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Parts of my Library Planner
This one is a long one, but I hope it helps some librarians (or anyone). Once you’ve purchased your planner materials, you need something to go inside it. I honestly feel that what goes in your planner is personal and needs to be tailored to what you’ll use. While you can find many teacher planners, when I searched for school librarian planners, I found only four. Although one is only 12.50, you would have to print and assemble it yourself. A second one is almost thirty dollars and also has to be printed and assembled yourself. A third is mass produced through Amazon and doesn’t have everything I would want. Finally there’s the Demco planner. While I agree that it looks like a fantastic purchase, I just cannot justify spending that much money on a planner that I’m only going to use for one year. For all the librarians that do purchase it, I hope you enjoy it. I might invest in it one year just to see what the fuss is about. For now, I’ll continue to use the one I’ve been developing and customizing for the last two years.
By Reb Kreylingabout 3 hours ago in Education
The Human Heart of EdTech: My Week at Bett 2026 as a Microsoft Expert
There is a specific kind of hum you only hear at the ExCeL London during the third week of January. It’s a mix of the low-frequency thrum of thousands of devices and the high-pitched energy of educators who have finally found "their people."
By Teacher Ami - Amizur Nachshoniabout 3 hours ago in Education
The Modern Art of WiFi Password Security: Hacking Techniques of 2026 and How to Defend Your Network. AI-Generated.
The Invisible Battlefield In our hyper-connected world, wireless networks form the invisible infrastructure of modern life. From smart homes to enterprise systems, WiFi has become the circulatory system of digital communication. Yet, this convenience comes with significant risks. Every wireless signal broadcast into the air represents a potential entry point for malicious actors. As we progress through 2026, hacking techniques have evolved dramatically, leveraging artificial intelligence, quantum computing principles, and sophisticated social engineering. This article explores the cutting-edge methods cybercriminals employ to compromise WiFi networks and provides actionable strategies to fortify your digital perimeter.
By Alexander Hoffmannabout 4 hours ago in Education
Groundhog Day 2026 Prediction: Will Punxsutawney Phil See His Shadow?. AI-Generated.
G Introduction Each year on February 2, people in the United States and beyond turn their attention to a small town in Pennsylvania for a familiar ritual. Groundhog Day centers on Punxsutawney Phil, a groundhog believed to predict the length of winter. The tradition is simple: if Phil sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter are expected; if he does not, an early spring is said to be on the way.
By Saad about 6 hours ago in Education
*2* How to make saving a priority, not an option
Something shifts when putting money aside begins to feel effortless. Not a change in method. A change in mind. Instead of seeing savings as an extra step taken only when possible, it becomes part of the routine - just how things are done, like brushing teeth or locking doors at night. What once required effort now runs quietly in the background. Less decision, more habit. Like breathing without noticing.
By Lucimanabout 7 hours ago in Education
How Do Lasers Really Work?
What Makes Laser Light Special? To understand lasers, we must first understand how laser light differs from normal light.
By shahkar jalalabout 16 hours ago in Education
What Is Polarization of Light?
Understanding Light as a Wave To understand polarization, we must first understand light as a wave. Light is an electromagnetic wave, meaning it consists of oscillating electric and magnetic fields that travel through space. These oscillations occur perpendicular to the direction the light is moving.
By shahkar jalalabout 16 hours ago in Education
Why Is the Sky Blue?
What Color Is Sunlight? To understand why the sky is blue, we must start with sunlight. Although sunlight looks white to our eyes, it is actually a mixture of many colors. When passed through a prism, sunlight spreads out into a rainbow of colors: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
By shahkar jalalabout 17 hours ago in Education
Can Light Escape Gravity?
How Gravity Affects Light In everyday experience, gravity pulls on objects with mass. Light, however, has no rest mass. For a long time, this led scientists to believe that gravity should not affect light at all.
By shahkar jalalabout 17 hours ago in Education
Waiting To See If Knox County, Tennessee, Schools Stand With Dictatorship
Young Americans Are Taking A Stand - And Some School Districts Have Threatened to Punish Them For It Yesterday, January 30th, 2026, a nationwide strike occurred in America. No School, No Work, No Shopping was supported by schools and businesses in pressure against the violence ICE has used in Donald Trump's "mass deportation." What started as a Minnesota movement to hold the murderers of Renee Good and Kyle Pretti accountable, and to push ICE out of their city, the message spread like wildfire across America.
By Hope Martina day ago in Education
Institutional Email: What It Is, What It’s For, and How to Use It
There’s a huge difference between “having an email” and having an institutional email. A personal inbox is fine for everyday stuff. An institutional email works like an official key: it verifies who you are inside a school, university, or company—and it unlocks doors a personal email simply can’t.
By News Trends Goa day ago in Education
*2* How to enjoy the process, not just the outcome
You are right. Here is a rewritten version, keeping the same tone and idea, yet expanded to more than seven hundred words When putting money aside turns into funding ventures, a quiet danger creeps in. Little by little, attention drifts from now toward some far-off point. That target sum. The gain. When it supposedly all clicks into place. Before realizing, days pass held hostage to delay, like existence only kicks in once numbers hit a set mark.
By Lucimana day ago in Education