Media Literacy Part I
During my edWeb.net webinar today (5PM, eastern), I will interview Greg Toppo, the National Education Writer for USA Today, and author The Game Believes in You. “Fake news” is the buzz phrase of [...]
Admin Advocacy: Where Do I Start?
By: Sarah Summerson $500. I blinked my eyes. I only have $500 to run an elementary school library program? Are those numbers correct? I blinked my eyes again. I was holding the budget papers in [...]
The Best Present You Can Give: A Guest Post by Aaron Becker
We here at Mackin have been thinking a lot about makerspaces, creativity, and hands-on education in schools and libraries recently, so we are especially delighted with this guest post from Aaron [...]
Making GREAT Makerspaces
My work with schools across the Nation on planning and creating Makerspaces has proven to me that while anyone can create a Makerspace, there are distinct differences between Makerspaces and [...]
Keep Your Series Current: February 2017
Update your popular series with these books that will be published in February. Enjoy! PRIMARY SERIES & SEQUELS Antoinette (Gaston and Friends) by Kelly DiPucchio (ill. by Christian [...]
Get Ready for World Read Aloud Day!
World Read Aloud Day is coming up next week, but most librarians, teachers, and parents I know don’t read to their children only on that day. Here are some great titles, published in 2016 and [...]
Connecting Through Skype In The Library
The 2016-2017 school year has been the most powerful for connections using Skype in the library. Several classes have utilized our services to Mystery Skype or just to connect and collaborate. I [...]
Kick Off A BYOT Initiative In Your Makerspace!
The current generation of students has grown up with technology and uses it in every aspect of their daily lives and for many, this will include the jobs they will be pursuing. Equipping students [...]
