Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER). While their library contains several different types of materials, it is also a source for digital textbooks. . Wikibooks is a public library featuring open-content digital textbooks. Open Textbook Library. OER Commons. TextBookGo. LibreTexts.

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OER E-rate Hapara Libraries 130

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 15, 2020

And here are a couple of curated lists of free books and stories and free video channels. And, this may be the very right time to make sure we spread the word about both our own and our public library colleagues’ digital media collections. Checked out issues may be read instantly on the library site or downloaded to your app.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 5, 2023

Coaching Skills for Library Leaders: Confident Conversations for Staff Development, Improvement, and Change [2023 UPDATED VERSION] Part of the Library 2.0 If you’re reluctant to speak with your library staff about work performance or work behavior issues, now is the time to get better at these “conversations that mean something.”

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Libraries E-rate Training Accessibility 36

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Dr. Robb has written more than 25 books on reading but also takes 3-4 months each school year as a classroom teacher. Laura Robb has written more than 30 books for teachers. Recently she has completed two books with her son Evan Robb, a middle school principal. She has written 25 books for teachers.

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Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 337

Waterford

MAY 11, 2020

The literacy rate in America is marked by a gap between privileged and disadvantaged communities. 1] Specific causes vary from family to family, but they often have to do with limited resources and opportunities when there’s not as much free time or money to provide students with books or educational activities.

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How To Education E-rate Analysis 294

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books. They chose their own books to read based on their interests and reading levels. Students then worked with Mrs. Groff and Mrs. Fleming to create book trailers on their favorite books.

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E-rate Blended Learning Social Media Outcomes 240

Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

It could involve digital media as well as offline resources like classroom makerspaces or library books. This means that students can work at a rate that is most comfortable for them, which is useful for all learners.[11]. Blended Learning, Classroom and E-Learning. Computers & Education, August 2008, 51(1), pp.

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Blended Learning Classroom Learning E-rate 279

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Why lug around half a dozen heavy books in a backpack that too often is left behind on a sports field or at the library? It’s no wonder proponents of digital books are pushing for change. Print books are often easier to share. Print books are often easier to share. Sharing digital books is a work in progress.

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eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 188

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2021

VIPKid had most recently suggested that families in China who had purchased bulk class packages—some of which booked out six months, a year, and even further into the future—would be able to finish those classes with foreign educators. The last date that parents could book live classes for their children with foreigners was Oct.

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E-rate Company Course Industry 168

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

I have tried to focus instead on actual case studies demonstrating the success of e-learning models in these environments. The pilot generated positive results with the average successful pass rate being 86% across topics. One of the challenges, from an African perspective is Internet access, as well as consistent power. Descomplica.

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E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. This is a piece of hard data relating to equity.

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Study Libraries E-rate Data 99

Hapara

APRIL 11, 2023

When educators become exhausted, schools may see high rates of absenteeism. Self-awareness SEL activities for teachers Take time during meetings for teachers to privately rate their current stress level. Provide resources so teachers can reflect learners’ identities on classroom walls and in classroom libraries.

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E-rate Training Course Classroom 130

Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

In general, OER was rated ‘considerably better on multiple specific aspects of teaching and learning, such as extending the core knowledge to novel tasks and situations and collaborating with others.’” . If you and a team of educators are interested in writing your own digital book, there are a few options. Jupyter Notebook.

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OER Resources How To Education 130

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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Libraries E-rate Exercises Accessibility 41

Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. But merely making print books available in digital format does not guarantee engagement.

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eBook E-rate Libraries Software 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

"Becoming a Resilient Librarian: Taking the Path Away From Stress and Burnout" Part of a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht OVERVIEW : A 60-minute training webinar presented by Library 2.0 and hosted by ALA author and library service, safety, and security expert, Dr. Steve Albrecht. TO REGISTER: Click HERE.

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Libraries E-rate Exercises Accessibility 36

Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

As Secretary Duncan’s chief of staff wrote at the time, the Common Core was intended to create a national market for book publishers, technology companies , testing corporations, and other vendors.”. Indeed, $2.3 Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010.

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EdTech Common Core Chromebook iPad 176

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 22, 2019

PublicSchoolWORKS became possible in the late ’90s when the government launched the E-Rate Program. Now, a central online incident library maintains the records, so the health and safety coordinator notices if a similar accident has previously occurred, which sheds light on potential prevention tactics.

