eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

New features include an Organization Library, Shared Libraries, Co-Editing, and Learning Management System Integrations. The organizations we talk to are very eager to get access to these features, and we’re proud to support even more schools and educators with keeping learning fun and engaging.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2016

The second of our three free Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: " Library as Classroom ," is this Wednesday, June 15th! 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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

DATE: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 COST: Free REGISTRATION: To register for the mini-conference, join LearningRevolution.com. ATTENDING: The sessions and links will appear in the regular conference schedule pages for each time zone. PLATFORM: The mini-conference platform is Zoom.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2017

Baby Savvy caught up with our good friend, Cori Coburn (@coburncori) who helps on the organizing teams of various conferences, including ISTE. Social Media for the Library (B311). STEAMing Ahead with Student Engagement and Critical Thinking (B315). Using Microsoft OneNote to Support ELL Students (B316).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

DATE: Wednesday, April 22nd, 2020 COST: Free REGISTRATION: To register for the mini-conference, join LearningRevolution.com. ATTENDING: The sessions and links will appear in the regular conference schedule pages for each time zone. PLATFORM: The mini-conference platform is Zoom.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. Schu, the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs; a “Mr.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Robb is a keynote and featured speaker at conferences and leads workshops all over the country and in Canada. It also in my mind includes conferring and then reading kids notebooks, what they write about their reading or other subjects in a notebook. Classroom Libraries And so I like classroom libraries. Absolutely.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

. - Albert Szent-Gyorgi The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" 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.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. ELMO demonstrated the ELMO Ecosystem of Classroom Solutions.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

At the same time fostering and maintaining student engagement is critical, with 92% of teachers ranking it as the number one priority. . “Additionally, it aids the teacher in streamlining the learning experience for students, while still giving the teacher access to all the Canvas features and customization they are used to.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

For Venteicher and Stanley, it made sense for students to assume the role of lead investigators in the case. Pick a template Users can browse Genially’s ever-growing library, which includes free gamification templates , to find what best fits the content and story. Image Credit: James Flaskamp 4. Edgar Hoover himself.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 8, 2021

A former special education teacher, Tammy is passionate and has presented at various national conferences about finding web-based technologies to make the curriculum accessible to all learners. Schoolytics helps you measure, monitor, and manage student engagement and assignments. Quick Tip Video Library. Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2022

Digital instruction is commonly divided into “asynchronous” and “synchronous” modes, with “synchronous” referring to real time teaching in a classroom or virtually over Zoom or other video conference tools.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2019

In my role as collection developer for my elementary and preschool libraries, I often find myself wanting to add a rich diversity to the available stories—characters that don’t look like me, think like me or live like me. And I can still conjure inspiration for new beginnings and courageous acts from Jacqueline Woodson’s “The Day You Begin.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Seesaw : Brilliant for student engagement! It’s an intuitive student-driven digital portfolio app that allows for creative expression through photos, videos, drawings, and text. A great way for students to showcase their learning. It’s also useful for hosting virtual parent-teacher conferences or staff meetings.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Here is how it works: Select books from the school library and bring them into the classroom. Provide a list of the titles for each student + sticky notes for the raffle. Recommend each book to the students while they note which ones they want. Students note which books they want on the list and prepare raffle tickets.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 31, 2019

In my Leadership, Management and Evaluation of School Libraries course in the MI program at Rutgers, my students engage in a culminating strategic planning project. The Lee High School team was the recipient of the Follett-sponsored 2018 AASL National School Library Program of the Year Award. Try to get to conferences.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

Students If you don't have one, set up a community for students in a platform such as Google Classroom, Teams, or Schoology. Have all students log in during class. Try to ensure parents can help their students log on. Practice having students engage in the platform. Free Conference Call is another option.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Teachers don’t have to create classroom videos on different subject matters; they can use suitable videos from an online video library. Khan Academy provides personalized learning for students at their pace and is an excellent flipped classroom tool for teachers to identify their students’ strengths and needs.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2020

The company has facilitated 9,000 live sessions between classrooms and workplaces, sessions where a professional can answer questions delivered by the students through video conference or Nepris’ messaging platform. Free users can also browse Nepris’ video library or message professionals.

