NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 23, 2018

This year, I’ve found myself giving many of them a rather unintentional gift–an introduction to their public libraries’ digital media collections. I no longer subscribe to print magazines because of my public library’s access to RBDigital. I propose that after dinner, we have some library fun.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 29, 2024

An SDK provides the needed libraries and support to ensure this standard is maintained in every eBook reader. The content created using an ePUB Reader SDK is accessible on all major operating systems. It powers dedicated e-readers, including Nook, Bookeen, and many more custom e-reading apps on iOS and Android.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

They just weren’t ready for distance learning, and a big part of that was that too many students lacked adequate WiFi access to get to virtual class. In Arizona, the House Education Committee introduced HB2421 , a bill allowing for schools to create distance learning courses. Jennifer E. Cases like 2020’s Cayla J.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 15, 2020

And, this may be the very right time to make sure we spread the word about both our own and our public library colleagues’ digital media collections. I no longer subscribe to print magazines because of my public library’s access to RBDigital. Here’s a remix a post I shared a little while back.

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2023

These short courses offer students the opportunity to study behavioral health, which aligns with jobs in our region related to human services, sociology, counseling, psychology and social work. birth rate has been declining since the 1970s. On the institution side, Jennifer E. By 1920, the world had surpassed 2 billion people.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The purposeful use of technology can innovate assessment, transform time frames around learning, increase collaboration, enable learning about information and research thanks to unprecedented access, and provide a level of student ownership like never before. Just using it to access information is also not a sound use.

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 22, 2023

As your school district seeks to optimize the effectiveness of its web content filtering across a wide spectrum of considerations that include teaching, learning, safety, security, privacy, and of course, return on investment, keep the following tips at the front of your mind. #1 Controls can always be tightened when issues arise.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. If you make the link public for everyone to access, you can share the link on an OER platform. . You can also turn your materials into PDFs for greater access and usability. .

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Are you still looking for reasons to create e-textbooks for students? If you draw a comparison between the two, i.e., traditional textbooks and interactive textbooks, you will see that e-textbooks clearly fare better than regular textbooks. Once published, the etextbooks should be easily accessible by the users. Easy to Publish.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

I was proud to be there to share along with some serious library power: AASL President Leslie Preddy, Mark Ray (WA) Washington, Jennifer Boudrye (D.C.) OER include lesson plans and supporting scaffolds, handouts and workseets, courses, electronic textbooks, media, simulations. and Mary Reiman (NE). What are OER?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

They have a wonderful lesson library that they've created as well. It's not as powerful or robust as Midjourney or DALL·E , but it's accessible to students. Of course it was. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per month for one access to one digital textbook or $14.99 per month to access all of the more than 1,500 titles on the company’s platform, with each plan requiring a four-month minimum. Users also get access to audiobook versions of their texts?available That’s why the all-access model is so significant?it

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

It used to be that 1:1 technology access was a novelty. They also understand that Chromebooks last as long and are as sturdy as traditional laptops and despite the myth, they realize, just like laptops, you don’t need the internet to access your core suite of tools. Airlines have figured it out.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 22, 2020

NEW ORLEANS — School absences were rare for Lorenzo Elliott, the drum major of the George Washington Carver High School band and an honor roll student with a 96 percent attendance rate. Often, they can’t,” said Robert Schwartz , a visiting scholar at Temple University James E. His family said that police had picked him up.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

The evolution of trust in Wikipedia was documented by Mothe & Sahut (2018) who noted a contrast “between a higher frequency of use of Wikipedia and a lower rate of citation.” Look for editorial ratings. Of course, cues about container or source type are far less obvious in a digital landscape. M., & Hood, E.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 6, 2023

Now that it’s been a few months, I’m like, ‘Well, yes, of course, AI generates anything.’" - Karen X. I have been using AI in one form or another since I began making art on computers in the 1990s. I only truly started using image-generating AI tools around 2020.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 15, 2015

If we intend to prepare students for the jobs of the modern economy, ensuring high-speed broadband access is a crucial first step. If we connect every classroom, both inner city students and their suburban neighbors alike will be able to access the same learning opportunities. As a result, $2.5

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

This made it difficult to run programs like Pixie or access online math games. Students now interview authors across the country via Skype and access books that match their interests and reading levels on e-readers. Without reliable [internet] access, there’s no way you can do something like that,” Tower said.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 19, 2023

Now that it’s been a few months, I’m like, ‘Well, yes, of course, AI generates anything.’" - Karen X. I have been using AI in one form or another since I began making art on computers in the 1990s. I only truly started using image-generating AI tools around 2020.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

As a lit major, I delighted in breaking open the Norton volume assigned to each of my courses. . The free, digital and happily diverse anthology curates and shares e-books, authors, and reader’s guides. Users can set up shelves, print and rate and comment on their readings. We think of access first and technology second.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. billion people are still without internet, and the rate of internet growth has actually slowed. Today, over 2.9

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. and aims to address some of the obstacles to broadband adoption -- in terms of cost, access, relevance, and digital literacy.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Access to technology is another funding-related struggle. “If If E-rate didn’t fund our technology, we didn’t get it,” he said, referring to a federal program that makes telecommunications and Internet access more affordable for schools and libraries. “We We didn’t have a lot of extra. Those options matter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 29, 2023

Now that it’s been a few months, I’m like, ‘Well, yes, of course, AI generates anything.’" - Karen X. I have been using AI in one form or another since I began making art on computers in the 1990s. I only truly started using image-generating AI tools around 2020.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

The Center for Hope and Redemption can be seen from the main entrance of Pollak Library at California State University, Fullerton. Ultimately, less than 4 percent of them graduate from college, compared with the nation’s overall rate of 29 percent, according to a 2018 report. I became a crackhead to education.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

E-commerce purchases of all types have surged. This is already evident in the latest national job-market data, which shows a 15 percent unemployment rate for high school graduates with no college and 13 percent for those with some college or an associate degree—compared to 7 percent for individuals with a bachelor’s or higher.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 21, 2022

More than 10,000 of the district’s students and their families did not have internet access at home, and many parents did not speak English. As the device distribution proceeded, the district also needed to develop internet access throughout the city. Wesley Watts, Jr. Creating the Future.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. join the Library 2.0 The conference is once again being held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

During the “ National Coalition for Technology in Education and Training (NCTET) Virtual Post-Inauguration Awards and Policy Panel ,” the presenters discussed the intersection of technology and education and what’s needed to create sustainable, equitable access to a 21st century education.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 5, 2016

It’s a survey of American faculty work habits conducted in 2015, and it is very illuminating for anyone reflecting on higher ed and information, from librarians to technologists to academic deans, and, of course, for faculty members. e-books aren’t getting much traction. They seem to want the library to help.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Now that the book is appearing in print, I’m publishing the full-text chapter here so that there will be an easier-to-access open access version of the chapter available online. As anyone who has tried to check out a popular book at the library knows, sharing books with others can be a frustrating experience.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

There's a big giant access issue, both in terms of what happens when there’s no internet and then also what happens when you don’t have a device that can go on the internet,” says Beth Holland, the digital equity and rural project director at the Consortium for School Networking, an industry group for school tech directors.

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