LittleBits has launched the STEAM Student Set, the first version of the popular electronic building blocks geared for the education market.
Braille’s New Age
By on March 2, 2016
Braille tablets and other new tech may help visually impaired children truly engage in e-learning.
Tech Tips to Encourage Reluctant Readers
By on February 26, 2016
From street lit resources to free, web-based libraries, digital tools to spark a love of reading and other tips from three experts.
iPads Reimagine Art Class
By on February 11, 2016
Here’s how one elementary-school art teacher used iPads and a Do lnk app to extend learning digitally and expand the curriculum.
“World Wildlife Fund Together” | Touch and Go
By on November 19, 2015
Children love photo-essays and stories about animals and educators looking to introduce global issues into the curriculum often find endangered animals a good place to start. The World Wildlife Fund provides a digital offering on the topic, with an update to their WWF Together app, available free on iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire.
Twenty-Five Vlogs for Teens (and Teen Librarians)
By on November 16, 2015
Librarian and blogger Molly Wetta presents 25 notable channels and vlog series—covering categories such as gaming, beauty, and science and technology, and more—that may be of interest to teens.
Vlogging, Teens, and Literacy: Engaging Youth
By on November 16, 2015
Media and literacy scholar Antero Garcia explains why educators and librarians should be paying attention to vlogs and what it means for today’s teens’ literacy.
In the Tech Mosh Pit: True Adventures of Nikki Robertson
By on November 16, 2015
Nikki Robertson enjoys a sandbox just as much as her students. But instead of shovels and sifters, her toys tend toward digital tools that fill the maker space at James Clemens High School in Madison, AL, where Robertson is the librarian and tech facilitator. Her goal? Get messy, get out of her comfort zone, and bring others along with her.
Educational Video with a Twist | SLJ Reviews Flocabulary
By on November 12, 2015
Remember the days of School House Rock? Enter Flocabulary. Jennifer Hanson sizes up the popular resource for educational hip-hop videos in SLJ’s review.
