Category Archives: Learning Resources

Plagiarism & Paraphrasing: “Read, Flip, and Write!”

http://www.bctela.ca/blog/plagiarism-paraphrasing-“read-flip-and-write” From BCTELA: “…Plagiarism & Paraphrasing: “Read, Flip, and Write!” Guest Post by Ben Pare Program Consultant: Literacy Burnaby School District Does this sound familiar? You’re up late reading student essays when suddenly you come across a student who has … Continue reading

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What makes Edcamp popular with teachers?

What makes Edcamp popular with teachers?.

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TED Sunni Brown- spontaneous marks to help yourself think

“…spontaneous marks to help yourself think…” In the TED Talk embedded below Sunni Brown, author of Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers, presents the case for encouraging rather than discouraging doodling in the classroom and in the boardroom. … Continue reading

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different think – presentation books

Non-fiction professional reading but I believe very relevant to our daily work in the school library- visual design. Two books that I found very strong reading in my pursuit to strengthen my design skills yet also be valuable to my … Continue reading

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Flipboard iPad just flipped me!

I have played( always how I learn best) with Flipboard on the iPad and was very intrigued. The modular nature of building your publication means your content and the posts from favorite feeds can be interwoven. The square panels of … Continue reading

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BCTLA survey-working and learning in public school libraries

Chronic underfunding is creating severe inequities in school libraries, report finds A decade of underfunding has compelled teacher-librarians and parents across BC to become fundraisers for their children’s school libraries, together raising more than $1.2 million to purchase books and … Continue reading

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