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What Happened to Google's Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books?

Edsurge

That’s what Google dreamed of doing when it embarked on its ambitious book-digitizing project in 2002. A settlement that would have created a Book Rights Registry and made it possible to access the Google Books corpus through public-library terminals ultimately died, rejected by a federal judge in 2011. It now contains more than 15.7

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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

TeachThought - Learn better.

MOOCs are great ideas, but assessment and feedback loops and certification are among the many issues holding them back. Comparing an unsupported MOOC from 2008 to an in-person college experience isn’t apples to apples. In 2008 nearly every state in the nation significantly reduced state support for higher education institutions.

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With a New CEO, Can Edmodo Regain Its Ed Mojo?

Edsurge

Founded in 2008, Edmodo attracted a large online community of educators, who used the free, Facebook-like platform to communicate and share resources with their peers and students. Escaping the Shadow of Google Figuring out Edmodo’s identity, and what makes it unique, is key to re-establishing its footing in the market. Are we an LMS?

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Top 4 microtrends in e-learning

Neo LMS

Entrepreneurial education was quite the buzzword in 2008/09, as educators grappled with how to prepare young people for economic meltdowns. Recognize, create and act on opportunities. Make imaginative use of technology. Understand how to start and run an organization. Value innovation.

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The Connection Between “Lower” and “Higher” Level Thinking

The Principal of Change

The best quote I have heard on this topic is from Yong Zhao: I have been criticized often for saying that “If you can google the answer to the question on the test, the question probably sucks.” It is also imperative to understand that we should not solely become dependent on “Google” for knowledge.

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

Jon is a Google Certified Innovator (#GTAWA 2011), has been a Lead Learner for a Google Teacher Academy (#GTAMTV2), is also an Apple Distinguished Educator and has facilitated over 10 Executive Briefings and led sessions in Final Cut Pro for the 2013 Apple Institute. It’s like, why are people grading anything? I pulled it down to five.

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EVERFI Tackles Inequality in Nation’s Healthcare System with Introduction of First Healthcare Literacy Course for Students

eSchool News

EVERFI’s health literacy course uses Bloom’s taxonomy framework of hierarchical learning and assessment and is aligned with National Health Education Standards (NHES) , Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) and Jump$tart Coalition’s National Standards for K-12 Personal Finance Education.

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