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The much anticipated best apps, chosen by the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) each year, were announced on Saturday, alongside the best websites. But it was for the last time—the lists will be merged into a single best learning tools annual list beginning in 2020.
A trio of games that complement this year’s Collaborative Summer Reading theme emphasize the need for players to work together when faced with galactic danger.
The organizer of popular all-ages summer STEAM and maker programs shares expertise on planning, staff training, and activities.
Four innovators use technology to bring out the best in their students and their communities.
Using podcasts, social media, self-publishing strategies, and other tools, these six trailblazers transform reading and research.
With projects ranging from aquaponics to breakerspaces, these innovators maximize tech's creative potential. It starts in the library.
Globe-trotting gumshoes use map skills and AR in this new addition to Osmo's hands-on learning collection.
Exciting new communication features—including an LED light matrix—are the standout elements of the Sphero BOLT, the latest in the company's line of robots that teach kids to code.
Users will appreciate the clean design, understated beauty, and game-like features of this delightful app.
The user-friendly design, conversational yet well-documented text, and dependable suggested resources will appeal to adolescents. The site also effectively addresses topics teens may feel more comfortable researching privately, making it a solid choice for most libraries serving high school students.
These titles jump-start important conversations about online conduct, safety, and ethics.
This Potter-themed kit combines the beloved fictional world with coding in a magical way for students, who can use the wand as more than just a glorified remote.
Students can study the science of baseball—and the sport can help teach the kids key STEM concepts—thanks to this new multi-year content collaboration.
The subscription-based software specifically designed for education gives students more augmented and virtual reality options.
Train-loving children get a coding primer as they play.
MERGE is on a mission to make virtual reality "easy, safe, and fun for everyone” and offers an array of experiences to kids 10 and up.
Famed actor and activist George Takei will kick off School Library Journal’s annual Summit. This year’s theme: Making “good trouble.”
Educators can play a key role in helping these students move forward with resilience.
Here are some ideas to bring your Teen Read Week programs up a notch.
Florence | Touch and Go
SLJ's reviewer called Florence, an intriguing app for teens, "A realistic and emotional portrayal of how relationships and dreams can flourish, wither, and rise from the ashes."
It's OED's 90th birthday, and it is bringing the gift—a year free online access for non-subscribing public schools.
Meet OASIS—Openly Available Sources Integrated Search—with a goal to facilitate the discovery of open educational resources.
These new applications transport students through primary sources to some of the most dramatic turning points in U.S. history and immerse them in the related debates.
SLJ test drives Tour Creator, a free tool that enables anyone with access to a 360-degree camera or Google Street View to create professional-level VR experiences.
How can educators incorporate materials that explore empathy and encourage social and emotional development? An educator has some suggestions.
The search tool allows you to locate datasets stored across thousands of repositories in the context of their hosted sites in a single interface.
Common Sense Media finds that when it comes to social media and teens, there are no easy or definitive answers.
A screen-free coding robot that had to be tried to be believed.
Teen-tested projects from the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County.
Makey Makey, Hummingbird Duo, and Scratch can turn an ordinary poster or diorama into a talking, moving educational presentation.
SLJ reviews 3Doodler's new line of 3-D printing pen products designed for classroom use.
Try these projects and games with your students on Banned Websites Awareness Day (September 26), which seeks to raise awareness of overly restrictive filtering of educational websites and to explore the impact on intellectual freedom.
Michelle Carton builds a global education at the Tudor Elementary School in Anchorage, Alaska.
Get out the pliers and roll up your sleeves: All you need to know to lead a toy-take apart session with students.
Poetry Tools to Put in Your Pocket: Activities, apps, and online resources for National Poetry Month
This is the first of a series of post on productivity and organizational tools that I’m finding useful in my library work. I’ve been using Trello off and on, for professional and personal projects, since 2014. It’s visually appealing, simple to use, and dovetails nicely with Google apps.
