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Welcome to Social Studies: Barefoot World Atlas

SpeechTechie

Regions and Countries also have text/audio content, schematically presented in a language-based manner corresponding with the "Five Themes of Geography" The app is a great example of F- Fair Pricing (compare to the price of a book!), is clearly I-Interactive, provides great V-Visuals, and is E-Educationally Relevant as described above.

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Discover Ways to Drive Safe Google Apps Adoption in Your School

Gaggle Speaks

The launch of Google Classroom along with changes to E-Rate funding have led school districts, perhaps more than ever, to consider a move to Google Apps for Education. ” In addition to ideas on how to get started, the hour-long webcast covered 12 different ways to drive Google Apps for Education (GAFE) adoption.

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Allsides: Curating diverse perspectives (or looking at news from most sides now)

NeverEndingSearch

The see news ratings for each story and can filter for perspective and trace a story back in time. The Perspectives Blog acknowledges AllSides’ potential bias around a news issue and presents snippets from multiple perspectives as well as a list of recent relevant posts. The AllSides Bias Rating , reflects.

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Why Choice Matters to Student Learning

MindShift

e]ngagement is a fire that can quickly die out when things get challenging. In addition, a trend suggested that having choices enhanced homework completion rates compared with when no choices were given. The two most common reporting formats are written and oral reports. He says that. [e]ngagement

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses. join the Library 2.0

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you haven''t been a volunteer moderator before, there''s nothing quite like the camaraderie and the excitement that develops jumping in and out of session rooms and helping presenters and participants have a great experience.

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Thousands of parents are enrolling their children in online preschool

The Hechinger Report

a month for the first student in the family who enrolls, with a discounted rate for additional students. The lessons are often presented as games and walk students through basic literacy concepts like learning the alphabet and practicing simple word and letter recognition. for one year. Source: Waterford Foundation.

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