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A techie turned librarian: former CNET editor Margaret Schoen logged her first year as a school librarian.(Tech Knowledge)(Interview)
When Margaret Schoen talks technology, she knows her stuff. The library teacher at Franklin Elementary School in West Newton, MA, is tapping her background as a former technology reporter and editor to instill 21st-century skills in the school's 400 K-5 students. "I think it's helpful because I have more of a careful eye," says Schoen, who is finishing her first year as a school librarian, working three days a week at the school. "Because of my background in tech, I remember when everyone would say, 'This is the thing,' and then two years later, it's dead."
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That hasn't stopped Schoen from diving right in with the students. She's had them create …
