Jamie+McKenzie

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Jamie McKenzie is the editor of From Now On, an online educational technology journal which advocates "educational technology for engaged learning" and "educational technology for literacy". He has worked in the education field for thirty years, as principal, superintendent, professor, and director. He also works as a consultant, presenting at conferences and holding workshops for school personnel in the field of technology. In his article "Why we still need libraries and school librarians," McKenzie argues that libraries and librarians cannot be replaced by the internet. He writes, "[d]espite the widespread notion that the Internet can replace library collections, there are times when it resembles T.S. Eliot's //Wasteland////,// offering scant assistance, insight or wisdom. While the Internet offers many treasures, it also confronts the erstwhile researcher with plenty of rubbish. There are those who have compared it to a huge information landfill" ([]).

FNO includes a variety of resources for educators, including articles, conferences, and speeches. The site also sells merchandise such as books and toolkits for teachers and library media specialists.

Jamie McKenzie's publications include: //Publications: Beyond Technology: Questioning, Research, and the Information Literate School//. (2000) //How Teachers Learn Technology Best//. (1999). //Planning Good Change with Literacy and Technology.// (2000). My Reaction: Jamie McKenzie's website FNO is great fun, as is evidenced by the cartoons (there are dozens). The articles included on his website are simple and straightforward, and cover a variety of topics important to library media specialists and anyone interested in how technology influnces education. I tend to agree with his opinions regarding internet use for research, and how technology should be integrated into the library curriculum not to replace books, but to enhance leaning.
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