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How to Set Goals for Your Library This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Today, media specialist Amanda Johnson talks about the massive success of some new sections she added to the library last summer and how she’s going to improve her library even more this summer. Scroll down for some super cool pics of her library) SmartBrief Keeping up with the news is challenging.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some libraries are putting these in a Learning Commons. (See The kids are curating videos that appeal to teenagers and other things. See Micki Uppena or Chad Lehman as examples.)

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Let's Build Something Together-Maker Spaces and 20% Time

The Web20Classroom

Maker Movement 20% Time Genius Hour The idea of students looking away from ridged content focus all throughout the school day and giving them back some time to explore and make is gaining a foothold in many classrooms. They also have other resources like kits you can buy and leads on Maker Faires in your area.

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3DBear Review: The Augmented Reality Classroom Pro

The CoolCatTeacher

I’ve found it works better if you have some flat surfaces around, but it will work anywhere Start designing Inside 3D bear are a variety of libraries that you can use. Students created holiday scenes that they filmed and shared via video using 3D Bear. But you’re not limited by these libraries.

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Passion Projects in Kindergarten and First Grade

The CoolCatTeacher

You can find some videos online on YouTube. 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. I have a picture of her to document that she was folding along as she was watching this video. Vicki: Ah, okay.

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5 Ideas for Friday: Ideas for Teachers In and Out of School to Try Today

The CoolCatTeacher

YOU could be the superhero in an awesome welcome back to school video that you could shoot NOW in post-planning.). Even if you cannot go, follow the hashtag # NMF16. (See How the Maker Movement is Moving into Classrooms.). 2 – Wander Through a Library (or Amazon free titles). 5 – Get into Making.

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Searching for the Ability to Think: Training our Kids to Go Past Google

The CoolCatTeacher

A video my student, Rebekah, created for the Invention Project. One requirement is that if students have seen the technology in action, it’s disqualified from being the topic of their video — a commercial pretending that their invented technology actually exists. Josh Stumpenhorst has students flying drones in his library.

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