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Why we need school libraries
With an emphasis on test scores and “digital literacy,” there is a myth among many that the school library is irrelevant and even old-fashioned. Talk to students and you will find that they don’t feel this way. Children want access to books. They want to spend time in a library perusing titles and discussing what…
Fascinating and downright scary cellphone addiction statistics
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{Leadership} Management techniques from Richard Branson – motivating employees
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How MIT’s Scratch is embracing mobile and adding classroom management
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