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Friday, January 24, 2014 at 05:44AM What follows is a little conversation between e-book guru Chris Harris in the Genesse Valley BOCES School Library System in NY and me regarding possible library organization legislative platform language related schools and e-book acquisition.

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After participating in an exciting webinar on Libraries, Technology, and Implementing Common Core provided by AASL, I began to think about how the role of the school-based media specialist is evolving. The implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and rapid integration of technology in schools around the country has created a shift in instructional design and practice.

A useful overview of #evernote for librarians created by Diana Silveira; posted Jun 26, 2013.

The Classics Browse works by Mark Twain, Joseph Conrad and other famous authors here. Classic Bookshelf: This site has put classic novels online, from Charles Dickens to Charlotte Bronte. The Online Books Page: The University of Pennsylvania hosts this book search and database. Project Gutenberg: This famous site has over 27,000 free books online.

HOW TO RAISE A BOOKWORM: Make reading fun, and read aloud to your child early and often. The advice may sound obvious, but Scholastic's latest "Kids & Family Reading Report" offers a trove of graphs and data reinforcing the importance of parenting. According to the survey of 2,558 parents and

Inquiry-based learning has been around in education circles for a long time, but many teachers and schools gradually moved away from it during the heyday of No Child Left Behind.