Author Archives: Kristin Fontichiaro
Makerspace: Inspiration for your Desktop/Laptop
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YouTube on Copyright
Copyright, Creative Commons, open source, open access, open educational resources … the conversations have been constant in my world lately. From TED, here’s YouTube’s Margaret Gould Stewart on YouTube’s approach to copyright. The big takeaways for me: YouTube checks your … Continue reading
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From Book to Musical
It’s happened so many times before: a work of fiction transformed into a musical. Look no further than Peter Pan or Mary Poppins. So it had to happen: a musical inspired by Fifty Shades of Grey. Check out the video below. … Continue reading
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Who said it? When? About what? How could we hear it again?
These provocative comments are on my mind. Who said it? When? Why? In 19_ _ (when), _____________(who) called _____________(what) a “raspberry to a decade of American pretensions that the American way of life was a gilt-edged guarantee of our national … Continue reading
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Happy Fourth of July
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Makerspaces: A Programming Newbie Bakes a (Raspberry) Pi
Dear colleagues in school makerspaces, If you’re like me, you’re spending your summer thinking about how to best maximize your limited budget, students’ enthusiasm, and overall resources. So the $35 Raspberry Pi minicomputer (aka RasPi) seems like a perfect fit. (Available for purchase here and … Continue reading
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UM + Clementines = Better Proficiency?
University of Michigan medical educator Pamela Andreatta has found an inexpensive way to get surgeons to practice techniques that need a high degree of nimbleness: have students and doctors practice peeling, segmenting, reassembling, and stitching a clementine back together. Read … Continue reading
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Milton Glaser on Art, Learning, and Teaching {video}
“Why do I teach? Fundamentally, I teach because it makes me feel good. It’s helped me certainly clarify my own objectives. There’s nothing more exciting than seeing someone whose life has been affected by, in a positive way, by something … Continue reading
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Voices from ALA {Podcast}
How many voices from ALA do you recognize in this week’s LiTTech podcast from EdReach? There are 33 in all; I think I recognized six. LiTTech #36: Live from ALA Annual 2012 | EdReach via kwout Action: Sildenafil fits … Continue reading
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Comparing eBooks to Enhanced eBooks for Children’s Comprehension (study)
Print Books vs. E-books (Joan Ganz Cooney Center) via kwout My post on the summary of this study is up on the School Library Monthly blog. Would you like to be re-energized, stronger, have better sex? Tongkat Ali just may cipla … Continue reading
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