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Apps & More for Makerspaces | Mix It Up
Whether your library or school has a dedicated makerspace, you are experimenting with maker and STEM programming, or looking for inspiration to get started, this inaugural installment of “Mix It Up”...
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Shakespearean Resources | Mix It Up
Ask any person over the age of 12 to name one poet or playwright and the most common answer would likely be “William Shakespeare,” followed by a rendition of “To be, or not to be; that is the...
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24 Tools for Digital Art and Music Creation | Mix It Up
Exploring Art & Design Photography Making & Remixing Music Sketching Sound Experiments The transition from STEM to STEAM—integrating the arts into STEM education—offers librarians...
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Unbury the Past: Apps and Websites for Exploring Ancient Worlds | Mix It Up
Perhaps the most famous quote on history comes from the late Harvard professor and writer, George Santayana: “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” Without familiarity with...
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Informing the Future Electorate | Mix It Up
Election years provide educators with a unique opportunity to guide students as they sort fact from fiction. As the highly contentious 2016 presidential election continues to take over the media, kids...
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Fandoms & Cons 101 | Mix It Up
So you want to throw a Comic Con in your library. Where do you start? How do you cosplay effectively and respectfully with all the various fans and fandoms that may attend? How do you come up with...
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Tools and Resources to Support Social Justice and Antibias Lessons | Mix It Up
Ally, advocate, equity, safe: these are all buzzwords that librarians hear more about each day, and are terms we think about in relation to the services we provide for children and teens. How do we...
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Teaching Empathy and Mindfulness | Mix It Up
Chances are, if you’re an educator or school media specialist, you’ve learned many techniques for combating hateful and bullying behavior in school. One method in particular has stepped to the...
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