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[IRENE KWIDZINSKI]

FYI.  Interesting focus on mobile learning and collection development.  Thanks 
Michelle.


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Digest from Emerging Tech: Using Technology to Advance Your School Library 
Program at the edWeb
This is a digest of activity from the community Emerging Tech: Using Technology 
to Advance Your School Library Program.
 What are students citing in research papers? [Infographic]  - Mashable
A new posting from Michelle Luhtala (Department Chair, New Canaan High School, 
New Canaan, CT)
This is interesting, Melissa. While we've always taught these skills, I am 
finding that we are teaching them differently. My lessons almost ubiquitously 
start with, "take out your device and download this app." we provide devices for 
those who don't have one and we are almost exclusively using Destiny Quest 
mobile. In almost every class, someone tells me they can't input the URL because 
their keyboard doesn't have "the two dot thing." (colon). We have to start 
there. There is no point in debating about how many ebooks to buy unless there 
is a mobile solution to reading them. We have 90 computers in the library 
(including 2  labs), and start-up time is 4-7 minutes. We are now training 
students to start researching on their devices while they wait for computers to 
boot up.   So are we more important now than ever before? You bet. One thing is 
certain. Classroom teachers don't have the time or desire to teach mobile 
learning. They don't see it as a valuable skill, when in fact, it's the only 
skill that will prepare students for the format shift that lays ahead.   We are 
removing 3 stacks this summer, then 2 more each of the ffollowing three summers. 
Why so gradually? Not because we don't have enough digital resources to make up 
for a drastic print weeding (we do.)' but becuase we have too many students who 
still need instruction and practice before we can assume that  they 
independently access and use those resources. When our freshmen are seniors, 
we'll be ready, but not before then.  Ooh this is feeling like a blog post. I 
might take advantage of today's gloomy weather to write one!  By the way, this 
will be part of the discussion in the 6/14 at 5PM webinar. So thanks, Melissa! 
This was a thought provoking post and a big shout out to my friends Darshan and 
Neal at EasyBib for creating the infographic. It's awesome!
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 What are students citing in research papers? [Infographic]  - Mashable
A new posting from Shelley Stedman (School Librarian, Seymour Middle School)
To Melissa:  Thanks for sharing.  I will be sending this out to all of the 
teachers in my school.  I try to teach students about "credible" sources of 
information but until their teachers require the use of credible sources for 
research instead of "whatever" pops up on the first page of a google search, 
this trend will continue.
Thanks to Easy Bib for supporting ALA and school librarians!
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