Author Archives: Kristin Fontichiaro

ASCD SmartBrief Survey: Teachers and Digital Badges

Results from a simple one-click survey via the ASCD SmartBrief site on teacher understandings of digital badging (sample size unknown): ASCD SmartBrief via kwout Best herbal pill can be described as a perfect blend of levitra cialis viagra herbal ingredients … Continue reading

Posted in Badges/Badging for Learning | Comments Off on ASCD SmartBrief Survey: Teachers and Digital Badges

Video from Corporate America: Cotton Makers

An interesting corporate approach to Besides this, it may also cialis generika lead to depression, mood swings or suicide. Nevertheless, when you toss in sexual medicines, the patient is more most likely to achieve maximum benefit. side effects from viagra … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Video from Corporate America: Cotton Makers

Quotable: Anne Carroll Moore on Libraries

The invincible children’s librarian and innovator Anne Carroll Moore on libraries, as quoted in the back matter of the picture book biography Miss Moore Thought Otherwise:

Posted in Delight, Quotables | Comments Off on Quotable: Anne Carroll Moore on Libraries

Join Us for the JSB Symposium and Invited Guest Cory Doctorow – Thurs., 11/20

Have some time this Thursday, November 20? Join us for UMSI’s signature event, the John Seely Brown (JSB) Symposium, featuring author, BoingBoinger, and activist Cory Doctorow. 11am – public lecture You need to consume this herbal pill daily two times … Continue reading

Posted in Makerspaces/Hackerspaces | Comments Off on Join Us for the JSB Symposium and Invited Guest Cory Doctorow – Thurs., 11/20

Provocations

Cross-posted to the MakerBridge blog The kids in our elementary after-school makerspace have a huge affinity for physical making. Give them the choice between having a glider competition in the hallway or a screen-based creation activity and they’ll pick the … Continue reading

Posted in Makerspaces/Hackerspaces | Comments Off on Provocations

Poking and Prying

Posted in Quotables | Comments Off on Poking and Prying

Favorite Quote from SLJ Summit

Jole Seroff and Tasha Bergson-Michelson gave a talk on research strategies that was a breath of fresh air. They used as their premise the idea of tacit knowledge: how we go about early stages of research ourselves and how we … Continue reading

Posted in Conferences, Inquiry, Research, Search | Comments Off on Favorite Quote from SLJ Summit

Hello, Connecticut Educators!

Hello, Connecticut Educators at the joint CECA-CASL conference at Mohegan Bay Resort! I’m doing a solo session on makerspaces, for which you can find the handout of makerspaces activities (with new additions!) here and the slides here. Kamagra tablets order cialis … Continue reading

Posted in Presentations | 1 Comment

Oakland Schools K-5 Research Webinar

**Update 10/17: You can now view the archived webinar here.** Howdy! We just wrapped up tonight’s webinar for Oakland Schools: Small Bites: Research in the K-5 Classroom. Once the daughter learns how to clothe herself in a fi reproof apron, … Continue reading

Posted in Information Literacy, Inquiry, Research, Search, Webinars | Comments Off on Oakland Schools K-5 Research Webinar

“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

Posted in 3D Printing, Makerspaces/Hackerspaces | Tagged , | Comments Off on “Yes, We Can. But Should We?” on Making {Hmmm}