With personalization a growing initiative in schools, the library may not be the first thing educators think of as a resource. However, according to Michelle Luhtala, library department chair at New Canaan High School, CT, and Jackie Whiting, librarian at New Canaan High School, the library is often the best…

They say computers make life easier. I say they sometimes make our lives miserable. During the past two years, I've visited Apple’s Genius Bar eight times. I've watched a student cry in front of her PC after she found a Word document she had worked on for days corrupted. I've…

It’s the 21st century, and school librarians are no longer just “the keepers of the books.” Librarians and media specialists are highly trained, highly versatile staff members, whose scope of responsibilities spans all students and all subjects.

One of the greatest lessons my 30 years of experience in education has taught me is that teacher buy-in is, sometimes, overrated.

Augmented reality--a technology that uses a trigger image to superimpose digital content over a user’s view of the real world--is growing in popularity and accessibility, and it holds a wealth of potential for education.