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Jan 24, 2025 | 
slj.com | Maegen Rose |Alexandra Cornejo |Rachel Payne |Andrea Lipinski
Throughlines is a free digital resource designed to foreground earlier concepts of race and racial development for high school and university students. URL www.throughlines.orgGrade Level Gr 10 UpCost FreeOverview Much of our contemporary understanding of race stems from 19th-century anthropological studies of racism.
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
slj.com | Elissa Malespina |IdaMae Craddock |Kristen WIlson |Kristen Wilson |Alexandra Cornejo
Generative AI can be a powerful tool for school librarians, especially when it comes to readers' advisory tasks. Finding efficient ways to engage students and promote reading is essential. While librarians creating the summaries and book recommendation lists is best, generative AI can assist when needed. Here are step-by-step instructions and suggested prompts for using the free version of ChatGPT to streamline these tasks.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
slj.com | Sujei Lugo Vásquez |Maggie Knapp |Alexandra Cornejo |Bob Hassett
URL pragda.docuseek2.com/Grade Level Gr 6 UpCost Quote upon requestContent Pragda Stream is an educational streaming platform with a fresh offering of Latin American films, documentaries, and series to a U.S. audience. The home page, a collage of film stills; black backgrounds; and white-colored text, promotes Pragda’s aim—“Raising the Voice of Latin Cinema.” Its focus is on Latinx, Latin American, and Spanish films.
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Mar 15, 2024 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Alexandra Cornejo |Bob Hassett |Kathy Ishizuka
URL petersons.comGrade Level Gr 9 UpCost School/district subscriptions are calculated using full-time enrollment. Public library pricing is based on population served and starts at $3,000. Bundle and consortium pricing are available.
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Feb 20, 2024 | 
slj.com | Kristyn Dorfman |Maggie Knapp |Alexandra Cornejo |Bob Hassett
The Asian American ExperienceURL www.abc-clio.com/asam-experience/Grade Level 9 UpCost The Asian American Experience is subscription-based with prices starting at $540 for a single-site purchase. Discount bundles are available for school districts. A free 30-day preview is available. Content When users first open The Asian American Experience, part of ABC-CLIO’s The American Mosaic program, they will find a variety of search options.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
slj.com | Bob Hassett |Kathy Ishizuka |Alexandra Cornejo |Mike Gioia
URL www.ebsco.com/Grade level 10 UpCost EBSCO Education Source Ultimate is subscription-based, and pricing is available upon request. Pricing and a free trial of the product can be requested at: www.ebsco.com/request-informationContent This comprehensive online resource offers an extensive array of peer-reviewed, full-text journals dedicated to education research.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
slj.com | Maggie Knapp |Alexandra Cornejo
URL www.penguinrandomhouse.com/banned-books/Cost The resource is part of Penguin Random House and is freely browsable, without cost. Content The landing page is topped by a large banner, with the text “Read Banned Books” on the right side and a colorized collage of book covers on left, including How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank, and 1984 by George Orwell.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
schoollibraryjournal.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Alexandra Cornejo |Mike Gioia
URL www.penguinrandomhouse.com/banned-books/Cost The resource is part of Penguin Random House and is freely browsable, without cost. Content The landing page is topped by a large banner, with the text “Read Banned Books” on the right side and a colorized collage of book covers on left, including How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi, Beloved by Toni Morrison, The Diary of a Young Girl: Anne Frank, and 1984 by George Orwell.
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Nov 27, 2023 | 
slj.com | Kathy Ishizuka |Alexandra Cornejo |Mike Gioia |Kara Yorio
Citizens stand to receive food aid on November 26, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Current events, anyone? The Israel-Hamas war rages on—sparking conflict and uncertainty across the globe. Meanwhile, the flashpoint of deep cultural division, otherwise known as kids’ books, remains front and center of what has become a crisis of American democracy. Children and teens are keen to what’s going on.
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Nov 15, 2023 | 
slj.com | Alexandra Cornejo |Bob Hassett |Kathy Ishizuka |Mike Gioia
Six school librarians share strategies for using AI to work smarter, not harder. Kristina Holzweiss, 2015 School Librarian of the Year; educational technology enrichment specialist, Syosset (NY) Senior High School Canva's Magic Studio makes designing social media posts easy. You start with an idea, whether it's an upcoming book fair, an author visit, a contest, or showcasing new books.
