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Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State? SETDA’s New Guide May Help.

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A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. State Procurement Case Studies: Spotlight on Digital Materials Acquisition is available online. .

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Should you build your own LMS?

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No longer relegated to using textbooks as their core instructional materials, teachers look to their institutions for help selecting, aggregating, and then delivering relevant content to their pupils. Of course, if the district has the right level of financing and support, the do-it-yourself LMS route is actually within reach.

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Savvas Announces New Math and Reading Solutions that Engage and Inspire Students While Giving Educators the Resources to Help All Learners Achieve

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PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At We couldn’t do that before.”

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TEA Announce Free Access To Supplemental Math Computer Program for Texas

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offerings, these instructional materials are optional and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what grade-level knowledge and skills students should possess. instructional materials undergo a rigorous review that includes Texas teacher feedback to confirm quality standards.

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The challenges of mobile learning in the classroom

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A secured LMS can prevent many unwanted online safety issues through automatic backups, password protection, whitelisted websites, strong settings of different access levels for users, and so on. It’s one thing to put mobile devices into students’ hands and a totally different one to use said technology in the most effective way possible.

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Secure Moodle-KITABOO Integration: DRM-Protected Digital Publishing

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Today, the shift towards digital content as the primary instructional material is undeniable. Teachers are now creating interactive academic course material with the help of learning management systems such as Moodle and distributing it to students at large. Let’s dive in! Table of Contents: I. What is Moodle?

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Top 10 Benefits of Using YouTube in the Classroom

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Suppose a video from YouTube cannot be included in a learning management system (LMS) or an online class. Asking your students to search YouTube to uncover instructional films pertinent to their needs is another way to encourage students to engage in self-directed learning. Microlearning and mobile technology.

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