The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: " AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and work so far?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 14, 2024

Our first Library 2.024 mini-conference: " AI and Libraries: Applications, Implications, and Possibilities ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 21st, 2024, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: How has artificial intelligence impacted library services, resources, and work so far?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 27, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," is just one week away and will be held online (and for free) next Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 2, 2023

We've just announced the keynote panel for our Library 2.023 mini-conference: " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

That cash, combined with what observers have estimated was $800 million in revenue in 2020, has been fueling its growth spurt. Acquisitions and partnerships are a cornerstone of Byju’s early learning programs: It bought Palo Alto-based Osmo in 2019, which combines digital learning with manipulatives, an approach the companies call “phygital.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

For example, a 2019 study published in the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning reported no significant differences in academic achievement between online and traditional classroom learners. Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. What is the success rate of online learning?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year. Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year. Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year. Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

One notable change is the FCC made permanent the Category Two budget approach it adopted in 2014, extending the trial period an extra year through the 2020 funding year. The application process is underway for the 2020 funding year. Most of the new rules will not go into effect until 2021. E-Rate Wins and Unfulfilled Wishes.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2021

In 2019, the United States spent 2.8 During the crises of 2020-21, we clearly saw that our education system needs to innovate to make it more equitable, agile, relevant and responsive. percent of its Gross Domestic Product on Research and Development (R&D). R&D is our nation’s engine of innovation.

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Education Superhighway

APRIL 1, 2020

On April 1, 2020, the FCC announced extensions of several key E-rate deadlines to provide relief to program participants affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Extends the service delivery deadline for non-recurring services for Funding Year 2019 by one year, from September 30, 2020, to September 30, 2021.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Our higher education system formed around libraries. Without innovative learning platforms that deliver results, create opportunities for learners and provide access to those most likely to get left behind, society is at risk for continued upheaval. Our primary and secondary education systems formed around teachers imparting knowledge.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Wining, presented by Library 2.0 and Dr. Steve Albrecht: " Helping Library Patrons with Autism : Start with Understanding.” Information on registering to attend online and to access the recording is here. Ask him or her for his or her library card or the Guardian’s card. Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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Edsurge

MARCH 23, 2023

According to the National Library of Medicine , at the beginning of the 19th century, the world’s population exceeded 1 billion people for the first time. America’s Workforce Dilemma During the 2019-2020 academic year, U.S. By 1920, the world had surpassed 2 billion people. In the U.S. Well, the American workforce is shrinking.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 27, 2018

Statista predicts that approximately five billion people will use a smartphone by 2019. respectively by 2020. Cost and ease of access will only lead to more schools and districts going down this path. Persistent access to high-speed Internet in and out of school. Imagine what this number will be in years to come.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. Other times, they’ve paid tuition in full, but owe money for overdue parking, library or housing fees. This story also appeared in Los Angeles Times.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. million to NWEA in 2019-20 for students in kindergarten through eighth grade to take the assessments.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

Sora Sweet Reads provides free access to a variety of popular digital books during the next 100+ days to encourage student reading during the rest of the school year and summer break. If your school offers access to Sora, find your digital collection at [link]. Sora was named one of TIME ’s Best Inventions of 2019.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

The crisis also revealed that access to devices and the internet remained uneven in many places. The company plans to expand this library with new media formats including audio and video, and add new features for students and teachers to engage with the content. It is a right for our students, in schools and in their homes,” he says.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Our third Library 2.023 mini-conference: " EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Since its 2019 launch, Wayfair Professional’s Dream Classroom Giveaway has received thousands of nominations from the public, and nine winners have been awarded brand-new classrooms. billion in net revenue in 2020. “We’re proud to recognize an outstanding local teacher for the first time in the contest’s history and provide Ms.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : " Helping Library Patrons with Autism: Start with Understanding. Ask him or her for his or her library card or the Guardian’s card. Wining, presented by Library 2.0 Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 27, 2023

After Green Mountain College in rural Vermont shut down in 2019, its 155-acre campus was put up for sale for $20 million; the campus eventually sold at auction for $4.5 It’s a foundational block of strong communities to have access to capital,” Huisman said. The most recent scores are from 2019-20. Dordt has an estimated $43.4

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Our third Library 2.023 mini-conference: " EDI 2.0: Individual Responsibility for Creating Belonging and Connection in the Library Profession ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, November 9th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Given the educational and economic divide between rural and nonrural America, this may be the most important college access program you’ve never heard of. By 2019, Ayers had helped impoverished Perry County reach an 86 percent college-going rate (57 students), the highest in the state, according to government figures.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Geared towards giving girls in middle and high school access to STEM resources and career exploration tools, this program dives deeply into the topics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cyber security. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

Interested schools can access the full collection of resources in the K-12 Funding Champion Toolkit. Since March 2020, the U.S. Case studies of schools that expanded their digital libraries using ESF. Sora was named one of TIME ’s Best Inventions of 2019. Important ESF-related websites.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

In 2019, 26 educators were chosen for the inaugural class. Powerful Learning is personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative and connected, and inquisitive and reflective. Personal and Accessible. Library Media Specialist, Suffield Middle School, Suffield, CT. Applications close December 15, 2019.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 26, 2022

If you've been reading our blog for a while, you might remember my first trip to ISTE back in 2019 when I took in the edtech landscape between viewing the Liberty Bell and chowing down on cheesesteaks. This year's ISTE was the first in-person conference I attended since the Covid-19 pandemic began in March 2020. Who's that Penguin?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

This means that schools can provide instant access to assigned titles as ebooks and audiobooks for in-class and distance learning for all students. With a growing catalog of over one million premium digital titles, students can benefit from anytime, anywhere access with the Sora reading app.

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

Back in 2020 I was invited to write a very brief piece about how OER research might inform pandemic practice. OpenStax Director of Research Philip Grimaldi and other authors asked the same questions in their 2019 article Do open educational resources improve student learning? call this “the access hypothesis.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Users who upload class materials can access the full library for free. These quizzes can then direct users to study materials from Course Hero’s resource libraries. A series of large fundraising deals in a record-setting 2019 for U.S. Course Hero is the first entrant in 2020. “I

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

If we didn’t find that, a week or two weeks may have led to failing the class,” says White, 67, who at the time was managing director of student access and success at the private Pennsylvania school of 7,000 students. Mentor Collective hopes to create 100,000 mentorships by the end of 2020.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

While she learned to navigate and understand the value of her library’s network of databases, she knows that many kids don’t even know what a database is. She recognizes the library as a safe space for the individual and as an important space that creates community. See video at 28:40.) I am standing here in privilege.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Sticker Library ? ⌨️ You can get quick access to an emoji picker on a Windows, Mac, or Chromebook computer with a keyboard shortcut. See previous Best Of posts from 2020 , 2019 , from 2018 , from 2017 , from 2016 , from 2015 and from 2014 for more links, tips, and ideas. ✏️ Weekly Journal ? Participation Chart ?

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