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New Ideas for Any Classroom 1 Welcome to our EdTechTeacher Blog! Each week, our instructors share ideas that you can take into your classroom. To ensure that you don't miss anything, please sign up for our weekly updates newsletter. Latest Articles A ... Read more

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This is a fantastically detailed case study about improving the reading experience for students. These teachers were among the first to test the new real-time collaboration feature in Book Creator.

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Sharing the Shelves. 654 likes · 7 talking about this. Sharing the Shelves is a blog designed for librarians and media specialists to share ideas and lessons, freebies, book recommendations and more....

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Channing O'Banning and the Turquoise Trail by Angela Spady is the second of the Channing O'Banning books.

Channing is a precocious 4th grader who becomes interested in dinosaur bones and rocks after being given an assignment from her history teacher. She gets to learn more than she bargained for when her family takes a trip out West to New Mexico.

Throughout the story, Channing learns that true friends never abandon you when you embarrass yourself, that it is always important to make restitution when you lose something that has been lent to you, and that God has created a lot of different but amazing people with their own traditions.

What I Like: As with the first book, I love the relationship Channing shares with her grandmother. Nana is her sounding board when, in her mind, her nine year old world gets turned upside down.
What I Dislike: As with the first book, I don't particularly care for the relationship Channing and her sister Katie have. They are constantly picking on each other, saying things that are not kind, and always looking for ways to verbally cut each other. As a mother with two children, I realize that sibling relationships are not always sunny, but I prefer to surround my children with examples of how siblings are to treat each other well. As I read this book with my eight year old, we talked about the attitudes the sisters had towards each other.
Overall Rating: Very good.
Age Appeal: 6-10-year-olds.

Publisher Info: Thomas Nelson, 2015; ISBN: 978-0718032364; paperback, 128 pps., $6.99.

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Channing O'Banning and the Turquoise Trail by Angela Spady is the second of the Channing O'Banning books. Channing is a precocious 4th grader who becomes interested in dinosaur bones and rocks after being given an assignment from her history teacher. She gets to learn more than she bargained for when her family takes a trip out West to New Mexico.

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Plugged In exists to shine a light on the world of popular entertainment while giving you and your family the essential tools you need to understand, navigate and impact the culture in which we live. Through reviews, articles and discussions, we want to spark intellectual thought, spiritual growth and a desire to follow the command of Colossians 2:8: "See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ."

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Plugged In exists to shine a light on the world of popular entertainment while giving you and your family the essential tools you need to understand, navigate and impact the culture in which we live.

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Ten years ago today, I began The Unquiet Librarian blog. It's hard to believe a decade has passed, but the years have passed in the blink of an eye. When I began blogging, I simply did it to have a space to reflect on my practice, period.

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The first quarter was a whirlwind, and the second quarter is off to a similar start. This is my sixth year at my current school, and I can finally say that things are shaping up the way I've always wanted! I typically tell new librarians that it takes at least three years to hit the sweet spot where you know the school, the people, and enough about your library to really get things moving. Apparently it took me twice as long this time around, but between the 2016 flood and the start of the pandemic (among other things), I'm giving myself grace.

Last year our Writing Center relocated into the library, and that has honestly been the most positive and beneficial move for the library that we ever could have made. We have an incredible partnership with them - the coordinator is fabulous and she and I are able to tag team so many projects. The student Writing Fellows are in a space that has much more traffic than their previous spaces, so they are able to support their peers more often. It's a beautiful thing, and it just makes sense in terms of being a one stop shop for research and writing.

We put together this infographic to showcase how busy we were for the first quarter. We are still constantly having class visits and the library space is being used as a productive, collaborative work environment for students and teachers - MY DREAM COME TRUE!

I have come to realize that I have to be consistent with my expectations and the use of the space. In years past, our space has been so busy (but not necessarily in a productive way), overrun, and chaotic that is was not the place where students would come to work or where teachers could bring classes to collaborate and research. Drawing some hard lines was hard for me, but it had to happen in order to really get this space to its full potential. As exhausting as this school year has already been, I'm looking forward to seeing what's ahead for us in the library!

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The first quarter was a whirlwind, and the second quarter is off to a similar start. This is my sixth year at my current school, and I can finally say that things are shaping up the way I've always wanted!

