information technology

An introduction to technological issues facing school librarians today, including networks, computer hardware and software, school library web sites, online materials, integrating technology into the curriculum, and social networking and other Web 2.0 related issues.

Provides an introduction to Guided Inquiry, and looks at the eight phases in its planning process.

Defines (3z(Bbig data(3y (Band discusses how this information is collected, organized and used by companies, governments and other organizations.

"Bizzle shows how successful libraries introduce new ideas into their presentations, web presence, and digital services. Marketing campaigns can be a challenge, and Bizzleshares universal concepts to promote a successful social media presence and increase community awareness of your library"--OCLC.

"Explores whether incessant exposure to social media sites, search engines, and videogames is capable of rewiring our brains, and whether the minds of people born before and after the advent of the internet differ"--Jacket flap.

"Describes how many of the key innovations that made this possible came from entrepreneurs and iconoclasts who were outside the mainstream--and how the commercialization of the Internet was by no means a foregone conclusion at its outset."--Provided by publisher.

"Examines some of the legal and ethical issues surrounding social media, its impact on civil discourse and its role in suicides, murders and criminal enterprise."--Provided by publisher.

Introduces the guided inquiry design framework; describes how this approach can transform learning in schools, and how to embed student research in the inquiry process on different grade levels.

Patrick Tucker discusses the social aspects of modern data collecting technologies.

Argues that technology is changing the way we think for the better and that modern technology is making us smarter, better connected, and often deeper-both as individuals and as a society.