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GitHub has compiled this excellent list comprising more than 500 free books on programming and coding. The books cover different topics from programming languages to software architecture.

"Meanwhile, Sandra Zelno of the Education Law Center shared school library initiatives from other states and pointed out that while Pennsylvania doesn't require librarians for public schools, it mandates them for private schools and prisons."

PA looks at school libraries and librarians

Our free Text Readability Consensus Calculator takes a sample of your writing and calculates the number of sentences, words, syllables, and characters in your sample. Our program takes the output of these numbers and plugs them into 7 popular readability formulas. These 7 readability formulas (see below) will help you find out the reading level and grade level of your materials and help you to determine if your audience can read your materials.

Perfect Video lets you put your video together with video & photo clips, text, transitions and music. When you are finished, share the completed video to your camera role. (You don't have to use this program if you don't want to add anything to the video.)

a computer aided model software program that allows users to design items for 3-D printing or lasercutting.

"Join this fast-paced panel for a fun and informational session about real classroom challenges and the apps that help to meet those challenges. "

Offers a ton of STEM & crafty project and programming ideas. Many of the projects require access to equipment like soldering tools, 3-D printers, and electronics. The difficulty level of each project is noted.

why choose form+ No programming skill required No worries! No headaches! No coding required! Build your amazing forms with easeEasy-to-Use All you do is click and simply drag & drop to build your amazing form. Makes building forms a breeze!Google Drive Integration No need to click around on the internet. In your Google Drive, under the 'CREATE' tab, you can easily access Form+Various Field Types You can add various field types,edit the label and add hints. This helps to keep your data consistentFile Upload When your users upload files, each entry goes to your Google Drive, helping you put all your important information in one placeEmbed & Share forms Place your forms anywhere on the web. Users don't need to click around to access your awesome formsMulti-Page Forms Divide long forms into segments for user convenienceNotification Get notified by email alerts upon each submission in your G-mailLimit Submission Control how many entries you want to recieve and the specific period you want your forms to be open for entriesReports View result summary of your entries in a Google Spreadsheet in your Google Drive

What it is: Inklewriter is a great digital tool that lets students (and teachers if you are so inclined) write and publish interactive stories. Inklewriter lets students create choose-your-own-adventure type stories, story lines can come with choices and then be linked back together. Inklewriter makes this process easier by keeping track of which story paths have been finished and which still need work. There is no set-up required, no programming language to learn and no diagrams. Inklewriter is free to use and easy to share with the world when it is published. When a story is finished, it can even be converted to Kindle format!

How to integrate Inklewriter into the classroom: Inklewriter is a great digital tool for creative writing. Students can explore multiple plot lines and what-if scenarios in their fictional writing. I also like the idea of using Inklewriter to ask kids to explore the "what-ifs" in history. What if we lost/won this war/battle? What if the other guy (or girl) had been elected president? What if the Berlin wall hadn't come down? These types of stories are fantastic opportunities for students to explore their curiosities and, in the process, learn more about the event they are exploring. After all, you have to know something about how an event actually went in order to write alternate endings. Inklewriter would be a fun way for students to come up with alternate endings to a novel they are reading. Our students wrote a variety of endings for The Giver. Each student wrote a different ending that picked up from the last chapter of the book. Inklewriter would have been a great tool to use for all of these endings to be available in one place. Students could copy/paste the last paragraph of the actual book and then offer their alternative endings as options. In science, students could use Inklewriter as a tool to record their hypothesis. Students can write out the objective and steps in their experiment and make a new "alternate ending" for their various hypothesis. In math, students could create story problems where they lead others down the path to discover the correct answer.

make your own games

"Interactive Multimedia Quizzes That Can Be Embedded On Any Site."

"Sharendipity is a web based creativity suite where anyone can build and deploy engaging and interactive web applications. "

Network with other library media specialist and chat in the forums about issues or questions that are relevant to your library program.

SimpleK12 has helped more than 500,000 teachers and 2 million students learn and use technology. Our innovative, online learning programs empower individuals with the knowledge and skills needed to build 21st century classroom experiences. Online learning anytime, anywhere, even at home in your PJs! Learn more about us

UJAM is a free music creation software program that allows you to make your own music within minutes. UJAM is cloud based, and there is no software to download. Simply go online to http://www.ujam.com - all you need to make a song is a computer and an internet connection.

Simply type the speech for each slide, instead of recording it, and HelloSlide automagically generates the audio. It gives more exposure to your presentations, making them searchable, editable, and available in 20 different languages.

"Making represents a new kind of literacy, involving science and technology, but engaging us creatively in our community and around our own interests"