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Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)

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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is the world's largest organization dedicated to the support and enhancement of library service to children. From creative programming and best practices to continuing education and professional connections-ALSC members are innovators in the field of children's library service.

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Technology Solutions That Drive Education

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EdTech | Technology Solutions That Drive Education

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Sometimes the only way to make progress is to leave something behind.

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As we go back to school this fall, we are all looking for ideas, tips and resources on how to kick off the year in special, exciting and memorable ways. For this webinar, we have brought together a few of our favorite librarians and educators to celebrate just that! Shannon McClintock Miller and Brianna Cua welcome Blake Hopper, Amanda Hunt and Andrea Trudeau to the August StickTogether webinar as they share ideas, tips and resources for kicking off an awesome new year. You will hear how librarians, teachers and administrators can support reading, learning, creating and collaborating in so many wonderful and impactful ways this school year. Three attendees will WIN a Standard Size Sticker Poster Kit, Puzzle Face™, or a Virtual Stickerboard™ - Basic Plan. We can't wait to see you at the webinar as we kick off our year together in the StickTogether webinar series. Hosts: Shannon McClintock Miller, Future Ready Librarian Spokesperson, District Teacher Librarian Innovation Director, Van Meter Community School (IA), (@shannonmmiller) Brianna Cua, Director of Digital Marketing and Community at StickTogether, (@briannamcua) Guests: Blake Hopper Former School librarian, current assistant principal H.Y. Livesay Middle School, (@travelingguybrarian @travguybrarian) Amanda Hunt, Middle School Librarian and Secondary Lead Librarian, New Braunfels, TX, (@thenextgenlibrarian all over social media) Andrea Trudeau, Library Information Specialist, Alan B. Shepard Middle School in Deerfield District 109 (IL), (Twitter/X: @Andrea_Trudeau & Threads: @Andrea_Trudeau1)

We hope to see you there, friends. It will be so much fun!

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A library and education blog and place to be heard through creating, technology, connecting, reading, collaborating and noise.

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Happy Monday! Just One Flake , written and illustrated by Travis Jonker, releases tomorrow. I'm grateful Travis stopped by to finish my sentences. We discussed Just One Flake 's book trailer, Liam, Pete's a Pizza , and more. I wrote the words in purple, and Travis wrote the words in black . Thank you, Travis ! Just One Flake' s book trailer fulfills my life goal of using the 2001: A Space Odyssey music for a completely silly purpose. Design Credit: Heather Kelly Just One Flake tells the story of a boy named Liam who has one goal: to catch a snowflake on his tongue. His attempts get increasingly ridiculous, with no success. In the end, Liam doesn't get exactly what he wants - he gets something even better. The whole story came out of a spontaneous drawing I made on February 6, 2021: Just One Flake's illustrations were made with a brush pen on watercolor paper, scanned, and then painted digitally. This is my author/illustrator debut, and before I began, I made a list of

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Exploring Children's Literature through Interviews and Book Trailers

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MEI Secondary's Spring Production of Gulliver's Travels is fast approaching!

Wondering what this fantastical adventure is all about? Check out the book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, found on our AP Book List shelf. Want a quicker read? Check out one of the graphic novel adaptations of this classic tale!

Stop by the library and grab a bunch of books before the break - there's no limit to how many you can borrow!

The display of new & recommended reads is ready for you to browse.

You don't want to miss our once-a-year-only annual event - pay off late fines on Tuesday March 6 or Wednesday March 7 and receive 50% off! For example, for every $1 you pay Ms. Penner will take $2 off your library account.

Looking for a new book to read? Think PINK.

At MEI Schools we believe that teaching & taking steps to prevent bullying, needs to be an ongoing focus. All students & staff are encouraged to wear pink for #PinkShirtDay on Wednesday Feb 28 - take a stand against bullying #BeKind #WeAreMEI

Have you ever wanted to join Cirque du Soleil? Swing on the trapeze and experience the magic inside the tents? Well, why not pick up "The Night Circus" and join Le Cirque des Rêves?

"The circus arrives at night, without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within nocturnal black and white striped tents awaits a unique experience, a feast for the senses, where one can get lost in a maze of clouds, meander through a lush garden made of ice, stand awestruck as a tattooed contortionist folds herself into a small glass box, and gaze in wonderment at an illusionist performing impossible feats of magic.

