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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
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Hexes, Hashtags, and Hypersigils: Happy Halloween
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by Woody Evans
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Maybe you or some of your friends, like mine, are feeling worn down by this scary year and are horrified by the lack of respect for critical media inquiry, for consensus-building and peer review. The moorings have shifted. The commonweal broke a spoke. The geese are flying backward, and the bats are hunting horses. But don't worry, trick-or-treaters, it gets worse …
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What's New From Pew Research Center
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by Brandi Scardilli
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NewsBreaks often covers the latest surveys and reports from Pew Research Center, "a nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world." Its website has eight topic sections, each of which showcases the latest research, which is collected in reports, fact sheets, or other formats that extrapolate respondents' answers to cover the entire U.S. population. ... Here's a roundup of the latest news from each section.
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How Public Libraries Can Access Political Influence (4:19)
Federation of Ontario Public Libraries (FOPL) executive director Stephen Abram explains how libraries can engage with and wield influence in the affairs of their communities in this clip from his presentation at Computers in Libraries & Internet Librarian 2020.
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Online Teaching in K-12: Models, Methods, and Best Practices for Teachers and Administrators Edited by Sarah Bryans-Bongey and Kevin J. Graziano Foreword by Norman Vaughan
Online Teaching in K–12 is the essential hands-on reference and textbook for education professionals seeking success in the planning, design, and teaching of K–12 online courses and programs.
2016/352 pp/hardbound | ISBN 978-1-57387-527-1 Regular Price: $65.00 | Web Orders: $58.50
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Upcoming Information Today, Inc. virtual conferences:
View the list of global conferences here.
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ITI Conferences (libconf.com): covering ITI’s library conferences worldwide
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