As community centers, libraries are always looking for new ways to offer educational programming. Some libraries have been fortunate enough to incorporate complete Maker spaces in their buildings, but for those that don’t have the funding or space, all is not lost. Using existing areas and the help of community members, libraries can easily host tech camps (coding, robotics, and more) for patrons.
Boum! | Touch and Go
By on September 22, 2016
SLJ‘s reviewer describes this app as “…a seamless narrative experience…rich with interpretive possibility.”
All About Escape Rooms
By on September 19, 2016
Can you find the missing scientist? Travel back in time to ancient Egypt? Escape room games use problem-solving skills to boost curriculum—and they’re fun. Play one here.
Paul Klee, for Kids | Touch and Go
By on September 15, 2016
A beautifully designed app that introduces children to the dreamlike works of the 20th-century master.
Growing Mobile | The Digital Shift
By on September 12, 2016
Smartphone ownership is quickly becoming the norm. According to the Pew Research Center’s “Technology Device Ownership: 2015” survey, released last fall, almost 70 percent of U.S. adults now own a smartphone, up from 35 percent in 2011. And 45 percent now own a tablet, up from ten percent in 2011. The 2015 Allstate/National Journal Heartland […]
The Latest in STEM: Teens Team Up With the FDA
By on September 12, 2016
Learning to code, visiting the White House, and pitching medical apps “Shark Tank” style? Students in the aimHI Summer Incubator Program, a partnership between the FDA and Montgomery County (MD) County Library, did it all.
Hey, I Built a LEGO Wall! Here’s How.
By on September 12, 2016
An elementary school librarian quickly assembled an inexpensive LEGO wall with donated LEGO bricks, crowdsourced advice, and good humor.
A Censorship Simulator and Lesson | “Westport Independent”
By on September 8, 2016
For educators looking for a multimedia approach to teaching about censorship as Banned Books Week nears, Westport Independent may be just the platform.
String Theory: Projects Merging Math, Art, and Making
By on September 7, 2016
Recipes for large and small-scale geometric string art projects from Todd Burleson, SLJ’s 2016 School Librarian of the Year.
Streamline Student Research With Wolfram|Alpha Add-Ons
By on September 7, 2016
The recent release of two add-ons for Google Drive brings the power of the Wolfram|Alpha computational search engine directly into Google Docs and Google Sheets.
