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[email protected] Untitled-1 1 7/27/16 11:04 AM thejournal.com SEPTEMBER 2016 | Volume 43, No. 5 shutterstock.com 34 COLUMNS 4 Editor’s Note Teachers and Tech: Time to Reevaluate Your Perception 33 Index 34 IT Trends 3 Years to Digital Transformation and Success FEATURES 26 What Makes a Great Makerspace? As schools across the country are demonstrating, makerspaces aren’t just about technology.