The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Sponsored by Book Creator, All Opinions My Own From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Book Creator has long been a favorite app on the iPad, and now it’s available for Google Chrome. Post sponsored by Book Creator. Right now, my students are creating books about their heroes.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 22, 2024

In this blog, we’ll delve into how these eBooks can benefit you and transform your students’ learning experience. Adds a Touch of Gamification These eBooks gamify the learning experience of students. For example, they allow students to utilize the search filter tags, like genre, year, author name, book title, etc.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

There is one bright spot in this story: Online books. Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Kids can even watch book trailers before making a selection.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Over the last few years, eBooks have become synonymous with flexible learning. eBooks can work very well in sync with STEM-rich programs, providing the right amount of engagement and interactive learning opportunities. Therefore, eBooks make for the perfect study material to deliver STEM courses.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

In this new collaboration, Pear Deck takes book-specific supplemental materials from TeachingBooks and creates a custom, interactive lesson. TeachingBooks offers high-quality instructional assets such as author interviews and cultural reflection prompts that help educators bring books to life.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Free titles include books from more than 400 publishers. K-12 literacy solution provider LightSail will offer a free Starter Library for all customers. The Starter Library includes 200 texts spanning elementary, middle, and high school reading levels, and will grow to 350 texts by March, 2015. Next page: Sample ebook titles.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 8, 2024

Blended learning means the amalgamation of traditional classroom teaching using printed and paperback books with online eBooks. This fusion of traditional teaching with online eBooks, eReaders, and digital libraries augments face-to-face interaction with digital tools and encourages flexible learning environments.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Will we wander through VR stacks in the library of the future? Will the library’s computer lab become a makerspace? Those were just a couple of the questions raised on Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchat community got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

If you are unable to connect with a local expert, supplemental material by science of reading experts—like books, conference recordings, or on-demand webinars—can help you structure your event. Suggestions for lesson plans, class activities, assessments, and student interventions guided by the science of reading can all help teachers.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

These technologies can also be leveraged to customize learning resources through assessments, interactive quizzes, and other adaptive learning programs. These tools can automate several time-consuming manual processes such as setting assignments, grading results, and syncing them together in the records books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

Let’s start with seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: Include digital ebooks in your class library. Include online libraries with student resources. Have students create crossword puzzles (or other games) to review for an upcoming assessment. Category: CLASSROOM MANAGEMENT.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2023

– Kids’ Books and Videos This is a digital library for kids 12 and under. It’s an amazing resource with a vast collection of books, educational videos, and audiobooks. Book Creator This app allows students to create their own ebooks. They can add text, images, audio, and even video.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please also join the Library 2.0 Steve Steve Hargadon Library 2.0

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Just like reading an interactive ebook is more engaging than reading a print textbook, creating a digital book is a lot more fun than writing a typical report or essay. Because digital books give students a variety of options for sharing information, our students are highly successful when using this technology. Share knowledge.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2023

Book Creator : This one is particularly close to my heart. It allows both teachers and students to create their own books. Socrative : Great for real-time assessments. It’s incredibly versatile for designing engaging worksheets, newsletters, and even books. Flip : A unique video discussion platform.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, April 23, 2018 — Although every elementary school has different student needs its teachers must support, each needs an extensive library of books for its students. With Big Universe, WCPSS is leveraging eBooks in several different ways across the district.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Just like reading an interactive ebook is more engaging than reading a print textbook, creating a digital book is a lot more fun than writing a typical report or essay. Because digital books give students a variety of options for sharing information, our students are highly successful when using this technology. Share knowledge.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Check out my Booking Page . Next, students learn about heroes and their attributes using their text and the library. Is there a good online Mentor Book that might help?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 29, 2019

