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Summer Reading Online

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International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

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International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library. Open Library is a curated list of over 20 million books (and growing) that are available worldwide to all age groups whether from the public domain or under copyright protections.

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Why Should Students and Publishers Adapt eBooks in STEM Learning

Kitaboo on EdTech

STEM-based learning programs are being introduced in schools all across the globe. STEM has proved to be a much better educational program in terms of learning effectiveness and leading to better career opportunities than the regular curriculum. Over the last few years, eBooks have become synonymous with flexible learning.

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10 of the Best Elementary Activities for the Last Days of School

Waterford

Plan an end-of-year STEM challenge Hands-on STEM challenges are a great way to practice team building skills and end the year with a learning refresher. Assign students to groups and give them a STEM project to solve together connected to a subject you learned over the year.

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Ebooks Are Great — Just Not for Young Readers

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When you talk to an adult reader about ebooks, they typically come down on one side of the fence or the other. My deep commitment to digital probably stems from the road trips where I packed an entirely separate backpack just for books. Ebooks do their best to replicate (or improve upon) all that’s good about reading.

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How Librarians Continue Their Work Digitally Even as Coronavirus Closes Libraries

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Libraries are temporarily closing their doors due to coronavirus—like so many other institutions in the wake of a growing pandemic. But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ? But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ?

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