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Launching SchoolLibraryNJ (and some models beyond)

NeverEndingSearch

We’re exited to launch SchoolLibraryNJ , a evolving project designed to address inequitable access to resources for K12 schools and libraries and to present the value of librarians in digitally curating resources for teaching and learning. Not every library has a realistic budget.

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Clearlake Capital to Acquire Discovery Education from Francisco Partners

eSchool News

The Company’s integrated learning platform empowers teachers by offering easy lesson creation, ready-to-use formative assessments, and personalized, data-driven recommendations from a library of educational resources. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5 Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc., About Clearlake.

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CheckMark v1.0

EdTechTeam

And be sure to follow the Product Development Facebook page for details on cool software! Through a library of canned comments, teachers simply highlight text in a student documen t and the CheckMark popup appears above the cursor. Want early access to new product releases? Sign up for the Product Development mailing list. IRVINE, CA.

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The changing Web

Learning with 'e's

Social software is software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. It truly is the ‘architecture of participation’ (Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural part of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). 2006) Introducing Web 2.0: geotagging). and Purdon, M.

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Are Free Educational Videos Worth It?

myViewBoard

Similarly, when using Google to search for educational videos the results will yield both YouTube videos under the video tab (Google purchased YouTube in 2006) and websites from across the internet. Many public and school libraries have databases of videos for patrons to search and use.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

Learning with 'e's

The Social Web is comprised of software that enables people to both read from, and write onto web spaces. It is literally the ‘ architecture of participation ’ (O''Reilly, 2004; Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural facet of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). and Purdon, M. Introducing Web 2.0:

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Live Tuesday August 16th with Gary Lopez on HippoCampus.org and Teaching with the Power of Open, Digital Resources

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Archipelago created hundreds of films, videodiscs, software programs, book series for many of the largest educational publishers in the United States, including Harper Collins, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Saunders, and Prentice Hall. NETg was acquired by Thomson Corporation in 2001. The documentary film was cited by President George W.