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[Diedre Conkling]

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District Dispatch has posted a new item, 'American Library Association files
comments on National Education Technology Plan'

Contact: Jenni Terry, Press Officer
ALA Washington Office
(202) 628-8410; jterry at alawash.org

For Immediate Release
May 18, 2010

American Library Association files comments on National Education Technology
Plan

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) says the
Department
of Education’s National Education Technology Plan (NETP) presents
significant
challenges that will take the coordinated effort of many stakeholders to
overcome, and libraries are a resource that should be leveraged as the
plan’s
recommendations are carried out on the state and local levels.

The ALA filed comments to the Department of Education in response to its
call
for public comment on the NETP to inform the agency of the ways school
libraries integrate innovative technology into our nation’s schools and
prepare students to thrive in the 21st century.

“Today’s graduates must be able to access, process, and utilize information
found in a variety of formats. They must be able to create and then share
the
new knowledge they build.  These skills are part of information literacy –
and something the school library community is uniquely prepared to deliver,”
Emily Sheketoff, executive director of the ALA Washington Office, said in
the
association’s comments.

“Without these critical information literacy skills, including digital
literacy skills, our K-12 students will not be able to use the technologies
available to them productively upon graduation as they enter post secondary
programs and eventually enter the 21st century workforce.”

The ALA’s comments focus on the NETP’s sections on 1.0 Learning, 3.0
Teaching, 4.0 Infrastructure, and 5.0 Productivity.  Within each section,
ALA’s comments address the overarching principles illustrated by providing
examples of the role the school librarian can play in helping the Department
achieve its vision for the specific recommendations.

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Jacob Roberts
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Diedre Conkling
Lincoln County Library District
P.O. Box 2027
Newport, OR  97365
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