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Report: The way we buy digital instructional materials may need an overhaul

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When acquiring digital instructional materials, the cost associated with access to broadband and devices is a pivotal factor. To that end, we have created an OER library of reviewed materials to help support districts. And all could carry different licenses, from open to all rights reserved. The DMAPS site is available here: [link].

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Final Speakers List + Registration for October 6th "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join the 4,000 others who have already registered to participate or watch the recordings now and we'll also send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, 10 websites, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. He holds an M.Ed

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Announcing Speakers Plus Bonus Downloads for "Libraries of the Future" Online Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

PLUS we'll immediately send you our curated resource conference reading packet: 10 websites, 11 downloadable reports and tool-kits, 18 articles, and a YouTube video playlist --all focused on key ideas and trends for libraries of the future. Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 He holds an M.Ed from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

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The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit - 110 sessions + 80 replays #homelearningsummit #learningrevolution

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Open Source and OER ? Alice Keeler : Interview Amany Kheriba : OER: A way out through pandemics and beyond Amna Manzoor : Veni, vidi and vici: Ingenious, Making the Most Out of the Pandemic! Libraries and Librarians ? Managing Stress ? Math Education ? Microschools ? Mindful Teaching and Learning ? Lifelong Learning ? Music Education

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Edsurge runs with Trump’s promise to boost rural broadband like it’s a truth anyone can count on. ” (Yes, I’m tracking on this sort of thing as part of my 2017 “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” million project to use open educational resources (OER) to create degree programs at 38 community colleges.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. Via Brookings : “Signs of digital distress: Mapping broadband availability and subscription in American neighborhoods.” ” Education Elements has also released a report on personalized learning.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Still in its early stages, this ambitious project relies on a little-known public resource – a slice of electromagnetic spectrum the federal government long ago set aside for schools – called the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students.