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Here are a few links to articles that may help you answer your questions. Please feel free to add to this page.
[|LA Times Saving Google Students] The Impact of School Library Media Centers on Academic Achievement. Podcast and Education Podcast and Education is a great pathfinder to find podcasts about teaching and learning. Shambles is an educational project that teaches educators about education through podcast speakers and links. Let's Talk About Copyright!

Teachers, Libarians, and Communication Information McAdoo, Monty L. "Be The Bridge." //American Libraries: The Magazine of the American Library Association//December 2009: 38-40. Print.

**__What Does the Library Have To Offer Your Classroom?__**
 * Class Laptop Cart: Teachers can rent out the laptop cart for their class! There are 25 laptops in each cart and one laser jet printer on top. This cart is a great way to have a computer lab class within your classroom or in the Library. The cart is a great way to integrate technology when researching, creating projects, WebQuesting, and using virtual museums


 * Teaching The Big 6 Research Skills: Teaching The Big 6 skills is a problem solving process that helps student locate, select, evaluate, analyze, and synthesize information. This process helps students understand how to use information online and offline. We teach these skills to all classrooms, and we are open to working with teachers and their classroom on research projects using this problem solving process (Janet Murray) For more information on the Big 6 visit our Resources page.

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 * Interactive Whiteboard: Technology has come a long way! There are so many new and improved lessons you can use an Interactive Whiteboard with. Students and teachers touch the whiteboard with a pen tool and the mouse follows. Use the pen to click through presentations, websites, and interactive educational games with your class! For more information about Interactive Whiteboards, (case studies) click on the white board below! (SmartTechnologies)
 * Research Database- How to Classes: Educators know the importance of teaching students as young as possible the strategies of researching. Today there are overflowing amounts of technology on the web, and it can feel overwhelming for students as well as teachers. This is where your librarians can help! Our job is to teach classes how to //find// and //use// reliable information. Many times we will need to meet with your class more than one period, and we encourage teachers to schedule a few periods in the same week. Please let us know the details and we will be happy to help!

> Click here for an example of a book report Glogster!
 * Creating Class Blogs, Wikis, Glogsters, Nings: In today's world students are surrounded by Web 2.0 concepts. There are so many great learning opportunities teachers can create using class Blogs, Wikis, or Nings. Glogster is also an interactive poster website, in which students create a poster using photos, pictures, colorful text, movies, and music (Richardson).


 * Education & Web 2.0 Professional Develop: This professional development is offered after school once a month. We want to teach educators what Web 2.0 has to offer to education and our school. Social networking may seem like a distraction to students, but it can become a valuable resource for learning! If you would like to read more click on the Resource link and find the Teacher Connection box.


 * Computer 101: Let us help you integrate educational technology into your classroom! If you have any questions about integrating technology and education please let us know!


 * Projector 101: We can help teachers set up essential technology tools for your classroom. Projectors allow the teacher to present videos, presentation, or model an assignment on the computer.

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__**Student Websites for Your Classroom **__ Quantitative Research The Effectiveness of BrainPOP
 * BrainPOP- (Read about the effects of having your students interact with BrainPOP.com)**

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