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Flip your classroom through reverse instruction

The Electric Educator

It has within its vaults every book published in the English language after 1911, and a lot of those published before that time. Little elves" work underground to catalog and retrieve the books. Ironically, however, the books of the Bodleian are organized, not by subject, author, date, or publisher, but by size.

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Ignite Student Passions with Genius Hour

Graphite Blog

Almost 70 years ago, the international company 3M encouraged their employees to devote 15% of their work time to innovative projects that captured their interest and passion. " Both companies valued the spirit of innovation and productivity, which resulted in the creation of such products as post-it notes and Gmail.

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Ignite Student Passions with Genius Hour

Graphite Blog

Almost 70 years ago, the international company 3M encouraged their employees to devote 15 percent of their work time to innovative projects that captured their interests and passions. " Both companies valued the spirit of innovation and productivity, which resulted in the creation of such products as Post-it Notes and Gmail.

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Teacher Recommended: 50 Favorite Classroom Apps

MindShift

Luhtala has used augmented reality to attach student-created video book reviews to titles in the library. This is essentially a huge e-book library. The collection includes everything from picture books to graphic novels and even junior novels. The books are for ages 4 and up and are fairly interactive. It is Web-based.

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