Recently the President’s speech called for universal preschool programs. He went into detail about the achievement gap among children as young as age 3. Nine states and the District of Columbia fund universal prekindergarten programs for 4-year-olds, and most states fund some preschool for low-income families.
Does it surprise you that the benefits of receiving preschool programming are best measured in how much better kids do as adults? Can universal preschool close the achievement gap? Read more at The Washington Post (2/13)
This February, the Library Resources Group (LRG) announced the availability of The 2013 Librarian’s Yellow Pages (LYP) as a free digital download. This easy-to-use site design and integrated navigation tools allow the user to search by keyword or category-offering embedded links to access websites or contact suppliers directly.
A sample of the digital edition includes:
3,000+ library suppliers, including 700+ new companies,
7,000+ product/service listings, including 1200+ updated listings
620 product/service headings with easy access through keyword and category search
Sponsored by MAP for Nonprofits & Minnesota Council of Nonprofits
Whether you consider yourself an early adopter — or you tend to pick up newer trends more cautiously — the 2013 Technology and Communication Conference is the place for you!
This conference is sure to help anyone stay (or get) up to speed with today’s tools and trends with an eye to the future of mobile marketing, cloud computing and much more. The event will be held in Minneapolis on Wednesday, April 10th early morning breakout sessions begin at 7:30 a.m.. Click here to read more=>
Is it possible that writing is just not your thing, but you love to talk about what you are doing or what you are excited about? If so, let us help you share your exciting news with others in the region!
CMLE staff is willing to interview you, write up the interview, get your review and approval, then publish it to our What’s Happening blog. Then, the completed interview post will be included in our Thursday CMLE Weekly Review email message.
Both our guest bloggers and interview activities support our resource sharing activities in Central Minnesota among academic, public, school, and special librarians. Please don’t be shy….join us in sharing important library news in this region! Contact us here!
Curious about technology terms you have been hearing around the office, during conferences, or in conversations with co-workers?
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The simple art of reading use to entail holding a hard-copy of a magazine or book. Today it may also mean downloading an electronic file readable on multiple devices (Ipad, Iphone, Laptop, eReader…) which are offered by various companies (Barnes & Noble, Sony, Amazon…) in numerous models (Kindle, Nook, Pandigital, Kobo…).
Today the technology industry is moving at a phenomenal pace. The options for how we collect, absorb, store, and share information has exponentially increased both personally and professionally. Along with this paradigm shift, there is a myriad of terms used to describe these new ventures such as hashtags, avatars, routers, cloud computing, and so much more!
In an effort to fill your tool box, the CMLE “Recommended Ed Tech Tool” is a site called Tech Terms. It is a virtual clearinghouse of technology terms and meanings; searchable alphabetically or by category (internet, hardware, software, acronyms, etc.) providing simple, easy to read explanations.
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