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Student Engagement and Creation with Tisha Poncio , Middle School Educator. Tisha shared her experience using Buncee with her students. She leads a student group called SWAT , which stands for Students Who Advocate for Technology , and she shared some amazing examples of student work on Buncee.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 21, 2017

It has to be a safe space with easy accessibility where students can tinker, collaborate and communicate freely. Think about how you can convert an extra room in the school, libraries, unused breakout spaces in the corridor, courtyards or even a corner in your classroom into an exciting learning space. Who are the users of maker space?

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

There is also a web-based component available to the teachers that contains resource libraries and discussion forums that I plan to use not only with the classroom walkthrough data, but also our PLC''s. Tri-State Educational Technology Conference (TSETC) : I have previously blogged about this event, but am compelled to mention it again.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2020

The school’s one-to-one iPad program gives every student a sixth-generation iPad and every teacher a MacBook Air laptop and iPad Pro device. Students use iMacs in three digital arts labs to do sound engineering, digital animation, television production, yearbook and photography. Recommended resources from Mosyle.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

OZeLive, the Australian time-zone friendly education conference, is now accepting presentation proposals. While this conference is designed for presentations and participation from that part of the world, all are welcome. ISTE Virtual Conference 2014. Please see the conference strands and submission instructions here.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Prezi Video enables users to design professional video presentations to be shared in classrooms, conferences, seminars, and the like. GoSoapBox is preferred by teachers managing large classes of 100+ students. Teachers use this platform to create polls and social questions and answers to keep students engaged during and after classes.

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Buncee

JANUARY 11, 2019

The Buncee Bus is on the way to the 39th Annual Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, Florida. We’re psyched to be attending FETC, getting to see all our old friends and make new ones as well who all share the same passion for student success. Kristin Harrington-Feedback+Collaboration=A+ Student Engagement-12PM.

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Saving Socrates

DECEMBER 5, 2013

After many mishaps in travel, lost bags, and 25 hours total on 4 airplanes, I finally arrived, a day late, but in time for my part of the Beijing Institute of Education (henceforth, BIE) conference. Included in the 5000 + student school was an international school of 100 students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2020

You will want access to this library long-term, I promise! Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Tomorrow, Thursday, October 15th, is the final day for "early-bird" pricing to purchase the Summit library. Check them out! What Is It, How Does It Work? More to come.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Two Week Calendar Thursday, February 5th at 3:45pm in Austin, TX Digital Citizenship: A Whole-Community Approach , Learn about three factors for schools –teaching students, engaging parents, and enhancing leadership – to create a positive culture around digital citizenship. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

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Turning Learning On Its Head

MAY 29, 2016

Learn from the experts : Summer has some great conferences on flipped learning. There are two FlipCon conferences this summer, and I am leading an all-day workshop in Illinois. Flip Your Classroom: Reach Every Student in Every Class Every Day (Bergmann, Sams). Flipped Learning: Gateway to Student Engagement (Bergmann, Sams).

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GoConqr

MARCH 17, 2020

If your students don’t have access to these, can they borrow it from their parents or minders, can they access it from school or library in a safe a controlled environment? Think about what content, information or tasks you need to give to your students. Once you have your setup you can move onto the next tip.

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

This initiative features a renewed emphasis on Project-Based Learning (PBL) within instruction which will ensure academic rigor, student engagement, and relevancy across the curriculum. Each subject area includes primary source documents and activities, digital investigations, multimedia reference library, interactive maps, and more.

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techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

OVER TWO MILLION WORDS IN FOUR WEEKS First-grade students at Milton Public Schools use SeeSaw to narrate a story and record. At Milton (MA) Public Schools last February, 758 fourth- and fifth-grade students engaged in a four-week collaborative story writing experience. Coeur d’Alene students engage in learning.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 24, 2015

1) Direct A Learning Oasis The problem: A place for students to discover and develop their passions and interests. The solution: I took an outdated, dusty library and created a learning center in a school. Prior to my coming to the school, the library stood dusty and unstaffed. This is something I've done throughout my career.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? At the same time, it must be remembered that all of the stages allow for technology interaction and increased student engagement.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 3, 2012

Dragonsong is read primarily out of class and students engage in cooperative critical thinking activities in class. In addition to taking a teacher generated test, my students use their critical thinking skills for the Multiple Choice Peer Assessment.

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