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Simon Crook’s Learning Blog: What does it mean to teach in a technology-rich world?
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Free Technology for Teachers: Four Helpful Web Search Strategy Tutorials
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Teaching Writing with Google Docs
“MS Word was created for stand-alone personal computers for the purpose of creating paper documents. It still works that way. GDocs, on the other hand, was created for networked computers to generate documents that might be printed but are more likely to be shared over the network. GDocs is connected to the vast resources of the Net from the ground up, MS Word is not. And that makes all the difference, as my students compose and share networked documents—they don’t write, print, and submit papers.”
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How iPads Can Create a More Engaging Classroom | teachingwithipad.org
“Not long ago, a teacher had nothing more to rely on than knowledge, textbooks and a few markers. Technology has slowly changed that in the past few years, with the Internet, multimedia programs and computers increasing their presence in the classroom. But with the rise of tablet tech, the student-teacher experience is facing a subtle revolution: joining the trend makes students feel as if they’re part of an environment that’s desirable because people speak their native languages. As the iPad becomes a teaching tool, classrooms are transformed into contemporary settings.”
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Revamping your school library orientation
Does your library orientation plan for next year’s students feel a bit stale? Have you been doing the same lesson for the last few years (or more)? Do you feel bored just thinking about what you have planned? If yes, here are some great ideas to help revamp your next school library orientation, from teacher librarians and library technicians across Australia:
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Ten Tips for Tweeting at Conferences – ProfHacker – Blogs – The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Infographics Lie. Here’s How To Spot The B.S. | Co.Design | business + design
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Why school librarians are critical to digital learning | eSchool News | eSchool News
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28 Beautiful Quotes About Libraries
The libraries of the world are under threat. Here are some reasons to care, overlaid on pictures of some of the world’s most beautiful libraries.
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