A new season of the SLJ ISTE webcast series launches with “Information Literacy in the Age of Fake News” on March 16.
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.
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.
Mobile Maker Spaces
By on May 3, 2016
Librarians in a Knoxville, TN school district got a grant to build four maker space carts that rotate among schools. Find out what they bought and why.
Latest Discovery Education Digital Resources Tied to Earth Day
By on April 5, 2016
The new content, including exclusive undersea footage from Ocean First Education, is designed to dovetail with lessons on the environment and conservation.
Steampunk, SLIME, and Game Design: Lead the Change Fast-Learning Sessions
By on March 31, 2016
Three rapid-fire presentations on steampunk making, organizing a regional maker expo, and digital game design wrapped up our Lead the Change Maker Workshop.
Big Cash Prizes for Maker Spaces Up for Grabs
By on March 11, 2016
Enter your dream maker space in the Department of Education’s CTE Makeover Challenge. You may just snag the money to make it happen. But hurry; the deadline is April 1.
Design Thinking Maximizes Maker Spaces
By on March 11, 2016
Marnie Webb’s keynote to SLJ’s Maker Workshop, a four-week online course, introduced an often-overlooked approach to launching and improving maker spaces.
Gale Databases Integrate Google Apps for Education
By on March 8, 2016
Most kids don’t exactly leap to use a reference database. But now Gale is leveraging students’ penchant for Google to quell their common objection that databases are hard to use.
