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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. NGDLE – Next-generation Digital Learning Environment. OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use). API – Application Programming Interface. Have I missed any?

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K-12 OER Collaborative enters next phase

K12 Open Ed

Last week, the K-12 OER Collaborative entered the next phase of their project, awarding contracts for rapid prototypes to the following developers: edCount LLC. Expeditionary Learning. Learn Zillion. In what creative ways can the savings in instructional materials funding be applied to improve teaching and learning?

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The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! (but should be) – SULS0148

Shake Up Learning

(but should be) – SULS0148 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey chats with Rich Dixon, Senior Director of Innovative Learning at H?para. Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. Where do teachers find OER? .

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Today's Newsletter: T&L Live in Boston Tomorrow!

techlearning

Then, attendees can choose sessions that include “playgrounds,” where they can try some of the latest edtech gadgets, and panel discussions and workshops on coding, personalized/blended learning, OER, igniting innovation at the district level, and more.

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. The sudden shift in the learning environment last year may have provided an obstacle for the way we wanted to see this happen. Planning Blended Learning for another year.

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HyperDocs and the teacher librarian

NeverEndingSearch

The concept of HyperDocs is spreading all over edtech land. A true extension of what TLs do or should be doing in a hyperlinked information landscape, HyperDocs are all about curation and collaboration, instruction based on engaged inquiry, as well as our mission to inspire learning communities to think, create, share and grow.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: What is the Federal Role? (Part II)

Doug Levin

making instructional resources widely available via open educational resources (OER), which may include supporting school districts in using OER. Part II) appeared first on EdTech Strategies. provide students access to technology resources they may be lacking by virtue of being located in rural, remote or underserved areas.

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