Top 10 Tech | 2016
Our picks highlight leading tech trends, with an eye toward the future.
Top 10 Tech | 2016
Our picks highlight leading tech trends, with an eye toward the future.
Swift Playgrounds: Not Just Another Coding App |SLJ Review
Are your students budding coders? Apple has just released a sophisticated app for students serious about programming. Our review of Swift Playgrounds.
Hosting Tech Camps | The Digital Shift
As community centers, libraries are always looking for new ways to offer educational programming. Some libraries have been fortunate enough to incorporate complete Maker spaces in their buildings, but for those that don’t have the funding or space, all is not lost. Using existing areas and the help of community members, libraries can easily host tech camps (coding, robotics, and more) for patrons.
Librarian Launches Indiegogo to Fund Hands-on Coding Blocks
School librarian Laura Fleming and two other educators have launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund a coding blocks and storybook set to teach computer science.
Turn STEM into STEAM: Storytelling with ScratchJr
ScratchJr is designed for younger learners and hardwired for telling stories. Tips for integrating ScratchJr and coding with storytelling, from library media specialist Addie Matteson.
SLJ Reviews Sphero’s New Robot, SPRK+
Hopscotch App Introduces Kids to Block Programming | SLJ Review
Spell your name with emoji. Draw a snowflake. Create an Angry Birds game. Download Hopscotch and start coding these and other projects in minutes.
Florida Lawmaker Suggests Students Be Allowed to Swap Foreign Language for Coding
As emphasis on STEM grows, many legislatures want to push these classes in K-12 programs, as has been done in New Mexico and Kentucky, among other states.
Roger Rosen Appointed Senior Advisor for National Policy Advocacy
The leader of Rosen Publishing assumes key role in advancing the thinking and learning of youth in our digital society.