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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices. MLearning – Mobile Learning. NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment. OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use). Windows, Android).

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How to develop K-12 open educational resources

Hapara

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? When you build your own, you can differentiate instruction and support every student with the specific learning content they need. Types of OER you can develop for K-12. Why you should develop OER for K-12.

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Using Makerspaces to Support Personalized Learning

edWeb.net

At this stage of the edtech revolution, most educators are focused on using tech to enhance lessons rather than on the tech itself. In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: What is the Federal Role? (Part II)

Doug Levin

Note: I read some ambiguity in the legislative text both of how this 15 percent will be calculated and also what equipment, tools, software, and content might count toward that 15 percent cap and what might not. To be eligible for funds, every state will prepare and submit an application to the U.S.

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Unlocking the Gate to Better Learning

EdNews Daily

To “ungate” in software is to allow a user to proceed to the next level or into a new section. In some software, gating is a way for teachers to lever up or hold back individual students so that they can surge forward if they are high achievers or remain with a group. By LeiLani Cauthen. Imagine that.

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Digital Courseware or ePUB – Which is the Future of Higher Education?

Kitaboo on EdTech

It’s not easy to define digital courseware given the extent of digital curriculum and amount of learning and teaching solutions available in the market. In its simplest form, digital courseware refers to the curriculum delivered through customized software to facilitate teaching and learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

In other Salesforce news, “The University of Texas System teams up with Salesforce to turn its learning platform into a learning relationship management system ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. It includes all the buzzwords : competency-based education, personalized learning, and even blockchain!