There is no reason to think that circulation of Chinese content will slow down, especially not as more libraries and schools develop their collections to better reflect their readers.
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Category: Education
Librarians have employed innovative and imaginative ways to expand access to information, education, entertainment and comfort as we shelter, work and educate our children in place.
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Have you ever encountered an extremely close family that refers to 17th century history like current events and almost seems to talk in code?
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By Sarah Sansbury & Martha Bongiorno, Media & Educational Technology Instructors | May 2020 Walking through Target, it’s hard to ignore the concept of “kindness” being thrown in your face. T-shirts, signs, notebooks and even socks are emblazoned with the phrase “Be kind.” It’s easy to feel like this is simply a performative fad meant […]
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Point of View: Beth Zirogiannis, Ed.D, Director of English, Reading & Library, Oceanside School District
OverDrive Education talks with Beth Zirogiannis, Ed.D, Director of English, Reading and Library for the Oceanside School District (NY).
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What we need to instill in our male students is that reading is an important hobby that must become a habit. Why? If they want to succeed in anything, they must read.
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I would often observe everyone trying to navigate the nonfiction section or avoid it completely. We had lessons on the Dewey Decimal System and our nonfiction shelves were labeled, but students and staff were still not engaging.
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Editorial: Everyone loves print books. How can ebooks get more love?
As we approach 2020, I expected ebooks to be a much bigger part of book publishing revenue.
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For the past two-and-half years, I have noticed a reading trend with my young adult students. My teen readers can’t get enough of what I call tough topic books. I categorize these as tough topic reads because they are books about overcoming adversity and exploring topics that are controversial.
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Point of View: Bill Bass, President, ISTE Board of Directors
OverDrive Education talks with Bill Bass, Innovation Coordinator for Technology Integration, Information and Library Media for the Parkway School District outside St. Louis, Missouri, and President of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Board of Directors.
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