Library Technology

"ANSEP’s objective is to effect systemic change in the hiring patterns of Alaska Natives in science and engineering by placing our students on a career path to leadership."

This guide outlines reasons women should consider pursuing a STEM related career and provides links to pre-college programs and scholarships available to women.

A blog created by two librarians with a passion for develop fun and entertaining STEM projects for children of all ages.

Anchorage Makerspace is a non-profit, cooperative, community workshop offering social space for makers, inventors, artists and others to share their skills and knowledge for the good of the community.

"Juneau Makerspace seeks to establish a community oriented location where people can collaborate and encourage one another in bringing their ideas into existence."

This is a comprehensive guide to makerspaces around the globe.

Adafruit Learning Systems is an excellent resource for materials on how to teach electronics. You will find quality guides with step-by-step instructions for electronic projects.

High School Librarian Collen Graves has created a terrific resource for other librarians interested in starting their own Makerspace.

The focus of the Lighthouse Community Charter School's Creativity Lab is to integrate making into the classroom and the website provides access to project guides for students K-12.

Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories is the blog and R&D arm of Evil Mad Science LLC, a family owned small business in California, designing and producing “DIY and open source hardware for art, education, and world domination.”

Science snacks are exciting hands-on activities using cheap, available materials that explore natural phenomena.

An online forum for sharing, exploring and documenting projects.

Advanced craft activities for teens.

Six weeks worth of hands-on fun! These well illustrated activity guides include a list of supplies and detailed instructions.

This website includes information on how to set up your Makey Makey, lesson ideas, useful group activity guides and videos.

Each lesson plan includes an educator guide, detailed activities and related video clips.

Toolkit includes space themed STEM activities for grades K-12th, lesson plans, videos and more.

Articles, lesson plans, videos and more to help you on your makerspace journey.

SparkFun is an online retail store that also happens to offer classes, online tutorials and fun activities that introduce children electronics.

"Experiments with science, art,
technology, and delightful ideas."

The Open Education Database (OEDb) has compiled 16 Resources that librarians interested in starting a makerspace may find helpful.

Find out what's trending, when and where the next Maker Faire will be held and pick up some terrific project ideas.

The Maker Education Initiative provides training, support, and resources to individuals, institutions and communities who are integrating maker education into their learning environments.

If your library has a makerspace or plans to start one, LibraryLearn provides information on maker programming, materials, and equipment.

Maker Ed has an excellent Makerspace safety resource webpage with links to a video, guide books and self-paced professional development module.

By William Gurstelle

Use Audacity to record live audio, convert tapes and records into digital recordings and cut, copy or splice sounds together.

"Blender is the free and open source 3D creation suite."

Open source image editor.

"Opensource.com publishes stories about creating, adopting, and sharing open source solutions."

"With Scratch, you can program your own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share your creations with others in the online community."