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.
Teaching the 2016 Presidential Election: Top Tools
By on September 7, 2016
These interactive online resources will help to guide students towards becoming tomorrow’s voters. Bonus: each one has a special reason for a librarian to love it.
Breakout EDU Brings “Escape Room” Strategy to the Classroom | SLJ Review
By on September 7, 2016
Facilitating inquiry, problem solving, and collaboration, the Breakout EDU kit facilitates student problem solving in libraries and classrooms with minimal setup.
Social Readia: At the Intersection of Books and Social Media
By on September 2, 2016
The head of a Brooklyn, NY, elementary school library has found the key to getting kids to explore literature: technology.
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.
Sno-Isle, OverDrive Test Demand-Driven Ebook Acquisition
By on August 23, 2016
At the request of Sno-Isle Libraries, WA, OverDrive has developed a demand-driven acquisition (DDA) model for popular ebooks, enabling patrons to discover thousands of titles for which the library has not yet purchased a license. When a user checks out one of these titles, Sno-Isle is invoiced, and the ebook is added to the library’s collection in a transaction that appears seamless to the patron.
