Learning with 'e's

MARCH 31, 2012

I recently wrote about how libraries are adapting to the digital age. The traditional library is viewed by many as a place for stacks of books to gather dust, and where stern librarians in tweed jackets tell you to keep quiet. In Library 2.0 In Library 2.0 Was this a trend that was a threat to the library?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It is recommended to take it slow initially, and once you have a considerable volume of loyal customer base, you can expand your library. Create Mobile Apps. eBooks are flexible, and mobile phones are the reason for their flexibility. So, make it easy for them to purchase from your store by building a mobile app.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 27, 2016

Piktochart is my favorite way to create infographics with clipart, templates, fonts, and more in their library. Canva is a free web tool and iPad app for creating social media posters, infographics, digital poster projects and more. Check out this fantastic Google Draw template for creating infographics by John Calvert.

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Gaggle Speaks

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The initiative would replace an outdated content management system and aging server, while giving a small technology staff a more efficient way to quickly publish content on ADA-compliant websites with mobile-friendly responsive design. “We Moving to the cloud helps outsource some of the responsibilities of managing physical servers.”.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 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. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. We are gearing up for another amazing year of the Library 2.014 Conference.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. Students from low-income families may not be able to afford new mobile devices, or the devices they can afford won’t be the top performing ones.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 29, 2013

Mobile and social study platform, StudyBlue today announced the launch of its annual teacher appreciation program “Thank a Teacher a Latte.” Once submitted, the esteemed educator will receive a digital “badge of honor” they can display with pride on Pinterest and other social media outlets. teacher appreciation'

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2021

In addition to educational programs that had appeared on its cable channels, CPS’ VOD library hosts a lot of content created exclusively for online viewing. Student journalism and media projects are showcased on the dedicated YouthView Cambridge website, with students promoting their shows through social media to attract viewers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2016

Google Storybuilder. Google Storybuilder tells a story with text and music through the eyes of specific individuals. No log-in is required, but students can register with their Google accounts. When done editing, students can add music from an included royalty-free library. Freemium; mobile app.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Explore the media library. Spruce up your AI-generated images or design project with fun graphic design elements from the free media library. You can also share your work online via social media and email. . Adjust the image setting sliders, add depth of field with Autofocus, or apply exciting filters.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2016

Using e-readers, tablets, or computers; in conjunction with apps such as Kindle , Nook , iBooks , Google Play Books , and OverDrive ; you can access libraries of books for free on virtually any device. Google Play Books – Google Books allows you to search their store and sort by cost.

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Buncee

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Check out some of these recent additions to the Buncee Templates Library for having students express themselves by creating an acrostic poem or a virtual locker. Explore the Templates Library to create something like this fast, and make it your own by selecting from the more than 35,000 choices available in the media library!

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Videos, quick and easy to create websites, and social media graphics all in one shiny package. And I know that you already know about Google Docs. And we’ve already mentioned Google Drive. It’s nice to have some off-site Google storage, so be sure to set up your own personal Google account. I love this.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 11, 2021

Some APIs for web maps include Google Maps API, OpenLayers, ArcGIS, and Mapbox. Import data from Excel, Google docs, or CSV to create and publish interactive maps. The NatGeo MapMaker Interactive is an excellent map alternative to Google Maps for the classroom. Best Platform Integration: Google Maps API.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Platforms like Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and Adobe apply their DRMs for the eBooks on their platform. Utilize social media platforms like Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Goodreads, etc. Set Up Google Alerts. Through Google Alerts, you will be notified each time someone tries to download your book illegally.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

Providing families with used school-issued Chromebooks, adding access points outside the school buildings, and collaborating with community partners on projects such as youth centers and public libraries are providing students and the entire community with access to technology. Even more widespread in school districts are LTE hotspots.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Instead of focusing only on screen time, this article will cover how teachers and students can use devices and consume media in more deliberate and mindful ways -- what Common Sense calls "media balance." See Google's cookie information for details. See Google's cookie information for details.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 10, 2017

An EdTech Playground is a mobile space that can be set up in small or large areas. The resources that are featured in our EdTech Playgrounds come directly from our classrooms and libraries. The stations are setup in the library, and teachers rotate through the stations to learn from the Tech Squad students. What is it?

