Sentences with phrase «school library access»

Today's updated matrix (PDF file) provides a complete list of the distributors that each publisher uses and fuller information about library consortium access, including specifics for public, academic, and school library access.

More than 17,000 Bronx students are suffering from a lack of school library access, today's Daily News reports.

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They have — most of them — hot running water, central heating, electric lighting, immunizations against deadly disease, public schooling, access to parks and beautiful libraries, etc. etc, wonderful benefits that, for most of human history, were either reserved for the few ruling elite or didn't exist!

They have school and they have libraries that they can use to access the internet.

So if access is given through free SHS and these schools remain with empty labs and empty libraries then it compromises quality,» he argued.

According to him, the upgrade of the public libraries in schools across the six education districts in the State was in line with the commitment of the present administration to expand access to knowledge for Lagosians.

Thousands of researchers lost online access to the journals on 1 January amid a dispute between the publishing giant and a consortium of German universities, technical schools, research institutes, and libraries.

These super-highways are expected to have far - reaching effects, such as making telecommuting routine, giving doctors access to up - to - date medical information, and guaranteeing the poor equal access to the best schools and libraries — by wire.

«When children leave the home and go to school or the public library and have access to social - networking sites, we have reason to be concerned,» Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Reublican.

Students must have access to the books on the list through the school and public libraries, and refreshments must be provided on the day of the «battle.»

In the past, schools may have considered themselves well ‑ resourced with Wi - Fi if they had access in administrative areas, staff rooms and library / resource centres.

The school also extended its library hours, so that students could access it every day before school and until 5:30 pm afterschool.

The new E-rate is directing resources «where schools and libraries need the most help: getting access to robust broadband,» FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler wrote in a recent blog post.

Schools need to have a well - stocked library or reading resource room with many levels of texts so that teachers of all grades have access to books that are appropriate for the age and reading level of their students.

Facilitate access to books: As elementary students, kids enjoy weekly visits to the school library to check out books.

Middle and high school art teachers choose two fine arts workshops and gain access to state - of - the - art digital - imaging equipment and the state's only college art library.

In addition, communities need to ensure that libraries stay open, schools can provide access to their labs after school, and organizations need to plan their communication strategies around the connection style of the populations they serve.

Thanks to a large grant in 2000 from BellSouth (now AT&T South), the school now has Internet access and multiple computers in every classroom, as well as a project lab with computers and a library that can accommodate heavier computer use.

Over the last eight years, the district has spent $ 32 million on the hardware systems necessary to track student demographic and performance data districtwide, and another $ 2 million on additional computers that allow teachers to access the system; much of this funding has come from the federal E-Rate program, which has allocated more than $ 10 billion toward Internet infrastructure in K — 12 schools and libraries since 1996 (see «World Wide Wonder?»

Schools and libraries will receive $ 1.66 billion in discounts on the cost of telecommunications services, Internet access, and classroom wiring in the first round of «E-rate» awards.

«Getting rid of school libraries also risks increasing inequalities and further disadvantaging the most deprived children who are less likely to have access to books or computers at home and will have less access to public libraries since so many are closing.»

Sensitive data a school may hold includes health records, including genetic and biometric data collected from fingerprint authorised library or cafeteria access; classification of ethnicity, and religious indicators.

According to See No Evil: How Internet Filters Affect the Search for Online Health Information, «Internet filters most frequently used by schools and libraries can effectively block pornography without significantly impeding access to online health information — but only if they aren't set at their most restrictive levels.

She suggests a mix of formal and informal learning opportunities in settings including homes, schools, libraries, museums, local cable access centers, colleges, and nonprofit organizations.

The Flip started when these teachers began supplying absent students with an online lecture they could watch from home or from wherever they had access to a computer and the Internet, including school or the local library.

The library made the most sense for us because it is the hub of the school, it's always staffed, and students can always access it before, during, and after school.

The centre spine of this school is a 120 - metre long undercover space called the Learning Workshop which provides direct access to learning and social areas — the library, student services, teaching block and cafe.

