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TKHS_MediaCenter@TkhsMediacenter·
17 Sep

Have you checked out @MackinVIA? go through your classlinks and start reading (or listening) to your new favorite! I've made a group for #hispanicheritagemonth ... let me know how you like it 🙂 @tkhstigers #tigerlibrary

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MackinVIA@MackinVIA·
17 Sep

Support striving and ESL readers with these fun, interactive eBooks that will build their confidence! All read-along stories on MackinVIA are read by ... professional voiceover actors: https://bit.ly/3ggNFW1

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MackinVIA@MackinVIA·
17 Sep

FAQ: Can I add MackinVIA resources to my Learning Management System (LMS)?

You sure can! #MackinVIA supports connections for Canvas, Schoology, Google ... Classroom, and more! Please visit the Integrations section of our help guide for information on establishing these connections.

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Mackin Educational Resources@MackinLibrary·
5 Feb

What's happening in #Education today? What's happening in politics, as it relates to schools reopening? Read about President #Biden’s Big Bid to Reopen ... Schools, how the virus is impacting reopening schools, stimulus plans for schools and more ⬇️ #TLchat
https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news

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MackinVIA@MackinVIA·
5 Feb

This 91-year-old professor went viral because of this picture, as he embraced virtual teaching so his students wouldn’t miss a beat. 🥺

Many of the ... commenters on the post were former students of Professor Krohn's -- dating back to the 1960s!
https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/living/story/91-year-professor-viral-teaches-remotely-pandemic-73172105?fbclid=IwAR01t_vDQUIbzw2GJo-yizL0uXObzKchkCpJ-_c3tmxnkE7qDOb9vYENMnI

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Mackin Educational Resources@MackinLibrary·
5 Feb

Explore the Blastoff! Universe with these 3 imprints to build fluency, comprehension, and future academic success! Order these @BellwetherFlock titles today: ... https://bit.ly/3ttA8Q7

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MackinMaker@MackinMaker·
17 Sep

With MackinMaker, custom #LEGO Compatible Walls like this one can be a reality for your #Makerspace! It's as easy as choosing a color or costume theme and board... size. Find out more here: https://bit.ly/33WZY0F

Available board sizes:
12" x 12"
24" x 24"
24" x 48"

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MackinMaker@MackinMaker·
17 Sep

Have you visited our featured #makerspace page this month? For September we're featuring products from @Sphero, @littleBits, and @LEGO_Education! Learn more ... about these great products today: https://bit.ly/3df4vCt

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MackinMaker@MackinMaker·
17 Sep

Establishing a classroom culture to support student creativity through collaborative experiences can be challenging. In this webinar, you'll hear teachers share... their strategies for building a classroom culture to encourage student imagination & community.
https://home.edweb.net/webinar/learning20210921/

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Mackin Educational Resources@MackinLibrary·
13 Sep

We are so excited to have Don Calame (@doncalame) as a guest author on our MackinCommunity site!

"You’re writing fiction, after all. What matters is that it ... feels real and true to you as the writer, so you can make it feel real and true to the reader." 📖
https://www.mackincommunity.com/2021/09/02/the-making-of-a-delusionist-guest-post-by-don-calame/

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Mackin Classroom@mackinclassroom·
13 Sep

"Historical fiction helps to develop awareness of a major event and the impact it has on our modern lives. It can also give readers insight into a member of ... past society and produce empathy and connection to the lives of others." - @jerdinenolen1 https://www.mackincommunity.com/2021/08/30/history-is-a-compound-word-using-historical-fiction-in-the-classroom-guest-post-by-jerdine-nolen/

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Mackin Classroom@mackinclassroom·
9 Sep

"Social problems need social solutions. To reduce the impact of bias, we need changes on the structural level (laws, policies, practices), not simply on the ... individual level." But what does this mean? @MackinLearning takes a deep dive ⬇️
https://mackinlearning.com/reframing-the-conversation-on-implicit-bias-for-our-students-and-ourselves/

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