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Creating your virtual library (quickly) using Slides and Bitmojis)

NeverEndingSearch

And it is clear that the library must be the center of that experience. Currently, one very popular strategy is the creation of classroom scenes using Google Slides populated with their flexible Bitmojis. But, first, a little background: I’ve been playing around with building virtual school libraries for a very long time.

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AI in Higher Ed: Using What We Already Know About Good Teaching Practices

Edsurge

Now, if my child asks me a question about anything, we can Google it on my phone from wherever we happen to be. Telling a student to go to the library to access a physical copy of something is the outlier instead of the norm. But the idea of the flipped classroom is credited to Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams in 2006.

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Are Free Educational Videos Worth It?

myViewBoard

Quick take: Find out how most teachers are finding their educational videos for their lessons and the 5 problems that come from using free resources: Advertisements. Could using free resources from the internet be detrimental to education? How teachers find free educational video resources. Inappropriate content. Copyrights.

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Summer passion projects for students

Kathy Schrock

#loveyouall Back in the day, employees of Google could pitch an idea to their supervisor to be able to take advantage of the “20% Time” program. Many of these projects turned into important components of the Google products. I used to love Google Labs, which included prototypes of the ideas being developed.

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Awesome Virtual Online Field Trips

MSEDTechie

Google Maps with Street View lets you explore places around the world through 360-degree street-level imagery. It''s a great resource if you''re starting to get connected. Google Earth - Explore the geography of both land and sea (free download). Get a demo or browse the gallery to see collections from around the world.

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Khan Academy Has Inspired Imitations Across Disciplines. MEDKSL is the Latest.

Edsurge

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. More than 60 universities around the world currently assign the site’s resources. “In There are a growing number of students who use Google and YouTube to study instead of buying textbooks.

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Wikipedia Is NOT Wicked!

The Daring Librarian

Much like the Internets in general, (or the Googles, or the Facebooks, or the Twitters, or the YouTubes) many educators look upon Wikipedia with suspicion, sometimes derision, and occasionally with fear. And for gosh sakes, it comes up top 3 in just about any Google search you do. But who are we kidding? It ain''t goin away folks!