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22
Jun
Boston Makerspace Tour
Blog / Posted by Mary Moen
The Boston Makespace Tour, hosted by Media Smart Libraries, was a chance for librarians and educators to explore Makerspaces; the movement, their equipment, and their pedagogy. On June 22, a group of school and public librarians, public library directors, technology teachers, and GSLIS graduate students made the trek to Boston and visited three different Makerspaces in order to view a variety of contexts and making philosophies. Our first stop was the...
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05
Jun
Cohort Member Suzanne Jordan Hosts "Francis Fifth Grade Film Festival"
News / Posted by Suzanne Jordan
Our graduating fifth graders are participating in the "Francis Fifth-Grade Film Festival" for our final classes in library. Inspired by Providence Children's Film Festival &  Media Smart Libraries' workshop, Be a Cinema Detective:...
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01
Jun
Reviewing the Results of a Media and Technology Survey by Cohort Member Kristen Mitchell
Blog / Posted by Kristen Mitchell
Claudia Hanes, host of the Becoming a Media Mentorwebinar, stressed the many ways in which librarians can support their patrons. These included supported access to curated content, media advisory, and programming. As a school librarian with with a fixed schedule of grade 5 students, I tend to focus a lot of...
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22
May
Cohort Member Suzanne Jordan Creates Fact or Fiction Podcasts
News / Posted by Suzanne Jordan
Fact or Fiction? Fifth graders created awesome podcasts in library class. Fact. I got the inspiration to do a podcast with students after attending a MediaSmartRI workshop entitled, "Starting and Growing a Film Program in Your Library: Elementary Through High School." I originally wanted to do a Fact or Fiction video but realized it...
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14
May
Makerspace at SLRI 2016
News / Posted by Alyssa Taft
May 14, 2016. Kingston, RI. Media Smart Libraries was thrilled to host a session at this year’s School Librarians of Rhode Island Annual Conference. The session, which was open to both registrants of the conference and the general public, was a Makerspace Fair and featured a number of different stations for attendees to visit. Our presenters included Phyllis Humphreys, Library Media Specialist, Cole Middle School, East Greenwich, RI; Michelle Steever, Library Media Specialist, East Elementary...
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