Julie Erickson is a Learning Specialist at TIE. She has over twenty years of library experience. She spent nine years as an Electronic Services Coordinator for the South Dakota State Library working with school, public and academic librarians. She currently spends her time working with South Dakota and Wyoming school districts to implement new technology and other initiatives. Her current projects include technology integration, the customized learning grant, OER textbook creation, coding, makerspaces, GIS and membership activities. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and a Master of Information Resources and Library Science from the University of Arizona.