The "Educational Media and Technology Yearbook" is dedicated to theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches to educational media development. All chapters are invited and selected based on a variety of strategies to determine current trends and issues in the field. The 2011 edition highlights innovative Trends and Issues in Learning Design and Technology, Trends and Issues in Information and Library Science, and features a sections that list and describe Media Related Organizations and Associations in North America, departments in the allied fields, and a listing of journals in the field. Part 1 contains the following chapters: (1) Introduction (Liz May and Michael Orey); (2) Storytelling Among Israeli and Palestinian Children in the Era of Mobile Innovation (Elizabeth Buckner and Paul Kim); (3) Self-Regulated Learning as a Foundational Principle for a Successful Strategy in Teaching Educational Research Methods to Doctor of Philosophy Students (Tonia A. Dousay, Diane Igoche, and Robert Maribe Branch); (4) Fostering Student Cognition in Computer-Supported Online Collaborative Learning Environment (Khe Foon Hew, Seng Chee Tan, and Wing Sum Cheung); (5) A Two-Dimensional Framework for Evaluating Teachers' Technology Adoption (Manuel Gerardo Saldivar, Keith E. Maull, Benjamin R. Kirshner, and Tamara R. Sumner); (6) Issues and Trends in Instructional Technology: Lean Times, Shifts in Online Learning, and Increased Attention to Mobile Devices (Abbie Brown and Tim Green); (7) Enlisting the Collaboration of the Educational Technology Professional Community to Develop a Knowledge Management System of the Field: edu-techKNOWiki (Anne K. Bednar and Nancy L. Copeland); (8) The Vital Role(s) of School Librarians in Literacy Learning (Nancy Flanagan Knapp); (9) An Analysis of Educational Technology-Related Doctoral Programs in the United States (Heng-Yu Ku, Shari Plantz-Masters, Kim Hosler, Watsatree Diteeyont, Chatchada Akarasriworn, and Tzong-Yih Lin); (10) Examining the Design of Media-Rich Cognitive Tools as Scaffolds in a Multimedia Problem-Based Learning Environment (Min Liu, Lucas Horton, Paul Toprac, and Timothy T. Yuen); (11) An Instructional Design Approach to Effective Instructional Game Design and Assessment (Debbie Denise Reese); and (12) PowerPoint and the Pedagogy of Digital Media Technologies (Catherine Adams). Part 2 contains the following chapters: (13) Introduction (Stephanie A. Jones); (14) Culturally Sensitive Learning Practices (Lesley S. J. Farmer); (15) In the District and on the Desktop: School Libraries as Essential Elements of Effective Broadband Use in Schools (Nancy Everhart and Marcia Mardis); (16) ACCESS Issues in School Library Media Centers: Examining Library Schedules, Library Closures, and Poverty (Karen Gavigan, Gail Dickinson, and Shana Pribesh); (17) School Counselors and School Media Specialists: Innovative Leaders in Partnerships Promoting Student Mental Health with Online Resources (Kylie P. Dotson-Blake and Kaye B. Dotson); (18) Towards an Understanding of Professional Dispositions of Exemplary School Librarians (Jami L. Jones and Gail Bush); and (19) Revised Library Media Standards Adopted by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (Delia Neuman). Part 3 contains the following chapters: (20) Introduction (Robert Maribe Branch); (21) Tillman (Tim) James Ragan: Celebrating Four Decades of Excellent Scholarship (Diane Igoche); (22) Thomas Reeves (Diane Igoche); (23) Glenn Snelbecker (Daniel Igoche); and (24) Ron Zemke: A Leader on the Other Side of the Fence (Michael Orey, Stephanie A. Jones, and Robert Maribe Branch). Part 4 contains the following chapters: (25) Introduction (Michael Orey); and (26) Organizations and Associations in the US and Canada (Michael Orey, Stephanie A. Jones, and Robert Maribe Branch). Part 5 contains the following chapters: (27) Introduction (Michael Orey); and (28) Organizations and Associations in the US and Canada (Michael Orey, Stephanie A. Jones, and Robert Maribe Branch). Part 6 contains the following chapters: (29) Introduction (Jinn-Wei Tsao); and (30) Mediagraphy (Michael Orey, Stephanie A. Jones, and Robert Maribe Branch).