Author Archives: Kristin Fontichiaro
Makerspaces in Academic Libraries (and some developing metaphors of mine)
When a team of us gave a webinar presentation for Booklist in October on Creating a Makerspace Culture, we didn’t focus much on academic libraries (as Booklist is a publication focused on school and public libraries). And we got a bit of pushback … Continue reading
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Growing Schools Book: Good News!
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Yup, it’s just as cool as you think it’ll be
Yup, having a 3D printer is just as cool as you think it will be. Here’s a screenshot of what’s printing right now. I totally see why I got the secondhand advice to wait and not make a 3D printer … Continue reading
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Edutopia: Funding a Makerspace
Figuring out what you need to start a makerspace — and how to pay for it — is a common question we’re fielding these days. In the Booklist webinar we gave last week (link to come when available), “What should we … Continue reading
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Libraries and Literacy
Check out Buffy Hamilton’s blog post on libraries and literacy on DML Central. From the final paragraph for some meaty questions: How might a library engage in a closer self-examination to see the larger patterns of their literacy sponsorship? How … Continue reading
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HBR: “Tactile Intelligence”
From “Why Kids — and Workers — Need to Get Their Hands Dirty” by Dorothy Leonard and Tim Bridges on the Harvard Business Review blog: Children in the U.S. today interact much less with their physical environment than they used to. Few … Continue reading
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Connected Librarians Day: The Library as Makerspace
Steve Hargadon has christened today Connected Librarians Day, and I’ll be speaking at noon Eastern on “The Library as Makerspace”: Defined as groups of creators who come together to design, plan, and create products using both digital and non-digital tools, … Continue reading
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Hello, Association of Independent Michigan Schools!
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Why do we use different citation styles, and when do we tell students about it?
From Library Media Connection’s new “Adding Friction” column by Debbie Abilock: Teachers often ask, “Why should I teach more than one citation style?” Some argue that it’s better to learn just one style well. Since they are comfortable with MLA, they assign … Continue reading
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Free through Friday: Martinez & Stager’s INVENT TO LEARN book
Amazon.com: Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom eBook: Sylvia Libow Martinez, Gary S. Stager: Kindle Store via kwout I’ve been hearing more and more from teachers and librarians interested in starting a makerspace or embedding maker … Continue reading
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