Online education addresses this issue by offering additional information and explanations via eBooks and other forms of online resources. They can go through the content, re-read chapters, listen to audio-books or take help from external links. They can get additional information all by themselves with the help of online libraries.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Please support my ability to hold these kinds of events by considering the purchase of the all-access Summit "library" pass. Buy the Summit all-access library pass HERE and you can watch the all the recordings any time you like. If you buy the pass by the end of the day today, you'll save $50, since the price goes up tomorrow.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Savvas offers educators an easy, fast, and seamless way to assess learning needs and differentiate instruction for every student in the grade K-8 math and literacy classroom. Reading Spot is a curated collection of digital ebooks that instills a love of reading in K-5 students and encourages them to read more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2016

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. Treat them exactly as though they were print books. have online libraries included with student resources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 28, 2016

The QR Code Treasure Hunt generator by Classtools will help you easily create a series of QR codes for assessments, scavenger hunts, and treasure hunts. Students can create QR codes for the library. QR codes can be to their own book trailers of various books. Recommended Web Tools. Click to access that resource!

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wwwatanabe

JULY 27, 2014

Here are some tools for assessing the quantitative measures of readability: Online-Utility.org : Determines the Flesh-Kincade Reading Level by copying and pasting the text into the box. Lexile : This site helps you find the lexile range, and recommended books for that range. Oxford Owl : Free ebooks that are tablet friendly.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

It now offers more than 13,000 high-quality, leveled eBooks to help schools boost their balanced literacy program for students in grades K–12 to improve reading skills. The expansion also comes amid news that the United States is falling behind in international rankings based on an assessment of fourth grade students’ reading skills.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Back in November of 2010, I wrote a response to a superintendent’s proposed elimination of school libraries in New York State. The problem with libraries is that they are anachronisms , sacred cows. To be honest, I believe that all children deserve strong school libraries with professional teacher librarians.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 21, 2021

These (mostly) free tools can help you assess how students are doing -- and feeling -- alongside other resources for building up their skills and confidence. We've divided this list into three parts -- you can jump to any section below using these links: Assess Where Your Students Are. ASSESSMENT TOOLS FOR ALL SUBJECTS Edulastic.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Nearly half of librarians in a recent survey said their libraries do not advocate for information literacy as much as they should. But despite those resources, librarians reported frustration with the extent to which their libraries support patrons’ information literacy skills. Check back soon for Part 3.].

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Derry said libraries often find it easier to encourage play than schools, which tend to be more closed environments. Each process also allows students the opportunity to fail and assess their failures so that they understand the need for perseverance. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala. The grant, called MakerSpace 2.0:

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Benchmark Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

On the right side of the BU Library interface, there is a blue box labeled “Add New Bookshelf.” From your Library, click the “Assignments” button and type a name for your new assignment. You can then begin adding assessments, eBooks, and ePosters. Create Bookshelves. Try the Assignments feature. Analyze Reports*.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 25, 2023

But there is a huge diversity of other factors and issues at play—a detailed assessment of which is certainly beyond the scope of this brief article. Live instruction or video tutorials can be provided—a library of extra support. The pandemic had a visible and momentous impact , which seems to be rumbling on in one way or another.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

creating a media-rich school or library newsletter. encouraging student groups to build and share knowledge for a project or presentation or assessment. collecting book trailers and reviews. creating a media-rich school or library newsletter. collecting book trailers and reviews. writing a media-rich blog.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 10, 2024

Electronic books, popularly known as eBooks, have revolutionized how we consume information. All kinds of readers, from students to academicians, have shifted towards eBooks and benefit from their advantages. However, apart from their features, have you ever wondered what makes a book an eBook ? What is an eBook?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Our new @HOME remote learning features include lesson guides, videos, teacher demonstrations, interactive activities, assessments and much more, organized so that it’s easy to implement. The program includes Smithsonian Science Stories , which is available as eBooks in English or Spanish, above or below grade. Next, the Get Informed!

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

I started by taking a good look at the books I had available—only to find that my physical classroom library is filled with outdated, “dog-eared” books that are expensive to replace and are a minuscule sampling of the many thousands of books available in the world. Capstone Interactive. Lerner Digital. Teachingbooks.net.

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