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What Is a Digital Whiteboard?

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The digital whiteboard encourages applying diverse multimedia. With a few clicks and connection to the internet, teachers can view online resources, browse the content library, and find data faster. Digital Whiteboard vs Analog Whiteboard . The classroom use of such online sharing platforms also cultivates digital citizenship.

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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

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Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. Although many professors still favor hard copies, online libraries have also made their way into the course plan in some places across the globe. Here is where the cloud comes in to save the day once more.

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Library 2.017 Mini-Conference: DIGITAL LITERACY & FAKE NEWS

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We're excited to announce our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," which will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, June 1st, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0 Please register as a member of the Library 2.0

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4 Great Alternatives to Google Classroom

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In fact, with Kiddom, you get everything you love about Google Classroom as well as the features only Kiddom brings to learning such as: the ability to plan, assess, and analyze via a free library of standards-aligned resources. media library –collect and share media resources. profile –provide background material on the teacher.

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Week of August 22nd, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). In addition, I will do a demo on how to "cite while you write", and "manage library/references". link] CLASSROOM 2.0

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Are Phones and Social Media a Distraction in Museums and Galleries?

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Recommended for: Grades: 6-12 Subjects: arts, digital citizenship, social studies, ELA. Possible follow-ups Teach or adapt the Social Media and How You Feel lesson from our Digital Citizenship Curriculum. For more, browse our library of news and media literacy articles.

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Why Blended Learning Fits Your Class, 3 Issues to Think About, and 5 Easy Ways to Begin

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When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. For years, my teaching revolved around textbooks as my resources. But that has changed. When lesson plan resources (i.e.,