Teaching Beyond the Classroom

Rethink basic assumptions in our system that inhibit leveraging technology to improve learning.
Content - Use of online resources such as infographics for learning such as How Laws are Made.
Context - use the Battlefront: Campaigners on a Mission website as a place to find real-world needs and consider where laws need to be made.
Computing - Use the Thomas website to make contacts, track real bills and share findings. 

Lamb, Annette and Larry Johnson. "Content,Context,Computing: Keys to the National Education Technology Plan." Teacher Librarian 39.2. Dec. 2011: 58-63. Print.

The Week

Have you heard of The Week: The Best of the U.S and International Media?   It is a great way to get a quick glimpse of national and world events in news, politics, business, arts and entertainment. Articles cover the main stories of the week and describe how they were covered by media sources.  This is a great resource for students of government and economics.  You can read the print version the next time you are in the library.