The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

You can investigate through a book. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. Maybe you make a book.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

Today’s giveaway contest is Sylvia’s book Invent to Learn. Sylvia Libow Martinez is a co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the Maker Movement to classrooms worldwide. Invent to Learn Book Giveaway Contest.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2017

Educators are turning towards ideas like the Maker Movement and tinkering to foster creativity and innovation in their classrooms and to get their kids thinking and doing more. 6 Resources For Makerspaces If you need a great primer of Makerspaces there are several great books out there.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2017

Today Josh Stumpenhorst @stumpteacher is directing a library revolution and evolution to Learning Commons at his school. And yes, they’ll be flying drones in the library! ” He also discusses the importance of literature and creativity in the library. Why Reinvent the Library? Let’s do this!

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

To expand their knowledge, they had to assemble a library and know how to find books in it. Librarians like Micki Uppena and Chad Lehman are stocking everything from paper roller coasters and Mandala coloring books to green screens. Josh Stumpenhorst has students flying drones in his library. The focus was on learning.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

At the Millvale Community Library in Pennsylvania, toddlers and kids gather weekly to work on creative projects. On those days the library morphs into a “makerspace,” overflowing with sewing supplies, circuitry, yarn, and electronics. For several years YOUmedia has operated “learning labs” in libraries across the country.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So, if you can imagine reading a book on Kindle, the finished product you can actually flip through like a book. Only the … the difference between just a regular book and Flipsnack is that you can actually make the book interactive. It is an interactive flipbook creator. The students or the teachers or whatever.

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MindShift

AUGUST 15, 2017

In recent years, libraries have broadened their scope of offerings to the local community to involve more making activities like 3-D printing and sewing. Some libraries even have a facilitator for maker projects. So, she set out to build a bridge between making and reading by creating maker activities for children’s books.

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 5, 2019

A few of use spent the past few weeks rearranging our library so that one side contains our books and the other our STEAM materials. In this post, I am also including the following lesson plan template from my book, Learning in the Making that can help with integrating maker education activities into the curriculum :

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. We can do this! Listen Now.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2016

Librarians in the Shawnee Mission School District are making way for “ the maker movement ,” and some worry where that story is going. But at least four Shawnee Mission grade schools have hired “innovation specialists” to run their libraries when fall classes open. No mention of “books,” “literature” nor “shelves.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is great news!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 10, 2016

(See How the Maker Movement is Moving into Classrooms.). Lots of resources are out there — at your local library, museum, art council or an online or face to face conference. (I 2 – Wander Through a Library (or Amazon free titles). No one assigned those books to me until much later. Happy June!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is great news!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is great news!

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

At the Millvale Community Library in Pennsylvania, toddlers and kids gather weekly to work on creative projects. On those days the library morphs into a “makerspace,” overflowing with sewing supplies, circuitry, yarn, and electronics. For several years YOUmedia has operated “learning labs” in libraries across the country.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. Barbara co-authored two books on personalized learning with Kathleen McClaskey: Make Learning Personal and How to Personalize Learning. Post by Jackie Gerstein, Ed.D. jackiegerstein and Barbara Bray @bbray27.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

When we have testing in our Library, I put all our Makerspace stuff on an AV cart and roll it into our server room. You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. Just like new!

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2016

In today’s digital world, the school library has evolved from a place to merely check out books to one that offers opportunities for collaboration, project-based learning, and online access,” said Alliance for Excellent Education President Bob Wise.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now booked through November. Look for contact information at the Booking Site. We are now past the initial way of thinking, and the Makers movement allows people to finally use the technology to create and make.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

When I hired Laura Fleming in 2013 to take over the traditional library she was tasked with giving it a reboot and was given complete autonomy to do so. There is a great deal of content out there about maker education. Image credit: https://cbsnewyork.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/makerspace.jpg?w=640

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Take a look at the library and get set to Make! My calendar is filling. Do you want to save some cash?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 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. Join this free Library Journal webcast covering the highlights of each one and offering key takeaways. Register here.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

I asked our SXSWedu panel charged with sharing details about their Schools’ Vortex: Innovative Library Makerspaces. Much like that student’s creation, Makerspaces are sparking a transformation in the nuclei of a school—the library. The learning didn’t stop once the pumpkin made it inside the library. Don’t wait for funding.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now booked through November. Look for contact information at the Booking Site. Part 5: STEM, STEAM, Makers: 35 Resources For A Makerspace. It can be in a dedicated space, or room, or in the library.

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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.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

We like to think of it as a souped-up public library with tech tools instead of books. Additionally, there will be programming for community members of all ages that takes place after school hours to develop skills such as printing, robotics, and design thinking for product development.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 19, 2017

We're excited to announce our third Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Makerspaces," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 11th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). There has been a lot of talk about makerspaces in libraries over the past four years. and at the Library 2.0

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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.

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Library makerspaces, including members of the YOUmedia Learning Labs Network, offer students a chance to design, tinker, and build critical thinking skills. Libraries are all about inquiry,” says Valerie Jopeck, a former librarian and current education specialist for a large public school district in Virginia.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events that we hold and from our over 200 partners, and provides valuable links to learning conversations taking place in the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Nominate your favorite keynote speakers for Library 2.014.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 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. Volunteer at Library 2.014. Big thanks and a special shout out to our Library 2.0 Student Entrepreneurship.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2015

You’re in the library! As the great-granddaughter of a librarian, I was brought up to know that the quiet of the library was sacred space. Instead, makerspaces are bringing books to life, and the new mantra is, "Innovate, create, collaborate." Fast-forward 30 years. Ask for grant money. Advertise and train.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 19, 2015

This is a GREAT week for library and learning conversations! While all the details of the 50+ conference sessions, keynotes, and distinguished speaker presentations are on the Library 2.015 conference site , a quick listing is below to get you thinking about which sessions you might be able to attend live. Great learning opportunity!”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 8, 2017

Last, please check my Booking Page to see how I could be part of your school PD or Conference plans. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. I am now almost booked through April. Look for contact information at the Booking Site.

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