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K–12's Digital Transformation Is Giving Libraries a Modern Makeover

EdTech Magazine

Thu, 11/08/2018 - 12:56. No longer just a haven for dusty books and stern shushes, the library is now a place for digital resources and makerspaces and flexible learning. Because wireless networking can be an expensive endeavor, schools can use E-rate funding to pay for these upgrades. There will always be books.

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How does an intelligent learning platform help teachers create a truly personalized learning environment?

Neo LMS

According to a 2018 Education Week Research Center survey centered on U.S. E-books, studies, and essays. Plus, they can rate these recommendations to help their colleagues and teachers realize how relevant they are. . They also offer at-a-glance information about course attendance, course completion rates, and grades.

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Closing the Digital Learning Gap

Digital Promise

Still, huge gaps exist in educational outcomes, high school graduation rates, college readiness and workforce advancements based on race, class, and geography. Over the past two decades, the FCC through its E-Rate program has connected just about every U.S. school and library to the internet. Use Professional Tools.

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New MY World 360° Playlist and Open Invitation

Digital Promise

Since launching in March 2018, MY World 360° has screened 19 immersive stories at UN events around the world. “Moma’e jarã kõ jikuwaê’ã kõ” (“The Owners We Can’t See”). View “Moma’e jarã kõ jikuwaê’ã kõ” (“The Owners We Can’t See”) above on Facebook, or on Vimeo ].

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Print or Digital Textbooks? What’s the Low-down?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Why lug around half a dozen heavy books in a backpack that too often is left behind on a sports field or at the library? It’s no wonder proponents of digital books are pushing for change. Print books are often easier to share. Print books are often easier to share. Sharing digital books is a work in progress.

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Once Worth $3B, Online Tutoring Giant VIPKid Will End Flagship Program in China

Edsurge

VIPKid had most recently suggested that families in China who had purchased bulk class packages—some of which booked out six months, a year, and even further into the future—would be able to finish those classes with foreign educators. The last date that parents could book live classes for their children with foreigners was Oct.

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Go to the Moon. Then, Public Education.

Edsurge

In a now-famous 1997 interview , he candidly explained why Amazon started out by selling books. Books were simply a stepping stone, the “best first thing” to sell.) In 1994, hardly anyone was buying books on the internet. Bezos, more than any other tech entrepreneur, is known to play the long game, masterfully.

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