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Using open educational resources to empower differentiated instruction

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Open educational resources, also known as OER, provide a great way to supplement curriculum to differentiate instruction and better meet each learner’s needs in your classroom. This use case is the perfect example of when OER can come to the rescue. So what does that mean? What is differentiation? Addressing reading levels.

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How to develop K-12 open educational resources

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Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? When you build your own, you can differentiate instruction and support every student with the specific learning content they need. Types of OER you can develop for K-12. Why you should develop OER for K-12.

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

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Teachers may also customize digital textbooks to create a personalized learning experience. Some websites are dedicated to K-12 learning, while others feature textbooks for all learning levels or high school and college. OER Commons. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER).

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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. You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. The post How to use digital textbooks in the K-12 classroom appeared first on Hapara.

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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. They are a cost-effective choice and make differentiating instruction and personalizing learning easier. When you search for OER, you can find already-created lesson plans or other resources to add to your own class plans.

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A day in the life with Student Dashboard Digital Backpack

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Mr. Stone locates openly licensed content found on OER Commons and uploads it within the Student Dashboard Digital Backpack. Student Dashboard Digital Backpack makes content responsive and accessible, allowing every student to engage with personalized resources and reach their full learning potential. Request a demo.

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H?para partners with the Edmonton Regional Learning Consortium to offer Student Dashboard Digital Backpack free in Alberta

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This reduces stress for learners and their parents and provides continuity when dealing with remote learning and quarantine situations. Additionally, the platform provides seamless management and distribution of open educational resources ( OER ), licensed content and materials created by school divisions. From this, H?para’s

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