eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and behavioral and mental health professionals using PresenceLearning’s proprietary platform now have access to an enhanced digital library featuring a curated collection of more than 160 content pieces from Highlights’ extensive catalog. PresenceLearning, Inc. About Highlights.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

You can investigate through a book. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. Maybe you make a book.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

The night before a safer-at-home order was issued in her Wisconsin town, all Pernille Ripp could think about was getting to her books. I went to my classroom and grabbed a ton of books I could read aloud to my students online,” Ripp said. “I I thought that this might be it for the rest of the school year.” .

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Google – which maintains close ties to the think tank – was alleged to pressure New America to push out a scholar and his team after they made a series of sharp statements about the behavior of the company. Heck, you should see what surprises my inbox holds some days: (I did not take the company up on its offer.).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Endless Network , a global organization dedicated to promoting equity and accessibility, invests strategically in companies worldwide to address challenges such as limited access to quality education. A donation of $25 will cover the cost of bringing ten children’s books offline to support learners without internet access.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Washington, DC — The inaugural Beanstack Winter Reading Challenge for libraries came to a successful close this month, as more than 100 libraries all over the country and South Korea far eclipsed an ambitious goal set by investor and Shark Tank personality Mark Cuban. Beanstack currently serves over 600 libraries globally.

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Edsurge

JULY 12, 2018

Researchers have explored this topic for more than a century, and many companies make the summer slide a priority when creating editorial calendars, launching sales and contributing to field-wide discussions. Get ‘em to the library. The impact of summer vacation has garnered interest beyond school practitioners. The question is, why?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization. He is a co-author of two upcoming books, The AI Classroom, and The Discipline Code. And I think that's why the three of us got together and wrote this book because the potential of this new technology is absolutely amazing.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Google – which maintains close ties to the think tank – was alleged to pressure New America to push out a scholar and his team after they made a series of sharp statements about the behavior of the company. Heck, you should see what surprises my inbox holds some days: (I did not take the company up on its offer.).

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2020

the digital platform that invites Americans to share their wishes for the country’s future, today announced a partnership with First Book, a non-profit social enterprise that provides new, high-quality educational resources to children in need, and AMERICAN HERITAGE ® Chocolate. My Wish For U.S., My Wish For U.S. My Wish for U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

L’Enfer (which translates as “Hell” or “Inferno”) refers to the library shelf mark given to the collection which was created in the 1830s to protect and isolate works that were considered contrary to the morals of the time. Follow Gale on: Twitter Gale Blog Facebook LinkedIn. For more information, please visit: www.gale.com.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

SpashLearn’s reading program, which will feature the Oddbods books, has been designed to develop core reading skills through a sequential learning path that takes into consideration factors such as sentence predictability, word features, story structure, among several others. Follow SplashLearn on Facebook , Instagram and Twitter.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

With additional pressure being placed on students due to the pandemic and other stressors, Gale, a Cengage company, is helping the North Bend School District 13 (NBSD) support mental health and wellness. Gale, a Cengage company, believes in the power and joy of learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

We now have an enormous library of augmented and virtual reality resources specifically for education and my device is filled with folders and folders of apps, ranging from science to language arts to subjects across the curricular spectrum. The company has found a way to captivate reluctant readers by including them in the story.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

He has been featured in the book, “American Teacher: Heroes in the Classroom,” recognized as a Microsoft Worldwide Innovative Educator, and certified in biology, physics, math, health, and technology education. Job Loss by McKinsey and Company. It's not just out there on its own. It's not just the OpenAI website on its own.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Research was done in a library. Sometimes you could find a book with additional knowledge, but generally the teacher would decide what you got to learn. Our largest companies didn’t exist yet. Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon, Apple and Google all had yet to be imagined. Teachers held the bulk of the knowledge.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

Gottschalk was one of many Amazon customers claiming that they e-commerce company shut down their accounts over the past few weeks. Instead, she had to check out a physical copy of the book from a library a city over from where she lives. “It Gottschalk says that didn’t happen.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Through our innovative Learning Engagement System (LES), districts can build a custom library and even create and sell their custom training. I continued my work with educators through writing books, consulting, speaking at conferences and seeing both teachers and administrators in therapy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

His students make books to celebrate local heroes. Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. The Epic Classroom Book Giveaway Contest.

