The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Make a copy for your personal Workspace library if you’d like to save one and use it this year. New Zealand Social Action for Equality In this Workspace, students will learn and write about social actions taken in reference to women in New Zealand seeking equality. Educators can access Camp Hāpara anytime.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

But the boy had never touched an ox or even a cow and had no reference for the animal. He downloaded an ox file from Thingiverse , a vast library of 3D designs for physical objects, fired up the printer and, five hours later, had a 3” x 4” plastic ox that he handed to his student. “As He can worry about content, not access.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. Teachers sync class rosters using Clever or Google Classroom. These resources are accessible from the Teach hub and are organized by topic.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 16, 2022

Students can sign in with their own Google account using the generated class code you share with them or you can invite them using a roster. When activated, paired texts are read aloud for students which is a great accessibility feature for students with special needs especially those that are low in vision.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Mentoring Minds , a leading provider of K-12 instructional and critical thinking materials, announces the availability of the Mentoring Minds Resource Library, a mobile app comprised of resources to support instruction and promote student success. The Mentoring Minds Resource Library includes over $1,000 worth of content, priced at $2.99

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 24, 2024

All sorts of readers, from students, researchers, and educators to casual readers, can now access their favorite books anytime, anywhere, without carrying heavy books. Not just accessibility and convenience but also cost-effectiveness have contributed to eBooks’ popularity. so readers can access eBooks anytime, anywhere.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 30, 2021

The post Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers (Part 1 – Chrome) – SULS0103 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing the must-have Google skills for teachers who use the Google Chrome web browser or Chromebooks. Google works best with Google! Google works best with Google!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2017

There are many options ( Notability and Google Keep come to mind), but the most versatile, all-encompassing app I’ve seen is Microsoft’s OneNote. This is great for students who don’t have access to the Internet (or WiFi) at home. More on digital notetaking: What is Google Keep and Why Use it in Your Classroom?

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

We all search Google. But I am not sure if we’re always sure of the most effective place to begin our Google searches. Among the Google options are Books, Images, News, Newspapers and Scholar. Google Books : IMHO, Google Books is overlooked by far too many researchers, far too many educators, and far too many students.

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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. Graphics like this angle reference graphic. Google Workspace. If you make the link public for everyone to access, you can share the link on an OER platform. . Screencasting tools.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2018

Only when access to technology is consistent and predictable will teachers be willing to incorporate digital tools into their planning. Many school districts fund essential networking upgrades through the federal Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund , more commonly referred to as E-rate.

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SpeechTechie

APRIL 21, 2020

In the webinar, Nathan provides great information on how to use simple tools such as PowerPoint (see also Keynote and Google Slides). Also some of this would be useful even if you haven't seen the webinar The webinar being 3 years old, some info and resources are out of date or no longer available.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Digital whiteboards like ViewBoard check this box while also supporting the most prolific platforms in education including Microsoft, Google, and Apple operating systems and education services. The post How to Select a Complete Digital Education Solution Provider appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Containing nearly 30,000 financial-aid opportunities painstakingly researched over several decades, the database that powered the Reference Service Press book-publishing company faced an uncertain future when Schlachter died in 2015. Where can this thing live digitally so that it’s out of one person’s hands and in the hands of everyone?”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

“This would not be possible without the efforts of our Information Technology Department successfully providing all of our students with Chromebooks and internet access during the pandemic shutdown. Tutor.com will be available to students on the first day of classes, Thursday, September 7.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Finding and participating in tourneys is easy – just google your state, county or city and the phrase “high school esports.”. References: Molina, Brett. Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 Accessed 4.17.18 Why watch other people play video games? Published 10:22 a.m.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This is a GREAT week for library learning and conversations! Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 2, 2012

What does the future hold for our university libraries? The library has long been seen by many as a very traditional, conservative institution, and is often portrayed as a place where rows upon rows of antiquated book shelves slowly gather dust. Just how are libraries adapting to the digital age and all it brings? social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

Students can log in with their Google ID or set up an account. Browse or search the Owl Eyes library to see if your upcoming book is included. I think every classical literature teacher should have an Owl Eyes account just to access the annotations and lesson plans. This is a sponsored post. What Does Owl Eyes Do?

