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More College Students Are Downloading Course Materials for Free—Or Skipping Them Entirely

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Use of free course materials among college students is up, with 22 percent downloading at least one such resource during the spring 2019 semester, according to research published Wednesday by the National Association of College Stores. The percent of students who reported downloading free materials has increased each semester since.

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Early Elementary: Differentiate Reading Practice

Catlin Tucker

The simple animation is captivating and each book comes with a resource guide teachers can download to access discussion points and activities. The stories can also be downloaded to a device if connectivity is an issue in your classroom. This is perfect for students who might benefit from both reading and listening to a text.

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Many Online Education Marketplaces Have Sputtered. Will Quizlet’s Pass the Test?

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And the company regularly ranks in the Top 10 lists for downloads in the educational category in Apple’s and Google’s app stores. Founded in 2005, Quizlet has become a popular source among students for its user-generated digital flashcards. To date, more than 300 million of these study sets have been created.

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The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2020

Shake Up Learning

In this free download, you will get two PDF cheat sheets: (1) The Google Classroom Cheat Sheet for Teachers, a 40-page guide to help teachers make the most of this robust online learning tool. (2) In this candid interview, I chat with Jennifer Pearson, a tech coach who recently evacuated from China due to the coronavirus.

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FREE PD for Teachers Stuck at Home

Shake Up Learning

Sorry, each of these does require you to fill out a form and check your email to get the download. Google Certified Educator Level 1 Toolkit – 3 downloads in 1! Google Certified Educator Level 2 Toolkit – 3 downloads in 1! I’ve got a lot of free templates and downloads for you and your students!

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Considering OpenClass to Manage Your Classes? Check out these Resources (and the P.S.)

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

Pearson Promo/Intro to OpenClass Just discovered Pearson''s OpenClass , a learning management system with social and collaboration tools. Pearson''s Announcement launching OpenClass in October, 2011. OpenClass website) Pearson seems to be very responsive to questions and concerns of its customers. Or does it?

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THANK YOU for 5 Amazing Years of Educational Podcasting! Thank You For Amazing Feedback!

TeacherCast

You can subscribe in iTunes and/or download the app. Pearson Tell. Pearson Research and Innovation Network. June 25, 2012 by mmiller7571 from United States There are always new topics and episodes uploaded. So much that I just can't keep up and that's okay! Great info for educators! 11 Dec 2015. Using Scratch in the Curriculum.

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