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BYOD Chrisitna Erb

                                                                        Many schools are two to three years into being a 1 to 1 device school. Many lessons have been learned since this implementation has begun.  The Prince William County District in Northern VA has given all students in kindergarten and 1st grade iPads and 2nd through 5th Laptops, just like many school districts in California. There are many unseen challenges, parents think it's great the kids have these devices to learn on but what they do not see is the behind-the-scenes challenges schools and their staff have in keeping these devices working. Ther is the issue of the internet connection, and how it is usually difficult to fund, because people don't see it, they don't see it as infrastructure. Another problem with BYOD is that staff sometimes are not properly trained in dealing with tech issues that may arise, many of the tech problems are falling on untrained library staff.  The districts do not have en
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Assistive Technology in the Library (LT130 - Assistive Technology KGaines)

Assistive Technology in the Library You've ensured that there is handicapped parking in the lot, a ramp to tackle any stairs or steps, well-marked signage, and wide enough aisles - what other things can library staff do to ensure that their library and materials are available to all patrons?  Assistive technology! While the mention of assistive technology might bring to mind the most advanced technical services, assistive technology can cover items peripheral devices such as large print books, headphones in varying sizes and styles, tables that can accommodate wheelchairs or motorized scooters, chairs of varying sizes and heights, etc. Providing these types of materials and resources can help ensure that all library patrons are able to access the reading materials, technology and resources that are available in the library. According to the American Library Association, libraries can also provide the following higher tech solutions for their patrons: Screen reading technology  allo
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Cloud Computing in Libraries

  Cloud Computing in Libraries by Michelle Amundson Cloud computing refers to computer services that are not located locally, but are instead offered over the Internet, or the “Cloud”. Some of the services that can be provided are storage, software, servers, and networking services. Libraries are beginning to use this service, but as with anything, there are pros and cons to cloud computing for libraries. One of the positives brought about by cloud computing is the flexibility in services, as well as lower cost as it is more cost effective than having these sorts of services locally. A negative can be issues of privacy. As with anything hosted online, information can be vulnerable to hackers and data leaks, but there are options that address these points.Third party services are available at a lower cost but there are more at risk for issues of privacy, private cloud servers can be the solution for this, but of course, at a higher cost. Somewhere in between is a hybrid cloud model, whi
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