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April 2016 Roundup
YOUMedia! It's in the news today, oh joy! Here are some great examples of our sites getting recent local and/or national attention:
Studio NPL and Niq Tognoni
Clubhouse Network's "Start Making" Book
Making a Platform for Empowerment (NY Hall of Science)
2016 National Medals for Museum and Library Service
The Mix at SFPL on Local Radio
Getting down to details, don't miss these community discussion threads in April:
Minecraft Expertise
Personal and Online Safety
Skateboards and Libraries
Essential Maker Tools
Teens Talking Politics
For some great listening, April Podcasts picked up on the these topics: Curriculum Development and St Paul's Read Brave program.
Resource Page is always updated to get to you right to the source, or to get a forecast on events, you can visit the Events Page!
Reminders
NTEN Digital Fellows Position Openings
DML Challenge is now open, deadline May 13
American Library Association Annual Conference, June 23-28, 2016, Orlando
National Art Education Association, proposals due May 31
Maker Faires (regional and world-wide map)
Digital Media Learning (DML, Oct 2016)
ISTE Conference
YALSA Lit Symposium, November 2016, Registration open!
Site spotlights
We’re always looking for sites to feature! Email youmedia@astc.org