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The Classroom or Library as a Maker Space

User Generated Education

Finally, in order to prevent maker education in becoming the educational flavor of the month, administrators, educators, and libraries need to not be seduced by these high tech tools. In order to respect the diverse learners represented by gender, age, ethnic and racial background, then first, the definition of making needs to be expanded.

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How a Middle School Library Promotes Maker Learning for All Students

Digital Promise

The Digital Promise maker learning team spent some time in Greer, South Carolina this winter observing and filming the Riverside Middle School Library Club students as they worked to design solutions to problems they identified in their community. We are excited to share their story as the second in our series of Maker Promise videos.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

The CoolCatTeacher

Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. When you find a manipulative, slide, or game that you want, it is as simple as adding it to your library. We have to save time as teachers, and their library of thousands of resources will help you do it. What is included in the Lumio library?

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What Brings Gen Z to the Library?

Edsurge

But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall. They also did ethnographic research at two Ohio public library branches. They might be coming in for coffee.

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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

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Organize, Streamline, and Empower Learning with H?para

A Principal's Reflections

There were definitely excellent practices taking place in classrooms across the globe. Private Library : Allows schools and districts to secure their H?para para Workspaces in private library collections. Now don't get me wrong. However, they were more isolated than widespread. All of that has changed in many schools.