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Read this excellent article in the MacArthur Foundation's Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning Newsletter.
http://spotlight.macfound.org/blog/entry/the-digital-era-needs-human-guides-why-your-school-should-keep-not-cut-the-

Are you involved in advocacy efforts to save school libraries and digital literacy education?

Yes. I follow blogs like www.davidleeking.com, http://lisnews.org, http://neflin.blogspot.com to keep up with news and ways to keep libraries alive. Beth Fant

**The 7 Golden Rules of Using Technology in Schools** July 6, 2011 | 3:43 PM | By Tina Barseghian

//http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/07/the-seven-golden-rules-of-using-technology-in-schools///

Sometimes teachers and administrators need a kick in the pants to see what they perceive as problems re-framed in a different way. Adam S. Bellow, author of The Tech Commandments, and founder of eduTecher, spoke to a roomful of receptive teachers at the recent ISTE 2011 conference, and demonstrated some of the ironies and contradictions the education system is mired in. And he had some advice.

Great article!

=**How to Clear locked Students from AR.**= August 31, 2011 1:07PM By Sheri Hughes Great to send to your teachers and hopefully you won't have as many phone calls!