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Leveraging eBooks and Audiobooks to Elevate Reading Experiences

edWeb.net

Leveraging the use of eBooks and audiobooks to expand access to reading materials as well as improve literacy skills for students was the focus of the edLeader Panel “ Keys to Elevating Readers with eBooks and Audiobooks.”

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COVID-19 Is Forever Changing How Students Experience Libraries

Edsurge

A New Chapter for Book Borrowing In the East Baton Rouge Parish School District, which spans more than 80 schools in Louisiana, Library Services Director Susan Gauthier laughs at a memory from six years ago when she told librarians to spend no more than 10 percent of their budget on ebooks.

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Learn about 70 of the Best Chrome Extensions that Instructional Coaches are Using This Year!

TeacherCast

Click To Download our -NEW- eBook Today! For additional information on how to add/remove or manage your applications, check out this page on the Chromebook Help website. This year, I'm excited to launch my brand-new ebook: 70+ Chrome Extensions for Instructional Coaches. How to Install a Chrome Extension. Click Add to Chrome.

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Creating an Effective Learning Environment While Practicing Social Distancing

Dr. Shannon Doak

These include, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drawing, Sites, Forms, Jamboard, Classroom, and Meet. Screencasting on a Chromebook , Graphic Design, Photo Editing and Art. Photo Editing on a Chromebook , Photo Creation , Poster Creation , Meme creation and educational use , Drawing & Painting on a Chromebook. Office 365.

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With Print Supplies Disrupted, More Schools Adopt Digital Books

eSchool News

This means that schools can provide instant access to assigned titles as ebooks and audiobooks for in-class and distance learning for all students. In addition, King stated how Sora helps the district – which relies on the EL Education curriculum – to meet students’ needs and interests in the timeliest way possible.

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5 Ideas for Writing with Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. So you’ve got the writing standard, but they may actually meet the standard without written expression? Tip #4: Authoring eBooks. Vicki: Yeah. Jacqui: Yes!

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How to Launch an Instructional Technology Strategy

techlearning

Whether you have 1:1 iPads, Chromebooks, BYOD or are still deciding on devices, Christie Boen, Instructional Technology Coach and District Librarian at Bend-La Pine School District, will help you create a content and technology plan for success in the classroom and library using ebooks and audiobooks.