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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

AUP – Acceptable Use Policy. 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). BYOD – Bring Your Own Device.

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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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Part 3… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Verbs and Blended Learning Possiblities

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Link: Part 2… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Nouns Meet 25 Free OER Education Resources. Part 3… Beyond the Technology Shine… Content Standard Verbs and Blended Learning Possibilities. While the nouns point out the content, it is the verbs that bring meaning and deeper learning to the standards.

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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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Dreaming bigger for Iowa education

Dangerously Irrelevant

we trained district curriculum leaders in various blended learning models ? like some states and districts, we created open access textbooks and taught teachers how to curate open educational resources (OER), thus freeing up textbook monies for other purposes?

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

Doug Levin

K-12 educational technology policy. educational technology policy should be over the coming four years (when the law will next come due to be reauthorized). making instructional resources widely available via open educational resources (OER), which may include supporting school districts in using OER.

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

The App Hub is dedicated to bringing transparency to developers’ data and accessibility policies, and to help decision-makers find information about apps to meet the unique learning goals and policies of their school districts.”. They receive instant feedback and a chance to revise their work for ongoing learning.