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SLJ columnist Pat Scales will receive the 2023 Roll of Honor Award; 2021 School Librarian of the Year Amanda Jones is writing a book about her experience standing up to book banners; Follett to host ReadingCon 2023; and new offerings from Gale and EBSCO in this edition of News Bites.

Solving real-world problems with VR, using translation tools with English-language learners, and upping the robotics game are a few ways librarians use tech to engage students.

Readers welcomed our coverage of the youth media awards, a new ambassador and, yes, ChatGPT.

While classroom educators worry about students using the AI-based software for writing assignments, these librarians see the positive potential of the technology.

Ed tech platform Edmodo will shut down in September, the Center for Antiracist Education will no longer produce new materials; Sora is a Google Classroom add-on, and more in this edition of News Bites.

A district chief technology officer makes the case for giving students their Chromebooks permanently, saying it is not only a move toward more equitable education and but also better for a school's edtech department and budget, too.

Providing a clean, full-featured search interface to more than 1,100 ebook and talking book titles, Tumble Book Library is a stalwart in the burgeoning market for remote learning and online reading platforms.

With a clean, enticing layout; simplicity of navigation; and a significant database of projects linked to a range of content areas, Lerner Maker Lab is a useful resource for elementary classroom teachers and subject specialists.

In response to new legislation and customer requests, Follett was working on optional features that would allow parents to request to be notified what book their child has checked out of the library and limit their access to materials. They will no longer be creating those options.