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What to Buy for Your Maker Space #makered

The CoolCatTeacher

10MT #22 | An Interview with Librarian Chad Lehman From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Maker spaces are great places for kids to explore and learn, so take a trip inside the new library — one with a Maker space. See Todd’s show for guidelines. The library is popular again!

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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Stories written by students can be used as prompts for open discussion in class, or if you have a class blog or website, you can share them online for others to read and interact with. The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center. Can You Believe It?:

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"10 Practices for Quality Service by Library Staff" (Forwardable Version) | Dr. Steve Albrecht | Friday Webinar

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've posted below the full text of Dr. Albrecht's blog post on " The Code of Quality Service for Library Employees." These are in our special Library Service, Safety, & Security section of Library 2.0. We want to see patrons as they enter the library and pay attention to them as they move through the facility.

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Makerspace Starter Kit Updated

The Daring Librarian

Three years ago I shared with you what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs. Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before school, during lunch, or when they've finished their work to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center.

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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade

Ask a Tech Teacher

Grade-levels below are guidelines. Kindergarten — Human Robot. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. Feel free to use whichever project fits your students. Start young programmers by teaching sequencing.

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Why A Makerspace Popped Up in a Museum

Educator Innovator

Most people wouldn’t think of science as quirky, but if they’d witnessed a posse of orange, papier-maché robotic pumpkins racing down the hall at the Science Museum of Virginia (SMV), in Richmond, Virginia, they might re-think that image. The library decided to make it permanent because of the positive community response to the space.

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6 Ways to Avoid Those Social Media Landmines

The Daring Librarian

I recently talked to my supervisor, Julie Alonso-Hughes, district coordinator of instructional technology and library media, about additional social media guidelines. I might share a Kindle quote from what I’m reading, a picture of my Mom’s perfect Thanksgiving turkey, or a selfie with a friend at an Ed Tech or Library conference.