Demco Post & Giveaway: Benefits of Short Maker Activities
This blog post is sponsored by Demco.com. Enter their Maker Task Cards Giveaway by April 30th, 2020 to win your choice of one (1) set…
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Makerspace Centers in 40 Minutes
When I tell teacher-librarians and other educators that I fit makerspace centers and activities into a fixed library schedule, I sometimes get incredulous or skeptical…
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Makerspace Prompt Task Cards
When starting a makerspace, it’s sometimes helpful to start students off with some project ideas to get their creative juices flowing. Many students are so used…
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“Make It at Your Library” Conference Presentation
I’m honored to be presenting at the 2015 PA School Librarians Association Annual Conference about makerspaces in elementary and middle school libraries this afternoon. If…
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What Worked Wednesday: Sugru + littleBits
“What Worked Wednesday” is a blog post series about ideas that I have personally tried in my library and/or instruction. Each post includes an idea…
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Hour of Code Week with Makerspace Centers
Last updated December 9, 2022 The official Hour of Code Week takes place each December, and my school began participating in 2013 when I introduced…
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Makerspace Mishaps: Fixing and Replacing Broken Parts
When you start a makerspace and begin letting students build things that move, light up, and generally do cool things, eventually something will go wrong. …
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Makerspaces Without a Space: Circulating Maker Kits for the School Library
This fall in our school library, I tried something new: I created some circulating maker kits for students in 2nd through 5th grades to check…
