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COVID-19 Is Forever Changing How Students Experience Libraries

Edsurge

There’s a ritual that kicks off every new quarter in Michelle Luhtala’s library at New Canaan High School, one where English teachers send a gaggle of students through her doors to pick a new batch of books. But how they execute their vision undoubtedly has. Take a biography of Andrew Carnegie.

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., which has 330 students, is not alone.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 5

Ask a Tech Teacher

5, 2020, World Read Aloud Day celebrates the pure joy of oral reading with kids of all ages. Teaches children how to sit quietly and listen while another is talking. I know — you’re convinced but don’t know how to blend read-alouds into your busy writer’s schedule. Read-aloud books. Owl Eyes (classics).

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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

Nationwide, significant progress has been made since March 2020 on closing the digital divide – the chasm between those K-12 learners who have access to reliable internet and computing devices at home and those who don’t. Children are learning how to be even more resilient, and technology is helping that happen.”.

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How one city closed the digital divide for nearly all its students

The Hechinger Report

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. While some students remain unconnected, Oakland’s effort has emerged as an example of how to tackle a citywide digital divide. “We

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Teacher Appreciation Week Gifts for the Tech Teacher in Your Life

Ask a Tech Teacher

That reticence to ask for help or request training changed about a decade ago when technology swept across the academic landscape like a firestorm: iPads and then Chromebooks became the device of choice in the classroom. Students researched online as often as in the library. How to Teach a Tech Lesson–the Movie.