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Could the Bridge Across the Digital Divide Be Paved With TV Signals?

Edsurge

Although digital technologies hold great promise in the realm of education, access remains limited for many communities worldwide. One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. households didn't have broadband access.

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Gale Enhances Miss Humblebee’s Academy to Improve User Experience and Better Outcomes

eSchool News

To help schools, parents and caregivers meet the needs of their early learners and further empower their learning journey toward school readiness, Gale, a Cengage company has made major enhancements to Miss Humblebee’s Academy , its award-winning interactive online learning solution for children ages three to six. About Cengage and Gale.

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5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons

The CoolCatTeacher

But I’m talking about the research tool for Google Books that gives you access to millions of titles that are in the public domain. For a social studies teacher, a history teacher, who needs to give his or her student a little more access to historical articles and books, that’s a great resource. Now there’s an eBook option.

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What school librarians make (revisited)

NeverEndingSearch

In polite company, I bite my tongue when I hear them ask: “You’re a school librarian, Joyce,” they say. “Be It’s equity of access. I am here to help learners efficiently access what they need through the digitally curated websites and guides I create and maintain. Because it is not impressive enough to be a librarian.

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5 Technologies to Watch In 2011

The Electric Educator

Five companies to watch in 2011 Five trends to watch in 2011 Five people to follow in 201 1 Five Blogs to read in 2011 Josef Dunne, Via Flickr 1. This is a huge development for Mac users as they will finally be able to access multimedia content on the iphone, ipod touch and ipad! What is unclear is the standard eBook file format.

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Amazon wins $30M contract to sell e-books to NYC schools

eSchool News

The e-books will be readable on e-readers, tablets, smartphones, laptops and other devices. The company also owns a web-based math program, TenMarks, and WhisperCast, a database that lets schools search for e-books and digital textbooks. million in the first year of the contract. . ” Amazon has been slowly moving into education.

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The Future of Content Delivery Is on Cloud-Based Platforms

Kitaboo on EdTech

When content is stored on one’s laptop, smartphone, or local device, it becomes impossible for other team members to access it. Depending on the kind of content shared, creators and recipients may need to use different platforms to access it. eBook Creation. Many Platforms, One eBook! Enables Collaboration.

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