Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 23, 2018

By definition, open educational resources (OER) are licensed in a manner that gives you permission to change, update, and improve them. Learning analytics, on the other hand, can provide great insight into where course materials – including OER – are not effectively supporting student learning.

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OER Learning Analytics Analysis Course 63

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2022

Recommended Resources. Open educational resource curation guide. I recommend proactively asking strategic questions once a week or more through a Google form or similar technology. Scaffolding tools or resources can be added for certain learners while preserving anonymity and privacy.

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OER Data Personalized Learning Meeting 155

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2017

Five years ago, in an essay called “ 2017: RIP OER? ” I pondered whether this year would be the end of OER. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. These publisher platforms can have real benefits.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

OER Commons. OER Commons makes it easy for teachers to connect with other educators and find relevant materials. Teachers can search by subject area, standard, or keyword to find resources, or use the advanced search option. Those resources can then be saved within OER Commons or shared through Google Classroom or Schoology.

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OER Schoology Resources Google 46

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 24, 2017

Five years ago, in an essay called 2017: RIP OER? , I pondered whether this year would be the end of OER. There’s certainly no one funding next gen OER. Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” ” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks.

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OER Pearson System Assessment 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

In this second post you will discover how careful examination of the nouns in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration. First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0, Best of all, they are free and contain quality resources.

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OER Khan Academy Moodle Meeting 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. Yet many teachers still ask: “Why can’t I find the open educational resources I’m looking for?” Last year, the U.S.

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OER Resources Common Core Education 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Welcome to number four in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. You will also find posts filled with resources including Science , Technology , and Engineering in STEM. Math STEM Resources. Since there are over 45 amazing resources below I will keep my comments short.

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STEM Resources Learning OER 148

EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

CREATE – Collaboartion, Resources, Educate, Apps, Technology, Enriching. GAFE – Google Apps For Education (include Google Docs, Google Sites etc). OER – Open Educational Resource (this can be any online materials that are free to use). CMS – Content Management System (a tool to build websites and apps).

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EdTech VLE CMS OER 189

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

I still remember the first time I held a voluntary workshop on Google Docs for a staff of 100 teachers. I called it “10 Ways to Use Google Docs in Your Classroom.” ” I immediately piped up: “You know, have you thought about using Google Docs? ” She was using her resources. ” “OH!

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Technology OER Flipped Classroom Learning 327

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

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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Libraries Digital Learning OER Learning 151

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2018

After reviewing instructional materials rated as Tier 1 standards-aligned resources by the Louisiana Department of Education, we decided to try Open Up Resources 6–8 Math , an open educational resource (OER) authored by Illustrative Mathematics (IM).

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OER Common Core Instructional Materials Resources 109

Hapara

APRIL 11, 2022

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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OER Differentiated Instruction Hapara Assessment 283

EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

According to a Google report , almost 80% people don’t exit their homes sans smartphones. Wearable gadgets such as Google Glass and Apple watch is the new trend that has innovated the e-learning industry in the last ten years. Open Education Resources (OER). Smartphones have become an essential part of our lives.

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MOOC Gamification OER Smartphone 127

NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A Google Custom Search Engine could be the answer. A Google Custom search (or CSE) allows you to guide searchers to the sites you want them to search or sites they most need to search. learners engaged in a first inquiry project on animals to the major zoo, aquarium and animal science resources at accessible reading levels.

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Google OER Resources Course 66

NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

Currently, one very popular strategy is the creation of classroom scenes using Google Slides populated with their flexible Bitmojis. Be creative about the many different types of interactive resources and experiences to which you link. We need strategies for personalizing and enriching the remote learning experience. by EZ EdTech!

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Libraries OER Wiki Strategy 145

Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Google Apps and Chromebooks App Recommendations and Substitutions Here is a list of Google Apps and Web Apps to use. 4c6x4p5qplh7 Google For Education Resources [link] Google Classroom - new resource for teachers to manage classes, assignments, student work, and to communicate with students.

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

Amazon Education is working on a new platform that will allow schools to upload, manage, share, and discover open education resources from a home page that in some ways resembles the one shoppers are accustomed to accessing on the massive online retailer’s website. whose district is testing the site.

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OER Resources Education Edmodo 40

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

In this demonstration, I’m using Google Calendar. These are OER and ready for you to use.). How to Use this Tutorial to Help Teachers Learn Google Calendar. Also, note that I made some common mistakes (and fixed them) that teachers have when working with Google Calendars. For this tutorial, we use Google Calendar.

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Meeting How To OER Google 150

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Growing number of schools using Google’s programs can now share learning resources created in Curriculum Foundry. Learning.com ‘s Curriculum Foundry, a solution for seamlessly accessing, organizing and sharing digital content, is now fully integrated with Google Drive and Google Apps for Education.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Technology can often seem like an afterthought, but if used wisely from the start, some edtech tools and resources can be a big help to a teacher who's just starting out. Later, once you've established some classroom routines, you can experiment with other resources, building your edtech toolkit as you go. Google Classroom.