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E-rate Software Report Company 100

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization. He is a co-author of two upcoming books, The AI Classroom, and The Discipline Code. And I think that's why the three of us got together and wrote this book because the potential of this new technology is absolutely amazing.

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Classroom Tools Data Twitter 425

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2019

On the flip side, research by the Annie E. Related: When reading a book means more than just looking at text on a page. I still remember my excitement to borrow books from the school library so that I could better understand life beyond my poverty-stricken world. We saw great results.

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E-rate Analysis Strategy Data 111

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

While banning books is commonly recognized by librarians as detrimental to the student educational experience, restricted website access isn’t on everyone’s radar. CIPA does not enumerate a specific list of sites, and thus the decision-making authority is given to local agencies (school districts, libraries, etc.). For high school.

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

EdTechTeam

MAY 25, 2018

You can mix and match clips from your library, photos from your photo library and freshly captured video clips, and shift their order (or delete them) by tapping and dragging them in the small timeline at the bottom of the window. There are a number of filters, but Ink and Comic Book appear to be the most used filters.

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iPhone E-rate Libraries Video 67

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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Libraries Survey E-rate Report 150

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Since the last edition of a ‘Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News”: I’ve joined efforts to support Net Neutrality protections ; Written further about the prediction made in the book, “Disrupting Class.” graduation rates — up to a record 83 percent — and whether it is real or an elaborate scam.

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EdTech E-rate Software Data 150

Learning with 'e's

JUNE 15, 2012

She suggested that Libraries should conserve their traditional roles and that any change that took place should be 'geological'. Goring was essentially arguing that libraries should not be dictated to by technological changes, but in doing so she missed a fundamental point. The question is: do you like reading or do you like books?

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E-rate Libraries Conference Training 51

NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

The evolution of trust in Wikipedia was documented by Mothe & Sahut (2018) who noted a contrast “between a higher frequency of use of Wikipedia and a lower rate of citation.” Look for editorial ratings. M., & Hood, E. Lanclos, D., & Hood, E. I find Google a lot easier than going to the library website.”

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Below is a collection of some excellent academic search engines that can help you search for and find academic books and journal articles. While some of the books and other academic materials you will find through these search engines are free others are not. Only you can see the articles in your library.

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Libraries Google Accessibility Elsevier 117

NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

The free, digital and happily diverse anthology curates and shares e-books, authors, and reader’s guides. Users can set up shelves, print and rate and comment on their readings. We see LitWeaver as a transition from print to e-reading. books ebooks reading technology reading LitWeaver' Will Weaver.

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eBook E-rate Common Core Tablets 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. More information at [link]. Please fill out a Partner Application today.

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Libraries Conference Game-Based Learning Education 55

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. I hit the books hard, so that I would graduate.”.

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Strategy Education E-rate Report 115

Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Nearly three-quarters (73%) of teachers surveyed by Pew reported using mobile phones in the classroom or to complete assignments, while almost half (45%) reported using e-readers and tablet computers.

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Broadband E-rate Digital Divide Survey 41

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

While the federal government awards billions of dollars annually to get schools and libraries online, through its E-rate program, Albemarle’s project is technically ineligible for that because it’s “off campus,” even though it will be an extension of the school network with all its security, filters and firewalls.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 97

IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Depending on how far we want to take our data collection, we could potentially collect library records, e-book consumption patterns, social network information, etc. For all of us who have been in the e-Learning world for a while, talking about learning analytics is like calling an old friend by a new name.

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Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Students with engaged parents traditionally have better attendance, a more positive attitude, and higher rates of graduation than peers with less support. The district also provides access to a large library of e-books for students and their families. We’re trying to address the opportunity gap,” Carr said.

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E-rate Social Media Video Survey 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per semester for what it calls Cengage Unlimited, its full e-library, and another $50 for access to a related homework system that professors often assign with the textbook. After all, students can’t resell a digital book that goes away after the semester ends. We want to help them study better.

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Accessibility Pearson Secondary E-rate 198

Edsurge

JULY 19, 2021

SLIDE), a research project through Antioch University Seattle and funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, highlights an ongoing decline in the number of districts nationwide with school librarians. The dropping rate of districts with librarians isn’t a recent change. This is the chicken-or-the-egg situation.

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Study E-rate Libraries Trends 218

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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Knewton Pearson E-rate Education 43