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How to develop K-12 open educational resources

Hapara

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? Because these resources are open to use, when you share an OER, other educators across the globe can access it and use it in their classrooms. Types of OER you can develop for K-12. Why you should develop OER for K-12.

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6 Edtech New Year’s Resolutions

Tom Murray

Equity in access, from broadband to devices is a concern and something that districts need to work to meet head on. “ As districts became more in tune with these issues in 2015, the move to Chromebooks continued to grow. Districts having success in this area are committed to meeting families where they are.

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Join the edWeb Team at ISTE 2015

edWeb.net

Come and meet up with the edWeb team at ISTE in Philadelphia next week. Learn about how to use open educational resources (OER) in your classroom! Net Texts is a two part system designed to make finding and using OER easier. Sign up for a free account and enter in a raffle to win a new Chromebook.

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A day in the life with Student Dashboard Digital Backpack

Hapara

Mr. Stone locates openly licensed content found on OER Commons and uploads it within the Student Dashboard Digital Backpack. Jasmine’s teacher asks the students to open their Chromebooks to access H?para. She opens her Chromebook, signs into Student Dashboard Digital Backpack and quickly sees two articles her teacher shared.

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100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033

Shake Up Learning

The post 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did I actually title this 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom? 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom. I want to introduce you to the Chromebook App Hub from Google. Yes, I did! Click To Tweet.

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Looking backward and forward

Kathy Schrock

Breakout EDU experiences have been used at faculty meetings, parent nights at schools, at all types of education conferences, and, of course, in many classroom settings. CHROMEBOOKS The Chromebook finally came of age in 2016. That being said, I still believe that the iPad has an important place in the classroom.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

He anticipates needing to purchase around 2,000 to meet that goal. government, yet 92 percent of its most popular sites fail to meet basic standards for security, speed, mobile friendliness, or accessibility. Case in point: Chrome extensions gone bad. Tagged on: March 9, 2017 Belgrade schools may tap $1.5M

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