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Why We Should Expand Our OER Advocacy to Commercial Publishers

Iterating Toward Openness

Effective Advocacy. releases of the Linux kernel came from employees at Intel, IBM, Google, Facebook, Samsung, RedHat, and SUSE. And it’s not only “newer” companies like Google or Facebook. Over one third (34.5%) of all the contributions to the 4.8 – 4.13

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Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading

eSchool News

Readers don’t even need their library card—they can use their school Google accounts to access both our district and public libraries. Using data for advocacy Increasing funding to expand our collection of audiobooks is just one example of the many ways we’re using data for advocacy.

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Going Beyond the Hour of Code

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on The Advocate from the Computer Science Teachers Association. include: Computational Thinking for Educators from Google (15-30 hours). Show videos or articles that explore connections between computing and other disciplines, interests, and careers: TECHNOLOchicas. Some favorites (all free!)

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There is Always Room for Student Creativity! (Even in A Google Doc)

EdTechTeam

We all know that Google Docs is a powerful word processing tool and one of the main core applications of Google. Google Docs is probably one of the most used G-Suite apps in the educational domain and one that offers many features above and beyond our old traditional ways of digitizing text. 1 Font Selection: .

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5 #GR8Finds #ThisWeek 03.20.15 - What to Assess? Library of Congress on Pinterest, An Adult Coloring Book, A School Librarians Advocacy Video, and Who's Tracking Your Emails?

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

Meet The Woman Who Sold A Million Copies Of Her Coloring Books For Adults -- the article Johanna Basford''s website See her Instagram account below. A school librarian advocacy video from the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, worth watching. BEST school librarian advocacy video! A coloring book for adults!

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Innovative ideas for school libraries

eSchool News

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library? Holzweiss asked.

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Reach out!: Web-Based Advice Service for School Librarians

NeverEndingSearch

I’ve read their books and articles. A Google form on the site will collect questions, along with context relating to grade level, location, and the category of the inquiry. And, I think a lot of the of us who are doing this understand what particular kind of advocacy is critical right now–advocacy on behalf of the learner.