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 22, 2018

Libraries, librarians, and library workers have an ethical obligation, expressed in the ALA Code of Ethics , to preserve users’ right to privacy and prevent any unauthorized use or disclosure of users’ personally identifiable information or the data associated with their use of the library’s resources.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 30, 2016

There’s a magical audio sweetening feature as well as a library of music options. Use your camera, your camera roll and/or choose images from the libraries of icons and photos options. All these tools allow you to create natively in mobile environments. share a growth moment. share an invitation. promote an idea.

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Brainscape

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Hey, check out Brainscape’s Wine Academy for a full library of free study guides !) Also, being available on web or mobile, you can use Brainscape to study anytime and anywhere (even offline), making it the most efficient and convenient supplementary study tool for your WSET exams. I swear we’re not biased!

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Gaggle Speaks

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Students are creating an increasing amount of digital drama on social media, email, mobile apps and online collaboration tools. Common Core State Standards and standards established by the American Library Association and ISTE now require that digital literacy be part of a child’s education.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Every book in Books That Grow's library can be instantly leveled to individual student's reading levels, allowing all students to read and discuss the same text no matter their proficiencies. Educators were early adopters of live video on social media. Google Expeditions. BreakoutEDU. Will classroom use be next?

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

We get especially excited when we log in to Buncee and see a library full of new choices in stickers, animations, emojis and most recently, the templates. Social Media Messages: #Quotes4EDU and #Future4EDU. So I use Buncee Templates to share these inspirational quotes across social media platforms, to spread some positivity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. I immediately was attracted to the interactive model of Pear Deck, which integrated with Google Slides or PowerPoint with a simple add-on. The platform also has a library of over 45,000 topics teachers can access when looking for a content lesson or idea.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

So, taking that one step further I created with Comic Life & iPhoto a QR Code Tree Poster (see above) with all our important MHMS Daring School Library & school web links. I''ll be posting this outside the Libary Media Center and in the school lobby as parents on BTSN don''t usually visit the library.so Have a smart phone?

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JULY 28, 2011

I recommend these search engines to our students, grades six through twelve: Search engines to try: Google * Apple engine - Teacher selected and approved free resources Bing vs.Google - You''ll see results from both engines side by side. Heapr - Search Google, Twitter, Wolfram Alpha and Wikipedia super fast SearchCredible - Enter a query.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

Previously via laptop computers, but more recently via mobile devices. Social media has become central to their (and our) everyday lives. Kids who we assume lack access to technology are increasingly getting access through mobile devices and resources in their commmunities. How are their learning lives evolving?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2012

Young, Director 5:00pm--SlideSpeech: Web and Mobile Presentations with Text-to-Speech Voice Over - John Graves, PhD Student 6:00pm-- KEYNOTE: Lucy Gray 7:00pm--Crowdsourcing Knowledge Through Social Media - Torrey Trust, Ph.D. Machin-Mastromatteo, M.Sc. Machin-Mastromatteo, M.Sc.

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The Daring Librarian

JUNE 25, 2011

Librarians and school libraries are at a crossroads. A revolution is at hand, and we need to be nimble, daring, digital and shift both our practice and the way the world thinks of school librarians and libraries. They got the library in Alexandria, they''re not getting mine! Some revolutions compel you throw everything out.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Learners are consuming real time and constant information, media, and news via Google, Youtube, Twitter, Facebook, and forms of social media via their mobile devices. These neighborhood learning centers will combine the best of coffee shops, libraries, technology centers, and makerspaces.

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

If you are not familiar with Goodreads, it is a social media tool for readers. Goodreads is very mobile friendly, so they can use their smartphones and tablets for this purpose at school. Using a social media tool would allow your students to continue their conversations with peers beyond the school day.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Public libraries, of course, are dependable partners in the free wifi zone movement, but tire shops, car dealerships, senior centers and juice shops are all on the list in Clark County School District, the Nevada district that includes Las Vegas. Start with the obvious like public libraries and recreation centers.

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MSEDTechie

JANUARY 26, 2015

Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn''t present. Students can use computers, laptops and mobile devices such as tablets and cell phones. Students can receive “likes,” and the videos can easily be shared to social media, or by a web link.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 3, 2013

During testing season we have a challenge to support student research with limited access to our computer labs and mobile labs. A Fakebook page is a project that combines social media engagement with creativity but can be low tech in execution. Make is Social!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 5, 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. Partner Announcements Library Journal : So many children’s books. How does your library manage digital collections?

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

20 years ago we never would have imagined that the position as a Social Media Manager would be an actual job, and just about every company or organization would need to have someone manage their social media accounts. Social Media is a huge way to incorporate technology that students use everyday in the classroom.

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