Edsurge

JULY 31, 2023

The right team, professional development and buy-in are essential to transformative digital learning, according to leaders of some of the largest K–12 school districts in the U.S. To achieve this, Carrozza's district is streamlining platforms, tools and curriculum choices to develop a unified digital learning ecosystem.

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Technology Digital Learning Outcomes Secondary 148

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Schools and districts looking to support their educators or individual educators looking for streamlined resources to improve on their instructional technology coaching skills, evaluate and choose technology tools, and thoughtfully transition to digital learning can utilize these stacks to support digital learning.

Professional Learning 377

Professional Learning Learning Libraries Digital Learning 377

Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

When it became clear COVID-19 would dramatically impact the public education system, we quickly assessed how we could provide value, drawing on our years of expertise with digital learning. Our first priority was making sure our Digital Promise team was safe, healthy, and supported. How can we best assess our technology needs?

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Digital Learning Accessibility Assessment Online Learning 424

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 3, 2017

With web tools, students can layout their writings, pick from hundreds of cool fonts, and add their own images or choose from a library of stock images. These web tools can be used to complete the Mission: Seek and Preserve the Truth in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions.

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Tools Android Libraries Digital Learning 231

Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 10, 2024

Learners attribute their grade enhancement to digital learning in the form of read-aloud eBooks and other means. Explore this guide to learn about the best interactive eBook applications that offer read-aloud and text-to-speech features. Students can access a wide range of materials.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 2, 2020

There are ideas to get started with right away in Flipgrid’s Disco Library. Another fun option would be to have students experience what it is like to be an inventor , learn more about or include one of the daily wonders available through Wonderopolis. Full STEAM Ahead.

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Learning Libraries STEM Case Study 417

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Poor students often carry around cheap cell phones or access the Internet through a library or Internet cafe. They are my posts from ESL Library and Sprout English where I blog regularly. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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Technology Social Media Libraries Training 322

MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2020

Going back to the question at the top of this blog post, ST Math is worth using because it’s been proven effective, and by design, it’s just as powerful a learning tool outside the classroom as it is inside of it. They also join a nationwide community of ST Math users who are facing the challenges of this unique time together.

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Digital Learning Learning Guidelines Training 96

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Secret 1: Harness Visuals. About the Presenter.

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Libraries eBook Secondary Mobility 79

Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

In addition to food distribution and social-emotional support for students, families indicated device and connectivity disparities as a critical need as schools shift to digital learning. The Kansas City Public Library system made open-access WiFi available 24 hours a day in the parking lots of all branch locations.

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Digital Divide Libraries Survey Meeting 272

Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning. Supporting Teachers This Summer and Beyond.

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Survey Professional Learning Digital Learning Strategy 322

Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Digital learning offers huge opportunity Digital learning unlocks a virtual (no pun intended) treasure chest of opportunity. With digital learning, teachers might consider each student’s abilities and cater learning plans and curriculum to offer personalized instruction.

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Outcomes Digital Divide Learning Digital Learning 116

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Digital Promise and Learning Heroes have teamed up for a special blog series that explores how teachers and families can use technology to work together and facilitate learning for students of all ages. Reading materials can include print or digital books, graphic novels, magazines, and online articles.

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Learning Secondary Resources Accessibility 239

BYOT Network

JANUARY 9, 2017

Now, many teachers are engaged in a time-intensive daily process of designing digital instruction from resources they find on the Internet, in addition to learning how to use new technology tools, while attempting to increase student engagement and academic performance. Content Curation Activities. Reasons for Content Curation.

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Digital Learning Learning Accessibility Resources 40

eSchool News

MAY 3, 2024

This post originally appeared on ClassVR’s blog and is republished here with permission. Since our last blog post , we’ve been hard at work exploring new and exciting ways of using ClassVR to support our students! The first step in achieving this was continuing to leverage our on-campus experts.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 8, 2018

” edWeb.net was reviewed in the January/February 2018 issue of School Library Connection: edWeb.net. There more than 1,400 Professional Learning Communities to join. Webinars cover popular topics such as Open Education Resources, STEAM, and Social Emotional Learning. Highly Recommended.

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Libraries Instructional Materials Professional Learning Twitter 41

Digital Promise

MARCH 11, 2020

The digital learning gap is caused by differences in how learners access technology, both in and out of school, and in how technology is used for learning. Not all students have daily—let alone anytime, anywhere—access to high-speed internet and a device for learning.

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Software Accessibility Digital Learning Libraries 366

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

“Learning is not a spectator sport.” On this blog I’ve shared thousands of web tools, apps, and resources that are free or offer a freemium option for teachers. Hello Ruby – Many makerspaces are in libraries. ” – Arthur W. Chickering and Stephen C. Ehrmann (1996).

