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How to Use Digital Textbooks in the Classroom

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A four-year university-wide study conducted by Florida Virtual Campus reports that 70% of the respondents surveyed said that they had spent at least $300 on textbooks in the year 2016. Related: 9 Benefits of Interactive eBooks. Digital textbooks are, on the other hand, available for use on smartphones and tablets.

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Transforming Education with Virtual Labs and Immersive Learning

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Unlike the physical lab environment, virtual labs take into account several different pedagogical techniques proven to facilitate a better understanding of theoretical information, including active learning, visuals-based learning, gamification, and storytelling. Best eBook Authoring Tool: Simple Guide to Select one.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

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The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning.