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Play Library Santa: Sharing gifts of digital media

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Hoopla Digital offers an app that allows you to instantly borrow, e-books, e-audiobooks, comics, movies, music and more, 24/7 with your library card. Kanopy for Kids has partnered with Common Sense Media to include developmentally appropriate age ratings. Borrowed items automatically return on their due dates.

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As Campuses Move to Embrace OER, College Libraries Become Key Players

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Each short review gives a star rating and comments about the accuracy, longevity, clarity, consistency, grammar and other factors. One of those efforts is the Open Textbook Library , created by a network of libraries organized by the University of Minnesota’s Center for Open Education.

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Resources for learning at home while we’re keeping each other safe

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Hoopla Digital offers an app that allows you to instantly borrow, e-books, e-audiobooks, comics, movies, music and more, 24/7 with your library card. Kanopy for Kids has partnered with Common Sense Media to include developmentally appropriate age ratings. Lynda.com will appeal to older students and parents.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 ” asks Jade E.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“The ‘poor man’s MBA’ can boost salaries by 20%,” says CNN in a puff piece about LinkedIn , Lynda.com , and project management certificates. Via Techcrunch : “ Nickelodeon gets into e-books with new reading app for kids, Nick Jr. Go, School Sports Team! Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Scammers advertise phony job opportunities on college employment websites, and/or students receive e-mails on their school accounts recruiting them for fictitious positions. turns the most low-income students into top earners.”