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What does an OER lesson plan look like?

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K-12 schools and districts turn to open educational resources (OER) for their flexibility. When you search for OER, you can find already-created lesson plans or other resources to add to your own class plans. Let’s look at the benefits of using an OER lesson plan and what it looks like. Why use an OER lesson plan?

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Five digital citizenship activities everyone should know about

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Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Whether you teach elementary, core subjects or electives, making digital citizenship part of your instruction is essential for all of your learners. Read on for digital citizenship activities you can use in elementary, middle school or high school. Can you trust influencers on YouTube?

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10 of the best K-12 sources for digital textbooks online

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These versions allow learners to digitally highlight, take notes, bookmark, watch videos and use quick search tools. If you’re looking for elementary or middle school materials, this is a great place to start. OER Commons. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER). See how it works.

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?Teachers Can Now Use IBM’s Watson to Search for Free Lesson Plans

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From that focus group they narrowed the list of potential applications to professional development tools and, eventually, settled on a searchable database exclusively for elementary school math. When we went back to the advisory committee, we asked, ‘Where would you start if you were looking to make the largest impact?’" Litow says.

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5 Ways Video Games Transform Learning and Prepare Students for Tomorrow's Jobs

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I believe the answer has been in front of us this whole time: video games. Good video games are incredibly effective at capturing our attention, converting extrinsic rewards into intrinsic motivation, and creating meaningful experiences. Here are some key insights we’ve gathered about the ways video games foster learning: 1.

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How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom

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They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. The textbook includes large text, pictures and videos. It includes interactive media, such as videos, and hands-on activities that are also interactive. It’s broken into nineteen 45-minute lessons.

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VR, PBL, and OERs: Four High Hopes for Learning with Edtech in the New School Year

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Another student could find photographs of places or inventions he wants to study and then create augmented reality-triggered videos of himself explaining what he’s learned. Coding has helped students get hooked on computer science in the elementary and middle levels and has helped self-motivated students build apps for their high schools.

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