Are your students budding coders? Apple has just released a sophisticated app for students serious about programming. Our review of Swift Playgrounds.
Librarian Launches Indiegogo to Fund Hands-on Coding Blocks
By on August 18, 2016
School librarian Laura Fleming and two other educators have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund a coding blocks and storybook set to teach computer science.
Turn STEM into STEAM: Storytelling with ScratchJr
By on July 6, 2016
ScratchJr is designed for younger learners and hardwired for telling stories. Tips for integrating ScratchJr and coding with storytelling, from library media specialist Addie Matteson.
Classrooms Connect Virtually To Code with Finch Robots
By on March 18, 2016
Distance didn’t keep these three school librarians from scoring a grant for Finch robots so that their students could all code together.
The Human Connection | The Digital Shift 2015
By on November 5, 2015
Libraries may be going digital, but librarians still bring—and need—that personal touch. On October 14, Library Journal and School Library Journal’s virtual conference, The Digital Shift, Libraries Connecting Communities, aptly demonstrated this in a wide range of offerings throughout the day-long event.
Not Your Mama’s Library Program: Lanyards give way to coding and power tools in summer tech camps nationwide
By on March 31, 2014
Computer coding programs and robotics are just some of the tools intrepid young patrons will be using this summer as school and public librarians nationwide gear up for technology camps.
Teach Kids how to Code, Make Apps and 3-D Models With These Tools
By on November 10, 2013
The best applications for teaching basic programming skills—no geek cred required to use them successfully in your classroom or library. Other apps enable kids to build 3-D models, which they can print, too.
From Scratch to Tynker: Tools to Teach Kids How to Code | screencast tutorial
By on July 29, 2013
A screencast tour of four free applications to help kids learn how to code: Daisy the Dinosaur, Hopscotch, Scratch, and Tynker.
Building a Better Programming Widget and Job Center Stats: Great Library Roadshow Travelog #1, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library
By on March 12, 2012
After meeting at the Charlotte Airport in the morning, we headed straight to the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (CML) for our first stop in to chat with librarians and a number of users.
Story Penned by a Facebook Programmer Teaches Kids Computer Science
By on October 18, 2011
Lauren Ipsum, a Looking Glass tale for the computer age, was written by Carlos Bueno, a programmer at Facebook, who folded coding concepts into the story about a young girl making her way through Userland.
