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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Teachers cite the challenges of remote instruction as a top reason for leaving their jobs during the pandemic.

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This Student Saw Teachers Lacked a Place to Share Digital Resources. So He Created One.

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In his former school district in California, San Ramon Valley Unified School District, Rahul Bir noticed that the schools seemed inundated by technology. For Christopher Faidley, a middle school computer science teacher who once taught advanced technology to Bir, it’s a place to send inquisitive parents. “I

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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

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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.

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Best Search Engines for Teachers and Educators

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JSTOR : A digital library housing thousands of academic journals, books, and primary sources. WorldCat : A global catalog of library collections, WorldCat helps locate books, DVDs, articles, and other materials in libraries worldwide. It’s a valuable tool for accessing physical and digital academic resources.

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edWeb.net Highly Recommended by School Library Connection

edWeb.net

” edWeb.net was reviewed in the January/February 2018 issue of School Library Connection: edWeb.net. Links to each state’s department of education website and the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) Guide to Digital Instructional Materials are also provided. Highly Recommended.

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8 Great Piano Learning Apps for iPhone and iPad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

With the advance of technology and especially mobile technology, all these hardships become a thing of the past. It works with various instruments including keyboard, electric, real piano, and acoustic, Flowkey offers instructional step by step guides to help you learn about music and develop the proper playing technique.

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3 Tips for Easily Implementing Social-Emotional Learning – by John Gamba

ViewSonic Education

Sixty-three percent said the use of video helped increase the relevancy and quality of instructional materials. Always keep your specific needs in mind when evaluating new solutions, and make sure to ask how the technology can be deployed to meet your needs and deliver measurable outcomes. #3 The right technology can help.

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