The proposed law would prohibit schools and libraries from providing minors access to those types of sites.

The mission of the Monroe C. Gutman Library is to support the teaching and research of the Harvard Graduate School of Education by providing access to information in the field of education, teaching the use of information resources, and supporting the collections, equipment, and staff in a manner ensuring that the library will remain a leader among education libraries.

No child should ever be prohibited from accessing good, classic literature as a result of their reading difficulties and the provision of audiobooks is a crucial component to any school library.

Children's Internet Protection Act Overview: The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law enacted by Congress to address concerns about access to offensive content over the Internet on school and library computers.

As one example, consider the popularity of Khan Academy, whose library of practice activities and videos are accessed each month by over 10 million users around the world and in many schools across the United States.

The bill would guarantee schools and libraries telecommunications access at discounted rates.

We propose the active participation of the school library media program toward the development of STEM identities among young people by having school librarians (1) provide advisory information on the science - infused books and programs that young people can read — the school librarian as the information specialist; (2) collaborate with STEM teachers and provide intellectual and physical access that further enrichs the STEM learning — the school librarian as the instructional partner; and (3) act as technology allies to help educators and students experiment with new media tools and online communities.»

We will not give up until all schools provide all children the opportunity to succeed — every child should have access to things like libraries, advanced classes, art and sports.

School libraries provide equitable access to information and technological resources that lead to increased student motivation, better comprehension, higher assessment scores, and higher graduation rates.

He also implemented a learning management system to bring courses online, created a school wide video conferencing system, and started an online electronic library using Overdrive to provide literary access to students in outlying areas.

Your Virtual Library Learning Commons: The virtual learning environment parallels the physical learning environment in the school library learning commons: facilitating 24/7 access to resources for learning, interactive tools and opportunities for collaboration.

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The Rhode Island Telecommunications Educational Access Fund ensures that Internet access is affordable for all schools — public and nonpublic — as well as librAccess Fund ensures that Internet access is affordable for all schools — public and nonpublic — as well as libraccess is affordable for all schools — public and nonpublic — as well as libraries.

Cohen and Rosenzweig (2006) noted that this availability of historical materials had the potential to change social studies instruction, writing that literally anybody, from «high school student... to senior historian» has unprecedented access to social studies materials, not only from libraries around the world, but instantaneously (p. 4).

The grants will help schools improve reading achievement by providing students with increased access to current school library materials; technologically advanced media centers; and professionally certified media specialists.

«Closing the school and library connectivity gap is a major, progressive step in ensuring that America's school - age students, particularly those in rural and remote communities, gain equitable access to Internet connectivity,» said Lucy Gettman, Deputy Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Associschool and library connectivity gap is a major, progressive step in ensuring that America's school - age students, particularly those in rural and remote communities, gain equitable access to Internet connectivity,» said Lucy Gettman, Deputy Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards Associschool - age students, particularly those in rural and remote communities, gain equitable access to Internet connectivity,» said Lucy Gettman, Deputy Associate Executive Director, Federal Advocacy & Public Policy, National School Boards AssociSchool Boards Association.

In collaboration with the faculty and technology department, the Winston School library media center seeks to provide our students with the ability and means to access and process information and ideas.

School library media programs are recognized as integral to student achievement because they provide all students and staff members with equal and timely access to ideas and information.

The amount of instructional time, technology access, library media center space and resources, and other school resources lost to testing and test preparation activities shall be reduced by 50 percent.

K - 12 students learned to evaluate online resources for accuracy and to access online reference materials in the school library.

For families without Internet access at home, there will be computers available in their school's library.

Identify and support children in using neighborhood support systems, e.g., libraries, religious and community centers, after - school support systems, YMCA and YWCA, computer access, and field trips.

To address these inequities, the LEAD Commission and the Alliance have called upon the Federal Communications Commission to take further action in modernizing and expanding the E-rate program to ensure that at least 99 percent of the nation's students have access to high - speed internet in their schools and libraries within the next five years.