Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

There are sample lessons and other templates ready to use in their library. It has definitely boosted student engagement through the power of choice. Presentations can have sound, hyperlinks, social media buttons and so much more. Within one Buncee, you can add animations, 3D objects, audio and video, links and more.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Read on for the top 5 advantages to technology in the classroom or visit our education solutions page for more insights on EdTech. Not only do students feel motivated and energized by technology in the classroom, but they also participate in active learning, a most worthy educational goal. That makes it a definite win for the students.

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Technology Classroom EdTech eBook 417

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 KEYNOTE PANEL Darra L.

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The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I’ve been sharing on social media professionally for eight years now, and I have to admit, it can be kinda tricky. As educators, I passionately believe we should use social media to push the positive, celebrate student successes, share resources with our colleagues, and connect with parents and the community.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We're excited to announce the full list of accepted sessions for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2020

We're excited to announce the schedule for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

From cloning to social media, it is more essential to understand the ethical implications of an idea and how it will impact people than it is to build well-designed code. A classical education provides the academic excellence and moral framework to fight this injustice. What Exactly Is a Classical Education?

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

Educators know that taking part in extracurricular activities boosts student success. Studies have definitely shown that students who are involved in extracurricular activities are more successful in a number of ways. They do better in math and reading and more often aspire to higher education. Regardless of the activity.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We're excited to be holding our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," online (and for free) this Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). This is a free event, being held live online and also recorded.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Like it or not, smartphones and teens’ social media use aren’t going anywhere any time soon. Most libraries also lend digital content these days; listening to audio books or podcasts in the car can spark an interest in reading, too. It can also be helpful to expand your definitions of what good content looks like.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 17, 2023

And Canva for Education is FREE for teachers and students! What if technology could bring peace-of-mind for parents, students and educators? Explore the media library. Spruce up your AI-generated images or design project with fun graphic design elements from the free media library. Podcast : Education Today.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 4, 2019

Several of my students are are English teachers coming into the library world and they were excited about using this idea with their own students. Because these products are born on social media, they should be shared on social media. And they appeared to have deep connections with their books of choice.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

For us in education, we have seen and experienced this phenomenon first hand. They can add subtitles or captions, translations, definitions of words, highlight grammatical structures, provide examples of language usage, and many more. Annotated videos are amenable to higher engagement and ultimately result in enhanced comprehension.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Now, between the number of online information sites and the proliferation of social media apps, plus near constant mobile phone use, determining a story’s credibility seems to call for advanced detective skills. For her students, Whitehead often uses definitions from the Stony Brook University Center for News Literacy.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. And there was Google Tools You Aren’t Using, But Should be in Your Library with librarian friends James Allen, Sherry Gick, Nancy Jo Lambert, Nikki Robertson, and Tiffany Whitehead.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 27, 2021

Libraries for centuries have acted as points of media aggregation that were intellectual and cultural and functioned as lodestones of information. Daily newspapers were the closest the mainstream came to passive media collection–each day pages of news and data would show up on your step. And Google Glass changed even less.)

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Buncee

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We are a few weeks into the new school year and for many educators, it has been an interesting start to the year. Check out some of these recent additions to the Buncee Templates Library for having students express themselves by creating an acrostic poem or a virtual locker. Set Class Expectations for Virtual Learning.

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

This was surprising because I had never had contact with any companies on social media before, and didn’t think what I had created would be good enough for them to share on their professional account. I prefer to use it instead of a computer because I have easier access to the tablet than the library computers. Tisha Poncio.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. Brad is a publisher of education and children's books as well as leads the strategic vision of the organization.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts. Her remarks.) .”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

This is an important moment for education , and the Summit has been (and will continue to be) an incredible opportunity to think together about how to move forward in a time when students, parents, teachers, administrators, librarians, and others have found their normal school lives disrupted.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

“A lot more folks started leaning hard on us,” says Khan, the founder and CEO of Khan Academy, a nonprofit that provides free educational resources. Who would have thought that a pandemic would have made education such a hot topic—would have made online education, and Khan Academy, almost like an essential service?”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Some want to gain better job prospects, others seek to socialize in new circles, while still others just want an educational way to entertain themselves. Without that intrinsic personal motivation, it’s hard to reach the levels we expect and hope,” says Parandeh Kia, associate provost for educational technology at the institute.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

A couple of days ago, I shared the great news that Flipgrid is now completely free for educators and it got me thinking: “What other tech stuff can I get for free?” Videos, quick and easy to create websites, and social media graphics all in one shiny package. Adobe Spark – I love Adobe Spark even more. What’s not to like?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2017

We're excited to announce the keynote panelists for our our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," which will be held online ( and for free ) on Thursday, June 1st, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join the Library 2.0

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

We get especially excited when we log in to Buncee and see a library full of new choices in stickers, animations, emojis and most recently, the templates. One thing that I often hear educators say is that it's hard to find enough time to learn about the different tools out there and to roll them out in the classroom. WHY WE USE BUNCEE.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2017

Tomorrow (Thursday, June 1st) is our second of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Digital Literacy + Fake News," being held online ( and for free ) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, educators, students, and others to participate this event.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

It''s that time of year again, when bloggers from around the globe submit the best of the best in the education world from the previous year for the Edublog Awards. And we should honor everyone who works tirelessly in schools and in education everyday to make learning better for kids. This is always a tough spot for me.

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Adam Welcome

APRIL 8, 2016

Even though social media isn’t anything new, it’s definitely still not mainstream or widely adopted in our schools. I see more and more teachers, districts, Principals and schools creating social media accounts to share with their community, and I also have lots of those same people asking me why or to help those they work with.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Are any education technologies, for that matter? But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

When my colleagues and I wrote our Social Media Curation Library Technology Report for ALA, we struggled with a definition. Social media curation efforts can help us fuel participatory culture as we build and connect communities. Leads Beyond the Library. What’s curation? Curating with kids.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 26, 2019

He asked me if he could borrow a video cassette from my library to show to his group of students. Video seems to be deeply embedded into the toolkit of educators, because it can be a powerful medium, but whether it is used effectively is open to debate. Why are educators so enamoured with video?

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Makerspaces, Maker Education, STEM, and STEAM are gaining lots of traction in Kindergarten though college level education. Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JUNE 30, 2021

They’re the ones I started using online but that I will definitely take back to the classroom! On TikTok, creators can film a video using any “sound” that’s in the library. Right now, we’re seeing a lot of makeup tutorial videos with a sound of another user discussing an important social justice idea. Disclaimers/Reminders.

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Brainscape

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Hey, check out Brainscape’s Wine Academy for a full library of free study guides !) Other wine apps we really love (and recommend) Okay, so you’ve got your formal WSET (and CMS) education covered by Brainscape. So, if you want to master a more structured approach to taking notes , Tipple is definitely the wine app to try!

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

After a Master’s degree, 120-plus credits, and 30 years in education, I now understand that whatever I do and wherever I go, I am happiest when I’m learning. My suggestions certainly aren’t exhaustive, but they illustrate the kinds of experiences that are readily available to educators across the country. Digital Citizenship.

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