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

In all the discussions about open access and copyright, I want to add my story as someone from the Global South who strongly advocates for open access. However, I know that most Egyptian academics have no such access. Public universities have very limited library resources. This goes some way towards equitable access.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Google Comments Mote ScreenPal Edulastic Flip Voicethread Talk & Comment Padlet Taut Floop Kami Parlay BoomCards Within any of the G Suite apps, it’s possible to leave a comment feedback, but rather than just typing a message share a video, slide deck, or any information that helps them to make an improvement.

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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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Shake Up Learning

JULY 6, 2016

The post 8 Awesome Reasons to Go Incognito in Google Chrome appeared first on Shake Up Learning. You Need to Go Incognito in Google Chrome! Here’s Why: Yep, I’m talking about Google Chrome again! One of my favorite little features in Google Chrome is called incognito mode. Click To Tweet. Don’t let it happen to you!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2017

GeoGuessr is a free web-based geographic discovery game that requires users to guess where they are in the world based on clues and the Google Street View image. Google Earth. Google Earth is the iconic approach to introducing students to the world they live in. Google Lit Trips. Landform Detectives. SmartyPins.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 24, 2023

PlagiarismCheck.org and Copyleaks allow users to upload their own content and create a personalized library for plagiarism detection. Additionally, the platform can integrate with other content management systems and cloud storage services to provide easy access. But only PlagiarismCheck has integration with Google Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

If you use my link to sign up for Edpuzzle , you’ll gain access to a curated library of 50,000 free videos to use with your school. And because it links with Google Classroom, just creating an embed code for a video can enroll someone in your class easily. This blog post is sponsored by Edpuzzle. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

And the one thing that Flipsnack cannot do it … it cannot be worked on simultaneously like Google docs where two students can work on it at once. But, one of the other benefits of Flipsnack is that you can create the books in something like Google Slides. So that was a great way from an elementary standpoint to use FlipSnack.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 10, 2024

Next, I switch on the library lamp, and then the smartboard. To batch this task, I have put all of my daily needed websites into one folder titled Morning: Pandora, GoNoodle, Google Classroom, Google Drive, Planbook. I want Pandora always open on the far left to easily access play/pause all day by both myself and my students.

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techieMusings

OCTOBER 10, 2022

I had a wonderful chance to highlight some ways Bullis Upper School Spanish teacher Hilary Vellenga has been using Kami Library templates to help her students learn Spanish. In this post, I’ll be sharing how Bullis Upper School Spanish teacher Hilary Vellenga has been using Kami Library templates to help her students learn Spanish.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 18, 2019

I saw Google’s new Here to Help ad campaign a couple of weeks back and I can’t get it out of my head. It got me wondering if we might pool our own talents to create our own national/international Here to Help campaigns–perhaps separate ones for school, public, academic and special libraries.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Websites like Code.org have a great approach to making coding accessible to all kids but still, too few students think they are smart enough to do these jobs. Teachers can access a curriculum and resources for teaching. The resulting app works on Android and iOS and can be uploaded to Google Play or the App Store.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Virtual learning refers to an online learning setting where educators can interact with their students using a digital learning platform from their choice of location. These virtual learning environments allow students to access resources and interact in multiple different ways that they would not be able to in the physical classroom.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

However, the joys of wider accessibility and fear of content theft are two sides of the same coin. DRM refers to Digital Restrictions Management , and it helps ensure only the right people can access your eBook. Platforms like Amazon, Apple, Google Play, and Adobe apply their DRMs for the eBooks on their platform.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. videos, links, and audio) are available online, students can access them according to their schedules and location. But that has changed.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 24, 2023

PlagiarismCheck.org and Copyleaks allow users to upload their own content and create a personalized library for plagiarism detection. Additionally, the platform can integrate with other content management systems and cloud storage services to provide easy access. But only PlagiarismCheck has integration with Google Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

Sessions were run like a flipped classroom where attendees accessed daily topics, read/watched materials, tested their knowledge, and experimented with projects. Once a week, we got together virtually (Google Hangout or TweetUp) to share ideas, answer questions, and discuss nuances. How to use GHO. How to make a tagxedo interactive.

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