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10 of the best K-12 sources for digital textbooks online

Hapara

Digital textbooks are textbooks that teachers and learners can access online or download to their devices. Core Knowledge is a digital textbook source that offers free textbooks online to download, use, adapt and share as long as you include attribution. OER Commons. What are digital textbooks? . Core Knowledge. TextBookGo.

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Five digital citizenship activities everyone should know about

Hapara

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Whether you teach elementary, core subjects or electives, making digital citizenship part of your instruction is essential for all of your learners. Read on for digital citizenship activities you can use in elementary, middle school or high school. Download the free e-book 3.

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What does an OER lesson plan look like?

Hapara

K-12 schools and districts turn to open educational resources (OER) for their flexibility. When you search for OER, you can find already-created lesson plans or other resources to add to your own class plans. Let’s look at the benefits of using an OER lesson plan and what it looks like. Why use an OER lesson plan?

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?Open Up Resources Announces First Full Math Curriculum—And Its Plans for Profitability

Edsurge

The curriculum is published under a Creative Commons license and all digital versions can be downloaded for free. Our middle and elementary teachers had been using Illustrative Math resources over the years and it was a positive experience,” says Williams. Print copies are also available for purchase at around $24 per student.

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The digital-first district where OER meets iPads

eSchool News

Central Valley is one of several Beaver County school districts finding ways to supplement or completely replace paper textbooks with online materials such as eBooks, downloadable apps and openly licensed educational resources. The Pennsylvania Legislature is joining the U.S.

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Part 1: Over 150 STEM Resources for PBL and Authentic Learning… Science

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Best of all, you can download simulations to a local computer if you do not wish to rely on an internet connection. HHMI BioInteractive – It really is through innovative science education programs that HHMI seeks to strengthen education in biology,and related sciences from elementary school to graduate studies and beyond.

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Keep Calm and Read On

The Daring Librarian

Please note that I a Middle Grades (ages 10-14) and Young Adult specific educator and not Primary or Elementary. My school district is really lucky because we've partnered with MackinVia and our kiddos have the ability to download FREE eBooks. Seems like more are coming out every day. Bless their hearts. I so heart fuzzy socks!

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