The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2021

Our second Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 17th, 2021, from 12:00 - 3:00 US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 The list of accepted concurrent sessions is below! network to be kept updated on this and future events.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2021

Our second Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 17th, 2021. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2017

— Shelly Sanchez (@ShellTerrell) June 26, 2017. Social Media for the Library (B311). Experience a “Breakout” Exclusively on a Mobile Device (B334). GeoGebra Online and Mobile Math Apps for Your Classroom (B336). Cori Coburn. Tuesday BYOD Sessions. 10:15–11:15 am. Closely Reading with ThingLink (B303).

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

Kajeet’s Homework Gap Grant program provides the means for K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and public libraries to connect students to safe, reliable internet outside of the classroom. patents in mobile technologies. Kajeet holds 40 U.S. To learn more, visit? kajeet.com ?and and follow us on Twitter at?

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Tom Murray

MAY 23, 2018

Across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. With the 2017 change in Presidential leadership, and thus change in FCC leadership, some issues and confusion ensued when Lifeline as a Federal program was halted and deemed a state responsibility.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017. Py It’s that familiar story of Ivy League students who built something during their spare time: The duo behind Py created their first mobile course on Python as undergraduates at Yale and Brown, which proved popular in Russia.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Using the mobile and online technology already in place, students can better track and tailor their academic experiences ,” writes Lynch. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Digital Citizenship Remains a Priority.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Find ideas for activities in my slide presentation, Mobile Holiday Apps for Spreading Cheer. Mobile Holiday Apps for Spreading Cheer from Shelly Sanchez Terrell. Choose from their library of holiday stickers, backgrounds, templates and images. You can tie reading, writing, and digital skills to any of these activities.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Just a couple of weeks ago, the Library of Congress announced the launch of three new apps for Web and mobile, developed by educational organizations that were supported by an LOC grant for app development. Links to Library of Congress primary source analysis guides. These are not the first apps from the Library of Congress.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 14, 2021

Our second Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World," will be held online (and for free) this Thursday, June 17th, 2021, from 12:00 - 3:00 US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Washington, DC — The inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge for libraries came to a successful close this month, as more than 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea far eclipsed an ambitious goal set by investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban. Beanstack currently serves over 600 libraries globally.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2021

Our second Library 2.021 mini-conference: "Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 17th, 2021. Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0 This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

People walk to a Harris County Sheriff air boat while escaping a flooded neighborhood during the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey on August 29, 2017 in Houston, Texas. In the library, we’re ready to let them talk about what has happened. This is not your grandmother’s library. Photo: BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images).

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

million across 71 deals in 2017. Blindfold offers a library of 80 games including puzzles, slots and adaptations of mainstream titles like “Candy Crush” and game shows like “Jeopardy.” According to Crunchbase , global investment activity in assistive technology has grown from $118.5 million across 38 deals in 2012 to $276.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 15, 2017

Try Creating a Student Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn with librarian Micki Uppena. Additionally, Rachelle is: Communications Chair for the ISTE Mobile Learning Network, a Member at Large for Games & Sims, the Innovations and Resources Co-Chair for the Teacher Education Network and. Selected Links from this Episode.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 7, 2017

The Library of Congress has various primary sources including newspapers and images. The National Education Association has lesson plans for grades K to 12 supporting the 2017 theme, Honoring Trailblazing Women in Labor and Business. Check out this slide presentation and discussion lesson, English and History: Women of the World.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2019

In September 2017, five finalists were chosen to field test their tools with thousands of children across villages in Tanzania. The app offers a library of books and videos and 2,400 learning activities across 22 sessions covering math and reading. Across the world, 198 teams applied. Each of them received $1 million.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

It’s a big deal for a startup that was founded in 2011 on the bet that as internet connectivity and mobile devices became more affordable and accessible in classrooms, teachers and students would need a way to create and share digital content and resources.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2017

We're getting close to our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) March 29th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). How can library and information science schools and professional development programs prepare library professionals?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 26, 2017

We're excited to announce our first of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) March 29th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please register as a member of the Library 2.0