Welcome to Le Cirque des Rêves. Beyond the smoke and mirrors, however, a fierce competition is underway -a contest between two young magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained since childhood to compete in "a game," in which each must use their powers of illusion to best the other. Unbeknownst to them, this game is a duel to the death, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will." - As seen on book cover

Rick Riordan (author of the Percy Jackson series) says "The prose sparkles, and the story itself is a feat of magical acrobatics."

Visit Erin's BLOG or FACEBOOK PAGE to read more about the author and the Night Circus.

Will you join the circus and be swept away with the magic of the big top?

Does Valentine's Day have you looking for love? Then look no further than this delightful collection of historical romance novellas by some of our favourite inspirational authors - Karen Witemeyer, Jody Hedlund, Melissa Jagears, Jen Turano, and Sarah Loudin Thomas.

With All My Heart Romance Collection takes you on a journey across America and through time, with five stories that are moving, fun, faith-filled, and always deeply romantic.

The collection includes:

Karen Witemeyer's "Love on the Mend" - In post-Civil War Texas, sparks fly between the new doctor in town and the nurse who both challenges and beguiles him.

Jody Hedlund's "Out of the Storm" - A man shipwrecked near a Michigan lighthouse learns a new way of seeing love from the lightkeeper's daughter.

Melissa Jagear's "Love by the Letter" - A prairie mail-order-bride story with a twist, that proves even the most stubborn of people can be made to change.

Jen Turano's "Gentleman of Her Dreams" - Enter the world of New York high society, as one woman's marriage plans get unexpectedly tangled by the return of a childhood friend.

Sarah Loudin Thomas's "Appalachian Serenade" - A nostalgic story of friendship - and unexpected love - in a small town store in rural West Virginia.

MEI Secondary Library is happy to once again host 2 Practicum Students from the UFV Library and Information Technology Program.

In February and March, Ms. Sierra Cook and Ms. Denise Stulp will be joining Ms. Penner in the Library. Make sure you stop by to say hello and welcome them to MEI Schools!

WARNING: students will be charged a replacement fee for any semester 1 textbooks not returned by Thursday, even if they are returned later, as after this date missing textbooks are replaced for semester 2 classes.

Can't remember what you still have out? Feel free to pop by the library and ask Ms. Penner, or login to your library account through the library app or online.

Looking for a spot to study during exam week?
Here's a peek at what the library hours will be.
(There are no exams or classes on Friday so the library will be closed to students)
There are many displays and recommended reads to choose from for your holiday reading and relaxing. Make sure you stop by and grab a stack before Christmas break - there is no limit on how many books you can borrow!

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MEI Secondary's Spring Production of Gulliver's Travels is fast approaching! Wondering what this fantastical adventure is all about? Check out the book Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, found on our AP Book List shelf. Want a quicker read? Check out one of the graphic novel adaptations of this classic tale!

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Author: Ged Adamson

Illustrator: Ged Adamson

Summary: When you go on a trip with your famous explorer dad, there's no telling what you may find! But I bet you never expected to find a shark dog! At first, taking your Shark Dog home might seem like a good idea. But what happens when Shark Dog gets homesick? Do you keep him or take him back?

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Author: Ged Adamson Illustrator: Ged Adamson Summary: When you go on a trip with your famous explorer dad, there's no telling what you may find! But I bet you never expected to find a shark dog! At first, taking your Shark Dog home might seem like a good idea.

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All you need to know in the time you have

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Mackin TYSL - Transform Your School Library

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A Mackin Educational Resources initiative which has gathered a fully engaged assemblage of professionals who will actively be supporting the role of the librarian as the library and the librarians focus transitions to meet the educational challenges of the future.

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Future Ready Librarians - Future Ready Schools

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An essential component to becoming Future Ready, is making a digital learning plan before purchasing technology. The Interactive Planning Dashboard offers districts a five-step collaborative planning process. Upon completion, districts have a complete digital learning implementation plan, full of research-based strategies, including stakeholder input, local context, and district team leadership responsibilities.

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School media specialist

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Jennifer LaGarde is a lifelong teacher and learner with over 20 years in public education. Her educational passions include leveraging technology to help students develop authentic reading lives, meeting the unique needs of students living in poverty and helping learners (of all ages) discern fact from fiction in the information they consume. A huge fan of YA Literature, Jennifer currently lives, works, reads and drinks lots of coffee in Olympia, Washington. Follow her adventures at www.librarygirl.net or on Twitter @jenniferlagarde.

