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More College Students Are Downloading Course Materials for Free—Or Skipping Them Entirely

Edsurge

Use of free course materials among college students is up, with 22 percent downloading at least one such resource during the spring 2019 semester, according to research published Wednesday by the National Association of College Stores. The percent of students who reported downloading free materials has increased each semester since.

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EdTech Success in LAUSD

eSchool News

Then there was the $95 million payroll system snafu back in 2008. Commissioned by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., Chromebooks powered by Snapdragon with LTE proved to be an ideal technology solution due to the always-connected capabilities, strong performance, and privacy features that were provided to more than 160,000 students.

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ChatGPT with My Students

User Generated Education

I love educational technology. I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. I think it is important to be intentional when any educator or I use any type of educational technology. Now, similar work is often seen as innovative by colleagues.

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18 Effective Classroom Motivation Strategies

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Classroom Motivation Strategies Drawing upon the insightful work of Guilloteaux & Dörnyei (2008), specifically from pages 63-64, this section delves into a variety of motivational strategies, enriched with my own examples and explanations to illustrate their practical application in educational settings. Subscribe to download it.

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Learning First, Technology Second #motivationmonday

The CoolCatTeacher

Today Liz Kolb @lkolb talks about how we can put learning first and a very important reason technology should be second. Click to download the PDF transcript or scroll down to read the transcript on this page. In today’s show, Liz Kolb talks about the role of learning and technology: What is the role of technology in learning.

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

Download the transcript by clicking here or scroll down to read the transcript on this page. Want to hear another episode on technology tools? Jon was the co-designer of Minarets High School , which originated as a GAFE, 1:1 Macbook and PBL based high school in 2008 and has been named an Apple Distinguished School three times.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Physical Education w/ #Edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

This conversation is so much fun and will give PE teachers and coaches lots of ideas for using technology to improve sports performance and get fit. Download the transcript or scroll down to read it on this web page. I travel the world helping #physed teachers use technology more meaningfully in their classes. Listen Now.

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