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edWeb.net

MAY 7, 2018

edWeb.net is excited to announce that Square Panda will host PreK-3 Digital Learning , a free professional learning community on edWeb. Research shows that quality early learning can prevent achievement gaps and help every student reach his or her potential. All edWebinars are recorded for on-demand viewing at any time.

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Digital Learning Learning Tablets Trends 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

This made clear the sheer need and readiness for offline-first edtech tools that address challenges in connectivity and access to quality digital learning materials in low-resource contexts.

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EdTech Digital Divide Education Khan Academy 118

edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight.

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Digital Learning Instructional Materials Learning Policies 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 4, 2016

Presents: "Student Engagement Through Library-led Gamification" With: Tasha Squires Learning Resource Center Teacher at O’Neill Middle School Library Date + Time: Wednesday, August 17th 10am EST for one hour (Click on the time link to see the event time in your own time zone.) Sign up HERE. The results were astounding.

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Gamification Libraries Student Engagement Company 28

Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2020

I’m finding a lot of great micro-credentials centered around digital learning with resources that I can apply now and in the future. With COVID-19, we will most likely find ourselves back to digital teaching next year,” she said. Begin earning micro-credentials today on the Digital Promise Micro-credential Platform.

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Professional Learning Learning Elementary Secondary 216

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This is a GREAT week for library learning and conversations! Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University.

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Libraries Conference eBook Mobility 64

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. As educators know, integrating meaningful digital learning into the classroom is a 365-day effort. By Kathleen Costanza.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Editor’s note : This story on collaborative learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Access to academic websites, online libraries, and other educational resources provides knowledge at their fingertips.

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Collaborative Learning Gamification Learning Analysis 120

TeacherCast

JANUARY 16, 2022

Coach / Library Media Specialist Relationship. The Library Media Specialist / Coach Relationship. In the world of Instructional Coaching, the one relationship that is mostly the strongest in a school building is the one between the Instructional Coach and the Library Media Specialist (LMS). Coach / Central Office Relationship.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The key is to learn what works best for each of them. From there, you can marshal the vast potential of technology to create an online learning environment and digital learning content precisely tailored to each student’s needs and interests. Use customization and gamification.

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Social Media Gamification Learning E-rate 195

TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Your student has just been told that they are going to be forced to stay at home for the upcoming school year and you will be charged with helping to support their learning experiences. You might be computer and tech-savvy, but you do not know anything about digital learning or how to log them into their required learning apps.

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Libraries Social Media Microsoft Google 136

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Create learning resources: Teachers can use digital learning tools to create customized learning experiences for their students. Research shows that with such customization students need 40%–60% less time they need to learn what they would spend in a traditional classroom.

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Technology eBook Gamification Classroom 52

TeacherCast

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Your student has just been told that they are going to be forced to stay at home for the upcoming school year and you will be charged with helping to support their learning experiences. You might be computer and tech-savvy, but you do not know anything about digital learning or how to log them into their required learning apps.

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Libraries Social Media Microsoft Google 88

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Especially important is a strategy to align digital learning plans to participation in the E-rate program and any state programs designed to meet similar ends (including those beyond K-12 education that support broadband build out to universities, hospitals, libraries, or public safety institutions).

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Strategy EdTech Broadband E-rate 231

A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 7, 2013

The following is cross-posted at Laura Fleming''s blog titled Worlds of Learning. Laura is the new media specialist at NMHS and has been challenged to develop innovative ways to create structures to recognize informal learning of both teachers and students. By putting them on Mozilla OpenBadge. ?

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Digital Badges Professional Learning Learning Gamification 311

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

They chatted with colleagues on discussion boards, blogs, and Twitter. How to create professional blogs. How to embed materials into digital portfolios. How to create a vibrant, healthy Personal Learning Network. Check out these class blogs: Technically-insired. Mrs. Hoelzer’s Blog.

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Digital Citizenship Flipped Classroom Personal Learning Network Twitter 150

Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In partnership with The School Superintendent’s Association (AASA), this post originally appeared on The Leading Edge Blog. As the largest education technology program in the country, the Schools and Libraries program (E-rate) has transformed Internet access in our nation’s schools.

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E-rate Broadband Libraries Policies 45

Shake Up Learning

JULY 29, 2020

Here are the best remote learning resources for teachers and schools from Shake Up Learning–all on one page! Remote learning is tough! In this post, you will find cheat sheets, templates, tips, blog posts, podcasts, tutorials, online courses, and more to help you rock remote learning! More Google Resources.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Susan Adelmann is vice president of strategic partnerships at Follett School & Library Group, a corporate supporter of Digital Promise. This blog post is part of a series that highlight different stakeholders' perspectives on purchasing practices for K-12 personalized learning tools. Absolutely.

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