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EdTech OER Tools Microsoft 66

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I have also included links to over 45 valuable resources (Towards the bottom of the article). It can also help educators determine what digital resources may work best to help support learning. Best of all, they are free and contain quality resources. I have a list of over 20 possibilites at the conclusion of this artcile.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2017

It’s why mobile access has been one of the most important means of connecting students to their academic resources. So even when students are no longer available via campus email, we still want to keep them connected to academic resources, campus food pantries, crisis centers, and childcare facilities.

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Mobility OER Technology BYOD 94

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The next post contained my first 10 resource ideas. In this post I wish share 10 more tools and resources to help build that student centered classroom. Technology Integration, 1 to 1, and Student Centered Learning… Up To 20 Free Resources and Tools (That’s 10 more!). OER Commons. Google Advanced Search.

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Resources Tools Technology OER 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Open educational resources (OER) have been included as key trends since 2013, for example. With OER, the report notes, “initial advances in the authoring platform or curation method of open resources is now overshadowed by campuswide OER initiatives and sophisticated publishing options that blend adaptive elements into an OER text.”

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Report OER Trends Industry 67

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 17, 2017

A quick search via Google shows that Stephen Downes is mentioned over 500 times on the pages of Iterating Toward Openness. Both of these products wrap significant additional functionality around OER. It wraps pre-assessments, in situ formative assessments, and summative assessments around OER. Are they denied access?

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OER LMS Assessment Course 60

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

The district provides a personal iPad for every teacher, middle and high school student, and teachers’ lessons include a mix of purchased and free online resources. Openly licensed educational resources are free online learning materials that can be used for teaching, learning and assessing students’ knowledge.

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iPad OER Meeting eBook 40

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Learn more about gaming while at ISTE—and beyond: Book a meeting at ISTE 2018 to learn about Classcraft’s Engagement Management System for schools and districts, and the Quests Marketplace featuring partners like Google Education, Discovery Educator Network, Newsela, LRNG, Breakout EDU and OER Commons.

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Video Learning OER Gamification 138

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 6, 2017

a new, collaborative way for librarians, teachers and curriculum staff to share free or purchased resources across your district, school or between users. Collections are themed curated resources– digital scrapbooks –gathering a variety of media types to meet the needs of targeted groups of users. We can create text sets.

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OER Social Media Software Resources 40

EdTechSandyK

JUNE 29, 2017

During the final day of ISTE 2017 , I spent some time perusing the Exhibit Hall in between a great workshop on building digital portfolios with Google Sites and a session on using Open Educational Resources (OER). So, there were fewer tweets yesterday, and the majority of them were from the OER session.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

The professionals we spoke with described a process in which they began by collecting or gathering; moved to connecting content and resources for specific purposes and audiences; curated by adding value with context and commentary; and contributed by offering the community opportunities for collaboration, learning and growth. Curating OER.

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OER Social Media Libraries eBook 46

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

THE BIG GUYS: Here’s news from Google, ABCMouse, and Amazon. First up, Google Education announced a new “casting” app for the classroom projector, released the “Expeditions” virtual reality app for all teachers and students, and added a new quizzing feature in Google Forms. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.)

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 113

ProfHacker

AUGUST 15, 2017

Now, you can contribute using Google Docs. This, alongside Caulfield’s OER textbook Web Literacy for Student Fact-Checkers , can very readily be incorporated into many different classes in just about every discipline. Alternately, what pedagogical resources or strategies do you use when addressing media literacy?

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OER Wiki Conference Strategy 60

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

McGraw-Hill Education’s recent selection of Knovation’s curated open education content is a signal that publishers and ed-tech providers are jockeying to find ways to take advantage of open education resources. “I don’t see OER as a threat,” said Willig.

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MindShift

JULY 11, 2016

Teachers relied on textbooks as the primary resource because that’s all there was. The Liberty Public Schools district sees Langhorst and his colleague as front-runners in an important shift toward open educational resources (OER). He started teaching in an analog-era, when finding and sharing materials was much more difficult.

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Resources OER Classroom Study 28

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 29, 2015

In this third post you will discover how careful examination of the verbs in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration. First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0, Record – Google Docs , Diigo , Evernote , Microsoft 360.

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Blended Learning Technology OER Digital Citizenship 60

Graphite Blog

MAY 4, 2016

Not only are you trying to find resources to aid your teaching, but you're also on the lookout for resources that your students can use -- legally, technically, and socially. The most open license, and the license generally recommended for open educational resources, or OER , is Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY).

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