February is member appreciation month at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and to that end, they have compiled some great resources to get you thinking about and moving into some makerspace activities.
No budget? Some of these activities only require cardboard and a kid’s imagination! Take a look at http://tinyurl.com/kykhrcband be sure to scroll down for the project ideas! Please share any stories about makerspace activities you do in your setting, so we can share through this blog and jump start creativity and fun! Send your makerspace stories to cmle@stcloudstate.edu
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Looking ahead to 2014, YALSA (ALA) has exciting news about Teen Tech Week which will be March 9-15, 2014. The theme this year is DIY @ Your Library and it presents a chance to showcase your non-print resources available to youth. The purpose of this week is to demonstrate to teens and their families, the positive influence of libraries in their communities.
Free monthly webinars will begin in December, but you need to register.
YALSA, Young Adult Library Services Association’s mission is to feature resources for youth ages 12-18 by, “… offering teens a space to extend learning beyond the classroom where they can explore, create and share content.”
On October 8th at 1 pm, Booklist is offering a free webinar called, Creating A Makerspace Culture. During this webinar you will have the opportunity to hear from other libraries about how they were able to cultivate successful makerspace environments. Click here for additional information and the registration link.
Tip: If you are unfamiliar with the concept behind “makerspaces”, click here to learn more.
Second Webinar:
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CMLE intended on posting a link to another free webinar titled, What Not to Weed presented on Thursday, October 3rd.However,this webinar has reached its maximum capacity for participants. That being said, if you would still like to view the session, Booklist is offering a free, archived videoon October 16th. If you would like a link to the video sent to your email, click here to sign-up.
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February is member appreciation month at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), and to that end, they have compiled some great resources to get you thinking about and moving into some makerspace activities.
