Three rapid-fire presentations on steampunk making, organizing a regional maker expo, and digital game design wrapped up our Lead the Change Maker Workshop.
About Sarah Bayliss
Sarah Bayliss (sbayliss@mediasourceinc.com) is associate editor, news and features, at School Library Journal.
Real-World STEM: a Library Bio Lab and a Sixth-Grade Code Curriculum
By on March 30, 2016
A Brooklyn middle school teacher who built a computer science class from scratch and a California public librarian who created a library bio lab shared the stage at the Lead the Change session “STEM in the Real World.”
Nicole Mirra and Antero Garcia on Connected Learning, Civic Engagement | TDS14
By on October 6, 2014
Civic engagement and a sense of shared purpose are key to connected learning, educators Mirra and Garcia emphasized in a tag-team presentation during the Digital Shift virtual event “Libraries @ the Center.”
Anil Dash Keynote Rallies Librarians to Demand a Web for the People | TDS14
By on October 3, 2014
In an intellectually provocative keynote speech focusing on the privatization of the Internet, Dash called upon librarians to raise their voices and demand a more transparent, public Web.
Educator Spotlight: Renee Hobbs, Director of URI’s Media Education Lab
By on September 24, 2014
Supporting digital literacy, lobbying for fair use, taking on media propaganda. It’s all in a day’s work for Renee Hobbs, director of the Media Education Lab at the University of Rhode Island.
ALA Report Confirms Negative Impact of Filtering on Student Learning
By on June 25, 2014
“Fencing out Knowledge: Impacts of the Children’s Internet Protection Act 10 Years Later” concludes that institutions using filtering software in order to receive certain federal funds routinely block more content than required, depriving students of access to information and collaborative tools.
If Net Neutrality Disappears, How Will Services to Kids be Impacted?
By on February 12, 2014
Without net neutrality, also known as the open Internet, kids’ access to online resources could be negatively impacted, with commercial sites and services eclipsing other content online, AASL president Gail Dickinson and others say.
CIPA at 10: Internet Filtering Excessive, Study Finds | ALA Midwinter Meeting
By on February 10, 2014
A decade after the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) went into effect, its implementation in schools and public libraries is problematic and the scale of Internet filtering is excessive, panelist said during the ALA Midwinter session “Revisiting The Children’s Internet Protection Act: 10 Years Later.”
Creature Feature: Fanciful Characters Drove this Transmedia Story
By on December 17, 2013
In an ambitious foray into transmedia, Razorbill has teamed with the special effects company Framestore to produce The Creature Department (2013). The making of the new novel by Robert Paul Weston, starring a cast of fantastical characters, was a unique collaboration—with Framestore playing an active role in the book’s creation.
Curriculet—Formerly Gobstopper—Partners with HarperCollins on Enriched Ebooks for Schools
By on November 30, 2013
Curriculet (formerly Gobstopper), a digital reading platform designed for teachers and stocked with interactive educational and social media features, has teamed up with HarperCollins to offer a flexible book buying program for schools.
