The "Fully-Loaded" Teacher-Librarian

Outfitting new teacher-librarians for the 21st century.

SLJ Blog from Joyce Valenza

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/printissuecurrentissue/888448-427/fully_loaded_outfitting_a_teacher.html.csp 

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Digital Textbooks

Turning the Page: Forget about those bulky backbreakers, digital textbooks are the future.

Here's an interesting article from School Library Journal on the rise of digital textbooks.

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/886880-312/turning_the_page_forget_about.html.csp

"As more digital learning environments emerge, they’ll need to be effectively managed. School librarians, in particular, Mardis says, must demonstrate their unique resource expertise and skills in content management. If not, it may not get done and we’ll likely find that the promise of digital textbooks and flexbooks will never be realized."

Trailee Awards - the nominees

School Library Journal is running their "Trailee" Awards, for the best Book Trailers produced this year. You can view all the nominees on the following site:

http://reg.accelacomm.com/servlet/Frs.frs?Script=/LP/51148056/reg&Context=START

This is a great place to see the range of material being used to promote books.

(Here's a download site: http://traileenominees.4shared.com/)
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