NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

At the #GoOpen Exchange on Friday, everyone was talking about OER and the need to curate. I was proud to be there to share along with some serious library power: AASL President Leslie Preddy, Mark Ray (WA) Washington, Jennifer Boudrye (D.C.) Some OER background: Launched in October, GoOpen is a U.S. What are OER?

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OER Edmodo E-rate Libraries 40

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Today, OpenStax—part tech startup, part publishing house, part cognitive science research lab—has a library of three dozen titles. And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. colleges use at least one.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 21, 2016

The CommonLit library of more than 440 readings may be browsed or searched by keyword and filtered by such criteria as: recent additions, Lexile, grade, theme, genre, literary device demonstrated, and Common Core Reading: Literature standards. All the instructional resources are created by teachers for teachers. Registration is free.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. Luckily, there are tools available to make distribution seamless and equitable across your school or district. You can use these digital textbooks in your lessons and units or throughout the school year.

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How To Classroom Common Core Hapara 130

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. A Listing Of 25 OER (Open Education Resource Sites).

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

Can online learning and digital tools help learners save money? Faculty and administrators at #DLNchat repeatedly shared about successfully saving students money through the use of OER. Some proposed furthering real savings through virtual solutions, such as VR labs and libraries.

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2022

K-12 schools and districts turn to open educational resources (OER) for their flexibility. When you search for OER, you can find already-created lesson plans or other resources to add to your own class plans. Let’s look at the benefits of using an OER lesson plan and what it looks like. Why use an OER lesson plan?

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OER Differentiated Instruction Hapara Assessment 283

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

That figure includes texts procured legally, like open educational resources (known as OER), and illegally, such as pirated files shared through torrent websites. A third may be the growth of so-called inclusive-access programs. The percent of students who reported downloading free materials has increased each semester since.

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Course OER Pearson Survey 150

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) and Intellus Learning , an educational platform as a service company, have partnered to provide academic libraries with a content curation, assignment, recommendation and analytics tool.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

If the workday of an adult typically requires seamless broadband access, then it’s reasonable that today’s students need the same access during their school day. The key is the state leadership to make broadband accessible to all. More important, states are starting to recognize the need for equitable access off site.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

After three years of utilizing a BYOD (bring your own device) policy with my classes at Nassau Community College, I have seen how tools like tablets and laptops can lead to better academic engagement. It’s why mobile access has been one of the most important means of connecting students to their academic resources.

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 88

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

Cengage recently introduced a new subscription model that gives students access to all of the company’s digital course materials for a semester or an year. Students can access more than 20,000 course materials— courseware, eBooks, online homework and study tools, across more than 70 disciplines and 675 courses.

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Technology eBook Classroom OER 80

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

And even before the management change, the company had quietly started building a huge library of courses bolted to its adaptive engine. The secret to its swift entry into publishing was OER (open education resources). Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart.

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Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 119

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. Finding the right tool to match the verb can take a bit of research. This wonderful OER makes it easy for teachers to assemble their own textbooks.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

As the title of the document makes explicit, the framework aims to contribute to the conversation about the sustainability of OER: “Toward a Sustainable OER Ecosystem: The Case for OER Stewardship” It’s a valuable contribution to that conversation. I struggle to see how this will be possible.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Top Hat got its start in the “clicker” business, offering a web-based and mobile classroom response tool that lets instructors gauge whether students understood the lesson (or paid attention). Should the Nelson deal pass, Top Hat will boast more than 1,000 titles in its library. More than 90 percent of its users are in the U.S.,

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Knewton Company OER Pearson 134

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We hope you'll consider joining our first Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, March 13th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). (We Please also join the Library 2.0

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Libraries Conference OER Online Learning 28

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The reality, she adds, is that every district prefers to use different tools—digital or otherwise. The platform also offers a library of supplemental resources from third-party providers. Planning lessons, teaching, testing and analyzing results often involve different tools and processes that teachers stitch together.

