Creating With Adobe Spark
Adobe Spark is one of my favorite technology tools. They make it easy to look like a rock star! Adobe Spark allows you to create: Graphics Websites Slideshow style videos If you are an educator [...]
New School Year – New School
This summer I made the decision to leave Shamong Township School District. In the three years that I spent in Shamong, I was able to make many wonderful transformations to the library. These [...]
New Year, New School, New Job
It is nearly August, and I’m wondering where the summer has gone! You may have noticed that I’ve been struggling to get out blog articles and newsletters in 2019. I decided to [...]
Two Truths and a Lie
Sometimes a post pops up into your Twitter feed that inspires you to create something. This is what happened when Heather Lister posted about a website called the Breaking News Generator, and [...]
Using Design Thinking to Support Makerspaces
Educators should research different design thinking strategies and find one that fits their school’s goals for makerspaces. Creating makerspaces and incorporating them into schools involves more [...]
How to Transform a Library Into a Makerspace
Making learning more real for students allows them to learn better and changes the school culture. In a recent edWebinar, hosted by edWeb.net, Michelle Luhtala, library department chair, and [...]
6 Ways to Start Adding a Makerspace to Your School Library
6 years after creating our first makerspace, it only makes sense to publish a post that focuses on 6 steps for creating a makerspace. Step 1: Create a personal philosophy for what making means. [...]
Makerspaces A to Z: Enterprising
I recently launched a new blog series, Makerspaces A to Z. You can read all about the letter A, B, C and D. Thank you to all those who shared their thoughts about those posts using the [...]
