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The End of the Promise of Personalized Learning?

EdNews Daily

Texas State academic standards, for example, are different than all other States so those lesson products showing in search should be biased by geo-location (optional, obviously, and could be statewide or region rather than pinpoint geolocation.)

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16 Books About Learning Every Teacher Should Read

TeachThought - Learn better.

In the age of blogging and social media, is there still room for books? While RSS skimming and short eBooks are beginning to find favor with busy teachers–and for good reason–pairing that kind of persistent content with longer-duration reads is never a bad idea. Ed note: This post has been updated from a 2013 post.

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

When it comes to reading for pleasure, students have so many other competing interests available to them – movies, games, social media, and TV shows – that we need to aim to make it an attractive, conscious choice. Go digital with eBooks and audiobooks. An article titled “Social Media Practices and Support in U.S.