mind about the validity of the information in Wikipedia. I do not agree with Magnus Linklater's idea that Wikipedia is the first and possibly only place to find information. I still feel that print sources are valid and that they should be a part of research. I do not know any thing about the UK's education system so I cannot comment on that. But I do know that education curriculum needs to change. Research, writing, peer-reviewing -- all of these things are changing with the "read/write" web and as an educator/instructor we need to prepare students for these changes.
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POPSTeaching Jeff Corwin Spanish... I think this is a pretty great example of how to incorporate different tech tools in the classroom. Learning.now blog posted it so I thought I would share. It's humourous but definitely puts learning Spanish out there and teaches these kids about how to use these tools and have an online presence. Great job Mr. Craft & your sixth graders!
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POPSOnline learning catching on...NPR story Working at a middle school, where we are trying to implement different Web 2.0 tools is challenging but this is what students are familiar with and are comfortable with using. Even if we are not comfortable does not mean we should not try out these new tools.
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