Jennifer LaGarde (aka library girl!) is a lifelong educator and learner. With over twenty years of experience in public education, Jennifer has served as a classroom teacher, a teacher librarian, a digital teaching and learning specialist, district level support staff and a state-wide leader as a consultant for both the NC Department of Public Instruction and the Friday Institute for Instructional Innovation.

Jennifer earned her Bachelor's degree in Secondary Education with a concentration in English/Language Arts from the University of NC at Wilmington. And she earned her Master's in Library Science from Appalachian State University. She also holds National Board Certification in the area of School Library Media. Some of the awards and distinctions she has received include:

ALA, New York Times and Carnegie Corporation's "I Love My Librarian Award,"

Library Journal Mover and Shaker

AASL Social Media Superstar: "Social Justice Defender."

Salem Press Blog of The Year

Jennifer is currently a guest lecturer for Rutgers University where she teaches courses in Emerging Literacies and Young Adult Literature. She is currently the librarian in residence with Evergreen Public Schools. She also works with teachers, librarians, instructional technologists, instructional coaches and both building and district level leaders, around the world, to develop innovative instructional practices that both serve the literacy needs of students and that infuse technology in meaningful ways.

Jennifer has published numerous articles on best educational practices for journals like Teacher Librarian, ISTE, School Library Connections and Knowledge Quest. She's also the coauthor of the book Fact VS Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking In the Age of Fake News with . Jennifer currently resides in Olympia, Washington where she spends time chasing after her two dogs, drinking lots of coffee and updating her award winning blog The Adventures of Library Girl where she proves you don't have to be super hero to be a teacher librarian, but having a cape sure helps.

Headshots (and stuff like that).

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Jennifer LaGarde is a lifelong teacher and learner with over 20 years in public education. Her educational passions include leveraging technology to help students develop authentic reading lives, meeting the unique needs of students living in poverty and helping learners (of all ages) discern fact from fiction in the information they consume.

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Social Media @iheartteaching

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Create an account or log in to Instagram - A simple, fun & creative way to capture, edit & share photos, videos & messages with friends & family.

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Media Specialist Board

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Find and save recipes, parenting hacks, style inspiration and other ideas to try.

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Curious about Booklist Reader, Booklist's patron-facing magazine? Learn about our features, read testimonials, and see how Booklist subscribers can share Booklist Reader digitally (for free!) by checking out our Booklist Reader information packet.

Ready to share print copies of Booklist Reader with your patrons? Order in bulk here!

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Book Review Site for Librarians in Public Libraries and School Libraries | Booklist Online

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Booklist Online: The best book reviews for public libraries and school libraries, and the best books to read for your book club, brought to you by the ALA

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The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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Welcome to The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

We are one of the nation's leading children's book review journals for school and public librarians. We provide concise summaries and critical evaluations to help you find the books you need for your library's collection.

There's no shortage of historical ﬁction revolving around plucky girls. Armed with determination and blessed with luck, they variously hike up their skirts, shear off their hair, thumb their noses at patriarchy. It all seems so easy, and so it is, with protective authors securing their futures. J. Albert Mann doesn't shy away from the more challenging elements of her subject's life, however, in this month's Big Picture, a novelization of the early years of Margaret Louise Higgins Sanger, pioneering champion of birth control and women's reproductive rights.

We're happy to share our annual Blue Ribbon list, celebrating the best and brightest of children's and YA literature from the last year. It's been a year of inspiring originality across the board, interlaced with some vivid new takes on classic stories. It's a particularly good year for female subjects, with complex portrayals of girls dominating the ﬁction list and several compelling biographies (and one autobiography) scaffolding the nonﬁction; picture books are strong on the celebration of bonds, whether with grandparents, parents, or new friends. Since only books that can stand as independent reads are eligible for Blue Ribbons, be sure also to check out our period Series Spotlight feature, where we highlight literary achievements whose impact requires two or more books for full force. In the meantime, you'll ﬁnd something for just about every young reader here.

The holiday season brings a host of gift giving opportunities and we're here to help! Our latest Guide Book to Gift Books is updated and revised edition to assist you with all your shopping needs-because who gives anything besides books, right? With over one hundred titles, annotated and organized by age group, our choices are sure to please even your most challenging recipient-and there's always the bonus of adding a few books to your own TBR list to use that gift card on.

