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Launching a Makerspace: Lessons Learned From a Transformed School Library

MindShift

New Canaan High School librarian Michelle Luhtala recently jumped headfirst into creating a makerspace in her library and documented what she learned, how her space changed and how it affected students along the way. Luhtala is blessed with a big library, but for most of her career it has been dominated by large bookshelves.

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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia’s crowd-sourced authorship–its wikiness–has provoked debate relating to authority, despite the fact that many Wikipedia authors are topic experts and that a growing number of librarians and academics contribute by adding and editing references. Elementary think alouds.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - GlobalEdCon Details! - What Is Success? - Library 2.014 Submission Deadline Approaches

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Our vision is to build sustainable libraries and support their custodians and advocates — librarians.

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Edublog Awards Nominations & Shameless Campaigning!

The Daring Librarian

I can''t help but be psyched that I was nominated for Best Librarian/Library blog ! But I am blogging saying YAY! Both here to you my dear Daring Librarian blog readers and to my students, family, & community at the Daring School Library Blog! She is a true mover & shaker in the library world!

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Back to School Special:7 Web Savvy Starts to a New Year!

The Daring Librarian

Last year around this time I blogged about using Google forms to create community conversations and decorating your library media center & classroom. can supercharge the library program & classroom throughout the school year. Embrace Creative Commons, Flickr, Slideshare, Wikis, & Twitter and share your AWEsome stuff!

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Video Book Trailer Awards

The Daring Librarian

From Joyce Valenza, on the NeverEndingSearch Blog: New Book Video Trailer Awards! "On On September 27th, School Library Journal will ask readers to vote for the best video trailers that promote books and encourage reading. You''ll find an Assessment Rubric , among other resources, on the Reading-Active-and-Engaging wiki.

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Livescribe Pencast Book Reviews & More!

The Daring Librarian

I''ve been talking about the Livescribe pen on my Gadget-A-Go-Go wiki & in presos for years now! Created bookmarks or shelf-talkers (you can make your own or download mine from my wiki ) Think up a quick book review or read the blurb as you click the Record button on the Livescribe paper and write the word " HERE !"

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