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LightSail announces free digital ebook library

eSchool News

The Starter Library includes 200 texts spanning elementary, middle, and high school reading levels, and will grow to 350 texts by March, 2015. Next page: Sample ebook titles. eBooks and eReaders News Top News' K-12 literacy solution provider LightSail will offer a free Starter Library for all customers.

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Empowered Readers: Technology That Can Re-Inspire Students’ Love of Reading

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Casey's Four Top eBook Platforms for English Language Learners. Teachers Know Best, 2015 Report Ebook platforms can provide scaffolding that English language learners need, such as audio enhancements and highlighting features that help support the reluctant readers. Capstone Interactive. Lerner Digital. Teachingbooks.net.

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Utah STEM Action Center Releases Exemplar Statewide Program Evaluation

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For example, in 2015 the PAST Foundation conducted a formative evaluation of its Math Matters Projects, which studied ST Math implementation across nine districts in Fairfield and Franklin Counties. Ebook: Demanding More from Edtech Evaluation. ST Math in Utah , where over 21% of elementary schools use the program.

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The digital-first district where OER meets iPads

eSchool News

The English language arts department debuted its curriculum in the 2015-16 school year, and the math, science and social studies departments will introduce curricula during each consecutive school year. The Pennsylvania Legislature is joining the U.S. Department of Education in efforts to provide schools with quality online material.

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Resources from Miami Device

Learning in Hand

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)? Mobile 2015’s Call for Proposals is now open.

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Using Design Thinking to Support Makerspaces

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Michelle Luhtala is the Library Department Chair at New Canaan High School in Connecticut and was one of five school librarians named as a “Mover and Shaker” by Library Journal in 2015. million digital titles, Mackin supplies print books, eBooks, online educational databases, audiobooks and video resources to schools around the globe.

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Mining for Diamonds

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In 2015, I received the Michigan Association of Computers in Learning “Technology Using PreK-12 Teacher of the Year Award." Was it the eBook format? Joanna Van Raden taught at the elementary and middle school level for over 30 years. I also wanted to find tools that could make learning more meaningful for all students.