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TeachingBooks Resources Available to 24 Million Readers with New Statewide Library Systems Added in 2021

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With the addition of the new licenses, more than 24 million readers at over 55,000 schools, public libraries and higher education institutions can now access TeachingBooks’ curated educational materials. More than 55,000 schools and libraries have received more than 70 million unique investigations and searches since August 2020.

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Secrets from the library lines: 5 ways schools can boost digital engagement

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Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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Sora “Content Bundles” Feature Empowers Educators to Easily Reserve Digital Books for Specific Students

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Using a code, the students can then unlock and read the ebooks and audiobooks in Sora , the leading student reading app available in more than 53,000 schools worldwide. Create teacher-specific classroom libraries. This provides us with so many options to filter content to meet specific district, classroom and learning needs.”.

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Boosting Engagement in Your Digital Library

edWeb.net

Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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OverDrive Education Provides Free Resources to Schools Receiving COVID-19 Relief Funds

eSchool News

The government funds, also known by legislative acronyms CARES, CRRSA, ARP and ESSER, can be used in a variety of ways ranging from improving ventilation, expanding after-school programs and purchasing digital resources like ebooks and audiobooks. Case studies of schools that expanded their digital libraries using ESF.

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Gale Launches Online Community to Help Educators Thrive

eSchool News

About Gale Community For Educators Gale Community For Educators is an online community designed for K-12 educators, with an emphasis on secondary education. The company currently serves the K-12, higher education, professional, library, English language teaching and workforce training markets worldwide.

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

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And with school authorities deciding which eBooks to use for the academic year, students are left with little to no choice but to comply with their institute’s demands. But these are secondary causes. Now post-secondary tuition fee provides more revenue than public appropriations. Use Open Source eBooks.