SLJ‘s reviewer describes this app as “…a seamless narrative experience…rich with interpretive possibility.”
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.
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.
What’s After Pokémon Go? Explore Augmented Reality Sept 13 | SLJ ISTE Webcast Series
By on September 1, 2016
This fall series, sponsored by littleBits, explores the education technology topics educators are talking about this school year, from virtual reality and STEAM to popular culture and digital literacy.
Taming First-Day Jitters—On the Tablet | Touch and Go
By on September 1, 2016
The interactivity of apps can offer children in a school setting for the first time a bit of playful control as they work through their new experience.
SLJ and Scholastic Announce 2016 School Librarian of the Year Award Winners
By on August 25, 2016
Winner Todd Burleson, and finalists Anita Cellucci and Laura Gardner, all display outstanding achievement and innovative use of technology.
Yes, He Can! Todd Burleson, SLJ’s 2016 School Librarian of the Year
By on August 25, 2016
“Please keep robots out of the sawdust” is the kind of phrase heard around the library at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, IL, where Todd Burleson can be found leading engineering challenges, inspiring student reporters, and constantly inventing.
Reaching for the Sky: Tinybop, Inc. | Touch and Go
By on August 16, 2016
“Sparking curiosity, diving into big ideas, and making connections to the world,” are design objectives of the innovative developer Tinybop, Inc., and all are in evidence in Skyscrapers, the seventh volume in their “Explorer’s Library” series.
