Duncan Tonatiuh: From Comics to Codex
“I became interested in writing when I was in elementary school,” says Duncan Tonatiuh, award-winning author and illustrator. “A cousin of mine came to visit me during the summer. He brought a [...]
Media Literacy Part I
During my edWeb.net webinar today (5PM, eastern), I will interview Greg Toppo, the National Education Writer for USA Today, and author The Game Believes in You. “Fake news” is the buzz phrase of [...]
Admin Advocacy: Where Do I Start?
By: Sarah Summerson $500. I blinked my eyes. I only have $500 to run an elementary school library program? Are those numbers correct? I blinked my eyes again. I was holding the budget papers in [...]
The Best Present You Can Give: A Guest Post by Aaron Becker
We here at Mackin have been thinking a lot about makerspaces, creativity, and hands-on education in schools and libraries recently, so we are especially delighted with this guest post from Aaron [...]
Making GREAT Makerspaces
My work with schools across the Nation on planning and creating Makerspaces has proven to me that while anyone can create a Makerspace, there are distinct differences between Makerspaces and [...]
Keep Your Series Current: February 2017
Update your popular series with these books that will be published in February. Enjoy! PRIMARY SERIES & SEQUELS Antoinette (Gaston and Friends) by Kelly DiPucchio (ill. by Christian [...]
Get Ready for World Read Aloud Day!
World Read Aloud Day is coming up next week, but most librarians, teachers, and parents I know don’t read to their children only on that day. Here are some great titles, published in 2016 and [...]
Connecting Through Skype In The Library
The 2016-2017 school year has been the most powerful for connections using Skype in the library. Several classes have utilized our services to Mystery Skype or just to connect and collaborate. I [...]