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Edsurge

JULY 4, 2019

Summertime is here, offering a much-needed respite to relax, reflect and maybe even read a book. Follow us on Facebook and Twitter , and subscribe to our higher-ed newsletter, Next , to stay up to date on the latest news and opportunities. And once you’re recharged, get set—there’s a world of learning opportunities on the horizon.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2019

The 49-page brief argues that the merger would hurt competition, limit innovation and could lead to an eventual “platform monopoly” in education, just as Facebook dominates social networking. The joining of our two companies will allow us to offer students even more value and more affordable options to access textbooks and course materials.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

Tool #1: Make Bookshelves in Google Books. It’s Google Books. Now, there’s two versions of Google Books. There’s Google Books where you can go and buy a book. But I’m talking about the research tool for Google Books that gives you access to millions of titles that are in the public domain. So that’s one.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. And there was Google Tools You Aren’t Using, But Should be in Your Library with librarian friends James Allen, Sherry Gick, Nancy Jo Lambert, Nikki Robertson, and Tiffany Whitehead.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Think Facebook.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 25, 2016

Follett Acquires Baker & Taylor and Bookmasters: The education materials and technology provider bought Baker & Taylor, LLC , a wholesaler and distributor of books, video and music products to public libraries and institutions. formerly Woody’s Books, Inc.), ” Earlier this month, Follett acquired Wobo, Inc.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

Our professional guests: Lian Chikako Chang, a "data storyteller," started the Pandemic Pods group on Facebook in July; just weeks later, the group includes more than 35,000 members. I work on a freelance basis, turning your company's data into earned media coverage by telling compelling, data-driven stories through graphics and text.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2010

Based on the book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman." Our kids are our most important investment - with or without Facebook & Twitter - let''s NEVER forget that.but why not be as approachable TO our kids by using the networks they use every day? I''m going to get this book for our professional collection. I''m fascinated by this.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 8, 2015

Two years ago this week I announced the launch of my consulting company. In any given month I travel to campuses, libraries, or convention centers one to five times. I increasingly receive consulting proposals and the occasional job offer through LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. Two more book possibilities are under discussion.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2022

My next book is titled, The Power of Surprise: How Our Brain Secretly Changes Our Beliefs, (not yet published). Michael Rousell is our guest today as we talk about The Power of Surprise , his new book Now he has been on the show previously and we'll link to it in the show notes about the surprising science of life changing moments.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

If you spend hours flipping through albums at the local record shop for fun, I suggest you check out Pinterest for Teachers or Facebook for Educators ; the variety of quotes and visuals is infinite. Educational software company Vernier , for example, makes finding training opportunities as easy as searching by zip code.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 23, 2016

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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Graphite Blog

MAY 23, 2016

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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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

. & LEHI, UT – Gale , part of Cengage Group, a global provider of research and learning resources, and SirsiDynix , a global leader in library technology solutions, are excited to announce a strategic partnership that will deliver more than one billion records to CloudSource, SirsiDynix’s premier content and discovery services platform.

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The Daring Librarian

MAY 20, 2012

Keep reading for my first FREE BOOK Giveaway!) I wish we had Glee on TV when I was in high school - I woulda gladly traded Three''s Company for it! One suited & rated for the high school library. A must have for any high school library. Want to win your own hard copy of this book? Was I teased? And it sucked!

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techlearning

MAY 16, 2018

Each subject area includes primary source documents and activities, digital investigations, multimedia reference library, interactive maps, and more. Inspired by the global media company Discovery Inc., million educators and over 50 million students, Discovery Education’s services are available in approximately half of U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 13, 2015

NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. We will also discuss favorite online resources, books, and activities for learning, with a focus on materials that empower learners to work things out on their own.

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