• School Library
  • Public Library
  • Digital
  • Software
  • Classroom
  • Makerspace
  • Professional Development
  • Categories
    • Digital
      • About
      • Blog
      • Videos
    • Library
      • About
      • Blog
      • Books in Bloom
      • Videos
    • Makerspace
      • About
      • Blog
      • Experts
      • Video
    • Classroom
      • About
      • Teacher Talk
  • Blog
  • Author Interviews
    • All Author Interviews
    • Videos
  • Education/Training
    A place for education, discovery, learning and growth A place for education, discovery, learning and growth A place for education, discovery, learning and growth A place for education, discovery, learning and growth
    • Categories
      • Digital
        • About
        • Blog
        • Videos
      • Library
        • About
        • Blog
        • Books in Bloom
        • Videos
      • Makerspace
        • About
        • Blog
        • Experts
        • Video
      • Classroom
        • About
        • Teacher Talk
    • Blog
    • Author Interviews
      • All Author Interviews
      • Videos
    • Education/Training

    Archives

    Author Archive for: "jen.deidra"
    How Digital Books Can Enhance Classroom Libraries
    By Jennifer McCarty Plucker and Deidra Purvis
    In Classroom, Digital, Teacher Talk
    Posted November 13, 2018

    How Digital Books Can Enhance Classroom Libraries

    by Jennifer McCarty Plucker, Ed.D., Director of Professional Learning at Mackin and Deidra Purvis, Lead Classroom Specialist at Mackin Teachers need books, lots of books. Many teachers understand [...]

    READ MORE
    Search Our Community
    Recent Posts
    • Aisha Saeed: Bringing Ourselves to Our Stories
    • Behind the Bookshelves- Featured Librarian Chris Hays
    • Kate O’Shaughnessy: A Beat-up Book Is a Sign of True Love
    • Katherine Rundell: Fantasy Is a Joyful Way to Think About the World
    • Behind the Bookshelves- Featured Librarian Tess Williams
    Categories / Topics
    • Advocates
    • Amy Meythaler
    • Author Interviews
    • Book Review
    • Books in Bloom
    • Classroom
      • Teacher Talk
    • Contributor
    • Digital
    • Distance Learning
    • eMackin
    • Experts
    • Library
    • Library Transformation
    • Mackin Library
    • MackinVIA
    • Makerspace
    • Perspectives
    • Presentations
    Tags
    Abrams Author Author Interviews Books in Bloom Candlewick Press Charlesbridge Cherry Lake Chronicle Books Classroom Collaboration Consortium Digital Digital Tools Guest Posts Hachette Harlequin Harper Collins Harpercollins HMH Holiday House Houghton Mifflin illustrator Ingram IPG Lerner Library Library Transformation Macmillan Maker Education Maker Movement Makerspace Orca Peachtree Penguin PGW Random House Scholastic Simon & Schuster Sourcebooks STEM Sterling Students Two Rivers Workman WW Norton
    Categories
    • Makerspace
    • Mackin Learning
    • Digital
    • Library
    • Books in Bloom
    • Blog
    • Author Interviews
    Recent Posts
    • Aisha Saeed: Bringing Ourselves to Our Stories
      Aisha Saeed: Bringing Ourselves to Our Stories
      October 19, 2026
    • Behind the Bookshelves- Featured Librarian Chris Hays
      Behind the Bookshelves- Featured Librarian Chris Hays
      September 16, 2026
    • Kate O’Shaughnessy: A Beat-up Book Is a Sign of True Love
      Kate O’Shaughnessy: A Beat-up Book Is a Sign of True Love
      September 14, 2026
    Subscribe to Our Email Newsletter
    Copyright All Rights Reserved © 2026