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Boosting Engagement in Your Digital Library

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Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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Personalize Your School Library Program with these Convenient, Creative Apps

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Apps bring technology, functionality, and creativity into your school library program. Since apps are a part of our everyday lives, especially those of students, they have the power to totally change the way students and teachers think about learning. Does your library have a makerspace, or are you looking to get started with one?

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FREE PD for Teachers Stuck at Home

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Below I have curated many different professional learning resources for teachers including, ebooks, podcasts, templates, articles, and more! Grab a FREE eBook. I’ve got a ton of free ebooks to help you learn all kinds of stuff. FREE ebooks. FREE PD for Teachers Stuck at Home. FREE videos.

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Using Design Thinking to Support Makerspaces

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Derry said libraries often find it easier to encourage play than schools, which tend to be more closed environments. A focus on empathy and learning to relate to all aspects of the problem and not just the end result. This article was modified and published eSchool News. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.

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Makerspace Tips and Advice from the Front Lines

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Maker culture is thriving in schools and public libraries across the United States and beyond. With hundreds, or even thousands of kids using the library space, it doesn’t make sense to design that space without their voice. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. In fact, she would not recommend that.

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Digital Tools to Transform the Learning and Reading Experience

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In a recent edWebinar , Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT, reviewed these models and discussed apps that can take teaching, learning, and reading to the next level. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter. Join the Community.

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Transform Learning by Creating a Makerspace

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In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.