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Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 85

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms. It should not be controversial in 2016 that there is a baseline expectation of access to technology in schools, just as there are baseline expectations for access to textbooks and desks. Encouraging a shift to digital textbooks?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. This group is gonna change the info access/experience for kids! And here is the sketchnote Margaret Sisler created during the session: #oer and teacher librarians! Here are our slides.

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Social Media Libraries Conference OER 105

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Geogebra – Get this free online math tools for graphing, geometry, 3D, and more! MIT Blossoms – All of the lessons in the MIT Blossoms library have been contributed by BLOSSOMS partners from around the world. Students find that math is a tool to explore the world around us. You will find all kinds of ideas and lessons.

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STEM Resources Learning OER 148

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

It’s hard to make sense of the current climate for school libraries. In other areas, library programs are being cut because some tight budgets favor more pressing priorities. As this year’s School Library Month draws to an end, I thought it might help similar efforts if I shared this recent letter. April 29, 2016.

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Libraries OER Wiki BYOD 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2016

Even with tight budgets, it’s possible to repurpose your libraries or media centers into 21st century makerspaces. OER meets iPads in this district. For students at Central Valley middle and high schools, accessing classroom lessons rarely involves opening a book. Top BYOD tools for the Common Core classroom.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). It’s hard to imagine not fully realizing the potential for our mobile devices as learning tools. enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), We are seeing movement way beyond hype.

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

One new category of tool schools are experimenting with is. These digital tools help students master course learning goals by using data generated from students’ interactions with the adaptive software to predict what students should view or do next online. Tell me how the tool works. adaptive technology.

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Learning OER Software Course 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Each of the five startups focuses on technology innovation in higher education, with products that range from student coaching tools to a talent recruiting platform. We’re focusing on higher-ed access and completion and transition into the workforce,” says Michelson 20MM Foundation President Phil Kim.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Learning.com ‘s Curriculum Foundry, a solution for seamlessly accessing, organizing and sharing digital content, is now fully integrated with Google Drive and Google Apps for Education. Using Curriculum Foundry’s comprehensive set of tools, educators can build learning objects, lessons, units and even entire courses.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Global Search tool released last July helps students find classes that suit their schedules and meet graduation requirements, drawing from multiple colleges in the network. However, the tool has some permission restrictions making it difficult for students to access and use—something Otte says he hopes to change soon.

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Course OER Comparison Survey 60

Hapara

MARCH 17, 2022

and Mrs. Perkins, a fifth-grade teacher, browses the district’s library of content in H?para With just a few clicks, she shares the content with each student to quickly access it when they log in to their H?para He converts the resources into a format that will be easy for learners to access and read on any device.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 29, 2015

Library 2.015 Spring Summit Recap On April 30th we held the first ever Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning , a half-day conversation about technology issues and trends in the future of library and information services. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

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Libraries Digital Citizenship Future Ready Conference 28

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

He mentioned Lumen Learning and OER Commons as just two examples. Departments and faculty can access resources housed on the platform for free, and edit and contribute to it. That nonprofit organization supports open resources and has established copyright licenses to allow them.

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Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I spend most of my time doing fairly tactical thinking and working focused on moving OER adoption forward in the US higher education space. In this vision of the world, OER replace traditionally copyrighted, expensive textbooks for all primary, secondary, and post-secondary courses. My end goal isn’t to increase OER adoption.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Webinars can also be used to explore a variety of topics and initiatives that some teachers may not be familiar with, like autism instruction, OER (open educational resources), and the latest tech tools for iPads. Teachers can receive a wide variety of training in an environment where they can ask questions without feeling intimidated.

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Professional Learning OER Strategy Meeting 40

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

A new report urges care when purchasing digital instructional materials, and notes that factors such as interoperability, accessibility, and device access should be considered during the process. When acquiring digital instructional materials, the cost associated with access to broadband and devices is a pivotal factor.

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