The Hidden Life of a Toad, written and illustrated with photographs by Doug Wechsler, and published by Charlesbridge, is the winner of the Center for Children's 2018 Gryphon Award. The prize is awarded to the author of an outstanding English language work of fiction or non-fiction that is exemplary in its bridging of the gap in difficulty between books for reading aloud to children and books for practiced readers.

The American Association has announced its Youth Media Awards. You can check out the full list here or at the ALA website.

The Center for Children's Books The Bulletin is partnered with the Center for Children's Books, a research center whose mission is to facilitate the creation and dissemination of exemplary and progressive research and scholarship related to youth-focused resources, literature, and librarianship.

Cover art from What Every Girl Should Know: Margaret Sanger's Journey © 2019 by Lisa Congdon. Reproduced by permission of Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

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Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

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We are one of the nation's leading children's book review journals for school and public librarians. We provide concise summaries and critical evaluations to help you find the books you need for your library's collection. There's no shortage of historical ﬁction revolving around plucky girls.

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networking

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I am a brand spankin' new elementary library media specialist. I'm a former elementary teacher of 14 years, current wife of 19 years, mom of 2 and follower of One!

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Library trends

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Book Review Site

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Through The Looking Glass Children's Book Review

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Book reviews on children's literature online. Read a book review from a famous author, illustrator or authors to find the right books for your child or children.

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Can you tell me how to get to...tons of wonderful educational videos and games for preschoolers? Just like the neighborhood itself, the Sesame Street companion app (Sesame Workshop, 2014; iOS and Android) is the place to be: a free account gives a child access to a large selection of games as well as new and classic (ad-free) video clips from the television show. The home screen offers a handful of featured videos and games. Below that, large icons link to additional videos organized by topic ... [Read More...]

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The Horn Book Magazine and The Horn Book Guide are the most distinguished journals in the field of children's and young adult literature and the core of our company. Founded in 1924 by Bertha Mahony to herald the best in children's literature, more than eighty-five years later, we are still following her lead.

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Educational Technologist

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As an educational technologist, I continue to learn each day. When I develop new presentations or explore a new passion, I create a page of resources. This site will serve as the entry point to these resources, ideas, tips, and tricks. The links to the pages are below.

If you have any comments or ideas to share, or want to find out how you can have me come speak to your school, district, or conference attendees, in-person or virtually, please drop me a line! Social networks are in the footer.

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As an educational technologist, I continue to learn each day. When I develop new presentations or explore a new passion, I create a page of resources. This site will serve as the entry point to these resources, ideas, tips, and tricks. The links to the pages are below.

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This Week at TLT Book Review: Opposite of Always by Justin A. Reynolds Book Review: The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project by Lenore Appelhans The Teen Reads the Complete Works of A. S. King Things I Never Learned in Library School: Local Legends and Local Libraries, a reflection on Luke Perry Book Review: Heroine [...]

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Future of Technology Education Conference

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Future of Technology Education Conference

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FETC Orlando, FL annually

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Virginia Schuman Young Elementary Media Center

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Virginia Schuman Young Elementary Media Center

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Jennifer Narkier-Media Specialists

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Welcome to the VSY Media Center online! Your one-stop site for media information, resources, and links.

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Brainpop Teaching Resources

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Educational teaching resources and teaching aids for BrainPOP subscription. Explore graphic organizers, lesson plans, handouts, classroom posters, clipart, worksheets and more.

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Showbie Tips, Updates and Education Technology News

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Discover how to optimize Showbie for your paperless classroom, find out the latest news, and read stories relating to teaching and learning with technology.

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Book Review Site

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Common Sense Media: Age-Based Media Reviews for Families

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Common Sense Media is the leading source of entertainment and technology recommendations for families. Parents trust our expert reviews and objective advice.

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Make any video a customized lesson

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!

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American Association of School Librarians

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American Association of School Librarians

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George Lucas Educational Foundation

The benefits of movement in the classroom aren't limited to younger students. Pairing new words and concepts with gestures or dance moves locks in understanding-and active brain breaks prime students to learn even more.

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A free source of information, inspiration, and practical strategies for learning and teaching in preK-12 education.

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Future Ready Librarians

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