I’m gearing up for the Kids Tech Camp in a couple of weeks. That means it’s time to sort through my bookmarks and favourite sites like Free Technology for Teachers and SMS Tech Club decide what new tools to incorporate into this session. The focus is on free, no-registration-required tools. Not because my library doesn’t […]
Youth Librarians Group on Diigo
on May 21, 2012
Keeping track of websites I want to return to from any computer or device has important to me for a long time. I loved and used Delicious for many years, but I moved my bookmarks over to Diigo when it seemed that Delicous might disappear. There are more opportunities for social networking on Diigo, but […]
Summer Switch: From Tech Club to Tech Camp
on April 5, 2012
During the school year, Kids Tech Club met once a week for six weeks. Knowledge builds from one week to the next week so it works best for the kids that don’t miss many weeks. During the summer that doesn’t seem possible with vacations and camps so we are holding it all during one week […]
Kids Tech Club Winter Session
on March 15, 2012
The second session of Kids Tech Club finished last week. Based on what I saw as well as feedback from both the kids and their parents, the kids had fun and learned a lot. Yay! Here’s what this session looked like including links to the tools we used. Week 1: Online Safety, Image Editing (using Compfight […]
Weekly Roundup: Kids Tech Sites, March 5
on March 6, 2012
Want to see your face on a dollar bill? or Chinese yuan? or Norwegian kroner? Festisite Money makes it easy. I thought chainmail (from a Magic Thief program) was a good accompaniment to Norwegian money. This is the kind of easy-to-learn tool Kids Tech Club loves playing with if they arrive early. Kids are more […]