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SETDA publishes OER case studies from 3 states

eSchool News

Online case studies highlight OER implementation in schools. SETDA has published a series of case studies focused on the implementation of Open Educational Resources (OER) at the school level. The use of OER encourages collaboration among educators and is often more cost effective than traditional textbooks,” said Brad C.

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The Edtech Buying Process Is Broken. ISTE Says Teachers Can Fix It.

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The edtech playground is one of a handful of case studies featured in a new edtech buying guide released by the International Society for Technology in Education ( ISTE ), a non-profit organization, and Project Unicorn , an initiative to improve data interoperability in K-12. Does it meet students’ needs, or is it just really cool?”

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Here's How Single Sign-On Saved One District 2,500 Hours of Instructional Time Per Month

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Case Study: Pickens School District enjoys instant access. There is also more time for students to reflect on learning and for teachers to reflect on lessons. It’s definitely reduced the workload around here. Students also have more time to explore different viewpoints when they are doing research.

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How to Engage Students and Support Learning in Large Classes

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Rather than emphasizing the memorization of a set of definitions in the discipline of anthropology, Wesch invites us to “a new way of seeing the world that can be valuable regardless of your career path.” Employing prediction as a means of deepening learning through a series of interrupted case studies.

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Professional development should make teachers feel urgent, not small and isolated

eSchool News

Teachers say that professional development doesn’t help educators prepare for the rapidly changing nature of certain aspects of their jobs, like using technology and digital learning tools. There’s little question a change is in order.

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Talking Data Interoperability with the League of Innovative Schools

Digital Promise

Data interoperability has been identified as an area of primary concern for leaders across the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools – in districts small and large, rural and urban, and everywhere in between. Their work is featured in our new data interoperability case study, which you can explore here: [link].

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(Marketing) Virtual Reality in Education: A History

Hack Education

But the problem, as some long-time VR developers insist , isn’t simply that these folks don’t know much about technology’s past: it’s that they don’t know their research (also a huge problem); and quite arguably, they seem unfamiliar with any of the debates about design or definitions. Educational Stereoscopy.