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MIT’s Mitch Resnick on What ‘Toy Story’ Gets Wrong About the Future of Play

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His room is presented in horror-movie fashion, with dim lighting and discordant music, and the toys are all in pieces, as Sid dismantles them and remakes them in his own crazy way. It feels more like an inventor's workshop, but Sid's room is presented very sinister like. He's a real inventor.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Two Great Library Events - GlobalEdCon Deadline - UNC's Amazing World View

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participatory, hyperlinked library services; DIY and maker movements; emerging technology in academic and research libraries; Google Glass—our Library 2.014 conference covered a broad range of topics and these were among the most notable. Everyone is encouraged to submit a presentation proposal, including first-time presenters.

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Announcing the Library 2.017 "Makerspaces" Mini-Conference and Call for Proposals.

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We will have a limited number of slots for presenter sessions. We encourage all who are interested in presenting to submit. She is also the faculty lead for the University of Michigan's Public Library Management MOOC courses at EdX.org. and at the Library 2.0 YouTube channel. Details HERE.

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10 Experts’ Predictions for Education and Technology in 2016

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Some hot topics will be virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing, coding and the maker movement. This is a complex role where the teacher may need to guide the students on things like study skills, internet searches, presentations, provide feedback on drafts and more formative guidance. Maria Mendez (Educator, Chile).

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you haven''t been a volunteer moderator before, there''s nothing quite like the camaraderie and the excitement that develops jumping in and out of session rooms and helping presenters and participants have a great experience. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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Learning Revolution - Week's Events - AERO - National Geographic - Top Tech Stories - Rankin on Revolution - SAT Talk - More

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

This is the final week to submit presentation proposals for the second annual School Leadership Summit. The session schedule is almost full, but we do place presentation proposals on a waitlist in case of cancellations. Thanks to input from information professionals worldwide, the lineup of keynote presenters during the past Library 2.0