With “GeniusCon” Project, Students Connect and Problem Solve
Matthew Winner’s first-grade GeniusCon participants brainstormed ideas for how to stop bullying. If you could change one thing about your school, what would it be, and how would you do it? Teacher...
View ArticleFight the ‘Zombie Librarians’| ISTE 2014
LaGarde’s opening slide. Despite innovative technology integration, impressive tech tools, and more augmented reality demonstrations than you can shake a stick at, there was one thing decidedly lacking...
View ArticleKids Solve Global Problems, Buy Tractor for Village in Zambia | ISTE 2014
The students of Project COPE raised hope, and over $15K, to buy a two-wheel tractor for a village in Zambia. The ISTE annual conference in Atlanta, Georgia (June 28–July 1) attracted over 16,000...
View ArticleTravis Jonker’s Five to Follow on Twitter
I Tried, I ‘Liked,’ I Shared: How Travis Jonker handles social media @colbysharp Third grade teacher Colby Sharp not only wins the award for Best Name Ever—his Twitter feed is must-read material....
View ArticlePictures of the Week | Librarians Tat Up
“Library Journal” Movers & Shakers and “Dr. Who” fans Matthew Winner and Sherry Gick show commitment to their profession with freshly inked tattoos that say “Mover and Shaker” in Gallifreyean.
View ArticleIt’s Genius Hour!
Students in Don Wettrick’s “Innovation” class at Noblesville (IN) High School brainstorm project ideas.Photo courtesy of Don Wettrick/Noblesville High School It’s 7:30 am on the first day of my summer...
View Article“Rock Star” Librarians Article Hits Sour Note | Opinion
An article entitled “The ‘Rock Star’ Librarians Who Choose What Your Kids Read,” published in the Wall Street Journal on March 5, 2017, caused some school librarians to question how the general public...
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