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 2017, about a month before the company announced an extension of its $60 million Series D round, the company laid off 10 percent of its staff. Downing said the company now has just under 200 employees, and later added in an email that “the recent reductions impacted fewer employees than in 2017.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

A 2018 survey found nearly half of millennial parents rely on mobile parenting apps for information relating to parenting and children. A reading support app: ReadAskChat is an app that hosts a picture book library for children 6 months to 4 years old and includes stories, poems, songs and math activities.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 28, 2017

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29th, is our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). The list of scheduled presentations, plus keynote bios, are below! Abels , John Bertot , and Valerie J.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Until today, Kahoot’s website and mobile app, which feature nearly 60 million multiple-choice quizzes, have been completely free for students and teachers. Premium users will also have access to a library of millions of images, which are displayed on the quizzes, and performance reports that track student progress.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 16, 2020

Some applications have the option to consult dictionaries within the digital books themselves, and there are also libraries that lend e-books. Here are 9 reasons why publishers should move to digital eBook libraries. Education Technology / June 2, 2017. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE. You May Also Like.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2020

We are expanding our planned Library 2.0 DATE & TIMES: Thursday, March 26th, 2020 | 1:00 - 6:30 pm US-Eastern Time (4 one-hour sessions with 1/2-hour breaks) COST: Free REGISTRATION: To register for the mini-conference, join Library 2.0. Those who are already members of Library 2.0 Please note the new expanded times.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

It so far does not work on mobile devices. In 2017, the company raised $10 million in a Series A led by Balderton. He said he’d like to see Labster build out its content library into other STEM fields. The experience includes a mix of 3-D animated simulations along with assessments. If 2019 is Labster’s year to grow in the U.S.,

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

The software has been updated to include a new mental health keyword library, google authentication, and improved scalability to support larger school districts, among other features. Impero also offers Impero EdLink , a mobile device management tool to help schools manage one-to-one initiatives and BYOD programs.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Top Hat got its start in the “clicker” business, offering a web-based and mobile classroom response tool that lets instructors gauge whether students understood the lesson (or paid attention). Should the Nelson deal pass, Top Hat will boast more than 1,000 titles in its library. More than 90 percent of its users are in the U.S.,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Perlego gives users access to a library of content, including digital textbooks. Perlego officially launched in January 2017, and raised almost $700,000 for its seed funding round last year. In July 2017, it sold 22 percent of its stake in Penguin Random House. The service has a premium version that costs about $20 a month.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Here’s what Ryan Hunt, cofounder of Canada’s first mobile makerspace—the MakerBus—had to say. "Oh, Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Oh, The Places You'll Go" is one of the most popular books by Dr. Seuss. What aspects of curriculum or community might get us there? Dartmouth College).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Parents became alarmed by the plan to put their children’s data into a cloud and mobilized in communities and states to stop inBloom. In November 2017, the New York Times published an expose of the business practices of the tech industry in Baltimore County. The parents won.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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ProfHacker

AUGUST 30, 2017

Serendipitous discovery is not just for apocryphally wandering through library stacks–sometimes you can stumble across a cool tool, as well. It’s focused on privacy, blocking ads and especially trackers on both desktop and mobile devices. Friday offered just such an occasion: I was working through Moacier P.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 1, 2022

It is precisely why publishers are converting their existing library of physical books into interactive eBooks. Mobile-ready content: KITABOO helps create interactive eBooks that are mobile-ready. Digital Publishing / June 12, 2017. Related Read: A Comprehensive Guide to Creating Interactive Workbooks for Schools .

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

The State appropriations per full-time student have fallen from an inflation-adjusted $8,489 in 2007 to $7,642 in 2017. The overall state funding for public two- and four-year colleges in the 2017 school year was nearly $9 billion below its 2008 level, after adjusting for inflation. Provide Access to K-12 Libraries.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

An historically low labor force participation rate of 63 percent in September 2017 represents nearly 100 million Americans neither employed, nor looking for work. Bureau of Labor Statistics 2017; Tyton Partners analysis.) Source: Sources: U.S. Census Bureau 2016; U.S. ETF’s initial funders include The Joyce Foundation, W.K.

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