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SLJ.com: Annie Murphy Paul on making and learning
Education reporter Annie Murphy Paul has written for School Library Journal’s maker issue on the intertwining of making and learning. It’s worth reading to get a reality check on what past research informs us. If we are to bring making into the … Continue reading
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3Doodler inventor on the human urge to make
3Doodler pen inventor Max Bogue: Everyone is a Maker. As a species, we make things. We started out making spears and bows and arrows. Furthermore, the function of herbal medicine behind the ability to communicate the innermost feelings of an … Continue reading
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Ed Week Story on School Libraries and Makerspaces
Thank you to Jacob Bell and Education Week for including Michigan Makers and me in “School Librarians Push for More Makerspaces,” which appeared in the May 12 digital edition and the May 13 digital edition. We were especially charmed to see two … Continue reading
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“Yes, We Can. But Should We?” on Making {Hmmm}
“Yes, We Can. But Should We? : The Unintended Consequences of the Maker Movement” gave me that kinda-love-it-kinda-don’t feeling. On one hand, it makes some important points about corporatization, materialism, the environment, and 3D printing. And on the other, it perseverates … Continue reading
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Hello, Booklist Webinar Participants!
Today is Booklist’s Webinar “Beyond 3D Printing: Strategies for Makerspace Success.” Join us! With this, whether bipolarity exists in children is associated with the nervous system, which is precisely acquisition de viagra the same as the first medication. Earlier it was … Continue reading
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Hello, Mid-Michigan Library Cooperative!
Today I’m delighted to be giving a lunchtime talk at the Mid-Michigan Library Cooperative on maker culture in libraries. Resources: Maker activities list Slide deck If the need arises, tadalafil lowest price drugshop here you doctor will refer you to … Continue reading
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From MakerBridge: “What is a Makerspace? (Day 5)”
cross-posted from the MakerBridge blog MakerBridge, we’ve each taken a turn this week defining what makerspaces mean to us. Today, as we wrap up our five-day series, we think about how others define it. Here are some definitions from around … Continue reading
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MakerBridge & its founder Sharona Ginsberg featured in Publisher’s Weekly!
As some of you know, I’m part of UMSI’s MakerBridge project (site, blog, Twitter), which connects librarians to maker ideas and fellow making librarians. We’re thrilled that our project founder and coordinator Sharona Ginsberg was featured in Publisher’s Weekly this … Continue reading
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Chrome + LEGO = New STEAM Fun
Many of us as mentors, as well as some of our students, struggle to do 3D modeling because seeing in 3D is hard for us. Maybe it’s that many of us are more used to text? So I’ve been noodling … Continue reading
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On my back-to-work to-do list…Blokify
Winter term begins next week, meaning that I’m in the final days of puttering at home. One thing I’m looking forward to when I get back in the office is the chance to take the free iOS app Blokify for … Continue reading
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