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Celebrating ConnectED’s Achievements Toward Transforming Education

Digital Promise

Since President Obama’s ConnectED announcement in 2013 in Mooresville, NC , there has been more than $10 billion committed as part of the five-year program to transform American education. We want to celebrate the extraordinary collaborations between educators and the private sector that have occurred because of ConnectED.

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Leveraging eBooks and Audiobooks to Elevate Reading Experiences

edWeb.net

However, flipping the script (or “flipping the screen”), screen time can be engaging, stimulating, and most importantly, educational. However, many educators have found it challenging to make reading engaging for students as well as accessible when they are not in school. A study from the U.S.

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5 Chrome Extensions that Make Google Classroom Even More Awesome!

The Shake Up Learning Blog

You cannot install Chrome extensions on your phone or tablet. If you don’t want to start from scratch, check out their lesson plan library. Once you have chosen your content, decide what you want to add from the Insert Learning toolbar options. 6 hours of professional learning credit. Mote (FREE). Self-paced.

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Hour of Code in the Library

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

For the past 3 years, our library has participated in Hour of Code during Computer Science in Education Week. When we first started participating, classes came to the library to try out an hour of code. It was fun to see something that started in the library spread into general classrooms. Others worked alone.

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities. Sandbox AR is available for download here.

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Tips for Implementing Design Challenges in Your Makerspace

edWeb.net

Challenge-based learning projects in the makerspace have many benefits for students, and can engage and get them excited about new projects. When Diana first started her position at Stewart Middle Magnet School, a public STEM magnet school, there was almost nothing in the library for hands-on STEM learning. About the Presenter.

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Technology Holds Great Promise for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum

edWeb.net

In a recent edWebinar , Christian Karter, MA, Educational Technology Specialist at Monarch Center for Autism, reviewed the benefits of some of this helpful technology. Using a tablet with a communication app loaded onto it is a common way to do this. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenter. Christian Karter, M.A.