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#DLNchat: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?

Edsurge

His work has shown him that “it will definitely be a more sustainable initiative if it is collaborative—-whether it's OER, open access journals, etc.if OERs are often undervalued compared to their paid counterparts, posited Blake Gore of Vanderbilt University and Tanya Spilovy thinks librarians can help.

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The digital-first district where OER meets iPads

eSchool News

Teachers in each department have been developing their own custom Google-based websites over the span of a year with help from high school teacher John Hineman, who is overseeing the project. Openly licensed educational resources are free online learning materials that can be used for teaching, learning and assessing students’ knowledge.

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Curation Situations: Let us count the ways

NeverEndingSearch

Curating OER. It often refers to the gathering and contextualizing of OER to replace expensive traditional texts and to include them in learning management systems. Clearly, curation is not only about OER. For one thing, not all OER are created equally good and not all commercial products are at all bad.

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HyperDocs and the teacher librarian

NeverEndingSearch

According to the HyperDocs site , HyperDocs, a transformative, interactive Google Doc replacing the worksheet method of delivering instruction, is the ultimate change agent in the blended learning classroom. What Google App can I use to package this lesson? HyperDocs span Google Apps–Slides, Forms, Keep, Drive, etc.–and

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Best Search Engines for Teachers and Educators

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Scholar : Known for its wide-ranging scholarly literature, Google Scholar covers articles, theses, books, and conference papers across multiple disciplines. Google Books : A comprehensive service from Google, this platform offers a wide range of books in digital format.

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The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2022

Shake Up Learning

15 Google Classroom Tips for Teachers. Google Classroom has improved vastly over the years, and teachers have learned how to make the most of this flexible assignment manager and communication hub. 30 Things You Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do! FREE eBook and Templates) – SULS0152. The Top 20 Posts of 2022.

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Write a report.

NeverEndingSearch

This is a good time to document the value of our digital resources –ebooks, audiobooks, streaming media, research databases–whether they are state, regional or local investments. How have you led in curating and integrating OER? Now, more than ever before, these digital abilities will be valued. Make the case.

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