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The Future is NOW!
School Libraries are in the News• “When I look at books, I see an outdated technology, like scrolls before
books,’’ said James Tracy, headmaster of Cushing and chief promoter of the bookless campus. “This isn’t ‘Fahrenheit 451’ [the 1953 Ray Bradbury novel in which books are banned]. We’re not discouraging students from reading. We see this as a natural way to shape emerging trends and optimize technology.’’
• Instead of a library, the academy is spending nearly $500,000 to create a “learning center,’’ though that is only one of the names in contention for the new space. In place of the stacks, they are spending $42,000 on three large flat-screen TVs that will project data from the Internet and $20,000 on special laptop-friendly study carrels. Where the reference desk was, they are building a $50,000 coffee shop that will include a $12,000 cappuccino machine.
• The Boston Globe, 9/4/2009
Nationally
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/04/future.library.technology/
Locally• Wealthy School Libraries Feel the Pain• By Rocco Staino -- School Library Journal, 3/9/2009 2:05:00 PM• School libraries nationwide are feeling the economic crunch—even those
districts in affluent neighborhoods with stellar library programs.• Suburban school districts on the outskirts of New York City, for example, have
long been immune to budget hardships, but they’re now facing staggering cuts that are bound to ravage long-established library programs.
• In Westport, CT, a wealthy community with high test schools and a high school that was named “best” in the state expects first-time cuts that’ll no doubt impact the district’s library media program. Elementary library media assistants will be cut to half time next year, and parents have volunteered to fill their roles.
• Although there are many “very competent parent volunteers in some schools, the numbers are decreasing, and attendance is inconsistent,” says Billy Terry, coordinator of information and technology literacy for Westport Public Schools.
They Are the Focus of Chats
http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/09/chat_live_with.html
Tweets
http://twitter.com/#search?q=cushing%20library
and Blogs
http://mashable.com/2009/09/05/school-library-e-readers/
The future isn’t just around the corner…
The Future is NOW!
Photo courtesy of NASA
Why?
How will you…
• IMPACT teaching and learning NOW?
How will you…
• COLLABORATE as an instructional partner NOW?
How will you…
• ACT in your role as an information specialist NOW?
How will you…
• SHARE your love of literature NOW?
How will you…
• LEARN• DEVELOP• PRACTICE• IMPLEMENT • COMMUNICATE your
expertise as a technology specialist NOW?
How will you…
• SUSTAIN your role as an educational innovator NOW?
How will you…• SHARE your
passion and expertise as a staff developer NOW?
How will you…
• PRACTICE life-long learning NOW?
What will your role be…
• 5 years• 10 years• 15 years• (you get the point) • from NOW?
Our PNWBOCES network provides a community of colleagues that shares…
• Expertise• Collaboration• Education• Communication• Be an active, vital member NOW!
The Future is NOW!
• Establish your role in it NOW!
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