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The Epic E-Book of WebTools

The CoolCatTeacher

She is an international speaker on the libraries and the Maker Movement, and has presented at conferences including ISTE, AASL, ALA, and NYSCATE. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. during the National Week of Making.

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Are Jim Henson's Doozers the Hipsters of the Maker Movement?

My Paperless Classroom

In this cartoon there was problem solving, cooperation, innovation and a strong m"maker" ethic. As a teacher working with elementary kids I find myself looking for messages I approve of in media for kids.

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Futurizing the Stacks: How Makerspaces Can Modernize College Libraries

Edsurge

The answer, in part, lies in the so-called maker movement, a trend studded by hobbyists, inventors, students and even entrepreneurs who creates products or gadgets for educational or industrial purposes. In a report that analyzed the state of the maker movement in 40 U.S.

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5 Ways to Use Augmented Reality in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Maker Culture Has a ?Deeply Unsettling? Gender Problem

Edsurge

When they reviewed their work, the authors discovered a startling trend: “Instructors consistently refer to their male students using maker terminology—‘geek,’ ‘builders,’—and then overwhelmingly referred to their female students as ‘girls’, as a gender-specific identity,” says Kim in an interview with EdSurge.

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STEM and Makerspaces in the Language Arts Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Blog: [link] Twitter: @ _KateHodges Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Augmented Reality Lessons You Can Use Now

The CoolCatTeacher

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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