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Flipsnack: A fun way to make interactive online magazines #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

And then also from an elementary standpoint, I had a teacher use it in lieu of … she used to have her students write personal narratives and then they would bind the book together as a classroom set and put it in the library. Parents couldn’t really look at it unless they were in the library for parent-teacher conferences or whatever.

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Digital Equity in Rural School Districts

edWeb.net

While socioeconomics, district location, and availability of reliable and consistent WIFI access may seem unsurmountable, rural districts, along with CoSN and companies like Kajeet, are committed to both digital equity and digital equality. Buses equipped with WIFI devices turn ordinarily unproductive time on school buses into homework time.

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4 New Podcasters to Check Out and Subscribe To in 2018!

TeacherCast

Each time I attend an edcamp , ISTE , or conference, I often seek out those with the knowledge I might not have and attempt to find some time to get a 1:1 conversation going. Dorothy is an extremely bright and energetic new podcaster who runs Needle's Eye Media , a company who focuses on creating brand awareness through Facebook Ads.

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Events + News - #TLChat LIVE! - NMC Preview - Students in Charge - iSchool Initiative

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. Whether you teach our littlest learners in the PYP or the oldest DP students, EdCamp IB is an opportunity to share the best of IB education with other IB teachers.

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Kidcasts: Podcasts for kiddos

NeverEndingSearch

Last week I enjoyed the great variety of edCamp Global sessions across a variety of platforms–Periscope, Twitter chats, and Google+ Hangouts. The session got me wondering why so few of us seem to be gathering podcasts as resources for teachers and parents and our libraries.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” ” Via The New York Times : “ Edcamps : The ‘Unconferences,’ Where Teachers Teach Themselves.” The company has raised $15.7 million total. Microsoft has acquired GitHub.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via CMX : “ How Edcamp Scaled Up 1,500 Community Events Connecting Educators All Over the World.” The private student loan company has raised $50 million total, but I’m told “fintech” doesn’t “count” as ed-tech so let’s just ignore this trend, right? Very thorough research, gj.