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The goal of Maker Librarian is to serve as the primary resource for librarians who want to learn about makers, hackerspaces, the participatory library and everything in between. Over the coming weeks and months you'll find; Daily updates on the latest technologies, maker news and what librarians and libraries are up to Interviews with the movers and shakers in the maker and hacker movement Discussion of the difficult ethical and legal issues that libraries will have to face as technologies, like 3D printers, become readily available A wiki for librarians to gather the best of training materials and classes for their programs

"While we've witnessed many effective approaches to incorporating iPads successfully in the classroom, we're struck by the common mistakes many schools are making with iPads, mistakes that are in some cases crippling the success of these initiatives"

'Beginnings are important. They are your fishing lure, your bling, your spider's web, your black hole from which there is no return until series end. It is what a new reader will judge you on, an editor will judge you on, an agent will judge you on. Frankly anyone who can read, and is looking at your book will judge you on it. No pressure.'

'Since 1982, Banned Books Week has rallied librarians, booksellers, authors, publishers, teachers, and readers of all types to celebrate and defend the freedom to read. As we commemorate 30 years of Banned Books Week and enter our 31st year of protecting readers' rights, ALA is pleased to unveil this timeline of significant banned and challenged books.'

We have created this site to provide a visually rich and interactive online experience for telling cultural stories in new ways. Discover exhibits by expert curators, find artifacts, view photographs, read original manuscripts, watch videos, and more.

"Diigo is one of the most useful Web 2.0 tools I've discovered in the last year. It's a virtual filing cabinet where I store all my useful links. A few months ago, I introduced this valuable tool to my grade 7/8 students. In a previous post I wrote, "Diigo is an excellent tool that enables students to bookmark, tag, highlight and annotate their online text, which can be accessed anywhere, anytime. This annotated text can be privately or publically shared with other students or groups, depending on their settings.""

"Quest Atlantis is now being maintained as part of the Atlantis Remixed Project! Atlantis Remixed (ARX) is an international learning and teaching project that uses a 3D multi-user environments to immerse children, ages 9-16, in educational tasks. "

"PLANE Festival of Learning now has a guide on Guidebook! Improve your experience by taking the schedule, maps, Twitter and more with you on your phone or mobile device. Available for iOS, Android, Blackberry and web-enabled devices, completely free. "

"As some of you may know I'm studying a Masters in Technology in Learning and have been focusing on Serious Games. I wanted to share my project with the community! I built a Serious Game using a platform called ThinkingWorlds to showcase the pedagogies in games and to investigate how teacher attitudes and perceptions changed before and after playing the game. If you are interested you can play the game itself, PC only I'm afraid. Instructions for playing can be found here: http://portaldust.com/seriousgames/installation/"

"Knowledge Quest is about playful learning! Knowledge Quest English is an immersive, interactive game, supported by a full colour workbook, that builds core skills in English. "

"Set in a technology saturated near future, Inanimate Alice tells the story of a girl called Alice, merging text with animation, videos, music and games to explore what it means to conduct your life online."

Free Google posters to print including Google Search tips, Google Book Search, Google Scholar and Google Earth.