Author Archives: Kristin Fontichiaro
Makerspaces at UMSI Convocation
Michigan Makers’ brainstorm of what “being a maker” means. Copyright 2013 Michigan Makers. Happy New School Year, Everybody! Last month, Rachel Goldberg shared her perspective on the Michigan Makers project, a pop-up middle school makerspace featuring University of Michigan School … Continue reading
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Growing Schools Book Mentioned in USDOE Newsletter
The first week of classes at the University of Michigan has come and gone in a whirlwind of new faces, excitement, anxiety, anticipation, worry, logistics, paperwork, and earlier-than-average alarm clocks. Go Blue! Meanwhile, the U.S. Department of Education welcomed in … Continue reading
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Hello, AAPS Librarians!
“a2” by Barbara Eckstein on Flickr. CC-BY. Hello, Ann Arbor Public Schools Media Department! After a busy summer logging great conversations and frequent flyer miles to and from Virginia, Kansas City, Texas (twice, but only once were my ears blocked … Continue reading
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Hello, SLAQ in Cairns!
“The Great Barrier Reef” by Sinead Friel on Flickr. CC-BY. Hello, Cairns folks! It’s Day Three of my Australia Tour 2013, and I’m in this Great Barrier Reef city to talk about inquiry and good technology use. The first appalachianmagazine.com … Continue reading
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Hello, SLAQ Members in Brisbane!
“Early stages of the Story Bridge construction, Brisbane, ca. 1937″by George Jackman. From the Flickr Commons collection of the State Library of Queensland. My whirlwind tour of Australia continues! I’m in Brisbane speaking with members of the School Library Association … Continue reading
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Hello, SLAV!
cc licensed ( BY NC ) flickr photo shared by pellethepoet [Public domain] Good morning! Today in Melbourne (look how I say that like it’s an everyday, normal experience — it is not!!), I’m working with the School Library Association of … Continue reading
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New School of Open Courses
“The Birds of Creative Commons” by Kristina Alexanderson on Flickr. CC-BY-SA. On our campus, we have frequent and significant conversations about the role of open resources in learning. Through our Open.Michigan group, we’ve gotten to work with the folks at … Continue reading
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“Critical Making”
“3D printed heart gears” by John Abella on Flickr. Used with a CC-BY license. Earlier this week, the Chronicle of Higher Education’s Wired Campus blog shared the story of Matt Ranto, an information faculty member at the University of Toronto. Harnessing a $50,000 … Continue reading
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Free PDF Copy of Ito et al’s Hanging Out, Messing Around, Geeking Out
Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New Media via kwout If you’re interested in kid-driven learning, especially in informal, peer environments, then Hanging Out, Messing Around, and Geeking Out: Kids Living and Learning with New … Continue reading
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Longwood Summer Literacy Institute
I am delighted to be speaking this morning at the Longwood Summer Literacy Institute at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia. What a beautiful campus and town! It’s not every day you get to sleep a room with furniture once used … Continue reading
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