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Sunday, 11th October 2009

Schools Embrace iPods for Learning: Calgary Board of Education Puts Libraries in Tune with Students

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Surrounded by shelves of library books, Grade 11 student Ignes Zina Oukil casually flips through screens of applications on a glossy iPod touch.

She and her friends are usually told to pocket these devices while at school because they're seen as a distraction.

But this week, Oukil was being encouraged to use her iPod for homework as part of an effort by the Calgary Board of Education to make school libraries more in touch with tech-savvy students.

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The CBE is trying to embrace the use of personal computers, iPods and other digital devices as part of efforts to make school libraries more relevant.

In the near future, libraries will be known as learning commons, with the latest in electronic books, green screens and high-definition video conferencing equipment merging with traditional books, said Erin Hansen, research and learning commons specialist.

It's about time school libraries embraced technology, said Grade 11 student Jordan Forkheim. "Libraries are outdated," he said.

The library goes on to discuss the Taylor Family Library being built at the University of Calgary.

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