Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2017
Today’s college students are spending more time than ever in public and campus libraries. According to a recent Pew Research Report , millennials are most likely to have visited a public library in the past year compared to any other generation. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S.
TeacherCast
DECEMBER 29, 2015
SPRK Lightning Lab hub uses CWIST’s online platform to offer a free virtual community that allows educators, students, makers and parents to communicate about their projects. They can then log into the website and browse a library of activities and share programs with the community. Playtime just got real.
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The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JULY 15, 2015
I worry about libraries. There's a movement to take library spaces and turn them into proactive, creation-facilitating, "maker spaces." I like proactivity, I like creation, and I like the maker movement. Traditionally, libraries have gone to great lengths to protect the privacy of what books you check out.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
AUGUST 26, 2014
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. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. We are gearing up for another amazing year of the Library 2.014 Conference.
EdTechTeacher
APRIL 11, 2016
A MakerSpace is not confined to a school setting but can also be a community space like a public library where community members of all ages, means, and abilities can design, prototype, and create original works. Big Idea #3: Invasion and “Makeover” of the Local Library. Big Idea #1 – Mix 21st Century and 20th Century Tools.
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 29, 2017
I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). The Maker Movement. The Digital Library. Data vs Privacy.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 7, 2017
In 2015, as the program was launching, I began to have in-depth conversations with emerging industry leaders in our community. I hear this need for creative critical thinkers repeatedly from industry leaders in every sector. We like to think of it as a souped-up public library with tech tools instead of books.
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