Tech

Solving real-world problems with VR, using translation tools with English-language learners, and upping the robotics game are a few ways librarians use tech to engage students.

Ignoring ChatGPT is not the answer, but neither is relying on the software to perform the tasks and duties of a trained school librarian.

While classroom educators worry about students using the AI-based software for writing assignments, these librarians see the positive potential of the technology.

Boyd, librarian at Jefferson Middle School Academy in Washington, DC, earned the annual honor for her innovative programming, advocacy, and dedication to her students and community. 

Creative and fun ways to use Clubhouse, Flipgrid, Green Screen, and more tools with students and teachers. 

The platform is driving up circulation in school libraries as students seek hot titles. And BookTok fans who’d never set foot in the library before are doing just that.

Three products from VOX make reading an interactive and, above all, fun experience.

From the depths of the oceans to black holes in space, and from the largest animal on earth, the blue whale, to one of the smallest organisms, a virus, publishers have left no stone unturned in the pursuit of bringing kids into the STEM fold.

Use these tools to engage students of every age in Hour of Code, planned for the week of December 7-13.