Category Archives: Digital Literacy
Silhouette Cutter in Our Makerspace … and Betabrand’s Design Studio
A couple of summers ago, we heard that some maker groups were having success having a Silhouette Cameo in their makerspace and that it was helping to attract more girls into their K-12 maker project. We bought one for Michigan … Continue reading
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Canva: Design for Non-Designers
Canva.com, a new, mostly-free graphic design tool designed for those of us whose yearning to make great design exceeds are ability, is exploding in popularity in Also men that take nitrate medicines cannot use generic levitra usa new.castillodeprincesas.com these drugs … Continue reading
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Rainbow Looms and Digital Footprints
Slate ran an intriguing article today in which a young professional dives into the kid-addicted world of Rainbow Loom, the set of pegs onto which small, colorful rubber bands are attached until a woven bracelet emerges. Katy Waldman, in “Rainbow Loon: … Continue reading
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Has Ed Tech Lived Up to Its Promise?
On the MacArthur Foundation’s Spotlight on Digital Media and Learning blog in October (you can see I am trying to catch up on my RSS “read this later” pile), journalist Heather Chaplin interviewed Western Michigan University professor emeritus James Bosco … Continue reading
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Hello, SLAQ Members in Brisbane!
“Early stages of the Story Bridge construction, Brisbane, ca. 1937″by George Jackman. From the Flickr Commons collection of the State Library of Queensland. My whirlwind tour of Australia continues! I’m in Brisbane speaking with members of the School Library Association … Continue reading
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Hello, SLAV!
cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo shared by pellethepoet [Public domain] Good morning! Today in Melbourne (look how I say that like it’s an everyday, normal experience — it is not!!), I’m working with the School Library Association of … Continue reading
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Free PDF Copy of Ito et al’s Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out
Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media via kwout If you’re interested in kid-driven learning, especially in informal, peer environments, then Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New … Continue reading
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Howdy, Allen ISD!
“Falling Lone Star” by Bo Nash on Flickr. CC-BY-NC-SA. I’m tickled to be in Texas’ Allen Intermediate School District to talk about how we can raise the bar when it comes to digital pedagogy. Thus, the drug levitra prescription helps … Continue reading
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Free Book on Ed Tech Policies, Practices, Procedures
On behalf of my co-teacher Jeff Stanzler, we are pleased to announce our yearlong ED 504 class project — a book for teachers about ed tech policies, practices, and procedures — has been published! We’re printing copies on our campus … Continue reading
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Salon.com: Reading Comprehension Onscreen May Not Be As Deep
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by jblyberg Salon.com has a fabulous long-form article summarizing a series of studies about retention, comprehension, and memory as it relates to reading onscreen versus in print. I have long had a … Continue reading
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