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Please Stop Calling It “Digital Content”!

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As they should, educators are searching for online courses, apps, programs and software that will help them teach their students. But educators and vendors alike too often refer to these as “digital curriculum” or “digital content.” They are the learning targets. They are the learning targets.

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8 Essential Books Every Tech-Minded Teacher Should Read

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One of the most interesting reads for teachers ready to embrace modern technology is this particular book, which draws from the extensive experience of its authors regarding the use of digital apps, such as Google Apps, in the process of educating the young minds of tomorrow. Who Owns the Learning?: Common Core Literacy for ELA.

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5 questions teachers should ask before investing their time and money in edtech

eSchool News

As someone who has dedicated her career to making the world a better place through the education of our children, I was excited to learn that tablets and computers are nearly commonplace in elementary school classrooms across the nation. Is the content mapped to curriculum standards?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That). And “free” doesn’t last.

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Is it time to say goodbye to textbooks?

eSchool News

We live in an increasingly digital world and students spend a lot of time using technology to connect to people, to be entertained, and to learn. About 10 years ago, in 2010, when Common Core was launched in the U.S., Related: 10 findings about K-12 digital learning. Fast-forward to today.

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After Layoffs, Math Curriculum Developer Reasoning Mind Sells to Weld North Education

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curriculum market shifted towards purchasing materials aligned materials to Common Core and state academic standards, the organization began building new offerings based on these U.S. Much of this work was done by a team in Moscow, while those in the U.S. office adapted it for use by American students. Later, as the U.S. and Russia.

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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. With every new year comes new ideas. Video Observation for Teacher PD.

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