21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

That’s right, the identified nouns can give you keywords that will allow you to search a wonderful world of OER (Open Education Resources) on the internet. Finding the right tool to match the verb can take a bit of research. This wonderful OER makes it easy for teachers to assemble their own textbooks.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. The folks we interviewed across library land curated in several different ways and we used the term curation differently depending on current community needs or where they were in any particular project.

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OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Go easy on the inspirational, aspirational statements; go deep on data to support the needs assessments and recommendations. Be explicit with districts about expectations for access to technology in schools and classrooms.

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 31, 2021

In school hallways across the country, it’s not uncommon to see children sitting with adults who are there to assess their reading fluency and growth stopwatch in hand. Submitted student recordings are available anytime as a running record for teacher assessment. In classrooms everywhere, children called on to read aloud.

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Microsoft Education Assessment Data 77

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

The reality, she adds, is that every district prefers to use different tools—digital or otherwise. The platform also offers a library of supplemental resources from third-party providers. Planning lessons, teaching, testing and analyzing results often involve different tools and processes that teachers stitch together.

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Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 77

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Libraries and Librarians ? Open Source and OER ? Practical Student Tools (Email / Calendars / Organizers) ? Testing and Assessment ? Learning Coaching and Mentoring ? Learning Cultures ? Managing Stress ? Math Education ? Microschools ? Mindful Teaching and Learning ? Lifelong Learning ? Music Education ? Pandemic Pods ?

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OER Digital Citizenship Blended Learning Social Media 45

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2018

In three years as an investor at Reach Capital, an edtech venture fund, I’ve watched public, private and philanthropic dollars pour into school operations, adaptive software, data analytics, teacher development, and teacher tools in worthy attempts to improve education. More filler than fire-starter. Quantity over quality.

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EdTech OER Industry Study 95

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

One new category of tool schools are experimenting with is. These digital tools help students master course learning goals by using data generated from students’ interactions with the adaptive software to predict what students should view or do next online. Tell me how the tool works. adaptive technology.

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Learning OER Software Course 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Geogebra – Get this free online math tools for graphing, geometry, 3D, and more! MIT Blossoms – All of the lessons in the MIT Blossoms library have been contributed by BLOSSOMS partners from around the world. Students find that math is a tool to explore the world around us. You will find all kinds of ideas and lessons.

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STEM Resources Learning OER 148

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

What a wonderful place for educators to find quality teaching tools, interactive, podcasts, and hands-on activities, and best of all… it’s free! NSDL – The National Science Digital Library has some outstanding resources that include numerous links to some great STEM programs and organizations. Check out all the science areas.

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STEM Resources Learning Conference 162

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Each of the five startups focuses on technology innovation in higher education, with products that range from student coaching tools to a talent recruiting platform. Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER). They hold those two things equally sacred.”

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OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

It’s hard to make sense of the current climate for school libraries. In other areas, library programs are being cut because some tight budgets favor more pressing priorities. In other areas, library programs are being cut because some tight budgets favor more pressing priorities. April 29, 2016. We provide access.

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Libraries OER Wiki BYOD 40

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 25, 2019

I spend most of my time doing fairly tactical thinking and working focused on moving OER adoption forward in the US higher education space. In this vision of the world, OER replace traditionally copyrighted, expensive textbooks for all primary, secondary, and post-secondary courses. My end goal isn’t to increase OER adoption.

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OER Course Company Smartphone 73

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2018

For example, many of the nation’s largest school systems use Google’s free suite of education tools, which allows teachers to develop their lessons, create assignments and administer assessments online. The technology may be free, but at what cost to a quality education and to the civil liberties of educators and students?

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Software Student Data Privacy OER Data 47

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 18, 2017

Desired outcome (explore, apply, assess)? #2: –and search tools–Google Books, Images, Scholar, etc. They can also incorporate such content-rich resources as library databases, ebooks, videos, and the growing array of available OERs. Grade Level? Content Area(s)? Length of Lesson? Specific Objectives?

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Handbook Google OER Adobe 49

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

10 Free Learning Websites for Kids 51 Great Tools for educators and students to use [link] Richland School District Two 1TWO1 Digital Starter Kit [link] Excellent collection of web apps, sorted by category, with lots of information and ideas for using the web apps in class. Real ti me feedback from students for formative assessment.

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Chromebook Google Edmodo Study 100

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Past… Beyond the Shine Series Articles.

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Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

Hapara

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Engaging features and tools for learners. Many digital textbooks include embedded features and tools that help students connect to the content and focus on what they’re learning. With embedded glossaries and formative online assessments, they can self-monitor. A tool such as H?para With a tool like H?para

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Hapara OER Online Assessments Differentiated Instruction 130

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

In my recent post I asked us each to consider what “what is the real goal of our OER advocacy?” Ismael tweeted: My own take: these are two complementary approaches to #OER that should enrich each other, not exclude (or even blame) each other. As someone concerned with equality, I like #OER as a way to make teaching cheaper.

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OER LMS Secondary Course 60

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER). When digital educational materials become OER, they are converted back into public goods. Instructional designers, faculty, and other educators and administrators should develop a basic understanding of OER. Education is Sharing.

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OER Resources Education Pearson 60

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 17, 2018

With our ability to ethically curate content and unglue it from its containers, and a growing array of digital tools and open education resources, many of us are engaging in a creative new form of the remix. They can include interactive elements and assessments of progress. Have them create original content and assessments as well.

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Khan Academy OER lynda.com Learning 41

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. More often than not, these platforms also come with a series of tools that enable their users to build their own products, services, and marketplaces. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.)

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Sessions are free to watch for five days, then become part of the Home Learning Summit library. Libraries and Librarians ? Open Source and OER ? Practical Student Tools (Email / Calendars / Organizers) ? Testing and Assessment ? A current list is below. Learning Coaching and Mentoring ? Learning Cultures ?

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Conference Learning OER Blended Learning 34

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. These assessments might be used to engage learners in discussion before an inquiry. For more information.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. Siegler: “ The End of the Library.”

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.” The NAACP endorses OER. The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. The NMC Horizon Report 2017 – the Library Edition.

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via The New York Times : “In Her Words: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Assesses a Year on the Job.” Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” Department of Education – Office of Government Ethics – DeVos.”

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

. “In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports. (It’ll

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52