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Free Mackin Ebooks; Qlovi’s Common Core Platform; E-Rate Filing Opens | News...
A Mini-MOOC on Digital Publishing The Z. Smith Reynolds (ZSR) Library at Wake Forest University has announced that it will present a ZSRx Digital Publishing mini-MOOC (massive open online course) that...
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SLJ Survey: Ebook Usage in School Libraries Expected to Rise Incrementally
Despite tight budgets that have compounded the numerous challenges to implementation, media specialists are “generally enthusiastic about the continued adoption of ebooks” by their students, and usage...
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Engaging with Ebooks Can Aid Children’s Literacy, Study Finds
Photo by Peter M. Fisher/Thinkstock Getty Images for SLJ. As younger and younger children recognize and use electronic devices as sources of information and entertainment, what is the impact on their...
View ArticleFollett Launches Collection of 17,000 Penguin Ebooks for Libraries and Schools
From Follett: Follett today has launched a collection of nearly 17,000 ebook titles for PreK-12 students from Penguin Group (USA). Penguin is the fifth major book publisher to partner with Follett in...
View ArticleMacmillan Expands its Ebook Catalog to K-12 Schools Via OverDrive
From OverDrive: OverDrive announced today that Macmillan’s entire eBook catalog is now available for schools in the United States and Canada. Macmillan previously offered 640 eBooks to schools in the...
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School Libraries Can Now Access Over 17,000 Ebook Penguin Titles through...
Over 17,000 Penguin e-books will be made available to school libraries through OverDrive. OverDrive announced today that more than 17,000 Penguin Group (USA) ebooks are now available for school digital...
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Raising the Bar on Independent Reading
Photo by Noel Hendrickson/Digital Vision. Anyone who’s had the pleasure of getting lost in a good book of their choosing knows the joy independent reading can bring. As educators, we take that...
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Mackin Educational Ups Its Game with an Additional 2,000 Ebooks
Mackin Educational Resources has acquired an additional 2,000 ebooks for its collection. Mackin Educational Resources recently announced the inclusion of DK Publishing ebooks—adding 2,000 ebooks to its...
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Free Booktrack Education Tool: Engage Students with a Soundtrack to Stories
Global technology company Booktrack has released a dedicated education platform, Booktrack Classroom, which gives students free access to hundreds of soundtracked ebooks suitable for curriculum text...
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We HEART Teen Ebooks in Libraries! | Sponsored
Did you know that Eleanor & Park and many other award-winning titles are now available as ebooks in your libraries? ♥ Elie Wiesel’s NIGHT ♥ ♥ Ishamel Beah’s A LONG WAY GONE ♥ ♥ Orson Scott Card’s...
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Thanks to NBA Star LeBron James, Akron Public School Has One of the Largest...
The Lebron James Family Foundation has been instrumental in creating one of the largest e-libraries in the country in the Akron (OH) School District./David Shankbone, Creative Commons Akron Public...
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It’s an Ebook World for Young Readers 13 and Under Says PlayCollective Report
According to the study by PlayCollective and Digital Book World, 92 percent of children under 13 are using their e-readers at least once a week. The majority of students 13 and under are picking up...
View Article“Americans Who Read More Electronically Read More,” reports Harris Poll
From the Findings/Summary: With the additional options of reading on your computer or your phone, these days it seems as though just about the only thing standing between Americans and a good read is...
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‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to Go Ebook
According to HarperCollins, To Kill a Mockingbird has sold over 30 million copies worldwide since it was published in 1960. Image courtesy of HarperCollins. According to an April 28 report in The...
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2014 Ebook Survey | Calling All Public and School Librarians
School Library Journal invites you to participate in the 2014 ebook survey for school and public libraries throughout the United States. This is our fifth year trending library ebook usage information,...
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Gale Launches ‘Interlink’ Document-Level Hyperlink Technology
Gale, part of Cengage Learning, has announced the launch of InterLink, a new technology that should connect current articles from newspapers, magazines, and journals with contextual reference content...
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New York High School Goes Entirely Digital
Photos courtesy of Archbishop Stepinac High School. Vice-Principal for Academics and Curriculum for Archbishop Stepinac High School, Frank Portanova, never expected that 11 years after he started...
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California Town Librarian Leads Project for Students to Publish Poetry Ebook
Freshman from Los Gatos High School are the authors behind Windows to the Teenage Soul. Photo taken by Tonya McQuade The Los Gatos Public Library held a book release on Tuesday, May 6 for Windows to...
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Library Journal Launches Self-Publishing Partnership with BiblioBoard
In advance of the 2014 Book Expo America (BEA), BiblioBoard® and Library Journal (LJ) have partnered to launch SELF-e™, an ebook discovery service connecting self-published authors with public...
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Libraries Must Accommodate Self-Directed Student Activities | Pivot Points
Recently, I had a chance to do several learning walks in our 1:1 schools, during which small groups of educators observe teachers teaching. This has become increasingly common in the Vancouver Public...
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