Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2023

Schools have picked up all these new tech tools but it’s not always clear how teachers should actually use them. Some other websites that teachers use to share instructional materials have been criticized for lacking quality control. But all this raises the question: Isn’t that something libraries do?

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Resources Libraries Instructional Materials Study 165

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Educators stress the importance of state leadership, transparency for purchasing digital instructional materials. 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.

Instructional Materials 40

Instructional Materials Report OER Policies 40

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Kiddom , a startup based in San Francisco, will offer core curriculum materials from the nonprofit publisher on its curriculum management system. 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.

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Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 84

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.

OER 46

OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information. Christine’s background includes experience in education and consulting.

Broadband 41

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 41

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

For example, many of the nation’s largest school systems use Google’s free suite of education tools, which allows teachers to develop their lessons, create assignments and administer assessments online. The technology may be free, but at what cost to a quality education and to the civil liberties of educators and students?

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Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 49

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2023

By categorizing these resources, I hope to save you time and effort in finding the right tools, whether you’re an educator seeking lesson plan ideas, a student searching for academic papers, or a parent looking for safe and educational content for your child. Related: Best Academic Search Engines 2.

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Education OER Libraries Accessibility 115