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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I don’t fret much at all over some of what Clark raises: the acceptance and/or lack of broader cheer-leading for Wikipedia, MOOCs, or Khan Academy as success stories. K-12 context, individual teacher’s choices about instructional materials are constrained by district and state policy anyway.

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Top 10 Benefits of Using YouTube in the Classroom

EdTech4Beginners

Microlearning and mobile technology. Because YouTube allows users to publish movies of any length, the best way to ensure that students get the assistance they need to have an easier time studying is to upload instructional films that are no more than ten minutes long. YouTube has more instructional videos than the LC.

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Remote Learning Begs the Question: Must Lectures Be So Long?

Edsurge

Learning Across Modalities The benefit of shorter lectures is well understood by developers of online educational materials who have learned that students often click away or otherwise tune out while watching a recorded class. Get creative with the format of your live or recorded lecturing.

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The Benefits of Video in the Digital Classroom

ViewSonic Education

When teachers leverage technology, learning outcomes improve. The first 20 years of the 20 th century saw more technological advancement than in the entire 19 th century. 63% also believe it increases the relevancy and quality of the instructional materials. Digital-based learning benefits students. Students agree.

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Is your classroom ready for BYOD?

Neo LMS

There are apps such as NEO , TED and Khan Academy downloadable from app stores. Blended classes greatly benefit from BYOD scenarios because most of the class instructional materials are on the cloud and all students need to do is to sync them on their devices. They must know how to teach with technology.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

Educational contents in dynamic videos cover hundreds of topics relevant to learning material used in a blended classroom or flipped classroom. Khan Academy. TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) covers any topic in short but powerful talks lasting 18 minutes or less in more than 110 languages. Doceri For iPad.

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Ormiboard: an IWB without the IWB (and a lot more interactive goodness_

NeverEndingSearch

Controls appear in a small movable, contextual palette that offers access to images, drawing tools and a library of instructional materials. Teachers can bring in pre-created boards or share resources and instruction from such popular third party educational websites as: TEDed, Khan Academy, Kahoot!,