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Tuesday, September 15, 2020
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Rolling Out the Welcome Mat at Broward County Library
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by Brandi Scardilli
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The ALA/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award is presented to an organization that plans, develops, and applies a patron-training program that explores IT in a library setting. The 2020 winner is Broward County Library system in the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., area, for its use of Amazon Echo devices in its branches as part of its Project Welcome initiative, which helps English-language learners and newcomers to the region get comfortable with library services.
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TikTok's User Data Security Becomes a Political Issue
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by Nancy K. Herther
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TikTok is a smashing success—it is "one of the most popular social platforms among Generation Z [with] more than 2.3 billion all-time downloads, and 100 million users in the US alone." Earlier this year, TikTok was able to surpass Facebook and WhatsApp to be the most downloaded nongaming app. ... Despite the platform's popularity, the current presidential administration is very concerned about the relationship between TikTok and its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
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Online Teaching in K-12, 2nd Edition
Models, Methods, and Best Practices for Teachers and Administrators
Edited by Sarah Bryans-Bongey and Kevin J. Graziano, foreword by Norman Vaughan
Since the publication of the first edition of Online Teaching in K–12, education has undergone two seismic shifts: the pivot to online teaching necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the rise of generative artificial intelligence tools for the classroom.
This updated second edition takes these developments into account, serving as a hands-on reference for education professionals—teachers, administrators, program managers, policy makers, and faculty in teacher preparation programs—who are seeking success in the planning, design, and teaching of K–12 online courses and programs.
2025 | ISBN: 978-1-57387-615-5 | 415 pp/softbound | $39.50
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