eSchool News

JULY 15, 2016

Even with tight budgets, it’s possible to repurpose your libraries or media centers into 21st century makerspaces. Top BYOD tools for the Common Core classroom. With just 4 categories and less than a dozen tools, educators can hit a lot of Common Core standards. Teaching for the 21st century looks a lot different.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 28, 2013

Both events had several common threads, including the new roles of education professionals, the impact of technology on education and the ways students are appropriating new tools to support their learning. A social event in the spectacular surrounds of the iconic John Rylands Library was a fitting conclusion to Day 1.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The ALA Declaration for the Right to Libraries. See my notes below for my own thoughts on the importance of libraries.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016. Gaming and gamification should continue to attract experimental and creative faculty, plus allied staff, but that looks like a very slow growth area for now. Libraries Many trends collide here, and really deserve a full post.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Accessible from any computer, tablet, or smartphone, ClassLink is ideal for 1:1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiatives. EXPLORELEARNING, EXPLORELEARNING GIZMOS ExploreLearning Gizmos is a library of interactive online simulations for math and science in grades 3-12. There’s nothing to install. No plugins. The latest update (v12.5)

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Might we also study whether learners with solid K12 library inquiry experience perform better than the student in the general SHEG sample ? You can now find out. Beyond the Bubble History Assessments.

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